ConnectionsUnit10TopictalkPart1—LeadinLeadinUsethediagramtotalkaboutyourconnectionsorpeoplewhoarerelatedtoyou.Howimportantaretheytoyou?LeadinLeadinShowtime!Pre-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.Readthearticlequicklyandfindoutthemainidea.Thisarticleintroduceswhatthetheoryof“SixDegreesSeparation”isandhowitdevelops.2.Readthefirsttwoparagraphsofthearticleonthetheory“SixDegreesofSeparation”.Whatdoesitmeanandwhoinventedthistheory?ItstatesthatanypersononEarthcanbeconnectedtoanyotherpersonthroughachainofnomorethanfiveotherpeople.ThetheorywasfirstintroducedbyHungarianauthorFrigyesKarinthy,intheearly20thcentury.How-HechosearandomsampleofpeopleinthemiddleofAmericaandaskedthemto_________________toastrangerinthestateofMassachusetts.Who-______________In1967Findings/Results-Itonlytookbetween______________peopletogettheparcelsdelivered.sendpackagesfiveandsevenExamplestoprovethetheoryLine21:“small-worldproblem”StanleyMilgram3.Readtherestofthearticle.How-They_________agame,theideaofwhichwastolinkanyactortoKevinBaconthrough_______________sixlinks.Who-TwocollegestudentsintheUnitedStatesInthemid-1990sFindings/Results-Thegame__________________inuniversitiesacrosstheUnitedStates.inventednomorethanwasbeingplayedExamplestoprovethetheoryHow-ColumbiaUniversitytriedto

recreateMilgram’sexperimentontheInternet.Itinvolved24,163emailchainswith__________________in13differentcountries.Who-ColumbiaUniversityIn2003Findings/Results-It____________thattheaveragenumberoflinksinthechainwas____.

18targetpeopleconfirmedExamplestoprovethetheorysixLine51:“ColumbiaSmall-worldProject”Inthemid-1990sHowCloselyConnectedAreWeIn1967Textbuilder—HowCloselyConnectedAreWe?In2011In2003ExamplestoprovethetheoryIntroductionConclusionThetheory“SixDegreesofSeparation”wasfirsttalkedaboutinthe1920s.Peoplearecloselyconnected.Apersoncanbeconnectedtoanyonethroughnomorethanfiveotherpeopleaccordingtothetheory.ReadandListenUsethelanguageyouhavelearnttowriteashortparagraphaboutanyproblemyouhadwithotherpeopleandhowyoumanagedtoresolvetheproblem.ReadandreciteReadandrememberthesentencesbelow.Differencesbetweenbrotherscannotsevertheirbloodties.

——ZuoQiumingWearelikeislandsinthesea,separateonthesurfacebutconnectedinthedeep.

——WilliamJamesReadandreciteReadandrememberthesentencesbelow.Ineveryconceivablemanner,thefamilyislinktoourpast,bridgetoourfuture.

——AlexHaleyWecallonthepeopleofallcountriestoworktogethertobuildacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind,tobuildanopen,inclusive,clean,andbeautifulworldthatenjoyslastingpeace,universalsecurity,andcommonprosperity.

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