Unit10ConnectionsLesson1HowCloselyConnectedAreWe-课件高中英语北师大版选择性

Unit10ConnectionsLesson1HowCloselyConnectedAreWe?—ReadingComprehension

Bytheendofthisperiod,studentswillbeableto:1.readandtalkaboutthe“SixDegreesofSeparation”theory;2.readfordeepunderstanding;3.readforspecificinformationandmakeinferences.CONTENTSPre-readingIWhile-readingIIPost-readingIIISentencesanalysisIVPre-readingHowcanyouhaveachancetocontactwithastranger?□Throughtheintroductionofcommonfriends.□ThroughWeChatorQQ.□Comeacrossbychance.□Meetataparty.While-readingActivity1

Fast-readingformainideas1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Howpeopleintheworldcommunicatewitheachother.B．Whatthetheoryof“SixDegreesofSeparation”isandhowitdevelops.C．Howpeopleintheworldareconnected.D．Whythetheoryof“SixDegreesofSeparation”isputforward.√Para.1A.StanleyMilgramtestedthetheorysuccessfully.Para.2B.Whoinventedthetheory?Para.3C.Whatdoes“SixDegreesofSeparation”referto?Para.4D.TheresultofColumbiaUniversity’sstudy.Para.5E.Howdidthetheoryinfluencetheentertainmentindustry?Para.6F.Howcloselyconnectedareyou?Para.7G.TheresultoftheUniversityofMilan’sstudy.2.Matchthemainideawitheachparagraph.1．What’sthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．Togivesuggestions.B．Tointroducethetopic.C．Toaddbackgroundinformation.D．Toofferscientificdata.√Activity2

Careful-readingfordetailsParas.1-22.Whatisthetheoryof“SixDegreesofSeparation”？“SixDegreesofSeparation”isthetheorythatanypersononEarthcanbeconnectedtoanyotherpersonthroughachainofnomorethanfiveotherpeople.3.Whowasthefirstonetointroducethetheory?A．Afilmstar.B．FrigyesKarinthy.C．Twoscientists.D．StanleyMilgram.√1.Fillintheblanks:Whotriedtoprovethetheoryandwhatweretheresults?When1950s1967Who(1)____________(2)________________HowWitha(3)______________method.Hechosea(4)_______sampleofpeopleinthemiddleofAmericaandaskedthemtosendpackagestoa(5)_________inthestateofMassachusetts.Findings/results(6)______Itonlytookbetween(7)_____and(8)______peopletogettheparcelsdelivered.twoscientistsStanleyMilgrammathematicalFailedrandomstrangersevenfivePara.3Itwashisresearchthatinspiredthephrase“SixDegreesofSeparation”．2．HowdidStanleyprovethetheory?A.Byaskingarandomsampleofpeopletosendparcelstothetargetstrangerdirectly.B.Byaskingarandomsampleofpeopletosendparcelstothetargetstrangerindirectly.C.Bychoosingsomecertainpeopletosendparcelsdirectly.D.Bychoosingsomecertainpeopletosendparcelsindirectly.3.WhatisthesignificanceofStanleyMilgram’stest?√1．WhichisNOTinfluencedbythetheoryaccordingtothetext?A．Plays. B．Games.C．TVseries. D．Songs.2．Howdidtheauthorshowthetheory’sinfluenceontheentertainmentindustryinthispart?A．Bygivingexamples.B．Bymakingcomparisons.C．Bylistingfigures.D．Byprovidingtheresultsoftheexperiment.√Para.4√3.Whatdoalltheexamplesshow?Theyshowthatmanypeoplehaveacceptedthetheoryandtrytoexploreitmore.When20012011Who(1)____________________(2)_________________HowFindings/ResultsTheytriedto(3)_____________Milgram’sexperimentontheInternet.Theexperimentinvolved24,163emailchainswith18targetpeoplein13differentcountries.1.Fillinthechart.ColumbiaUniversitytheUniversityofMilanTheexperimentanalysedthe(4)_____________between721millionsocialmediausers.Theresultsconfirmedthatthe(5)_________numberoflinksinthechainwassix.92%were(6)_________byonlyfourstagesorfivedegreesofseparation..recreateaveragerelationshipconnectedParas.5-72.Whatdothetwoexperimentshaveincommon?A．TheywerebothcarriedoutontheInternet.B．Theywerecarriedoutinthesameuniversity.C．Bothofthemweretargetedatuniversitystudents.D．Bothofthemwerereferredtoas“ColumbiaSmall-worldProject”．√3．Whydoesthewriteraskthequestioninthelastparagraph?A.Tohelpreadersrecallthedevelopmentof“SixDegreesofSeparation”．B.Tomakereadersrelatethemselvestothetheoryof“SixDegreesofSeparation”．C.Topersuadereaderstoagreewithhis/heropinionsonthetheoryof“SixDegreesofSeparation”．D.Toencouragereaderstohaveacontactwithothers.√Part1:Para(s)_____Part2:Para(s)_____Part3Para(s)_________________ofthetheory___________ofthetheory___________ofthetheory1.Structureofthetext1-23-67IntroductionDevelopmentEmphasisReadthewholepassageagainanddothefollowingexercises.2．Howisthepassagemainlyorganized?A．Bycauseandeffect.B．Byspaceorder.C．Bytimeorder.D．Bycomparing.√3.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Totelluspeopleintheworldarecloselyconnectedwitheachother.B.Topersuadepeopletocommunicatewithothersintheworld.C.Toindicatecommunicationonlyhappensbetweenseventofifteenpeople.D.Toprovepeoplewillseldomhaveachancetomeetastranger.√1.WhydidMilgramandColumbiaUniversitybothlabeltheirexperiments“Small-world”？(Criticalthinking)BecausetheybelievedthatanypersononEarthcouldbeconnectedtoanyotherpersonthroughachainofnomorethanfiveotherpeople.Inthissense,theworldissmall.Activity1

