The Treasure of the Blues

ReadOasis Step 5 Blues Legend Robert Johnson The blues is a great treasure of American musical culture. It stands as [...]

The Way to Wealth

By Benjamin FranklinReadOasis Step 3(Part 2) Now, think about this. Ben Franklin was a great writer, publisher, statesman, scientist, and [...]

The Tiger

ReadOasis Step 5 Textured Tiger by Steve Wilson (Creative Commons) The Tiger by William Blake may be the most popular [...]

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 [...]

BTS Like the Beatles

ReadOasis Step 3 Photo by Korea.net (Creative Commons) It was the first stadium concert ever. When the Beatles made their [...]

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 [...]

Sing Your Way to Happiness

One morning, Sally was riding to work. She ran over a big rock, and she fell off her bike. When [...]

How to Hear and Speak Faster

ReadOasis Step 2 Excited, Sunhee walked down the streets of New York City. She entered Times Square. She felt the [...]

Academic Arts — Word Power

ReadOasis Step 2 Too Many Hard Words?When people are learning English, they often find many words they don't know. This [...]

Usain Bolt Can Fly

ReadOasis Step 1 "Set. Bang!" The runners shot from their marks. The announcer shouted, "Good start from Bolt! Bolt is [...]