It is unfortunate that DVD's cannot be returned after they've been opened. This DVD is horrible. I would have given it 0 stars, if it was an option. The DVD does not promote effective and long-term second language acquisition. All it does is translate. Unfortunately, translation does not help most people learn a second language because there is no long-term understanding. When words and phrases are translated, there is short-term comprehension, which is erased (from the brain) almost immediately, once the input stops. In class, a professor once said that translating words/phrases makes the brain lazy. The brain will not store the information for long-term use because it knows that it will immediately be translated into something it already knows.