Series Overview

American JETSTREAM Second Edition Elementary

American JETSTREAM Elementary helps A2 learners expand their vocabulary and develop their skills

  • An emphasis on vocabulary building in lessons and Vocabulary Plus pages
  • Over to you! activities encourage students to think and talk about topics
  • Regular writing tasks in lessons provide more opportunities for practice
  • Speaking & Pronunciation tasks examine sounds, monologues, and exchanges
  • Coverage of exam tasks from Cambridge A2 Key, APTIS, MET and TOEIC Bridge
  • Workbook writing pages include factual texts and creative writing tasks

Components

Student’s Book
  • 12 Units with three two-page lessons
  • Language in Action lessons
  • Vocabulary Plus pages
  • 6 Reviews with Culture Matters tasks
  • Pairwork activities
  • Grammar Reference
  • Exam Training section
  • Speaking & Pronunciation practice
  • Irregular verbs list
Workbook
  • Grammar, vocabulary, and skills practice
  • Vocabulary Plus and Language in Action tasks
  • A Review quiz after every two units
  • Check your progress tests
  • A comprehensive Writing syllabus
  • A unit-by-unit Wordlist
  • Now in full color
On HELBLING e-zone
  • e-book+
  • Cyber Homework and Extra Practice
  • CLIL Projects: Integrated, topic-based groupwork
  • Pronunciation: A complete mini-course to effectively improve spoken English
  • Exam Practice: Training and practice for international exams
  • Online Tests: Unit, Mid-Term, and End-of-term
  • Downloadable transcripts for all Audio and Video
HELBLING Media App
  • Audio
  • Video
Teacher’s Guide
  • Fully revised and updated
  • Teaching notes and keys
  • Transcripts for all Audio and Video
  • Background and cultural information
  • Extra supplementary ideas
  • Suggestions for mixed-ability groups
  • Unit and lesson summary boxes with objectives and outcomes
  • Pathway diagrams with an easy-to-follow overviews
  • Cross-references to the Workbook
  • Answer keys with model answers for Exam Training and Speaking & Pronunciation
On HELBLING e-zone
  • Teacher’s DIGI Pack
    • Presentation Software: interactive versions of Student's Book and Workbook
    • Testbuilder with Audio: ready-to-print or editable tests
  • Placement Test
  • Downloadable transcripts for all Audio and Video
HELBLING Media App
  • Audio
  • Video
  • Teaching notes and answer keys
  • e-book+ for class presentation
    offline for Windows/macOS

Scope & Sequence

Download the Scope & Sequence PDF for details on the syllabus followed by this level.

AJSE | Elementary | Scope & Sequence

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Sample Materials

Student's Book
Workbook
 

The Authors

Jane Revell

Jane Revell

Since starting out as a volunteer teacher in Rwanda in her twenties, Jane has taught English and trained teachers all over the world. Three times winner of the ESU Duke of Edinburgh Award for her ELT courses and books for teachers, she has also written readers, children’s stories, BBC radio and video material as well as innovative personal development books for teachers.

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Mary Tomalin

Mary Tomalin

Mary Tomalin was an ELT teacher and teacher trainer at International House, London. She is a writer of ELT coursebook materials at all levels. She has specialised in ELT Readers and has twice won the Extensive Reading Foundation Language Learner Literature Award in the Advanced category.

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Jeremy Harmer

Jeremy Harmer

Jeremy is an award-winning ELT author and teacher trainer. His publications include courses for adults and teachers’ resource books.
Jeremy has taught in the UK and Mexico and online (for the MATESOL at the New School, New York). He has travelled extensively working with teachers around the world.
Away from ELT, Jeremy is a musician and spoken word performer.

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