ATT English Academy
Tongue twisters
Confidence
Idioms
Books for learners of British English
Practical books you can open, read aloud and use the same day.
Three series by Shaun Simpson, all written in British English. Where American English is different, the books say so.
The Tongue Twister Series · 5 books
Train your mouth, not just your memory
Five books that get harder as you go, from short warm-ups to the Insane Edition. Read them aloud: clearer sounds make you easier to understand and more confident to speak.
Book 2: Short, Sweet and Snappy
Book 3: Lengthening the Challenge
Book 4: Marathon for the Mouth
Book 5: Insane Edition
Also on Kobo and Barnes & Noble. Find them on Kobo →
Free every Monday
Practise with the weekly challenge
Each week I share one twister from the series, with the week's idiom hidden inside. Record it, post it in the free community and get feedback from me on Sunday.
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The How To Series
For speaking with confidence
For the moments that matter: conversations, meetings and the times your English freezes.
How to Talk to Anyone in English
Speak English Without the Anxiety
Using English at work?
Turn the books into real results
If your English needs to work in meetings, interviews or presentations, my coaching for professionals has its own home: interview coaching, the Speak with Authority programme and team training, starting with a free consultation.
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The English Essentials Series · Free
50 Idioms You Actually Need
Fifty idioms native speakers really use, each with a clear explanation, example sentences, common mistakes and practice exercises with an answer key.
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Your next steps
Where the books fit
Start free, practise every week, and add support when you want it.
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Weekly tongue twister challenge
A new twister every Monday, taken from my Tongue Twister Series. Record it and get feedback on Sunday.
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Books
The Tongue Twister Series, How to Talk to Anyone in English and more, on Amazon, Kobo and Barnes & Noble.
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Speak & Be Heard membership
Personal feedback on your speaking, the article library and a monthly conversation club.
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Group conversation class
Sundays at 17:00 UK time, in a small, friendly group of learners.
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Private lessons
One-to-one lessons on Google Meet, at times that suit you.
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