unit 7 the world population - reading

Change direct speech into reported speech. Begin with the clues: 1.“I hear you passed the exams. Congratulations!” Peter said to me. Peter congratulated------on----------- 2. “I’ve always wanted to be rich,” John said. John has always dreamed of----------------. me passing the exams being rich 1. Is this a small or a big family ? 2. How many children have they got ? 3. Are they poor or rich ? 4. Do you think a country with population increasing faster and faster will be a rich or poor country ? UNIT 7: WORLD POPULATION LESSON 1: READING I. NEW WORDS : to increase: Gia tăng ≠ to decrease: giảm UNIT 7: WORLD POPULATION to raise animals: nuôi động vật UNIT 7: WORLD POPULATION family planning: kế hoạch hóa gia đình UNIT 7: WORLD POPULATION 400 200 to double: gấp đôi Third World : Thế Giới Thứ 3 B.C: Before Christ: tröôùc coâng nguyeân UNIT 7: WORLD POPULATION Increase (v) : tăng Decrease (v): giảm Double (v): gaáp ñoâi raise animals (v phr): nuôi động vật Third World (n phr): thế giới thứ ba Family planning (n phr) : kế hoạch hóa gia đình UNIT 7: WORLD POPULATION - LESSON 1: READING Figure (n) : con số Resource (n) : nguồn tài nguyên Method (n) : biện pháp B.C: Before Christ (n phr): tröôùc coâng nguyeân Exercise: Work in groups. Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box. (Change the form of the word if necessary) increase raise animals Third World family planning double 1.The population of the world ------------------ every day. 2.The ----------------- consists of the poor countries in Africa and Asia. 3. Only 20 percent of the earth’s land can be used for ---- -------------. 4.Safe birth-control methods for ----------------------- help women have fewer children. 5.If you -------------number 5, you will get number 10. increases Third World raising animals family planning double [...]... because they have very few natural _ 5.These are all : 1, 75 , 293 6 There is a(n) _of 20 minutes for this short test Students must turn in their papers at the end of 20th minute 7 The United Nations is a(n) _ organisation 8 Some children behave badly and their parents can’t _them UNIT 7: WORLD POPULATION Task 2 Answer the questions on the passage 1 What was the population of the world. .. 175 0, 1850,1950, 1985, and 2000? The population of the world + in 10,000 B.C.was 10 million + in 175 0 was 625 million + in 1850 was 1,300 million + in 1950 was 2,510 million + in 1985 was 4 ,76 0 million + in 2000 was about 6.6 billion 2 How many people is the world expected to have by the year 2015? By 2015 it is expected to be over 7 billion  3.Can the Earth have enough resources to support its population? ... but others say it can’t 4 Do most Third World women want to have a lot of children? No, they don’t 5 Why can’t women in the world limit the size of their families? They can’t limit the size of their families because they know of no safe way to have fewer children Consolidation Work in groups Which sentence below is not true 1 In 10,000 B.C, there were probably only 10 million people 2 In 1985, there... there were 4 ,75 0 million people 3 Some scientists say that there are enough resources to support 8 billion people 4 According to the passage, only 15 percent of the earth’s land can be used for farming 5 Millions of women know of safe way to have fewer children Look at the world map and tell five world largest countries in population Say where they are and which is the richest and which is the poorest... 1: The words in the box all appear in the passage Fill each blank with a suitable word.( Change the form of the word and use the dictionary when necessary) limit control figures increases method international although resources 1 _ most journalists studied journalism in college,some older writers never attended a university 2.Can you explain the for changing salt water to fresh water? 3.The . used for -- -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -. 4.Safe birth-control methods for -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - help women have fewer children. 5.If you -- -- - -- - -- - -- number 5, you. -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - - every day. 2 .The -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - consists of the poor countries in Africa and Asia. 3. Only 20 percent of the earth’s land can be used for -- --