Unit 07 world population listening

• Look at the pictures below and answer the question • Do you think this is a population explosion? - Latin America: - educate / 'lætin ə'merikə/ Châu Mỹ Latinh Giáo dục (v) / 'edʒukeit/: xếp hạng, thứ hạng - rank (v,n) / ræηk / : giảm - fall (v/n) / decrease (v/n) : Phương pháp - method (n) / 'meθəd/ - shortage (n) / '∫ɔ:tidʒ / : thiếu hụt - punishment (n) /'pʌni∫mənt/ trừng phạt :- improvement (n) / im'pru:vmənt/sự cải tiến, cải thiện : Listen and repeat          -Latin America(n) -developing countries(np) -improvement(n) -particularly(adv): riêng biệt, đặc biệt Punishment(n) Shortage(n) Inexpensive(adj): không đắt, rẻ Rank(n,v) Generation(n):sự phát sinh ra, đời •As can be seen, the population of the world has been increasing quickly You will hear Dr Brown, a world population expert, talk about the world population Listen to the interview and the tasks that follow TASK 1: Listen and choose the best answer A, B, C or D for the following statements and questions: The expert says that there are people in the world today A over 6.7 billion C about 6.7 million B 6.7 billion D 6.6 billion According to the expert, the population of the world increases by a year A 66 million C 76 billion B about 66 million D about 76 million According to the expert, the area that has highest population growth rate is C Latin America A Africa B Asia D the Middle East Scientists say that the main reason for population explosion is A death rates C an increase in death rates B birth rates D a decrease in death rates Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned by the speaker ? A literacy C shortage of food B lack of hospitals and schools D poor living conditions Which of the following solutions is NOT mentioned by the speaker ? A providing safe, inexpensive birth control methods B educating people C advising people to use birth control methods D strictly implementing a family planning policy Task 2: Listen again and answer the questions by completing the sentences using a given word in the box improvement methods educate schools exercise food family more According to experts, what will th population of the world be by the year 2015? According to experts the population of the world will be over (1) billion people by the year 2015 What did the expert say about the population growth rates in some parts of the world? The population growth rates in some parts of the world are not the same It grows (2) .quickly in some parts of the world than others According to the expert, what is the reason for a fall in the death rates? The reason for a fall in the death rates is the (3) .of the living conditions and medical care Task 2: Listen again and answer the questions by completing the sentences using a given word in the box methods family educate schools exercise food According to the expert, what problems does population explosion cause to the world, particularly to developing countries? The problems which population explosion causes to the world, particularly to developing countries are shortage of.(4) , lack of hospitals and.(5) , illiteracy and low living standards How many solutions did the expert offer and what are they? The expert offers solutions They are to.(6) people and make them aware of the danger of having more children; to provide safe , inexpensive birth control.(7) ; to strictly implement a (8) planning policy; and to.(9) strict and fair reward and punishment policies Summarise the main ideas of the passage by matching the information in A with the information in B A B The world population today is over a billion A year the world population increases by about b By the year 2015, the world population will be over The number of problems which the expert mentions is The number of solutions which the expert offers is c 6.7 billion d 76 million e • Learn by heart new words Prepare the next lesson: writing ... sinh ra, đời •As can be seen, the population of the world has been increasing quickly You will hear Dr Brown, a world population expert, talk about the world population Listen to the interview... A with the information in B A B The world population today is over a billion A year the world population increases by about b By the year 2015, the world population will be over The number... will th population of the world be by the year 2015? According to experts the population of the world will be over (1) billion people by the year 2015 What did the expert say about the population