UNIT 8 Have you packed yet?
[00:08.23]He's already visited the place where his
[00:10.36]ancestors lived.
[00:13.16]Section 1 Before You Read
[00:15.90]PAIRWORK
[00:17.56]1a Discuss your answers to these questions.
[00:22.08]1.Do you,or someone you know,have family members
[00:26.27]who live outside China?
[00:29.64]2.Have you ever talked about your ancestors
[00:32.79]with your family?
[00:35.01]3.Do you think "ancestors" are important?
[00:40.11]1b Tell your partner what you know about your
[00:44.17]family roots.
[00:46.16]Section 2 While You Read
[00:49.55]Learning strategy:
[00:51.29]HAVING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
[00:55.23]You will only succeed if you think you can.
[00:58.28]In everything you do,think only that the
[01:00.50]mistakes you make are necessary for you to learn
[01:03.18]and understand.
[01:05.91]He's already visited the place where his
[01:07.73]ancestors lived.
[01:09.70]Have you been back to the place where your
[01:11.96]ancestors lived,worked,studied and palyed?
[01:15.67]Robert Qian,a Chinese Canadian,already has.
[01:19.89]Now in China,he has found that his family
[01:22.91]is like a tall tree with long roots.
[01:25.99]Robert is just one young overseas Chinese
[01:29.00]who has come to visit his ancestors'homeland,
[01:31.76]as part of the In Search of Roots summer camp
[01:34.82]program.
[01:36.10]The program is organized by the local government
[01:38.90]of Guangdong Province.
[01:40.93]This program started in 1980,
[01:43.61]and so far has brought thousands of overseas
[01:46.46]Chinese students to China
[01:48.27]to look of their families' roots.
[01:51.29]The young people are usually between 16 and 25
[01:54.42]years old.
[01:55.67]Most,like Robert,can hardly speak any Chinese
[01:59.61]and have never been to China before.
[02:02.99]The students mainly visit parts of Guangdong
[02:05.18]Province in southern China.
[02:08.19]During the two-week camp,they study Chinese
[02:10.35]culture,see changes that have happened
[02:13.20]in that area,and visit interesting sights.
[02:16.94]Going to their ancestors' village is often the
[02:19.74]most exciting part of the trip.
[02:22.74]the students feel that they are part of the
[02:24.78]village,and experience village life.
[02:28.50]They drink from the village well,
[02:30.39]go for walks through the countryside,
[02:33.48]and match the villagers do their daily
[02:35.39]activities.
[02:37.73]Cathy Qin,a young American students,
[02:40.46]had this to say,"Thanks to In Search of Roots,
[02:44.98]I am beginning to understand my Chinese roots
[02:48.09]and who I am.
[02:49.79]It has been a great trip,and I have so many
[02:53.42]memories of China to take with me."
[02:56.44]The program leaders believe strongly in the
[02:58.87]program and say that the purpose of it is to
[03:02.20]give young overseas Chinese the chance to learn
[03:05.20]more about themselves.
[03:07.33]"I've really enjoyed the trip so far,"
[03:09.30]says Robert.
[03:10.87]"This has been a big step for me,and I'm looking
[03:14.06]forward to finding out more about my roots
[03:16.53]during my time here."
[03:19.38]Section 3 After You Read
[03:23.00]3a There is one mistake in each sentence that
[03:26.98]makes the meaning incorrect.
[03:29.86]Correct the sentences according to the reading.
[03:33.44]3b Number the sentences (1-8) in the correct
[03:37.93]order according to the reading.
[03:42.07]3c Suppose two overseas Chinese students have
[03:46.88]come to your town.
[03:48.71]Write a report that includes the following
[03:51.09]information:
[03:52.81]1.what you have already shown them and why
[03:56.99]2.what important things you haven't shown them
[03:59.61]yet.
[04:01.91]3d Exchange writings with a partner.
[04:05.98]Give each other positive ideas on how to improve
[04:09.99]what you have written.
[04:12.28]Section 4 Go For It!
[04:14.95]Draw you family tree.Present it to your group.
[04:19.72]Tell them what you know and say if you have
[04:22.31]ever visited the home of your ancestors.
[04:25.76]Share your experiences.
[04:28.47]If you have time!
[04:30.58]Imagine you are Robert Qian or Cathy Qin.
[04:34.60]After returning from China,you write a report
[04:38.02]for the "In Search of Roots" website.
[04:41.43]Describe what you did in China and how visiting
[04:44.44]China has affected you.
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