Power up your English fluency, word power, and confidence the story-driven way at ReadOasis — created by language expert Dr. Shock.

Tokyo, Japan
Joined April 2008
What actually works — and what's more enjoyable than grammar drills, vocab lists, and test prep? Experts agree: it's extensive reading. Paul Nation calls it "the cornerstone of any well thought out language course." Here is the key that teachers and learners ignore 👇 The Superpower You Can't Afford to Ignore youtu.be/NIXjTivCWqE?si=jGsF… via @YouTube
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English learners often feel reading means test prep, study questions, or vocab drills. But it can be play — especially fiction. Think of it as a Reading Bee: a communal gathering, like a quilting bee, where we commune with writers, characters, and other readers. youtu.be/znK3nFdY2TU
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Krashen called it “drill and kill.” Fair enough — grammar drills and dialogs can feel flat, mechanical, meaningless, and deadening. But maybe drills don’t have to be so deadly. In this 6-minute video, I show how Story Logic can reshape a dead grammar drill into something students actually enjoy and want to finish. Watch: Story Logic Raises Grammar Drills from the Dead. youtu.be/3ArFLC8gGYo?si=Fmrx…
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@elonmusk @sama #chatgpt. It took ChatGPT 5 tries to overcome its biased compunction to avoid answering a basic question about "very fine people."
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Oh, and Grok answered with nuance and accuracy the first time.
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The lazy don't know how to start. The losers don't know how to finish. Legends don't know how to stop. — Alex Hormozi. @AlexHormozi
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If you don't know why you believe what you believe, it’s not your belief. It's someone else's. — Alex Hormozi @AlexHormozi
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