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The Blues: Music of Survival

The Blues: Music of Survival

ArtsB1-IntermediateBNC LevelsCEFR LevelsCoursesListen!Music Step 2APublicStep 2Stories December 4, 2019

Four men were walking across a field. They were carrying a body wrapped up in white cloth. Their strong, black hands and arms supported the body as they walked on. Other men, women, and children walked behind. And the tall green trees listened. They listened to the cries of... Read more
Story Power

Story Power

A3-Beginner++BNC LevelsCEFR LevelsCoursesIdeasMovies Step 2BPublicStep 2Stories December 4, 2019

Dorothy looked up into the sky. And she started to sing. Her soft voice rose up gently in the air. Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high There’s a land that I’ve heard of once in a lullaby. Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue And the dreams that... Read more
Crazy for Basketball

Crazy for Basketball

BNC LevelsCoursesProtectedSports Step 2AStep 2StoriesStyles December 1, 2019 0

ReadOasis Step 2 Just 17 seconds remained on the clock. The noise was overpowering. 61,612 basketball fans packed the Louisiana Superdome. Georgetown University was playing the University of North Carolina. North Carolina was behind by just one point. The ball was passed to Michael Jordan. He jumped up and... 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
Serious About Humor (Step 2)

Serious About Humor (Step 2)

ArtsB1-IntermediateBNC LevelsCEFR LevelsCoursesMovies Step 2BProtectedStep 2Stories November 28, 2019

ReadOasis Step 2 It's early in the morning. A funny looking man is getting ready for work. He looks up at the clock on the wall. Then his eyes pop wide open. He's running late! He hurries to the kitchen. He opens the coffee jar and fills his spoon... Read more
Machu Picchu: The Lost City

Machu Picchu: The Lost City

A3-Beginner++Biz Step 2BBNC LevelsCEFR LevelsCoursesCulture Step 2AProtectedStep 2StoriesTimes November 21, 2019 1

ReadOasis Step 2 Hiram Bingham was a real Indiana Jones. He taught at Yale University. And he was an explorer. On July 24, 1911, Bingham was in Peru again. He was searching for the lost city of the Incas. His guide was Melchor Arteaga, a local farmer. They walked... Read more
The Birth of Levi’s Jeans

The Birth of Levi’s Jeans

A3-Beginner++BizBiz Step 2ABNC LevelsCEFR LevelsCoursesProtectedStep 2Stories November 21, 2019 2

ReadOasis Step 2 Rivets By Rohit Gowaikar (Creative Commons) Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829. At 18, he joined his brothers in America. They had a dry goods business in New York City. At that time, many people were moving to California in search of gold. Levi... 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
A Musical Money-Making Machine

A Musical Money-Making Machine

B2-Intermediate+BizBNC LevelsCEFR LevelsCoursesListen!Music Step 3AProtectedStep 3Stories November 20, 2019 0

ReadOasis Step 3 Carrie Underwood by Eva Rinaldi (Creative Commons) Carrie was a country girl from Checotah, Oklahoma. She lived on a farm, and in the mornings, she would help her father feed the cows. Carrie loved to sing. She started singing at church when she was 3 years... 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 Doll Festival (Step 2)

The Doll Festival (Step 2)

A3-Beginner++BNC LevelsCEFR LevelsCoursesCulture Step 2AProtectedStep 2StoriesStyles October 4, 2019 0

By Zoe Nova ReadOasis Step 2 Japan is a land of festivals. And on March 3, Japanese families may celebrate the "Hina Matsuri" or Doll Festival. This is also called Girl's Day. On Girl's day, families pray for the health and happiness of their girls. During the Doll Festival,... Read more
Woodstock: A Symbol of the 1960s (Step 2)

Woodstock: A Symbol of the 1960s (Step 2)

ArtsB1-IntermediateBNC LevelsCEFR LevelsCoursesListen!Music Step 2AProtectedStep 2Stories September 14, 2019 0

