Category: Books by Andrew D. Miles

An easy way to improve your English is to make sure your reading, listening, fluency, writing, grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation are at similar levels. For example, if your grammar is worse than your fluency, your sentences will be too simple to transmit complex ideas. If your pronunciation is stronger than your listening, you’ll have trouble…

Record yourself reading your notes, going over main points or just repeating what you find hard to remember. Recording and listening to yourself helps you learn in two ways. Firstly, it makes you think about the pronunciation of a word or phrase before you say it; secondly, when you repeat something, it strengthens your memory. Recording…

I always try to do these things in my business English lessons: Read Andrew’s business English books here: www.anadymiles.com

Why Teacher, Why? As teachers, we know that people learn differently. Some students remember songs and stories. Others always ask for explanations. If there’s someone in your class who can’t really take things in until they’ve fully understood them, you might want to read about one of my students, Laura. Laura We had a class…

By Andrew D. Miles from www.englishforbusiness.es If you’re planning to provide language training to businesses in Spain, understanding FUNDAE is crucial. This government agency distributes funds to companies for employee training. Languages fall within their umbrella. Once registered, your school can use FUNDAE’s online platform to enrol courses in their system. When lessons finish, it…

Companies sometimes go bankrupt. Schools sometimes go broke. It’s hard to know exactly when (and if) this will happen, but there are three signs to watch: If any of these three happen, start looking for another job. If two happen, get out now. If it’s all three, contact your union! Read Andrew’s books on business…

Understanding oral English is hard. There are many accents and words that are written differently but sound the same. However, there are some aspects that affect comprehension but are not directly connected to pronunciation or accent. Gestures Fortunately, most gestures are international. Others, however, belong to more restricted cultures and can sometimes cause confusion. What…

Today I’m sharing a short version of “400 Ways to Write it in Business English”. This booklet is a preview, and covers fewer situations than the full book. You can download the booklet here: https://andymiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/400-ways-to-write-it-for-social-media-1.pdf The full book, with over 400 business scenarios and more than 2,000 practical phrases, includes language tools to help you…

If you are planning to start your own business you will face challenges that could keep you awake at night. They might be fears or simple worries, but they are worth confronting before going solo. Will I have enough students? The biggest challenge is securing your first clients. When you work for someone else, students…