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Your Cross-Cultural Purpose

Your Cross-Cultural Purpose

B3-Intermediate++BNC LevelsCEFR LevelsListen!ProtectedStep 2StoriesStyles December 4, 2019

ReadOasis Step 2 Viktor listened to the sound of hard coughing. He looked at the man in the bed next to him. The man coughed and fought for air. Other men in the room coughed hard, too. Just then, the door burst open. A cold wind filled the room,... Read more
What to Do Before an Earthquake

What to Do Before an Earthquake

B3-Intermediate++BNC LevelsCEFR LevelsNewsPublicStep 2StoriesStory December 3, 2019 1

ReadOasis Step 2 Earthquakes come suddenly, violently, and without warning. You need to find dangers ahead of time. And you need to plan ahead. Then you can reduce the dangers of serious injury or loss of life from an earthquake. The following things will reduce the impact of earthquakes... Read more
The Biggest Band (Step 3)

The Biggest Band (Step 3)

ArtsB3-Intermediate++BNC LevelsCEFR LevelsCoursesListen!Music Step 3AProtectedStep 3Stories November 29, 2019 0

ReadOasis Step 3 It was a hot August night in New York City, 1965. Two thousand policemen in charge of security watched anxiously as 55,000 fans filled Shea Stadium. But this was not for a baseball game; it was for the first ever stadium concert in the history of... Read more
The Tiger

The Tiger

ArtsB3-Intermediate++BNC LevelsCEFR LevelsListen!ProtectedStep 5Stories November 27, 2019 0

ReadOasis Step 5 Textured Tiger by Steve Wilson (Creative Commons) The Tiger by William Blake may be the most popular poem in English. This is because editors have put it in more poetry collections than any other English poem. Blake was a graphic artist and a genius with words.... Read more
Hawaiian Treasure

Hawaiian Treasure

B3-Intermediate++BNC LevelsCEFR LevelsCoursesCulture Step 3AProtectedStep 3StoriesTimes November 20, 2019 4

ReadOasis Step 3 Far into the middle of the Pacific Ocean rest the Hawaiian Islands. They are a paradise of nature and human civilization. They stand like green gardens in the center of the deep blue sea. Creative Commons Picture by Paul Bica Hawaii was first settled by Polynesians... Read more
Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts

B3-Intermediate++BNC LevelsCEFR LevelsIdeasListen!ProtectedStep 4Stories November 20, 2019 0

ReadOasis Step 4 The idea of Liberal Arts has roots in ancient Greece. Plato made a school for gaining knowledge and understanding through science, critical and creative thinking, and challenging accepted beliefs. Today Liberal Arts schools focus on theology, literature, languages, philosophy, history, mathematics, and science. A Liberal Arts... Read more
Woodstock: A Symbol of the 1960s (Step 3)

Woodstock: A Symbol of the 1960s (Step 3)

ArtsB3-Intermediate++BNC LevelsCEFR LevelsCoursesListen!Music Step 3BProtectedStep 3StoriesTimes November 15, 2019 0

ReadOasis Step 3 The middle of August marks an extraordinary moment in popular music history. In 1969, about 2,500 residents lived in Bethel, New York. But that summer, there were big ambitions for that small town. Concert promoters were organizing a music festival to take place on a local... Read more
The Themes of Frankenstein

The Themes of Frankenstein

ArtsB3-Intermediate++BNC LevelsCEFR LevelsListen!ProtectedStep 5Stories November 4, 2019 0

ReadOasis Step 5 The author of Frankenstein (Mary Shelly) focuses on three critical themes. She is concerned with how we use science for good or evil; how we develop technology but become enslaved by it, and how we receive from nature the power of life and death. Knowledge Shelly... Read more
The Storytelling Animal

The Storytelling Animal

B3-Intermediate++BNC LevelsCEFR LevelsProtectedSciencesStep 5Stories August 18, 2019 0

Book Trailer by Jonathan Gottschall ReadOasis Step 5 Statisticians believe they could get a monkey to type Hamlet if they can only convince one to randomly thwack a typewriter for a long, long time. But a monkey already wrote Hamlet, or at least a great ape did. And long... Read more
Saint Paul: The Most Influential Christian

Saint Paul: The Most Influential Christian

B3-Intermediate++BNC LevelsCEFR LevelsIdeasListen!ProtectedStep 3Stories August 4, 2019 0

ReadOasis Step 3 Saint Paul (AD 3-62) is the first major Christian missionary and theologian. He was educated as a Jewish religious leader. And when Christianity began to spread, Paul worked hard to oppose and persecute Christians. But ironically he became a Christian himself after experiencing a vision of... Read more
The Trial of Galileo (Step 4)

