Unit8Haveyoupackedyet?Readingancestor祖先，祖宗1aDiscussyouranswerstothesequestions.1.Doyou,orsomeoneyouknow,havefamilymemberswholivedoutsideChina?2.Haveyouevertalkedaboutyourancestorswithyourfamily?3.Doyouthink“ancestors”areimportant?BeforeYouReadReadthepassageandunderlinethe“thePresentPerfectwithalreadyandyet”structure.Findthesequestions’answers.1.Wheredidhegotovisit?2.Whatdotheydointheirancestors’village?3.What’sthepurposeoftheInSearchofRootssummercampprogram?Haveyoubeenbacktotheplacewhereyourancestorslived,worked,studiedandplayed?RobertQian,aChineseCanadian,alreadyhas.NowinChina,hehasfoundthathisfamilyislikeatalltreewithlongroots.RobertisjustoneyoungoverseasChinesewhohascometovisithisancestors’homeland,aspartoftheInSearchofRootssummercampprogram.TheprogramisorganizedbythelocalgovernmentofGuangdongProvince.WhileYouReadHe’salreadyvisitedtheplacewherehisancestorslived.Thisprogramstartedin1980,andsofarhasbroughtthousandsofoverseasChinesestudentstoChinatolookfortheirfamilies’roots.Theyoungpeopleareusuallybetween16and25yearsold.Most,likeRobert,canhardlyspeakanyChineseandhaveneverbeentoChinabefore.ThestudentsmainlyvisitpartsofGuangdongProvinceinsouthernChina.Duringthetwo-weekcamp,theystudyChineseculture,seechangesthathavehappenedinthatarea,andvisitinterestingsights.Goingtotheirancestors’villageisoftenthemostexcitingpartofthetrip.Thestudentsfeelthattheyarepartofthevillage,andexperiencevillagelife.Theydrinkfromthevillagewell,goforwalksthroughthecountryside,andwatchthevillagersdotheirdailyactivities.CathyQin,ayoungAmericanstudent,hadthistosay,“ThankstoInSearchofRoots,IambeginningtounderstandmyChineserootsandwhoIam.Ithasbeenagreattrip,andIhavesomanymemoriesofChinatotakewithme.”Theprogramleadersbelievestronglyintheprogram.TheysaythatthepurposeofitistogiveyoungoverseasChinesethechancetolearnmoreaboutthemselves.“I’vereallyenjoyedthetripsofar,”saysRobert.“Thishasbeenabigstepforme,andI’mlookingforwardtofindingoutmoreaboutmyrootsduringmytimehere.”1.Wheredid...
