CEFR Levels

Don’t Read = Can’t Read

A3-Beginner++BNC Levels CEFR Levels Protected Step 2 Stories Styles Top Picks April 1, 2020 4

ReadOasis Step 2 (Part 1) “A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.” Mark Twain Mark Twain in the Tesla Science Lab Mark Twain was the funniest man in America. He went on adventures. He travelled the world. He met presidents and kings. And... Read more

A Humble Ruler

A3-Beginner++BNC Levels CEFR Levels Protected Step 4 Stories Story April 1, 2020

ReadOasis Step 4 A long time ago, there was a man who ruled over the Arab peoples. His name was Raschid. Because he was the ruler and leader, he was called the caliph. One day Raschid made a great feast. The feast was held in the best room of... Read more

The King and the Bees

A2-Beginner+BNC Levels CEFR Levels Protected Step 2 Stories Times April 1, 2020

ReadOasis Step 2 One day King Solomon was sitting on his throne. It was a beautiful golden chair made just for him. His great men were standing around him. Suddenly the door was thrown open. The Queen of Sheba came in. "O King," she said, "I rule a country,... Read more

Saved by the Belt

B1-Intermediate BNC Levels CEFR Levels Protected Step 3 Stories Tech April 1, 2020 0

ReadOasis Step 3 (Part 1) Michelle ran out of the church. She got into her red Porsche, started the engine, and drove away. She turned onto Mulholland Drive and headed west, away from Los Angeles. With the top down, her white wedding veil and black hair blew in the... Read more

Seven Elements of Story Grammar (Step 2)

B1-Intermediate BNC Levels CEFR Levels Ideas Protected Step 2 Stories March 31, 2020 1

ReadOasis Step 2 (Part 1) Harry looked at his best friends Ron and Hermione. He was not smiling. He was alone at his uncle’s house for the summer. And Harry's uncle, aunt, and cousin were mean. Ron and Hermione stayed with their group of friends, a group that Harry... Read more

Burning Fields of Rice (Step 2)

A3-Beginner++BNC Levels CEFR Levels Protected Step 2 Stories Story March 31, 2020 0

A Retelling of a Traditional Story ReadOasis Step 2 (Part 1) Once there was a good old man who lived up on a mountain in Japan. All round his little house the mountain was flat and the ground was rich. On this lovely piece of land grew wonderful fields... Read more

The Biggest Band (Step 2)

Arts B1-Intermediate BNC Levels CEFR Levels Courses Listen!Music Step 2A Protected Step 2 Stories March 31, 2020 1

By Maria Sonora ReadOasis Step 2 Imagine By Diego Torres Silvestre (Creative Commons) It was a hot August night in New York City, 1965. Two thousand policemen were in charge of security. They watched carefully as 55,000 fans filled Shea Stadium. But this was not for a baseball... Read more

The Freedom Writers

A2-Beginner+BNC Levels CEFR Levels Protected Step 2 Stories Times March 31, 2020

ReadOasis Step 2 The classroom was noisy. Erin stood up in front of her students, and she smiled. Then she pointed to a piece of paper and said: "Let’s get started. All these sentences have mistakes. Please work with a partner and correct them." But for some reason, the... Read more

Extensive Reading, Because it Works!

A3-Beginner++BNC Levels CEFR Levels Listen!Public Step 2 Stories Styles TV Why Read Big March 31, 2020 2

This is Professor Thomas Robb from Kyoto Sangyo University, and he is one of the world’s renowned experts on extensive graded reading. Q: Tell us. Why should students do extensive reading? Dr. Robb: Why? Because it works. I’ve done it for Japanese as well. Really? Yeah. So I chose a mystery... Read more

Pocahontas: Indian Princess (Step 3)

B1-Intermediate BNC Levels CEFR Levels Protected Step 3 Stories Times March 30, 2020 0

ReadOasis Step 3 (Part 1) John watched the river flow. The water was green and blue and abounding with fish. He looked at the leaves on the trees and tall grass, which were moving gently in the quiet wind. This was a beautiful and wild place. But suddenly John... Read more

