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课件网) To understand population-related topics To learn some key words and useful expressions To listen for specific information To be able to read and understand large numbers noise prepare notes report grow huge cause n.噪声；杂音 v.准备；预备 n.(pl)笔记；随笔 n.报告；汇报 v.增长；增大 a.巨大的；庞大的 v.造成；引起 Words and expressions problem increase birth billion fifth hang on n.麻烦；问题 n.增大；增长 v.增大；增长 n.出生 num.十亿 num.第五；五分之一 (口)稍等 Words and expressions Do you know how many people are there in the world now 8 billion One day, the world will be like this. It’s about 1.43 billion. What’s the population of China a huge city with a large population too many _____ cause a lot of problems too much _____ too much _____ not enough _____ _____ is a big problem in many countries. Population increase noise people space traffic people traffic noise space 空间 1 Work in pairs. Look at the picture and talk about it. Use the words in the box to help you. a huge city too much traffic too many people too much noise large population not enough space causes many problems What’s the population of Beijing a) About 11 million b) About 13 million c) About 20 million 2. What’s the population of Chongqing a) About 28 million b) About 33 million c) About 36 million 2 Listen and choose the correct answer. 1. Is population increase a big problem in man countries Yes, it is. 2. How many babies are born every minute in the world Over 250. 3. Will China’s population grow fast Why No, it isn’t. Because families are getting smaller. Now complete the notes. Babies born every minute in the world:_____ Babies born every year in the world: _____ Population of China:_____ Population of the world: _____ Over 250 Over 131.4 million About 1.37 billion About 7 billion Betty: What are you doing Tony: I’m preparing some notes for a report called “Our growing population”. Lingling: Well, we’re in the right place to talk about that! Beijing is a huge city with a large population. That causes a lot of problems, such as too much traffic and noise. Betty: It’s not only Beijing. Population increase is a big problem in many countries. Do you know how many babies are born every minute in the world Tony: No. Can you tell me Betty: Over 250! That makes over 131.4 million births a year. Lingling: I can’t believe it! Betty: The population of China is about 1.37 billion. That’s almost one fifth of the world’s population, that is, about 7 billion. Tony: Hang on a minute! I will write that down too! Betty: But in the future, China’s population won’t grow so fast, because families are getting smaller. Lingling: How do you know all this Betty: I wrote my report yesterday! Tony: Great, thanks! Now I can write my report! 【知识点1】population的用法 知识点再现 What is the population of Beijing 北京的人口有多少？（P72） （1）英语中询问人口的多少不能用how much 或how many，而要用 what。常用句型为“What’s t ... ...
