Language sense enhancement
1.Read aloud paragraphs 4——5 and learn by heat
2. Read aloud the following poem:
I， too， sing America.
I， too， sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes，
But I laugh，
And eat well，
And grow strong.
Tomorrow，
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me，
"Eat in the kitchen，"
Then.
Besides，
They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed——
I， too， am America.
3.Read the following quotations. Learn them by heart if you can. You might need to look up new words in a dictionary.
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Crearor with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. ——Thomas Jefferson
You can protect your liberties in this world only by protecting the other man’s freedom. You can be free only if I am free. ——Clarence Darrow
Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves. ——Abraham Lincoln.
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. ——Martin Luther King Jr.
4. Read the following humorous story for fun. You might need to look up new words in a dictionary.
When the First-grade class came in from recess（假期）. Teacher asked: "Alice Smith, what did you do during recess?"
Alice said, "I played in the sand box."
The teacher said, "That's good. Go to the blackboard, and if you can write 'sand' correctly, I'll give you a fresh-baked cookie." Alice did, and got a cookie.
The teacher asked Billy what he did during recess.
Billy Johnson said, "I played with Alice in the sand box."
The teacher said, "Good. If you write 'box' correctly on the blackboard, I'll give you a fresh baked cookie."
Billy did, and got a cookie. Teacher then asks Little Tyrone Kaball what he did during recess.
Tyrone said, "I tried to play with Alice and Billy, but they threw rocks at me."
The teacher said, "Threw rocks at you? That sounds like blatant (无耻的、露骨的) racial discrimination（歧视）. If you can go the blackboard and write 'blatant racial discrimination' I'll give you a cookie." |