English 11
UNIT 7
Unit 7: World Population
Activity 2:
Pronunciation
double
enough
couple
amount
method
control
iron
figure
support
supply
population
1.
2.
3.
Odd one out
amount
petroleum
petroleum
Activity 1:
Guiding questions
population
Activity 3:
Vocabulary
Match the words or phrases in column A with their meanings in column B:
Activity 4:
Gap - filling
___________ most journalists studied journalism in college, some older writers never attended a university.
Can you explain the __________ for changing salt water to fresh water?
The number of injuries from automobile accidents __________ every year.
Fill in each blank with a suitable word (Task1 )
method
increases
although
method
increases
figures
limit
international
control
resources
Although
Some countries are poor because they have very few natural___________
resources
Activity 4:
figures
Gap - filling
These are all ____________: 1, 75, 293.
There is a(n) __________ of 20 minutes for this short test. Students must turn in their papers at the end of the 20th minute.
The United Nations is a(n) ____________ organisation.
Some children behave badly and their parents can’t __________ them.
Fill in each blank with a suitable word (Task1 )
limit
international
control
although
method
increase
figures
limit
international
control
resources
Activity 5:
Questions and Answers (Task2)
What was the population of the world in 10,000 B.C., 1750, 1850, 1950,1985, and 2000?
How many people is the world expected to have by the year 2015?
Can the Earth have enough resources to support its population?
Do most Third World women want to have a lot of children?
Why can’t women in the world limit the size of their families?
6. What is it time for governments and international organizations to do?
Activity 5:
Questions and Answers (Task2)
Some scientists say it can, but others say it can’t .
No, they don’t.
Because they know of no safe way to have fewer children.
The population of the world in 10,000 B.C was 10 million, in 1750 it was 625 million, in 1850 it was 1,300 million, in 1950 it was 2,510 million, in 1985 it was 4,760 million, in 2000 it was 6.6 billion.
By the year 2015, the population of the world is expected to be over 7 billion.
6. It is time governments and international organizations did something to help them so that the world population growth can start to decrease instead of continuing to increase.
World Population from 10,000 B.C to 2015
Natural resources?
Activity 6:
Retelling
World Population from 10,000 B.C to 2015
Natural resources?
Activity 7:
Discussion
Indonesia
The U.S.A.
India
China
Brazil
1.3 billion
1.1 billion
303 million
231 million
187 million
Asia
Asia
America
Asia
America
Five world largest countries in population
The U.S.A. : the richest country
India : the poorest country
good bye