U7C - E11

BINGO
UNIT 7: WORLD POPULATION

LESSON: LISTENING
Vocabulary

Rank (v)
Generation (n)
Expert (n)
Explosion (n)
Educate (v)
Rate (n)
Shortage (n)
Improvement (n)
Xếp loại
Thế hệ
Chuyên gia
Sự bùng nổ
Giáo dục
Tỉ lệ
Sự thiếu hụt
Sự cải thiện
Before you listen
Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions.

1. Do you think that our world is over populated?

2. What continent has the largest population?
Listen and repeat

Latin American
particularly
inexpensive
developing countries
punishment
rank
improvement
shortage
generation


You will hear Dr Brown, a world population expert, talk about the world population. Listen to the interview and do the task that follow.
While you listen
Task 1: choose the best answer A,B, C, D for the following statements and question.
1. The expert says there are_________ people today.
A. over 6.7 billion B. 6.7 billion
C. about 6.7 billion D. 6.6 billion
2. According to the expert, the population of the world increase by________ a year.
A. 66 million B. 76 million
C. about 66 million D. about 76 million
3. According to the expert, the area that has the highest population growth rate is ___________. A. Africa B. Latin
C. Asia D. The Middle East
4. Scientists say the main reason for population explosion is__________.
A. death rate
B. birth rates
C. an increase in death rates
D. a decrease in death rates
5. Which of the following problems is not mentioned by the speaker?
A. literacy B. shortage of food
C. lack of hospital and school D. poor living conditions
6. Which of the following solutions is not mentioned by the speaker?
A. providing safe, inexpensive birth control methods
B. educating people
C. advising people to use birth control methods.
D. strictly implementing a family planning policy
Task 2: list1en again and answer the following question
1. According to experts, what will the population of the world be by the year 2015?
2. What did the expert say about the population growth rates in some parts of the world?
3. According to the expert, what is the reason for a fall in the death rates?
4. According to the expert, what problems does population explosion cause to the world, particularly to developing countries?
5. How many solutions did the expert offer and what are they?
1. According to experts, what will the population of the world be by the year 2015?
Over 7 million
2. What did the expert say about the population growth rates in some parts of the world?
He says that the population growth rates in some parts of the world are not the same. The population grows more quickly in some parts of the world than others.
3. According to the expert, what is the reason for a fall in the death rates?
According to the expert, the reason for a fall in the death rates is the improvement of public health medical care.
4. According to the expert, what problems does population explosion cause to the world, particularly to developing countries?
The problems population explosion causes to the world, particularly to developing countries are shortage of foods, lack of hospitals and schools, illiteracy, and poor living conditions.



5. How many solutions did the expert offer and what are they?
The expert offers 4 solutions:
- educate people to make them aware of the danger of having more children.
-provide safe, inexpensive birth control of methods.
-strictly implement a family planning policy.
-exercise strict and fair reward and punishment policy
You are very lucky!
10 marks
You are very lucky!
10 marks
After you listen
Listen again. Work in groups and summarize the main ideas of the passage.
That ‘s enough for today