Are You Ready?  is an integral broadcast component of the Sesame English  package of programming produced by Sesame Workshop. Are You Ready?  is a locally-produced series designed to follow the weekly broadcast of two U.S.-produced Sesame English  episodes. Its primary purpose is to review, reinforce and extend the curriculum of the previous two episodes through games, songs and activities. By creating a variety show, Sesame Workshop and STV re-invented Sesame English's  curriculum in a fresh, new way with children in an active role. Sesame Workshop has created 26 episodes for the format, one episode for every two Sesame English  programs.

Are You Ready?  is shot in Shanghai and is hosted by Dou Dou and co-hosted by Roger. The series features kids playing games, singing songs and participating in activities that were designed to feature specific English language components. The program is taped live in front of an audience of children who are at a beginning level of learning English. All of the contestants who play the games are selected from the audience.

This series supports Sesame Workshop's long-standing belief that localized programming is the most powerful way to communicate with a target audience. Are You Ready?  will delight audiences of children and make learning English fun!

Are You Ready?  can be seen every Friday afternoon on STV.