Britannica’s Discover English with Ben & Bella An Immersive Language Approach to Introduce Children to English Pronunciation, Vocabulary, and Essential Phrases Language learning is presented through a fun and engaging DVD using animations, live action, chants, and songs. Supplementary materials, such as an Activity Book, a Storybook, and Parent Guide for each lesson, make language learning easy and enjoyable for children and parents alike. By encouraging children to actively participate with mind, voice, and body, this delightful and effective program provides an engaging and dynamic setting for teaching the fundamentals of English. An Entertaining Tour Guide Makes Learning an Adventure Pete, the “virtual tutor,” introduces the focus for each lesson and reinforces it with an array of activities. Creative Methods Help Improve Comprehension Each activity combines oral comprehension with hands-on participation and encourages creative expression. Fun Features Support the Instruction A variety of additional video-guided activities provides vocabulary practice and reinforces concepts introduced in the lesson in order to develop pre-reading language skills. Appropriate for Various Stages of Learning Activities vary in difficulty to accommodate a range of ages and language familiarity and are suited to the child’s progression of knowledge over time. A Collaboration with International Education Leaders This series is the result of Encyclopædia Britannica’s partnership with education leaders across the globe, who agree that the immersive language approach in conjunction with hands-on participation and creative expression is a powerful way to develop cognitive, motor, and affective learning skills.