QUANG TRUNG
HIGH SCHOOL
UNIT 7: WORLD POPULATION
(Reading)
Warm - up
1/ Can you tell me some countries
which have big population?
China,India.. .
2/ What problems may happen if the
population of the word increases
faster and faster?
Social problems, shortage of
water, food and other resources...
New lesson
UNIT 7 :
WORLD POPULATION
A. Pre- reading
Activity1:Look at the 2 pictures in
textbook and answer the questions
1/ In the countryside
2/ They work hard, have too many
children. Their life is difficult. They
are poor.. .
3/ Sts ‘ opinion.
Activity 2 : Vocabulary and
structure:- Find the words or
phrases from the text that means:
1/number (n)
Figure
2/ to provide for
support
3/ way to limit the number of children
born.
Birth – control method
4/ water, iron, gold, silver...
resource
Structure:
It (take) sb (time) to do sth
Ex: It took 1,750 years for the world
population to reach 625 milion.
B. While- reading
Task1/p.82: Work in pairs and fill each
blank with a suitable word
Limit
figures
Control
increase
method
international
although
resources
1. Although
______ most journalists studied
journalism in college, some older
writers never attended a university.
method for
2. Can you explain the _______
changing salt water to fresh water?
3. The number of injuries from
increase every
automobile accidents ________
year.
4. Some countries are poor because
resources
they have very few natural ______
5. These are all _______
figures : 1, 75, 293.
limit
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 State is a(n) international
________
Organization.
8. Some children behave badly and
control
their parents can not ________
them.
Task2/p.82: Answer the questions.
1. What was the population of the world in
10,000 B.C, 1750, 1850, 1950, 1985, and
2000 ?
10,000: 10 million, 1750: 625 million,
1850: 1300 million, 1950: 2510 million,
1985: 4760million, 2000: 6,6 billion
2. How many people is the world
expected to have by the year 2015 ?
By the year 2015, it is expected to be 7
billion
Task2/p.82: Answer the questions.
3. Can the Earth have enuogh
resources to support its population ?
Some scientists say it can, but others
say it can’t
4. Do most Third World women want
to have a lot of children ?
No, they don’t
Task2/p.82: Answer the questions
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.
C. Post- reading
Work in pairs: Discuss with a
partner and find out 5 world largest
countries in population. Say where
they are and which is the richest and
whichis the poorest country.
1. 5 world largest countries in
population
China, India, Russia, the USA,
and Indonesia.
2. Where are they ?
China, India, Indonesia are in
Asia
* Russia is in Europe.
* the USA is in Latin American
*
3. The richest and the poorest
country
- The richest country is the
USA.
- The poorest country may be
India.
Homework
1/ Write a 100- word paragraph about
world population.
2/ Prepare for “ Speaking”.
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