Activity books



Universal Activities



A collection of over 30 great activities that:

  • are original or adapted can be used with a wide variety of grammar and vocabulary
  • can be used over and over again
  • make lesson planning faster and easier
  • can be used "on the spot" during lessons
  • are fun and student-centred.

68-page PDF booklet will be emailed.

$10 CAD





Lexical Approach Activities



Learn about a revolutionary way of teaching that:

  • has been the most important development in ESL/EFL in the last 30 years
  • is easily implemented into any methodology
  • will enable you to teach effective lessons without planning
  • will enable you to teach whole lessons around one text
  • creates better language teachers and learners.

24-page PDF booklet will be emailed.

$5 CAD





Teaching Collocations



TWELVE original or adapted games and activities that:

  • are based on a practical definition of collocation
  • get students to notice and categorize collocations
  • can be used with any text
  • are student-centred
  • require little or no preparation
  • will encourage students to become autonomous learners.

23-page PDF booklet will be emailed.

$5 CAD





Classroom Games from Corpora



A collection of fun and motivating games that:

  • are derived from quick corpora searches
  • feature commonly used words, collocations and expressions
  • require little preparation time
  • do not require computers in the classroom
  • can be used by teachers with any level of experience.

31-page PDF booklet will be emailed.

$5 CAD





Warmers and Icebreakers



Over 100 original and adapted activities that:

  • can be used repeatedly with a variety of lessons
  • are conveniently categorized to match lesson content
  • are fun and student-centred
  • get your students enthusiastic about your lessons.

21-page PDF booklet will be emailed.

$5 CAD





Word Formation Games



Vocabulary building games that:

  • are ready to use or can be prepared by students
  • are fun and totally student-centred
  • provide an easy way for students to expand vocabulary
  • teach students language acquisition strategies
  • can be easily used anytime to fill up extra time
  • include a great photocopiable card game.

33-page PDF booklet will be emailed.

$5 CAD





Getting Students to Do Your Prep



Games and activities that:

  • get students involved in the learning process
  • get students to prepare class materials
  • are fun and motivating for students
  • feature all four skills AND grammar and vocabulary
  • give you free time in the classroom
  • make lesson planning easier..

16-page PDF booklet will be emailed.

$5 CAD





A Framework for Teaching Writing



How to structure a writing lesson that:

  • requires little preparation and is student-centred
  • includes grammar and vocabulary
  • trains students to analyze writing genres
  • trains students to be autonomous learners
  • does not require any marking by teacher.

18-page PDF booklet will be emailed.

$5 CAD





A Framework for Prep-free Lessons 1



SIX frameworks for great lessons that:

  • can be used at any time
  • are conversation-based but feature grammar and vocabulary
  • focus on fluency AND accuracy
  • are student-centred
  • can be used by teachers with any level of experience.

24-page PDF booklet will be emailed.

$5 CAD





A Framework for Prep-free Lessons 2



A unique framework for creating great lessons that:

  • requires absolutely no planning or preparation
  • can be used at any time
  • features speaking and listening AND grammar and vocabulary
  • implements the Lexical Approach AND Task-based Learning
  • receives great feedback from students.

13-page PDF booklet will be emailed.

$5 CAD





A Framework for Prep-free Lessons 3



A framework for creating great lessons that:

  • can be based on any reading text
  • feature all four skills AND vocabulary
  • focus on fluency AND accuracy
  • can be taught without any planning
  • can be used by teachers with any level of experience
  • can be used by students at any level
  • are fun and student-centred.

10-page PDF booklet will be emailed.

$5 CAD





A Framework for Prep-free Lessons 4



A framework for creating great lessons that:

  • are focused on teaching vocabulary
  • can be based on any text
  • include reading, writing, speaking and pronunciation
  • can be used with students at any level
  • are fun and student-centred.

12-page PDF booklet will be emailed.

$5 CAD





Frameworks for Prep-free Lessons



Contains all FOUR frameworks:

  • divided into four sections
  • 58 pages in total
  • 40% cheaper than buying all four separately.

56-page PDF booklet will be emailed.

$10 CAD





Teaching Speaking Sub-skills



More than 30 motivating activities that:

  • are divided up into 10 sub-skills
  • actually teach students something about speaking
  • provide students with strategies to improve their speaking
  • develop communicative competence
  • encourage autonomous learning
  • can be used with little or no preparation.

22-page PDF booklet will be emailed.

$5 CAD





Teaching Phrasal Verbs



15 great games and activities that:

  • train students to notice and process phrasal verbs
  • give students strategies to figure out phrasal verbs
  • help students remember form, meaning and usage
  • can be used with different phrasal verbs at different levels
  • are fun and student-centred
  • can be used with little or no preparation.

25-page PDF booklet will be emailed.

$5 CAD





Teaching Reading Strategies



A collection of over 30 activities that:

  • are divided into three task stages
  • teach strategies to improve reading skills
  • do not merely test comprehension
  • can be prepared by students for other students
  • make teaching reading fun.

22-page PDF booklet will be emailed.

$5 CAD





CAT: A Framework for Dogme



Conversation Activated Teaching is:

  • an easy to use step-by-step teaching method founded on the three key principles of Dogme
  • an easy way for students to improve grammar and vocabulary
  • the method students seem to prefer based on feedback
  • based on conversation and requires no prep or materials.

1o-page PDF booklet will be emailed.

$5 CAD





A New Way to Teach Reading



A framework for teaching reading that:

  • needs only a reading text
  • is easily implemented and totally student-centred
  • provides students with strategies to use outside the classroom
  • teaches students the best way to deal with unknown vocabulary
  • teaches students to become autonomous learners
  • requires no planning and no prep other than finding a text.

10-page PDF booklet will be emailed.

$5 CAD





Easy Classroom Games from Corpora



A collection of over 30 games and activities that:

  • can be quickly and easily set up from the BYU corpus
  • give students valuable information about word usage
  • aid acquisition of grammatical and lexical structures
  • involve grammar, vocabulary and the four skills
  • are fun and student-centred
  • do not require computers in the classroom..

34-page PDF booklet will be emailed.

$5 CAD





Best Activities



A collection of 30 activities that:

  • are universal and can be used in a number of situations
  • are taken from our best workshops
  • are accompanied by an introduction to the workshop topic.

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testimonials



I attended Ken Lackman's workshop on his 'CAT' framework, at the IATEFL Conference in Liverpool last week, initially attracted by the mention of 'Dogme' in the title. I hadn't anticipated such a well-grounded, interactive and FUN session, where Ken combined explanation and demonstration to present a coherent, practicable and portable framework for generating and shaping learner output. Quite brilliant! Scott Thornbury, ELT writer and trainer.


I worked with Ken when he was Director of Studies at EF Toronto. I've taught and trained teachers in many countries over many years, and I was impressed with the knowledge base, the willingness to continue developing, and the dedication of the teachers at EF. In fact, I believe they were the best teachers - both from my perspective as a teacher trainer but also from the students' - that I've ever worked with. Ken must take a great deal of the credit for this with his weekly professional development workshops, and enthusiasm for teaching, which he effortlessly transferred to his teachers."

Neil Walker, CELTA/DELTA Trainer


Your workshop [A Framework for Prep-free Lessons 2] was excellent. I'll use your ideas. Mario Rinvolucri, ELT writer and trainer