Lesson 2-Going Home I. Oral Work Random Notes of a returned Native Do you know I left my place of birth, when very young the chinese version for Without accent, I speak my native tongue this poem? Meanwhile, i have long passed my middle age. Hair on temples-thin-the color of sage. See my kids, i dont know who they are Neither do they recognize me, their pa These parts have never seen the likes of you. Tell us, sir, which place you hail from, please do. -By Xu Zhongjie W E To be continued on the next page.W B T L E Lesson 2 – Going Home I. Oral Work Random Notes of a Returned Native I left my place of birth, when very young. Without accent, I speak my native tongue. Meanwhile, I have long passed my middle age. Hair on temples—thin—the color of sage. See my kids, I don’t know who they are. Neither do they recognize me, their pa. “These parts have never seen the likes of you. Tell us, sir, which place you hail from, please do.” —By Xu Zhongjie Do you know the Chinese version for this poem? To be continued on the next page