ENGLISH 11 Unit 7: WORLD POPULATION Lesson : Listening I Aim: Developing listening skill II Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to understand about world population and improve knowledge through tasks III Materials: Textbook, blackboard, cassette-player , CD, IV Anticipated proplems: Students may find it difficult to understand words and content of the lesson V Procedure: Warm up Year 10.000 B C 1750 1850 1950 1985 2000 Population 10 million 625 million 1300 million 2510 million 4760 million 6.6 billion How fast did the population increase ? Do you think that our world is overpopulation? What continent has the largest population ? Discussion  What are the bad aspects of the overpopulation?  What are the solutions to the problems? Listen to the tape (once) New words Expert  Death rate  Rank (n)  Generation (n)  Illiteracy (n)  Medical care  Punishment policy  - Listen to the tape (twice) Task 1: choose the best answer A, B, C, D for the following statements and question A The expert says that there are ……………… people in the world today A Over 6.7 billion C about 6.7 million C 6.7 billion D 6.6 billion According to the expert, the population of the world D a year increases by……… A 66 million C 76 billion B About 66 million D about 76 million 3 According to the expert, the area that has the highest C population growth rate is……………… A Africa C Latin America B Asia D The Middle East Scientists say that the main reason for population D explosion is………………… A death rates B Birth rates C an increase in death rates D a decrease in death rates Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned by the speaker? A A literacy B lack of hospitals and school C Shortage of food D poor living condition Which of the following solutions is NOT mentioned by the speaker ? C A providing safe, inexpensive birth control methods B educating people C Advising people to use birth control methods D Atrictly implementing a family planning policy Task 2: Listen again and answer the following questions According to experts, what will the population of the world be by the year 2015 ? According to experts, by the year 2015, the population of the world will be over billion What did the expert say about the population growth rate in some parts of the world ? He said 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 According to the expert, what is the reason for a fall in the death rates ? According to experts, the reason for the fall in the death rates is the improvement of puplic health services and medical care 4 According to the expert, what problems does population explosion cause to the world, particularly to developing countries ? Shortage of food, lack of hospitals and schools, illiteracy, and poor living conditions 5, How many solutions did the expert offer and what are they ? The expert offered solutions They are to educate people and make them aware of the danger of having more children, to provide safe, inexpensive birth control method, to trictly implement a family planning policy, and to exercise strict and fair reward and punishment policies After reading: Listen again - Work in groups and summarise the main ideas of the passage - Homework: - Prepare: Speaking - Do exercises  The end ... what will the population of the world be by the year 2015 ? According to experts, by the year 2015, the population of the world will be over billion What did the expert say about the population. .. in some parts of the world ? He said 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 According... 1850 1950 1985 2000 Population 10 million 625 million 1300 million 2510 million 4760 million 6.6 billion How fast did the population increase ? Do you think that our world is overpopulation? What