English at Oxford

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

Chinese Capitalism
What's happening to the Chinese economy and how soon will it affect us? Click here to start this unit


	Statistics about China’s economy	Even	Economics	Stressing the right word

Power Cuts
Are recent power cuts in Europe and America a sign of things to come? Click here to start this unit


	Analysis of an industry in trouble	Probability	Energy Supply	Hard 'g' or soft 'g'?

A Bad Idea
Perhaps we should all vote in US elections? Click here to start this unit


	A British newspaper gets involved in the US Election	Reported speech	Persuasion	i - endings

August 2003

To research or not to research?
Pharmaceuticals consider if it's worth investing in new drugs

July 2003

Diplomatic Spats
Was Berlusconi's recent anti-German outburst an isolated example of diplomatic insult?

June 2003

Cheapskates
Are we so used to low prices that we've all become cheapskates?

June 2003

Edutainment
A theme park without any rides or fun attractions has just opened in America

May 2003

Fat Cats
Fat cat directors are facing a threat to their generous pay packages.

May 2003

Getting the balance right
Will new family-friendly legislation in the UK improve the work-life balance of employees?

April 2003

We live in an age of euphemisms
In business and politics euphemistic terms are used to disguise negative results.

March 2003

What makes Tony Blair tick?
What really motivates Tony Blair? What are his real convictions?

March 2003

The nostalgia business
Business is getting good at satisfying our obsession with our childhood memories.