welcome to our class
Teacher : Pham Kim Chi
Dong Thuy Anh High School
Look at the pictures and answer the questions:
3. Do you think that the larger
in population
country
is,
1. Where
can youa find
these
the stronger it is? Why/
scenes?
why
not?
 In
poor
or under-developed
 It is not always true
countries
2. What does each of the
Unemployment
pictures tell
you?
 Pic 1: If we have a big
family, we may not support
our children and give them a
Pollution
good life and
education
Large
population
Pic 2: Population explosion
may lead to poverty and
unemployment
Social evils
Poverty
LESSON 1: READING
Lesson 1: Reading
I. Pre- reading
Vocabulary:
+ increase (v) /in’kri:s/: tăng
≠
decrease (v) /di’kri:s/: giảm
+ figure (n) /'figə/: con số
+ double (v) /'dʌbl/: gấp đôi
+ 200
resource (n) 400
/ri'sɔ:s/: nguồn tài nguyên
+ limit (v/ n) /'limit/: hạn chế
+ birth-control method: phương pháp hạn chế sinh đẻ
/bз:θ- kən’trəul ‘meθəd/
+ family planning: kế hoạch hóa gia đình
/‘fæməli ‘plæniη/
Lesson 1: Reading
I. Pre- reading
Work in
groups in 3’
II. While- reading
• Activity 1: Filling each blank with a suitable form of the word
limit
figures
method
although
control
increase
international
resources
Although
1. ……………..most
journalists studied journalism in college, some older
writers never attended a university.
method
2. Can you explain the ………………..
for changing salt water to fresh water?
increases
3. The number of injuries from automobile accidents………………every
year.
resources
4. Some countries are poor because they have very few natural…………..
5. These are all …………
figures 1, 75, 293.
6. There is a (n)……………of
limit
20 minutes for this short test. Students must turn
in their papers at the end of the 20th minute.
international
7. The United Nations is a (n) ………………….organization.
8. Some children behave badly and their parents can’t …………….them.
control
Lesson 1: Reading
I. Pre- reading
II. While- reading
• Activity 2: Filling in the table with numbers
Work in
groups in 2’
1
Year
10,000 B.C
Population
10 million
2
1750
625 million
3
1850
1,300 million
4
1950
2,510 million
5
1985
4,760 million
6
2000
6.6 billion
7
2015( expected)
over 7 billion
I. Pre- reading
Lesson 1: Reading
II. While- reading
• Activity 3: Answering the questions
Work in
pairs
1. Can the Earth have enough resources to support its population?
 Some scientists say it can, but others say it can’t (lines 2
– 4, Par.2).
2. Do most Third World women want to have a lot of children?
 No, they don’t (lines 2,3- Par. 3).
3. Why can’t women in the world limit the sire of their families?
 Because they know of no safe way to have fewer children
(line 5- Par. 3).
I. Pre- reading
II. While- reading
Lesson 1: Reading
Work in
pairs
III. Post- reading: Discussion
Student 1: Do you know five countries which have the
most population in the world?
Student 2:…………………………………………………………...
Student 1: Can you tell me where they are?
Student 2:………………………………………………………….
Student 1: Which country is the richest and which one is
the poorest?
Student 2:…………………………………………………………
Five world largest countries in population
1,400 million
302 million
1,100 million
245 million
189 million
The richest country is the USA, the poorest one may be India
I. Pre- reading
Lesson 1: Reading
II. While- reading
III. Post- reading
IV. Homework
- Learn by heart the new words and the phrases.
- Write some reasons why we shouldn’t have many children.
- Prepare the next lesson.