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课件网) Unit 1 The world’s population was about 7.8 billion in 2020 Module 9 Population 1. Work in pairs. Look at the picture and talk about it. Use the words in the box to help you. Listening and vocabulary city shop noise people traffic 范例：There is too much noise in the street. There are more people in the world. There is so much pullution in the city. There is a shop in our town. Too many cars bring traffic problems. 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. 2. Listen and choose the correct answer. b c Lingling: What are you doing Tony: I’m preparing a report called “The world’s population”. ① Lingling: Well, I can help! I just watched a video about world population yesterday. It said the world’s population was about 7.8 billion in 2020. ② And the number will climb to 8.5 billion in 2030. 3. Listen and read. 过去分词作后置定语 Tony: I can’t believe it! ③ That’s a huge number. Which countries are seeing the most population growth Lingling: The largest increase in population will take place in India, Nigeria and Pakistan. ④ By 2030, India will have about 1.5 billion people. Tony: Hang on a minute! ⑤ I’ll make some notes! n.增加；增长 动词形式为grow，通常指数量、尺寸、力度等增长或增大 Lingling: When populations increase too fast, it can cause problems, such as too much traffic and noise. ⑥ Tony: That’s true. How about countries with slow-growing populations Lingling: Countries with low birth rates have problems too. There aren’t enough people to do all the jobs, or enough young people to look after the older ones. Tony: I see. Great, thanks for the information! Now I can write my report! 动词不定式作定语修饰前面的名词 Everyday English ·I can’t believe it! ·Hang on a minute! ·Great! 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 million about 1.5 billion 4. 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 means more/fewer people. 4. Hang on a minute means waiting for a short time/a long time. 5. Making notes means writing a long passage/a few words. 6. A problem is something easy/difficult. 7. A report is a long piece of writing/a few words. 8. A billion is a hundred/a thousand million. 5. Listen and repeat. 8, 742 eight thousand, seven hundred and forty-two 2, 463, 128 two million, four hundred and sixty-three thousand, one hundred and twenty-eight 1, 370, 000, 000 one billion, three hundred and seventy million 2, 000, 030, 000 two billion and thirty thousand 6. Prepare a talk on the world’s population. Think about the questions. · What is the population of the world · How fast is the world’s population growing · What are the problems ... ...
