八年级英语下册Unit8Haveyoupacked yetReading教学课件 鲁教版.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * Unit 8 Have you packed yet? Reading ancestor 祖先，祖宗 1a Discuss your answers to these questions. Do you, or someone you know, have family members who lived outside China? 2. Have you ever talked about your ancestors with your family? 3. Do you think “ancestors” are important? Before You Read Read the passage and underline the “the Present Perfect with already and yet” structure. Find these questions’ answers. 1.Where did he go to visit? 2.What do they do in their ancestors’ village? 3.What’s the purpose of the In Search of Roots summer camp program? Have you been back to the place where your ancestors lived, worked, studied and played? Robert Qian, a Chinese Canadian, already has. Now in China, he has found that his family is like a tall tree with long roots. Robert is just one young overseas Chinese who has come to visit his ancestors’ homeland, as part of the In Search of Roots summer camp program. The program is organized by the local government of Guangdong Province. While You Read He’s already visited the place where his ancestors lived. This program started in 1980, and so far has brought thousands of overseas Chinese students to China to look for their families’ roots. The young people are usually between 16 and 25 years old. Most, like Robert, can hardly speak any Chinese and have never been to China before. The students mainly visit parts of Guangdong Province in southern China. During the two-week camp, they study Chinese culture, see changes that have happened in that area, and visit interesting sights. Going to their ancestors’ village is often the most exciting part of the trip. The students feel that they are part of the village, and experience village life. They drink from the village well, go for walks through the countryside, and watch the villagers do their daily activities. Cathy Qin, a young American student, had this to say, “Thanks to In Search of Roots, I am beginning to understand my