Androcles and the Lion

A2-Beginner+BNC Levels CEFR Levels Protected Step 3 Stories Story March 30, 2020 0

ReadOasis Step 3 (Part 1) Androcles by Jean Leon Gerome In Rome there was once a poor slave whose name was Androcles. His master was a mean man. The master enjoyed hurting his slaves. He often punished Androcles, even when he had done nothing wrong. At last Androcles decided... Read more

Push-ups and Health

A3-Beginner++BNC Levels CEFR Levels Protected Step 2 Stories Styles March 30, 2020 2

ReadOasis Step 2 During the 1930s and 40s, Jack LaLanne became famous for fitness. He was one of the first people to open a modern health and fitness club. He was one of the first to get athletes to work out with weights. And he was one of the... Read more

Johnny Cash: The Man in Black (Step 3)

Arts B3-Intermediate++BNC Levels CEFR Levels Courses Listen!Music Step 3B Protected Step 3 Stories March 30, 2020 0

ReadOasis Step 3 Johnny Cash was a man of great presence, as if born from an ancient legend that reveals the contradictions of human life. Cash died in 2003, but he gave us a vast collection of over 50 years of music. He also created his own genre, between... Read more

Richard Wagner, Musician

Arts B2-Intermediate+BNC Levels CEFR Levels Courses Music Step 2B Public Step 2 Stories March 30, 2020 1

ReadOasis Step 2 Richard Wagner was born on May 22, 1813. He was a famous German musician and writer. He wrote operas, or “music dramas.” Unlike many writers of opera, he wrote the words and music for all his works. Wagner’s music is known for being intense, complex, and... Read more

Country Music Icon: Hank Williams

Arts B2-Intermediate+BNC Levels CEFR Levels Courses Listen!Music Step 3A Protected Step 3 Stories March 29, 2020 0

ReadOasis Step 3 It was the middle of America’s Great Economic Depression. Hank Williams was just seven when his father left. The stress from World War I still burned in his father’s brain, and he committed himself into Veteran’s hospital. Hank’s mother worked. She played organ at church, and... Read more

A Boy’s First Speech

A2-Beginner+BNC Levels CEFR Levels Protected Step 2 Stories Times March 29, 2020

ReadOasis Step 2 Two children were on their way to school. They were brother and sister. Both were very small. The boy was only four years old. The girl was almost six. "Come, Edward, we need to hurry," said the sister. "We cannot be late." Edward Everett (Image, Wikipedia)... Read more

First in Flight

A2-Beginner+BNC Levels CEFR Levels Protected Step 1 Stories Tech March 24, 2020 6

ReadOasis Step 1 They wanted to make a new kind of machine. It was something that had never been made before. They needed a new kind of engine. But no one would build it for them, so they built it themselves. They needed new information, so they did thousands... Read more

Dawn and the Matches

A2-Beginner+BNC Levels CEFR Levels Protected Step 2 Stories Story March 24, 2020

Adapted from The Little Match Girl By Hans Christian Andersen ReadOasis Step 2 The air was cold. Snow was falling in the dark sky. It was the last night of the year. A little girl was walking in the street. Her name was Dawn. She wore no hat, and... Read more

The Dangers of March 15 (The Ides of March)

A3-Beginner++BNC Levels CEFR Levels Public Step 2 Stories Times March 24, 2020 1

ReadOasis Step 2 The leaders of Rome were not happy with Julius Caesar. He had become too powerful. Caesar had refused the title of king. But he had become ruler for life. He had even put his image on Roman coins. And this was an honor only for the... Read more

Get Down to Business in English

B1-Intermediate Biz Biz Step 2B BNC Levels CEFR Levels Courses Protected Step 2 Stories Top Picks March 23, 2020 1

ReadOasis Step 2 (Part 1) A Big Decision As usual, the boss spoke clearly and in short sentences. “Okay, it’s decided. This meeting is over. You all know what to do.” One by one, the managers closed their notebooks and stood up. There were no jokes and no laughter.... Read more