English at Oxford - Manager



	My progress	Glossary	Contact teacher	Past issues

Demo: It Pays to be Ethical
How do companies look after their environment as well as their shareholders? Click to start this unit


	3 examples of ethical companies	Common errors	Socio-economic problems	Minimal pairs

e@o-Manager members: click on the issue that you want to work on.
The agri-food units can be found here.

The Garden of the Future
What will the garden of the future look like? Click to start this unit


	Garden of the future	Future forms	Gardening

The Complete Package
Why is packaging so important? Click to start this unit


	The importance of packaging	Prepositions and adjectives	Containers	/aI/ or /I/

Organic Food
Should we import organic food? Click to start this unit


	What is Organic?	Food and Drink	Gerund and infinitive	Pronouncing /^/

American Paradox
It’s not surprising the U.S. is both loved and hated. Click to start this unit


	Contrasts in the U.S.	Superlatives	Great and small	Long and short

Crisis, what oil crisis?
Why high oil prices haven’t affected the economy yet Click to start this unit


	The high price of oil	Transitive verbs	Prices	sounds

Too Many Chiefs
Why are there so many managers these days? Click to start this unit


	Too many managers	Reporting verbs	Types of job	Long vowels

Manchester Disunited
How can takeovers like this one be allowed? Click to start this unit


	The takeover of Manchester United	Prepositions	Financing	Pronouncing the letters ‘ea’

Corruption
How can we win the fight against corruption? Click to start this unit


	Interview with economics expert	Reflexive pronouns	Corruption Pronunciation	Penultimate stress

Sell Direct
How western manufacturers can compete with the Far East Click to start this unit


	The Dell Computers business model	Sales Channels	whatever, however etc.	Linking

Europhobia
How the British press is turning the public against Europe. Click to start this unit


	The Euro debate in Britain	Dictation	Anti-Europe Press	Linking words

Limited Resources
Is oil really running out? If so, what are we going to do about it?... Click here to start this unit


	Facts about energy resources	Prepositions	Words describing sharp rises and falls	Short and long ‘e’

Talent Spotting
Is the best strategy to recruit star managers from outside or build from within? Click here to start this unit


	5 views of recruitment strategy	Time phrases	Phrases with make and do	Swallowing words

Outsourcing
Is it a negative move to hand over parts of your business to a contractor? Click here to start this unit


	The pros and cons of outsourcing	Adjectives	Outsourcing	-ing and –ed endings

White Elephant
Airbus is about to launch a huge new jumbo jet - but does anyone want it? Click here to start this unit


	A case study of Airbus	Placing of verbs	Competition	Word stress

Success
A guide to being successful and staying successful. Click here to start this unit


	Habits of unsuccessful people	Personal Pronouns	Success	The letters ‘ow’

Borrowed Time
Personal borrowing and debt is out of control in the UK. Click here to start this unit


	A study of debt culture	Direct or indirect object	Debt	Silent letters and difficult words

Alcohol Use
Teenagers in Britain, especially girls, are drinking more than ever before. Click here to start this unit


	Health versus profit	Present tenses	Growing up	Word stress - 2-syllable words

Feelgood Factor
Sporting success can have an amazing effect on a country's economy. Click here to start this unit


	Benefits of sporting success	to + -ing	Winning and losing	/u/, /u:/ and /ju:/