Longman Activate JS1–3 series follows a theme-based approach to task- and project-based learning. Each coursebook contains four units, all of which have a pre-task section, an integrated task, a Language Arts task and a self-assessment. The units are followed by a skills-based assessment and a project.

Longman Activate是香港的中学课程标准教材，以主题形式呈现的任务型教材，特别侧重阅读、词汇和语法的呈现、练习与巩固。这套教材的配套资源丰富，除学生用书外，还配有词汇手册、练习册、语法练习册、听说练习册、E-Book、考试生成器等。