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

#ChannelLevel range (0–100)MedianTypical bandPaceVideosHours
1Easy English64831B1-B2medium13837 h
2BBC Learning English07554B2-C2medium19130 h
3Speak English With Vanessa288556B1-B2fast17485 h
4Learn English with Bob the Canadian438666B1-B2fast8834 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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Talking about social media: 📱👍❤️ Real Easy English
score 42BBC Learning EnglishA2-B1~2,000 words5 minmedium
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Talking about mistakes 👎❌🤦 Real Easy English
score 42BBC Learning EnglishA2-B1~2,000 words6 minmedium
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Are you a tidy or messy person?🧹🪣🧼 Real Easy English
score 42BBC Learning EnglishB1-B2~5,000 words5 minmedium
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