Giáo án điện tử tiếng anh lớp 11 Unit 7 reading

WARM UP  Look at this picture and answer questions Is this a small or a big family ? It is a big family How many children have they got ? Six children Are they poor or rich ? They are poor Nguồn tài nguyên The earth (Trái đất) What these pictures tell you? They tell us that we are facing overpopulation increase (v) tăng ≠ (to) decrease: giảm raise animals (v) : nuôi động vật family planning (n): kế hoạch hóa gia đình double (v) : 200 400 gấp đôi Thế Giới Thứ Third World (n): figure (n): number số resource (n): nguồn tài nguyên birth-control method (n): phương pháp hạn chế sinh sản (v)/(n) : hạn chế/ giới hạn limit B.C: Before Christ (n phr): Trước công nguyên   The population of the world has been increasing faster and faster In 10,000 B.C., there were probably only 10 million people In A.D 1, there were 300 million It took 1,750 years for the world population to reach 625 million In 1850, only one hundred years later, the population reached the figure of 1,300 million In 1950, the figure had more than doubled to reach 2,510 million In 1985, only 35 years later, there were 4,760 million people In 2000, the world’s population was about 6.6 billion, and by 2015 it is expected to be over billion Does the Earth have enough resources to support this many people? Different scientists give different answers to this question Some say that there are enough resources to support billion people Others say that we must limit population growth because our resources are limited Only 10 percent of the earth’s land can be used for farming and another 20 percent for raising animals There is a limit to the water we can use There are also limits to the amounts of petroleum, iron, silver, gold, and other metals 1a 1b 1c The words in the box all appear in the passage Fill in each blank with a suitable word limit (n/v) figures (n) increases (v) (n) resources 3.The number of injuries from automobile accidents every year 4.Some countries are poor because they have very few natural _ 5.These are all : 1, 75, 293 There is a(n) _of 20 minutes for this short test Students must turn in their papers at the end of 20th minute LET’S PLAY A GAME Team A Team B Dog Rabbit Lion Mouse Whale Frog 20 points 10p How many people is the world expected to have by the year 2015? By the year 2015, the population of the world is expected to be over billion ( line 8) 10p Can the Earth have enough resources to support its population? Some scientists say it can, but others say it can’t (line 10,11,12) 10p 1.a What was the population of the world in 10,000 B.C., and in1750, The population of the world + in 10,000 B.C.was 10 million + in 1750 was 625 million ( line 2,3,4) 20p 1.b What was the population of the world in 1850, and in 1950 ? The population of the world + in 1850 was 1,300 million + in 1950 was 2,510 million ( line 4,5,6) 10p 1.c What was the population of the world in 1985, and 2000? The population of the world + in 1985 was 4,760 million + in 2000 was about 6.6 billion ( line 6,7,8) Consolidation Work in groups Which sentence below is not true In 10,000 B.C, there were probably only 10 million people In 1985, there were 4,750 million people Some scientists say that there are enough resources to support billion people The five world largest countries in population are: China India the United States of America Indonesia Brazil 307,212,123 people 1,338,612,968 people 1,166,079,217 people Find out world largest countries in population 198,739,269 people 240,271,522 people If you want to know more about the world population, please visit the website http://www.infoplease.com HOMEWORK : Write five reasons why we shouldn’t have many children ... of America Indonesia Brazil 3 07, 212,123 people 1,338,612,968 people 1,166, 079 ,2 17 people Find out world largest countries in population 198 ,73 9,269 people 240, 271 ,522 people If you want to know... say it can’t (line 10 ,11, 12) 10p 1.a What was the population of the world in 10,000 B.C., and in 175 0, The population of the world + in 10,000 B.C.was 10 million + in 175 0 was 625 million ( line... there were 4 ,75 0 million people Some scientists say that there are enough resources to support billion people The five world largest countries in population are: China India the United States