Comprehensible input · English
4 English channels made for learners, measured
Ranked by median difficulty, easiest first. The bar is a range, not a label — a channel typically spans a wide stretch of the scale, so one level would be false for its own hardest videos.
4
learner channels
591
videos scored
186 h
of material
The ranking
| # | Channel | Level range (0–100) | Median | Typical band | Pace | Videos | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easy English | 6–48 | 31 | B1-B2 | medium | 138 | 37 h |
| 2 | BBC Learning English | 0–75 | 54 | B2-C2 | medium | 191 | 30 h |
| 3 | Speak English With Vanessa | 28–85 | 56 | B1-B2 | fast | 174 | 85 h |
| 4 | Learn English with Bob the Canadian | 43–86 | 66 | B1-B2 | fast | 88 | 34 h |
3 of these 4 channels carry the same vocabulary band (B1-B2), and their scores still run from 0 to 86. That gap is pace: what separates the easiest of these channels from the hardest is how fast people talk, not which words they use. How that is measured →
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ContentMade for learnersNative contentScience & ideas (500)Podcasts (378)Entertainment (182)Talk shows (126)
The myth of Dionysus’ drunken revenge - Iseult Gillespie
score 48TED-EdC1-C2~11,000 words6 minmedium
What Sex, Soap and Alcohol Taught Me About Making an Impact | Myriam Sidibe | TED
score 49TEDB2-C2~7,000 words10 minmedium
The myth of Medusa
score 49TED-EdC1-C2~13,000 words6 minmedium
How to find hidden clues at crime scenes - Theodore E. Yeshion
score 49TED-EdB2-C2~8,000 words6 minmedium
The surprising way we can cool the planet - Elise Cutts
score 49TED-EdC1-C2~14,000 words5 minmedium
What’s the best way to treat the common cold?
score 49TED-EdC1-C2~18,000 words6 minmedium
How a broken heart affects your body - Roni Shanoada
score 50TED-EdC1-C2~13,000 words5 minmedium
A Spicy Take On Parenting, Happiness and Sex | Negin Farsad | TED
score 50TEDB1-C1~5,000 words7 minmedium
How to make your stress work for you - Shannon Odell
score 50TED-EdC1-C2~11,000 words5 minmedium
Would you eat a ghost pepper for a prize? - Dan Kwartler
score 50TED-EdB2-C1~7,000 words5 minmedium
Why are there two tides a day? - Elise Cutts
score 50TED-EdC1-C2~13,000 words5 minmedium
How much does it cost to fly private? - Rachel Yang
score 50TED-EdC1-C2~12,000 words6 minmedium
This Is the Scariest Place in The Universe
score 50Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellC1-C2~8,000 words9 minmedium
What to do if you live in the path of a volcano - Arianna Soldati
score 51TED-EdB2-C1~10,000 words5 minmedium
What are those spots you see after you rub your eyes? - Paul CJ Taylor
score 51TED-EdC1-C2~14,000 words5 minmedium
What is sumo, and why is it so popular? - Lee Thompson
score 51TED-EdC1-C2~15,000 words6 minmedium
Lady Meng Jiang: The legend of the woman who outwitted an evil emperor - Juwen Zhang
score 51TED-EdB2-C2~9,000 words5 minmedium
How to attack (and defend) a medieval castle - Connor C. Wilson
score 51TED-EdC1-C2~14,000 words6 minmedium
Why did people wear powdered wigs? - Stephanie Honchell Smith
score 51TED-EdC1-C2~14,000 words6 minmedium
You'll travel 1 trillion kilometers through space - Fabio Pacucci and Lindsay DeMarchi
score 51TED-EdC1-C2~13,000 words6 minmedium
What Earth in 2125 could look like - Iseult Gillespie
score 52TED-EdC1-C2~13,000 words5 minmedium
Why does catnip make cats go crazy? - Jaap de Roode
score 52TED-EdC1-C2~17,000 words5 minmedium
3 things that can cause painful periods - Chen X. Chen
score 52TED-EdC1-C2~20,000 words5 minmedium
The curse of the monkey's paw - Iseult Gillespie
score 52TED-EdC1-C2~9,000 words7 minmedium
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