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Demo: It Pays to be Ethical

Difficulty 1 stars
How do companies look after their environment as well as their shareholders? Click to start this unit
Demo unit Listening Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation
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.

LATEST UNITThe Copenhagen Summit

 Difficulty 3 stars
The Copenhagen Summit Click to start this unit
COP15 - The Copenhagen UN Climate Change Conference 2009 Listening Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation
The Copenhagen Summit Present simple vs. present continuous Verb + noun collections Endings with / ? / sound

 

[shim]The worth of water

 Difficulty 2 stars
The worth of water Click to start this unit
The cost of water Listening Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation
The worth of water Gerund & Infinitive Water conservation Long & short vowels

 

[shim]The promise of Obama

 Difficulty 2 stars
The promise of Obama Click to start this unit
The Promise of Obama Listening Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation
The Promise of Obama Parallel structure Government Homophones

 

[shim]Are Biofuels Viable?

 Difficulty 1 star
Are Biofuels as green as we've been led to believe? Click to start this unit
Biofuels Listening Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation

Are Biofuels viable?

 Climate change Verb patterns  

 

[shim]The Garden of the Future

 Difficulty 1 star
What will the garden of the future look like? Click to start this unit
Garden of the Future Listening Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation

Garden of the future

 Future forms Gardening  

 

[shim]The Complete Package

Difficulty 2 stars
Why is packaging so important? Click to start this unit
Packaging Listening Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation

The importance of packaging

 Prepositions and adjectives Containers /aI/ or /I/

 

[shim]Organic Food

Difficulty 1 star
Should we import organic food? Click to start this unit
Organic Food Listening Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation

What is Organic?

 Food and Drink Gerund and infinitive Pronouncing /^/

 

[shim]American Paradox

Difficulty 3 stars
It’s not surprising the U.S. is both loved and hated. Click to start this unit
American Paradox Listening Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation

Contrasts in the U.S.

 Superlatives Great and small Long and short

 

[shim]Crisis, what oil crisis?

Difficulty 1 stars
Why high oil prices haven’t affected the economy yet Click to start this unit
Crisis, what oil crisis? Listening Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation

The high price of oil

Transitive verbs Prices sounds

 

[shim]Too Many Chiefs

Difficulty 1 stars
Why are there so many managers these days? Click to start this unit
Too Many Chiefs Listening Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation

Too many managers

 Reporting verbs Types of job Long vowels

 

[shim]Manchester Disunited

Difficulty 2 stars
How can takeovers like this one be allowed? Click to start this unit
Manchester Disunited Listening Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation

The takeover of Manchester United

Prepositions Financing Pronouncing the letters ‘ea’

 

[shim]Corruption

 Difficulty 3 stars
How can we win the fight against corruption? Click to start this unit
Corruption Listening Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation
Interview with economics expert Reflexive pronouns Corruption Pronunciation Penultimate stress

 

[shim]Sell Direct

Difficulty 2 stars
How western manufacturers can compete with the Far East Click to start this unit
Dell logo Listening Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation
The Dell Computers business model Sales Channels whatever, however etc. Linking

 

[shim]Europhobia

 Difficulty 2 stars
How the British press is turning the public against Europe. Click to start this unit
Europhobia Listening Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation
The Euro debate in Britain Dictation Anti-Europe Press Linking words

 

[shim]Limited Resources

Difficulty 3 stars
Is oil really running out? If so, what are we going to do about it?... Click here to start this unit
Resources Listening Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation
Facts about energy resources Prepositions Words describing sharp rises and falls Short and long ‘e’

 

[shim]Talent Spotting

Difficulty 3 stars

Is the best strategy to recruit star managers from outside or build from within? Click here to start this unit
Jack Welch Listening Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation
5 views of recruitment strategy Time phrases Phrases with make
and do 		Swallowing words

 

[shim]Outsourcing

 Difficulty 1 star
Is it a negative move to hand over parts of your business to a contractor? Click here to start this unit
Outsourcing Listening Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation
The pros and cons of outsourcing Adjectives Outsourcing -ing and –ed endings

 

Home From Work

Difficulty 1 star
Is it OK for people to use the internet at work to do personal jobs? Click here to start this unit
lastminute.com Listening Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation
Debate about employee freedom Can and be able Personal chores Intonation in questions

 

[shim]Success

 Difficulty 1 star
A guide to being successful and staying successful. Click here to start this unit
The guide to being successful and staying successful Listening Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation
Habits of unsuccessful people Personal Pronouns Success The letters ‘ow’

 

[shim]Borrowed Time

Difficulty 2 stars
Personal borrowing and debt is out of control in the UK. Click here to start this unit
borrowing Listening Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation
A study of debt culture Direct or indirect object Debt Silent letters and difficult words

 

[shim]Alcohol Use

Difficulty 2 stars
Teenagers in Britain, especially girls, are drinking more than ever before. Click here to start this unit
Alcopops Listening Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation
Health versus profit Present tenses Growing up Word stress - 2-syllable words

 

[shim]Feelgood Factor

Difficulty 2 stars
Sporting success can have an amazing effect on a country's economy. Click here to start this unit
Rugby ball Listening Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation
Benefits of sporting success to + -ing Winning and losing /u/, /u:/ and /ju:/