The Trial of Galileo (Step 4)

B3-Intermediate++BNC LevelsCEFR LevelsProtectedSciencesStep 4StoriesTop Picks July 24, 2019 0

ReadOasis Step 4 (Part 1) Ideas on Trial Galileo was old, weak, and ill. But he had to make the 200 mile journey to Rome in the middle of winter. Why all this trouble? The leader of the Church, the Pope, demanded it. Galileo must go on trial for... Read more
Reading Makes Words Stick in Your Brain

Reading Makes Words Stick in Your Brain

B3-Intermediate++CEFR LevelsListen!PublicStep 2StylesTeachersTV July 24, 2019 0

ReadOasis: So here we are with Dr. Paul Nation, Professor Emeritus at the University of Wellington, Victoria (New Zealand).  And of course one of the most well-known linguists in the world. It’s an honor to have him. Just one quick question for our learners: How can extensive graded reading help... Read more
Culture of Innovation (Step 3)

Culture of Innovation (Step 3)

B3-Intermediate++BNC LevelsCEFR LevelsIdeasProtectedStep 3StoriesTop Picks July 19, 2019 0

ReadOasis Step 3 (Part 1) It was 5 o’clock on a warm summer evening in July 2008. In a busy part of Tokyo, people were leaving their places of work. Some were going home, and others were going out to enjoy the nightlife. It was an ordinary night. But... Read more
Roentgen and the Discovery of X-rays

Roentgen and the Discovery of X-rays

B3-Intermediate++BNC LevelsCEFR LevelsCoursesInvention Step 2AListen!ProtectedSciencesStep 2Stories July 12, 2019 0

ReadOasis Step 2 When she saw her the bones in her hand she said "I have seen my death!" Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen (1845-1923) was a German scientist who discovered x-rays. This was a great advance for physics and medicine, and it earned Roentgen the Nobel Prize in 1901. In November 1895,... Read more
Genius for Melody

Genius for Melody

ArtsB3-Intermediate++BNC LevelsCEFR LevelsProtectedStep 4StoriesTop Picks July 9, 2019 0

ReadOasis Step 4 (Part 1) On June 2, 2010, President Barack Obama stood on a small stage in the White House. In the audience sat a mix of elite leaders and famous musicians. The President was about to give America’s highest award for popular music to Paul McCartney of the... Read more
Escape at Bedtime

Escape at Bedtime

ArtsB3-Intermediate++BNC LevelsCEFR LevelsProtectedStep 3Stories July 5, 2019 0

By Robert Louis Stevenson ReadOasis Step 3 Photo by NASA   The lights from the parlour and kitchen shone out Through the blinds and the windows and bars; And high overhead and all moving about, There were thousands of millions of stars. There ne’er were such thousands of leaves... Read more
Born a Businessman (Step 3)

Born a Businessman (Step 3)

B3-Intermediate++BizBNC LevelsCEFR LevelsProtectedStep 3Stories July 1, 2019 0

ReadOasis Step 3 In 1966, Richard was 16 years old. He was a student, but he was annoyed with the way he was taught in school. He wanted to change his world, and he was going to do something about it. He resolved to publish a magazine that was... Read more
Picasso and the Beatles

Picasso and the Beatles

ArtsB3-Intermediate++BNC LevelsCEFR LevelsListen!ProtectedStep 4Stories June 27, 2019 1

ReadOasis Step 4 The Spanish painter Picasso demonstrated remarkable artistic aptitude at a very young age. According to his mother, his first words were "piz, piz." "Piz" is short for "lápiz," which means "pencil" in Spanish. Picasso's father was an art professor who raised his son in a world... Read more
A Sentimental Imagination

A Sentimental Imagination

ArtsB3-Intermediate++BNC LevelsCEFR LevelsListen!ProtectedStep 3Stories June 26, 2019 0

ReadOasis Step 3 (Part 1) I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. Charles Dickens (1786-1851) Most people know Charles Dickens for his famous ghost story: A Christmas Carol. But many people don’t realize that Dickens was the most notable English author of the... Read more
A Nap is Better than Coffee (Step 4)

A Nap is Better than Coffee (Step 4)

B3-Intermediate++BNC LevelsCEFR LevelsListen!ProtectedSciencesStep 4Stories June 24, 2019 0

ReadOasis Step 4 When you are tired from work or study, what do you do? Many people are addicted to coffee for staying alert, or they crave an energy drink to refresh themselves. But one study suggests that a short sleep might refresh you more than a cup of... Read more
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