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课件网) Unit 1 The world’s population was about 7.8 billion in 2020. Module 9 Population Warming up & Revision Free talk Pre-listening Teach words and phrases noise n. 噪声；杂音 prepare v. 准备；预备 report n. 报告；汇报 billion num. 十亿 huge adj. 巨大的，庞大的 hang on [口]稍等 increase n. 增大；增长 v. 增大；增长 notes n. (pl.) 笔记；随笔 cause v. 造成；引起 problem n. 麻烦；问题 grow v. (grew) 增长；增大 birth n. 出生 接龙比赛 Pre-listening Pre-listening Work in pairs. Look at the picture and talk about it. Use the words in the box to help you. city shop noise people traffic Listen and choose the correct answer. 1. What is the population of New York a) About 17 million. b) About 9 million. c) About 30 million. 2. What is the population of Tokyo a) About 4 million. b) About 28 million. c) About 14 million. While-listening √ √ Tapescript Betty: I went shopping in the city centre with my family last week. Tony: Did you have a good time Betty: Yes, I did, but there was a lot of traffic on the way there. And there were so many people in the shops. There was a lot of noise. Tony: Well, New York is a big city. Betty: Yes, it is. It has a population of about nine million. Tony: Nine million! Does New York have the largest population in the world Betty: No, it doesn’t. There are cities with a larger population. For example, Tokyo has a population of about 14 million. Tony: Really That’s a lot of people! While-listening Deal with the key words, phrases and sentences. Post-listening 1. I’m preparing a report called “The world’s population”. prepare为动词，意为“准备；预备”。prepare for意为“为……做准备”，相当 于get ready for；prepare sth. for sb.意为“为某人做某事”；prepare to do sth. 意为 “准备做某事”。 2. It said the world’s population was about 7.8 billion in 2020. billion数词，意为“十亿”。与具体数字连用时，用单数形式，表示确切的数目； 与介词of连用时，用复数形式，表示不确定的数目。 3. The largest increase in population will take place in India, Nigeria and Pakistan. increase为可数名词或不可数名词，意为“增大；增长”。 increase为及物动词或不及物动词，用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语。 4. Hang on a minute! hang on意为“稍等；不挂断(电话)”，相当于hold on；与其相反的是 hang up， 意为“挂断电话”。 I can’t believe it! Hang on a minute! Great! Learn “Everyday English” Post-listening Let’s play a game. Please say the new words as quickly as you can. Question time Post-listening Say the new words and phrase as quickly as you can noise prepare report billion huge increase hang on notes cause problem grow birth Post-listening Challenge your memory Post-listening Now complete the notes. Population of the world in 2020: _____ Population of the world in 2030: _____ Population of India in 2030: _____ about 7.8 billion 8.5 billion about 1.5 billion Choose the correct answer. 1. Birth happens at the start / at the end of life. 2. Huge means large / small. 3. An increase in population me ... ...
