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UNIT 7: WORLD POPULATION UNIT 7: WORLD POPULATION

Vocabulary Vocabulary • Rank (v)

• Generation (n)

• Expert (n)

• Explosion (n)

• Educate (v)

• Rate (n)

• Shortage (n)

• Xếp loại • Thế hệ

• Chuyên gia • Sự bùng nổ • Giáo dục

• Tỉ lệ

Before you listen Before you listen

• Work in pairs Discuss the following questions.

1 Do you think that our world is over

populated?

Listen and repeat

Listen and repeat

• Latin American • particularly

• inexpensive

• developing countries • punishment

• rank

• improvement • shortage

You will hear Dr Brown, a world population expert, You will hear Dr Brown, a world population expert,

talk about the world population Listen to the talk about the world population Listen to the

interview and the task that follow. interview and the task that follow.

Task 1: choose the best answer A,B, C, D for the following statements and

question.

 1 The expert says there are _ people today. A over 6.7 billion B 6.7 billion

C about 6.7 billion D 6.6 billion

 2 According to the expert, the population of the world increase by a year.

A 66 million B 76 million

 C about 66 million D about 76 million

 3 According to the expert, the area that has the highest population growth rate is _ A Africa B Latin

4 Scientists say the main reason for population explosion is

A death rate 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 shortage of food

C lack of hospital and school D poor living conditions 6 Which of the following solutions is not mentioned by the speaker?

A providing safe, inexpensive birth control methods B educating people

Task 2: list1en again and answer the following question

 1 According to experts, what will the population of the world

be by the year 2015?

 2 What did the expert say about the population growth rates in

some parts of the world?

 3 According to the expert, what is the reason for a fall in the

death rates?

 4 According to the expert, what problems does population

explosion cause to the world, particularly to developing countries?

1 According to experts, what will the population of the world be by the year 2015?

2 What did the expert say about the

population growth rates in some parts of the world?

He says that the population growth rates in

some parts of the world are not the same The

3 According to the expert, what is the reason

for a fall in the death rates?

According to the expert, the reason for a fall in the

4 According to the expert, what problems does

population explosion cause to the world, particularly to developing countries?

The problems population explosion causes to the

5 How many solutions did the expert offer and

what are they?

The expert offers solutions:

- educate people to make them aware of the

danger of having more children.

-provide safe, inexpensive birth control of

methods.

-strictly implement a family planning policy.

After you listen

After you listen