UNIT 7 WORLD POPULATION PART B -SPEAKING Answer the following questions  1. How many children do your parents have?  2. Do your parents want to have more or fewer? Why?  3. In your opinion, What are the causes to the overpopulation/ population explosion? Task 1  Put the causes to population explosion in order of importance and explain why. - Fewer children die at birth. - People are not aware of the problem of over population. - People are not properly educated. - People believe that having many children means happiness. - Religion doesn’t encourage people to have fewer children. - Many people believe that having a large family is a form of insurance. Suggested answer:  1. People are not properly educated.  2. People are not aware of the problem of over population.  3. Fewer children die at birth.  4. Many people believe that having a large family is a form of insurance.  5. People believe that having many children means happiness.  6. Religion doesn’t encourage people to have fewer children. Task 2: List the problems facing poor and overpopulated countries.  Useful language:  Poor living conditions  Low living standards  Not enough food  Lack/ shortage of school/ hospital/teacher/doctor/nurse Suggested answer:  - Poor living conditions  - Low living standards  - Not enough food  - Lack/ shortage of school/ hospital/teacher/doctor/nurse Task 3: Work out the solutions to the problems of overpopulation.  Useful language: - Raise an awareness of the problems of over population living standards. - exercise/implement reward and punishment policy - carry out population education programmes family planning programmes - use birth control methods. Suggested answer: - Raise an awareness of the problems of over population - Raise the people’s living standards. - Exercise/implement reward and punishment policy - Carry out population education programmes - Carry out family planning programmes - Use birth control methods. Task 4 : Talk about the problems of overpopulation and offer solutions.  Useful expressions: Overpopulation is really a problem that faces poor and overpopulated countries. It brings about a lot of results that worry all of us. First of all / firstly/first…. Second / Next… Also, besides, moreover, in addition, furthermore In addition to that……… The first problem is that……… The next solution is that… Finally………… Thank you for your attention!! . UNIT 7 WORLD POPULATION PART B -SPEAKING Answer the following questions  1. How many children