Unit 6. Population

10 000
300 000
625 000
1 300 000 000
2 510 000 000
4 760 000 000
6 600 000 000
7 000 000 000
How do you say these large numbers?(2’s reading)
What dothese numbers tell you about?
What do you think about it?
How fast? – which country is the most populous?
UNIT 6: POPULATION
READING: POPULATION TREND IN CHINA
Task 1: Work with your partner, decide which word suitably completes each sentence
population growth rates population trend
population density birth control
The average number of people per square kilometer in Viet Nam is 234, and that in Japan is 336. This means Japan has higher________________than Viet N am.
2. The world____________is on the increase: more than 5 billion people in 1990, about 6 billion in 2000, and nearly 7 billion (estimated) in 2010.
3. From 1965 to 1997, the___________in China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Mexico, Brazil, and many other countries fell sharply.
4. Thanks to ___________ programs, the annual growth rate of Vietnam’s population has fallen.
China’s population is approximately 1.3 people.
over b. more than c. almost exactly
2. China’s population growth rate has decreased in the past few years.
declined b. gone down c. fallen
3. There is a rapid increase in Shenshen’s population in 2007
a. go up b. decline c. rise
China’s population is approximately 1.3 people.
over b. more than c. almost exactly
2. China’s population growth rate has decreased in the past few years.
declined b. gone down c. fallen
3. There is a rapid increase in Shenshen’s population in 2007
a. go up b. decline c. rise
New words
(adv) Approximately = almost exactly
Dense  density
(v) Implement= carry out / put into effect
She has 5 children and now she doesn’t want to give births again. So she implement a birth control method.
(v) Account for = be the explanation of sth.
(n) Immigrant
(n) Record speed
Silent reading
a) Check (X) whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. China`s population is on the decrease because its population growth rate has declined.
2. More people live in Shanghai than in the middle and lower parts of the Yangtze River.
3. China`s population growth rate decreased by 0.58% from 1994 to 2005.
4. Shenzhen SEZ was founded in 1979.
5. After about 20 years, Shenzhen`s population has increased more than 200 times.
6. The new immigrants in Shenzhen were responsible for its fast population growth.
1. China’s and world population
A
B
(China’s population is approximately 1.3 billion, which is almost 22% of the world population.)
2. China’s population growth rate
(The annual growth rate of China’s population fell from 25.83% (in 1970) down to 11.21% (in 1994) and to 0.58% (in 2005).
3. Population in the middle and lower parts of the Yangtze River
(A quarter of the population of China is in the middle and lower parts of the Yangtze River.)
4. Population density
In Shanghai, population density reaches 2,118 people per square kilometer.
in Yangtze River, population density reaches 663 people per square kilometer.
c. Fill in the blanks with suitable words
China, the most (1)___________ country in the word, accounts (2)________ nearly (3)____________of the world population. The population (4)____________ is extremely high in Shanghai which reaches over two thousand people per square kilometer.
Thanks to the implementation of (5)__________ methods, its population growth rate in China (6)______________ considerably (7)_____________10.63% between 1994 and 2005.
However, the (8)__________ in Shenzhen is (9) _________ the increase. It has increased rapidly (more than 200 times after about 20 years.)
1. populous 2. for 3. 22%
4. density 5. birth control 6. decreased
7. by 8. population 9. on
Work in groups.
Discuss these questions.
What are some negative consequences of rapid population growth in Viet Nam?
2. What should be included in the population education program in Vietnamese high schools?