"Video Comprehension Book 1" emphasizes listening comprehension skills and helps students gain a clear understanding of the characters and the events in the "Connect With English" story. Additional skills and topics covered in each book include reading, writing, speaking, culture, and vocabulary development. "Video Comprehension Book 1" is organized in a consistent chapter structure. On the first page of each chapter, a preview section contains activities that prepare students for viewing the episode. Next, viewing activities in the Watch for Main Ideas and Watch for Details sections test students' finer understanding of details and events in the story. A Highlights page contains a short culture reading as well as practice in idiomatic expressions found in the episode. It includes: book 1 - corresponds to video episodes 1-12; book 2 - corresponds to video episodes 13-24; book 3 - corresponds to video episodes 25-36; and, book 4 corresponds to video episodes 37-48.