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(1)UNIT 7
WORLD POPULATION Teacher in charge
(2)Discussion: Discuss the following questions.
1 Do you think that our world is overpopulated? 2 What continent has the
(3)Listen and repeat. 1 Latin America
2 particularly 3 inexpensive
4 developing countries 5 punishment
6 rank
7 improvement 8 shortage
(4)You will hear Dr Brown, a world population expert,
talk about the world
population Listen to the
(5)Task Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for the following
statements and questions.
1 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
(6)2 According to the expert, the
population of the world increases by a year.
A 66 million B about 66 million C 76 billion D about 76 million
3 According to the expert, the area
that has the highest population growth rate is _.
A Africa B Asia
(7)4 Scientists say that the main
reason for population explosion is _.
A death rates B birth rates C an increase in death rates
D a decrease in death rates
5 Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned by the speaker?
A literacy
B lack of hospitals and schools C shortage of food
(8)6 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
(9)Task Listen again and answer the following
questions.
1 According to experts, what will the population of the
world be by the year 2015?
(10)2 What did the expert say about the population growth rates in some
parts of the world?
- not the same The population grows more quickly in some parts of the
worth than others.
3 According to the expert, what is the reason for a fall in the death
rates?
(11)4 According to the expert, what problems
does population explosion cause to the world, particularly to developing countries?
- shortage of food, lack of hospitals and schools, illiteracy, poor living conditions.
5 How many solutions did the expert offer and what are they?
- solutions.
a to educate people and make them aware of the danger of having more children.
b to provide safe, inexpensive birth-control methods.
c to strictly implement a family planning policy.
(12)HOMEWORK
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