Module 9 Population Unit 1 The world’s population was about 7.8 billion in 2020. 教案

Module 9 Population Unit 1 The world’s population was about 7.8 billion in 2020. 【教学目标】 1. To understand population-related topics 2. To get specific information from the listening material 3. To be able to read and understand large numbers 【教学重点】 New words and expressions big numbers 【教学难点】 To grasp the phrases and important sentences 【教学过程】 Teaching Procedures: Step 1 Consolidate new words Look and say. The teacher shows the pictures of new words and let the students say the new words as quickly as possible. Step 2 Warming up 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 e.g. I really hate the noise of the traffic in some big cities. Step 3 Pre-listening数字的表达 千位数以上： 从数字的右端向左端数起，每三位数加一个逗号“，”。从右开始，第一个“，”前的数字后添加thousand，第二个“，”前面的数字后添加million，第三个“，”前的数字后添加 billion。每个单位按照百、十、个位向下读，其中百位到十位之间要加入and。 Step 4 Listening 1. Listen to Activity 2 and choose the best answer. 1) What’s the population of New York a) About 17 million. c) About 30 million. b) About 9 million. 2) What’s the population of Tokyo a) About 4 million. c) About 14 million. b) About 28 million.3. Listen again and complete the blanks. 2. Listen again and fill in the blanks. Girl: I went _____ in the city centre with my family last week. Boy: Did you have a good time Girl: Yes, but there was a lot of _____ on the way there. And there were so many people in the shops. There was a lot of _____. Boy: Well, New York is a big city. Girl: Yes, it is. It has a population about _____ million. Boy: Nine million! Does New York have _____ population in the world Girl: No, it doesn’t. There are cities with a _____ population. For example, Tokyo has a population of about 14 million. Boy: Really That’s a lot of people! Step 5 Listen to the dialogue of activity 3 and complete the notes. Population of the world in 2020: _____ Population of the world in 2030: _____ Population of India in 2030: _____ Step 6 Read the dialogue and then fill in the blanks. Tony is preparing a _____ called “The world’s population”. Lingling just _____ a video about world population, so she can help Tony. They can’t believe that the world population is such a _____ number. The countries like India, Nigeria and Pakistan will _____ the most population growth. When populations _____ too fast, it can cause _____, such as too much traffic and _____. However, countries with low _____ rates have problems too. There aren’t enough _____ people to look after the old ones. Step 7 Discussion Besides (除了) too much traffic and noise, what other problems may appear if the populations increase too fast What problems may appear if one country has low birth rate What can the government do to increase the birth rate Step 8 Word study Let Ss choose the correct answers and show in groups. 1) Birth happens at the start / at the ... ...