Oracle’s Big Layoffs

Oracle company building with large red logo sign on glass facade against a blue sky.

Lesson overview

Oracle is cutting up to 30,000 jobs as the company tries to manage the cost of its huge AI infrastructure push. This ESL news lesson uses the story to explore business vocabulary like debt, capital expenditure, and free cash flow at two levels. The A2-B1 version keeps things clear and accessible, while the B2-C1 lesson digs into the financial decisions behind the headlines.

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