10 Commandments for Crossing Cultures

ReadOasis Step 2 When we cross cultures, we feel lost. We don't know places, and we can't easily find our [...]

How to Fail at Crossing Cultures!

ReadOasis Step 2 Do you want to stink at crossing cultures? Then don?t learn the language! Do you want to [...]

Grow Your Power of Will

ReadOasis Step 2 David looked at himself in the mirror. ?I?m so fat,? he said out loud. It was true. [...]

Maya and the Giants of Nazaré

ReadOasis Step 1 It felt like falling. Maya flew down the wall. Not a wall of stone, but a wave. [...]

How Instagram Hooks Your Brain

ReadOasis Step 2 Alex pushed his way into the crowded train. Riders pressed against him on all sides. He thought, [...]

The Longest Railway

ReadOasis Step 2 VOA Learning English reports that China has paid for the longest railway in the world. It's 13,000 [...]

How to Be a Bad Writer

ReadOasis Step 2 If you want to be a bad writer, what should you do? First, write long, confusing, and [...]

Improve Sleep in One Minute

ReadOasis Step 2 Steve sat in his bed, talking to himself. "I feel so tired all the time, and I [...]

Break Free from Bad Academic Writing!

ReadOasis Step 2 The interviewer's question hit hard. "Why do academics write so poorly? Is it on purpose?" Wait a [...]

How to Know if a Book’s Level is Right for You

By Randall Short ReadOasis Step 1 At ReadOasis, you can read lots of short stories. Short stories are great because [...]