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课件网) 外研·八年级上册 Unit 1 The world’s population was about 7.8 billion in 2020. Module 9 Population New words noise prepare report billion huge increase n. 噪声；杂音 v. 准备；预备 n. 报告；汇报 num. 十亿 adj.巨大的；庞大的 n. & v. 增大；增长 hang on notes cause problem grow birth 【口】稍等 n. (pl.) 笔记；随笔 v. 造成；引起 n. 麻烦；问题 v. (grew) 增长；增大 n. 出生 Free talk Talk about the pictures and try to describe them. Work in pairs. Look at the picture and talk about it. Use the words in the box to help you. 1 city shop noise people traffic Listen and choose the correct answer. 2 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. 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. Tapescript 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! Listen and read. 3 Lingling: What are you doing Tony: I’m preparing a report called “The world’s population”. 准备；预备 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. And the number will climb to 8.5 billion in 2030. 攀升到 十亿 Tony: I can’t believe it! 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. By 2030, India will have about 1.5 billion people. 巨大的；庞大的 增大；增长 Tony: Hang on a minute! I’ll make some notes! Lingling: When populations increase too fast, it can cause problems, such as too much traffic and noise. Tony: That’s true. How about countries with slow-growing populations 稍等；等一会儿 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! 照顾；照料 I can’t believe it! Hang on a minute! Great! Read and answer. 1. What is Tony doing He is preparing a report called “The world’s population”. 2. What can cause when populations increase too fast It can cause problems, such as too much traffic and noise. 3. What about countries with slow-growing populations 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. Now com ... ...
