1. Have you packed it yet? Unit 14

2. Self Check Study Goals: 1. Train the reading and speaking abilities. 2. Fast-reading to get a general idea of the text. 3.Careful-reading to get the detailed information in the text. 4. Master some vocabulary words and target language.

3. ancestorhomeland Words to use:

4. 1. Have you _____ the dog and cleaned your room? 2. don’t forget to _____ the door if you are the last person to leave. 3. I need to _________ my cupboard. I never use the things in it anymore. 4. My friend from America called me yesterday. We _______ for hours. 5. Have you ______ the new song from Mariah Carey? It’s really good. fed lock clean out chatted heard Fill in each blank with the correct form of the words given. lock clean out feed chat hear 1

5. Things he has done Things he hasn’t done yet 1. said goodbye to Grandma. 1. packed his bag 2. gotten the mail 2. watered the plants. 3. cleaned his room. 4. washed the dishes. Read the conversation. Make a list of the things Jerry has done, and the things he still has to do. 2

6. Reading He’s already visited the place where his ancestors lived.

7. Have your families taken a family photo? Yes.We take it every year. Please smile!

8. me father grandfather grandfather’s father grandfather’grandfather My family root.

9. Discuss your answers to these questions: 1a 1. Do you, or someone you know, have family members who live outside China? 2. Have you ever talked about your ancestors with your family? 3. Do you think “ancestors” are important?

10. Do you know where your own ancestors come from? Tell your partner what you know about your family roots. 1b My ancestors lived in Hongtong town in Shanxi Province.

11. Explanations: 1. Have you been back to … 你曾经回过 …… 吗？ have been to 意为 “ 去过某地 ” ( 已经回来 ) I have ever been to Shanghai. 我去过上海。 have gone to 意为 “ 去了某地 ” ( 还没回来 ) —— Where is your father? —— He has gone to Shanghai. 他去上海了。

12. 2. This program started in 1980, and so far has brought thousands of overseas Chinese students to China to look for their families’ roots. 该项目于 1980 年启动，到目前为止，已经带动成千 上万的海外华人学生来中国寻找他们的家族根。 so far 意为 “ 到目前为止；迄今为止 ” ，常与现在 完成时连用。 例如： So far, we have learned twelve English songs. 到目前为止，我们已经学了十二首英文歌曲。

13. 3. thanks to; thanks for thanks to 是一个固定短语，表示一种原因，意为 “ 幸亏；由于；因为 ” ，其中的 to 为介词，其后常接名 词或代词。 例如： Thanks to the doctor, I am well again. 多亏医生的治疗，我又恢复了健康。 thanks for 意为 “ 因 …… 而感谢 ” ， thanks 相当于 thank you ，其中的介词 for 指原因，后 接名词、代词或 V-ing 形式。 例如： Thanks for asking me to your party. (=Thank you for asking me to your party.) 感谢你邀请我参加你们的聚会。

14. 4. This has been a big step for me, and I’m looking forward to finding out more about my roots during my time here. 这是我迈出的巨大一步，我期待在这次旅行中发 现更多关于我的根的信息。 look forward to sth. / doing (sth.) 表示 “ 期盼 / 期待着某事或做某事 ” 。 其中 to 为介词，后面要接代词、名词或 V-ing 形式。 例如： I look forward to seeing you again. 我渴望再次见到你。 We’re looking forward to going to London next month. 我们都在期盼着下个月去伦敦。

15. 2. What do they do in their ancestors’ village? 1. Where did he go to visit? Guangdong Province in southern China A.drink from the village well B. go for walks through the countryside C. watch the villagers do their daily activities Answer these questions according to the article.

16. 3. What’s the purpose of the In search of Roots summer camp program? It is to give young overseas Chinese the chance to learn more about themselves.

17. “In Search of Family” has helped students like Robert Qian find out about their homeland. Most overseas Chinese students in the program have visited China before. Cathy and Robert are still in China, and they think the program was helpful to both of them. The worst part of the trip is going to the village. Watching the villagers makes the students feel embarrassed. Robert Qian was in China. The program begins in 1980. This program helped Cathy Qin understand her roots better. Correct the sentences according to the reading. 3a Rootshave never been tomost exciting they are part of the village begin to understand her roots is began

18. “In Search of Roots” has helped students like Robert Qian find out about their homeland. Most overseas Chinese students in the program have never been to China before. Cathy and Robert are still in China, and they think the program was helpful to both of them. The most exciting part of the trip is going to the village. Watching the villagers makes the students feel that they are part of the village. Robert Qian is in China. The program began in 1980. This program helped Cathy Qin begin to understand her roots. 3 7 21 6 5 8 4 Order the sentences 1—8 according to the reading. 3b

19. HOMEWORK 3c 3d Write about the following situations using your own words. Then exchange writings with a partner. Imagine that two overseas Chinese students have come to your town to find their roots, and you have been helping them. What have you already shown them, and why? And what haven’t they done yet which you think is important for them to do?

20. Imagine you are Robert. After returning from China, you write a letter to your good friend about the “In search of Roots”. Go For It

21. Dear Cathy, I have just returned from a two-week trip to Guangdong Province in Southern China. In the past fourteen days,… Yours, Robert. I have been to my ancestors’ village. There, we studied Chinese culture, saw changes that had happened in that area, and visited the interesting things. Thanks to this trip, I am beginning to understand my Chinese roots,Now I am proud of being a Chinese boy.

22. Fill in blanks. 1. You can not see the ____( 根 )of a tree. 2. Do you think money is the ______( 根 源） of all evil? 3. HuangDi is one of our ________( 祖先 ). 4. Going to college is an important ____________ in his life （转折点）. 5. The visitors are _______ （主要地） Americans. root source ancestors turning point mostly

23. 6. I _________________ （深深地感动） by what he said. 7. The policemen ______________ （搜寻） the murderer now. 8. The expert are trying to_______( 使变 清 ) the water in this river. 9. After dinner, you must ______( 收拾, 清 理 ) the table. 10. Sima Qian is a famous _________( 历 史学家 ). was deeply moved are searching for clarify clear historian

24. Put the following sentences into English. 1. 今年我去过那里两次。 I have been there twice this year. 2. 到现在我只学了一千英语单词。 Up till now I have only learned a thousand English words. 3. 这学期他不太用功。 He hasn’t worked very hard this term.

25. 4. 今天我什么东西都还没吃。 I haven’t eaten anything today. 5. 你看过这样的电影了吗 ? Have you ever seen any film like this? 6. 这是我看过的最有意思的书。 This is the most interesting book I have ever read.