B3-Intermediate++

Your Cross-Cultural Purpose

B3-Intermediate++BNC Levels CEFR Levels Listen!Protected Step 2 Stories Styles February 16, 2020

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

International Etiquette

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ReadOasis Step 3 Note: Mr. Woodward is President of Associates in Cultural Exchange (A.C.E.). A.C.E. has language institutes at two university locations: A.C.E at Seattle Pacific University and A.C.E at Montana State University. This story comes from experiences of traveling, teaching, and doing business in over 45 countries. The... Read more

A Definition of Health (Step 4)

B3-Intermediate++BNC Levels CEFR Levels Listen!Protected Sciences Step 4 Stories February 3, 2020 0

ReadOasis Step 4 A medical doctor was examining a patient. He summarized his diagnosis in the following way. "You're in superb health, and you'll live to be 80." The patient responded, "But, doctor, I am 80 right now. The doctor replied, "See, now what did I tell you? But... Read more

The Adventures of a Folk Singer

Arts B3-Intermediate++BNC Levels CEFR Levels Courses Listen!Music Step 3B Protected Step 3 Stories Times January 25, 2020 0

ReadOasis Step 3 (Part 1) "I think a poet is anybody who wouldn't call himself a poet." - Bob Dylan It was January 1961. In the cold north of Minnesota, a young man of 19 years packed his bags and his guitar. He was crossing 1,900 kilometers to New... Read more

The Moon

Arts B3-Intermediate++BNC Levels CEFR Levels Protected Step 4 Stories December 18, 2019 0

By Robert Louis Stevenson ReadOasis Step 4 The moon has a face like the clock in the hall; She shines on thieves on the garden wall, On streets and fields and harbour *quays, And birdies asleep in the forks of the trees. The squealing cat and the squeaking mouse,... Read more

Reading Makes Words Stick in Your Brain

B3-Intermediate++CEFR Levels Listen!Public Step 2 Styles Teachers TV December 10, 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

What to Do Before an Earthquake

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ReadOasis Step 2 Fires of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake 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... Read more

The Biggest Band (Step 3)

Arts B3-Intermediate++BNC Levels CEFR Levels Courses Listen!Music Step 3A Protected Step 3 Stories 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

Arts B3-Intermediate++BNC Levels CEFR Levels Listen!Protected Step 5 Stories 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

B3-Intermediate++BNC Levels CEFR Levels Courses Culture Step 3A Protected Step 3 Stories Times 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

B3-Intermediate++BNC Levels CEFR Levels Ideas Listen!Protected Step 4 Stories 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)

Arts B3-Intermediate++BNC Levels CEFR Levels Courses Listen!Music Step 3B Protected Step 3 Stories Times 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

Arts B3-Intermediate++BNC Levels CEFR Levels Listen!Protected Step 5 Stories 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

B3-Intermediate++BNC Levels CEFR Levels Protected Sciences Step 5 Stories 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

B3-Intermediate++BNC Levels CEFR Levels Ideas Listen!Protected Step 3 Stories 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)

B3-Intermediate++BNC Levels CEFR Levels Protected Sciences Step 4 Stories Top 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

Culture of Innovation (Step 3)

B3-Intermediate++BNC Levels CEFR Levels Ideas Protected Step 3 Stories Top 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

B3-Intermediate++BNC Levels CEFR Levels Courses Invention Step 2A Listen!Protected Sciences Step 2 Stories 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

Arts B3-Intermediate++BNC Levels CEFR Levels Protected Step 4 Stories Top 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

Arts B3-Intermediate++BNC Levels CEFR Levels Protected Step 3 Stories 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