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课件网) 8 88 888 8,888 88,888 888,888 8,888,888 88,888,888 888,888,888 8,888,888,888 88,888,888,888 888,888,888,888 The USA’s population is _____ than Russia. Which country has the largest population What’s the population of China larger 1a 1. Before you read the passage, discuss the question with your partner. What social problems do you think large population caused 1a Read and understand. 2. Write the title of the passage. 1b Read 1a and match the main idea with each paragraph. 1. _____ Paragraph 1 A. better situation now 2. _____ Paragraph 2 B. two sides of large population 3. _____ Paragraph 3 C. the problems caused by large population Population Problems B A C 1c Read 1a again and complete the table. Large population social problem less _____ fewer _____ opportunities less _____ and _____ More crowded _____ heavier _____ situation now _____ job water energy cities traffic Living conditions are improving rapidly. living space The natural environment is becoming better and better. Some countries have large populations.This has been _____ for them. The large populations have helped them _____,but have _____ them some serious problems as well. Paragraph 1 The world’s and Asia’s population. good and bad develop caused Because of the large population, there was _____ for each family. less living space Because of the large population, it was difficult for lots of people _____. to find jobs Because of the large population, it was hard for China to supply _____ and _____ to satisfy people’s daily needs. water energy Because of the large population, most cities are _____, and the traffic is much _____. more crowded heavier 1a Read and understand. 2 Complete the following passage with the correct forms of the given words or phrases. lose choice enough make space good space Sometimes, it is bad for countries to have large population. First, some people are short of living _____ because of large population. They have no _____ but to live with their relativesor friends. Second, there are not _____ job opportunities for people to choose from. Some of them can’t get jobs, and ome others may _____ their jobs. Third, the streets in the cities get dirtier for littering. Luckily, a number of countries have _____ great efforts to deal with such kinds of problems. People’s living conditions are getting _____ and the natural environment is more beautiful than before. enough lose made better choices 3a Work in groups and search for the information about the following questions. Then share your idea with your group members. 1. How do you think we can get more living space 2. What should the government do to offer more job opportunities 3. Water and energy are less and less. What should we do to deal with it 4. The traffic in cities is much heavier than before. How can we solve the problem 3b Write a short passage of three paragraphs based on 3a. Some countries have very large populations in the world. ... ...