DiscussionPost-readingThetheorytellsusthatwearecloselyconnectedwithothersintheworld,soweshouldlove,careaboutandhelpeachother.Whatwedocanmakeadifferencetoothersandthewholeworld.2.Whatcanyoulearnfromthetheoryof“SixDegreesofSeparation”？(Creativethinking)“SixDegreesofSeparation”refers1.___thetheorythatanypersononEarthcanbeconnectedtoanyotherpersonthroughachainofnomorethanfiveotherpeople.Itwasfirsttalkedaboutinabook2._____(call)EverythingIsDifferentin1929，inwhichFrigyesKarinthyintroducedtheideaoffriendshipnetworksandhisideasinfluencedmanyofourearly3.__________(impress)ofsocialnetworks.In1967，anAmericansociologistchosesomepeoplerandomlyinthemiddleofAmericaandaskedthemtosendpackagestoastrangerinthestateofMassachusetts.Amazingly,itonlytookbetweenfiveandsevenpeople4._____(get)theparcelsdelivered.tocalledimpressionstogetActivity2

SummaryItwasthisresearch5.____inspiredthephrase“SixDegreesofSeparation”.Inthelastfewdecades,thenameofthetheory6.___________(use)asthetitleofaplayandthenafilm.Then,morefilmsandTVprogrammesbasedontheconceptweremadeandbroadcast,among7.______theOscar-winningfilmBabelandthetelevisionseriesLostwere8.__________(particular)famous.In2001,ColumbiaUniversitytriedtorecreateMilgram’sexperimentontheInternet.Theresultsconfirmedthattheaveragenumberoflinksinthechain9.____(be)six.Themostrecentexperiment10._____________(conduct)in2011,whichalsoconfirmedthetheory.thathasbeenusedwhichwasconductedparticularlywas1.Researchshowstheaveragepersononlyhasregularcommunicationwithbetweensevenandfifteenpeople,andthatmostofourcommunicationisinfactwithfivetotenpeoplewhoareclosesttous.[句式分析]

此句是_____句。and连接两个________从句作show的宾语，第一个宾语从句省略了引导词_____；第二个宾语从句中含有一个who引导的______从句，先行词是_______。[自主翻译]研究表明，普通人只与7至15个人经常保持联系，而且其中大部分的交流实际上只发生在5到10个最亲近的人身上。复合宾语that定语peopleSentencesAnalysis:2．Oncetheparcelhadbeenreceivedbythisperson,he/shewouldsendtheparcelontoacontactoftheirsuntiltheparcelcouldbepersonallydeliveredtothecorrectperson.[句式分析]

此句是______句。once引导____________从句，意“______”；主句中的theirs是名词性物主代词，相当于___________，意为“________________”，主句中的until引导______________。[自主翻译]一旦此人收到包裹，他或她就会将包裹再发给认识的人，复合时间状语一旦theircontacts他们认识的人时间状语从句直到该包裹被送到目标收件人手中。3．Itwasthisresearchthatinspiredthephrase“SixDegreesofSeparation”．[句式分析]

此句是________句型itwas...that...，强调了主语_______________。[自主翻译]强调thisresearch正是这项研究启发了“六度分隔”这一说法。4．ThetelevisionseriesLostalsoexploredtheideaof“S