Language Sense Enhancement
1、Read aloud paragraphs 4-11 and learn them by heart.
2、Read aloud the following poem.

An Excerpt from Queen Mab

Percy Bysshe Shelley
Heaven's ebon vault,
Studded with stars unutterably bright,
through which the moon's unclouded
Grandeur rolls,
Seems like a canopy which love has spread
To curtain her sleeping world.

3、Read the following quotations.Learn them by heart if you can. You might need to look up new words in a dictionary.

Now ,my own suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.
--J.B.S. Halddane
The universe begins to look more like a great thought and a great machine.
--James Jeans
The universe is not hostile,nor yet is it friendly. It is simply indifferent.
--John H. Holmes
That's one small step for a man,and one giant leap for mankind.
(A comment on being the first person to set foot on the moon)
--Nell Armstronq

4、Read the following humorous dialog for fun.you might need to look up new words in a dictionary.

Q: What is an astronaut's favorite meal?
A: Launch!
Q: What did the astronaut cook for lunch?
A: An unidentified frying object!
Q: How did the astronaut serve dinner in outer space?
A: On flying saucers!
Q: What's the best way to talk to a Martian?
A: Long distance!
Q: Why do Martians have 2 antennas on their head?
A: So they can receive in stereo.
Q: What's the most popular snack on Mars?
A: Marsmallows.
Q: Why do you see no Martian tourists at the Grand Canyon?
A: Hey,it just looks like home.
Q: Why are tomatoes not popular on Mars?
A: Because nobody told them to wait until they turn red...
Q: What kind of bulbs should you plant on the moon?
A: Light bulbs!
Q: What kinds of songs do planets like to sing?
A: Nep-tunes!
Q: What kind of poem can you find in outer space?
A: Uni-verse!