ReadOasis Step 2 The middle of August marks an important moment in popular music history. In 1969, about 2,500 people lived in Bethel, New York. But that summer, there were big ideas for that small town. Concert promoters planned to hold a music festival on a local farm. They... Read more
Rakugo: A Funny Side of Japan

Rakugo: A Funny Side of Japan

B1-IntermediateBNC LevelsCEFR LevelsCoursesCulture Step 3AProtectedStep 2StoriesStyles August 12, 2019 3

ReadOasis Step 2 Sakura started to cry. "No Tora-san! You can't leave again! I know that life is hard for you here. But when you leave, it's harder for me." Tora-san watched Sakura cry and wipe her tears. He felt so sorry for her, but he didn't say anything.... Read more
The Most Famous Not a Protest Song (Step 3)

The Most Famous Not a Protest Song (Step 3)

ArtsB1-IntermediateBNC LevelsCEFR LevelsCoursesListen!Music Step 3AProtectedStep 3Stories August 11, 2019

ReadOasis Step 3 The little boy didn't want to eat chicken. He did not like the flavor and smell, so he protested. He said, "I hate chicken! It tastes bad! I will never eat it -- ever! His mother looked at him and smiled. And she said, "Jimmy, that's... Read more
The Duke of Cowboy Actors

The Duke of Cowboy Actors

ArtsB1-IntermediateBNC LevelsCEFR LevelsCoursesListen!Movies Step 2AProtectedStep 2Stories August 10, 2019 0

ReadOasis Step 2 May 26th marks the birth of the great American film star John Wayne. He was born in the US state of Iowa in 1907 with the name Marion Morrison. His father’s poor health caused the family to move to Southern California. And there, Wayne attended school... Read more
W.C. Handy: Father of the Blues (Step 3)

W.C. Handy: Father of the Blues (Step 3)

ArtsB1-IntermediateBNC LevelsCEFR LevelsCoursesListen!Music Step 3AProtectedStep 3Stories August 9, 2019 0

ReadOasis Step 3 (Part 1) "Then I saw the beauty of primitive music." W.C. Handy, Father of the Blues W.C. Handy at Age 19 W.C. Handy grew up in a small town in Alabama in the southern part of the US. His father was the pastor of a church,... Read more
Every Day I Have the Blues

Every Day I Have the Blues

ArtsB1-IntermediateBNC LevelsCEFR LevelsCoursesMusic Step 2AProtectedStep 2Stories August 6, 2019

ReadOasis Step 2 Memphis Slim at the Piano Long black fingers were dancing. They were dancing on the white and black keys of the piano. From the comfort of their homes, people watched on their televisions. And they listened to the blue sounds of the piano. The piano player... Read more
Lean In

Lean In

B1-IntermediateBizBiz Step 2ABNC LevelsCEFR LevelsCoursesProtectedStep 2Stories August 5, 2019 0

Book Trailer by Sheryl Sandberg ReadOasis Step 2 I entered the workforce believing that my generation was going to have equal responsibility and equal opportunity. And it didn't work out that way. Women are getting more college degrees, more graduate degrees, entering the workforce at every level. But in... Read more
Number 42 (Step 2)

Number 42 (Step 2)

A3-Beginner++BNC LevelsCEFR LevelsCoursesMovies Step 2AProtectedSports Step 2AStep 2StoriesTimes August 1, 2019

ReadOasis Step 2 (Part 1) Jackie Robinson -- Number 42 (Image Wikipedia) A man stepped onto the baseball field. He walked across the green grass. His black hands held onto a white baseball bat. He adjusted his blue hat to keep the sun from his eyes. And as he... Read more
Ben Franklin’s Curious Kite (Step 3)

Ben Franklin’s Curious Kite (Step 3)

A3-Beginner++BNC LevelsCEFR LevelsCoursesInvention Step 3AProtectedSciencesStep 3Stories August 1, 2019 0

ReadOasis Step 3 (Part 1) “Quick! A storm is coming! Maybe there will be thunder and lightning! Get the kite, and let’s go fly it in the storm!” Photo by GPTMC Imagine hearing these words from your father. You might think going out to play in a storm is... Read more
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