八年級(jí)英語下冊(cè) Unit 8 Have you packed yet？Reading課件

1、Unit 8 Have you packed it yet? ReadingWho is he?Why did he come to visit Xian?Because Xian is his hometown, the place where his ancestors lived.Where does he live?Lian Zhan Taiwan go back to the place where your ancestors lived, worked, studied and playedNingbo is the place where Stephen Chous ances

2、tors livedDo you know where your own ancestors come from?Family rootsa overseas ChineseShe has come to look for her families roots.Before You ReadDiscuss 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 f

3、amily?3. Do you think “ancestors” are important?Reading TaskHes already visited the place where his ancestors lived.根據(jù)課本第116-117頁的短文完成下列表格，每空詞數(shù)不限。In Search ofRoots summercamp programTime to start1980Organizer(1)_ _ ofGuangdong ProvinceTime thesummercamp lasts(2)_ The local governmentTwo weeksIn Sear

4、ch of roots summercamp programPurpose ofthe programTo give youngoverseas Chinesethe chance to learn more aboutthemselvesOverseas ChinesestudentsAgesBetween (3)_years oldActivitiesThey study (4) _ , see the big changes and visit interesting sights, but the most exciting part of the trip is (5)_ . goi

5、ng to their ancestors village 16 and 25Chinese culture“In Search of Roots”1. What is it? It is the name of a summer camp program to help young overseas Chinese to look for their family roots.2. Who organized it? It is organized by the local government of Guangdong Province.3. When did the program st

6、art? It started in 1980.4. How successful is the program? It has brought thousands of overseas Chinese students to China, their homeland. 5. What are the camp members like? They are usually between 16 and 25 years old, can hardly speak Chinese and have never been to China before. 6. Where are they f

7、rom?Canada AmericaRobert QianCathy Qin7. What do they do during their stay in China?.study Chinese culture see the changes visit interesting sights watch the villagers do their daily activitiesgo to their ancestors villagesdrink village welltake walks8. Whats the purpose of the program?The purpose o

8、f the program is to give young overseas Chinese the chance to learn more about themselves. 9. Have they realized their purpose? Yes. 1) Theyve enjoyed the trip. 2) Theyve begun to understand their Chinese roots and who they are.3) Theyve known more about their ancestors and homeland.4) Its an import

9、ant step for them. They are looking forward to finding out more about their roots. Imagine you are Robert. After returning from China, you write a letter to your good friend about the “In search of Roots”.Dear , I have just returned from a two-week trip to Guangdong Province in Southern China. In th

10、e past fourteen days,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. Robert.Fill in blank

11、s.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（轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)）.5. The visitors are _（主要地）Americans.root source ancestors turning point mostly 6. I _（深深地感動(dòng)）by what he said.7. The policemen _（搜尋

12、）the murderer now.8. The expert are trying to_(使變清) the water in this river.9. After dinner, you must _(收拾, 清理)the table.10. Sima Qian is a famous _(歷史學(xué)家).was deeply moved are searching for clarify clear historian Put the following sentences into English.今年我去過那里兩次。I have been there twice this year.2. 到現(xiàn)在我只學(xué)了一千英語單詞。Up till now I have only learned a thousand English words.3. 這學(xué)期他不太用功。He hasnt worked very hard this term.4. 今天我什么東西都還沒吃。I havent eaten anything today.5. 你看過這樣的電影了嗎? Have you ever seen any film like this?6. 這是我看過的最有意思的書。This is the most int