Series Overview

American JETSTREAM Second edition Pre-intermediate

American JETSTREAM Pre-intermediate gives pre-B1 learners the confidence to discuss leisure, lifestyle, travel, and work  

  • Reading texts introduce new topics including literature, films, and art
  • Your Video tasks get students talking to one another and expressing their own ideas
  • Exam Training includes tasks from Cambridge B1 Preliminary, APTIS, MET, and TOEIC Bridge
  • Speaking & Pronunciation examines longer speech: interviews, dialogues, and stories
  • Sounds Practice reviews minimal pairs: sounds that are easily confused
  • Workbook writing pages focus on specific features of written texts: the passive and quotations

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 | Pre-intermediate| 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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