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 [...]

Enjoy Your Freedom — Remember Juneteenth

ReadOasis Step 3 Solomon Northup enjoyed his freedom. He owned land. He read great books. He played music on the [...]

How to Think About Scary Facts

Greg sat down and started watching TV. He saw scary car chases and fiery plane crashes. He felt shocked as [...]

Indian Princess (Step 1)

ReadOasis Step 1(Part 1) John watched the river. The water was green and blue and full of fish. He looked [...]

Push-ups and Health

ReadOasis Step 2 During the 1930s and 40s, Jack LaLanne became famous for fitness. He was one of the first [...]

The 300

ReadOasis Step 3 All the cities of Greece were in grave danger. A vast army, led by the great King [...]