Welcome to our class
What countries’ flags are these?
CHINA
INDONESIA
INDIA
AMERICA
BRAZIL
PAKISTAN
Which country has the largest population?
THEME: POPULATION
POPULATION TREND IN CHINA
VOCABULARY:
TASK 1:
Match the words or phrases on the left with their Vietnamese meaning on the right.
1. d
2. f
3. a
4. c
5. b
6. e
China is the most populous country of the world. Its population is approximately 1.3 billion people, which is almost 22% of the world population. The population density is high in the southeast: 43 percent of the land contains most of its population. A quarter of the population of China is in the middle and lower parts of the Yangtze River, and the population density reaches 663 people per square kilometer. Shanghai is China`s largest city, whose population density reaches 2,118 people per square kilometer.
China`s population growth rate has decreased in the past years, although its population is still increasing. In the 1970s, the government started to implement birth control programs to the people: late marriage, late childbearing, a one-child family, and a four-year period between two births in the countryside where each couple may have more than one child. According to the report of Major Figures of Population of China, the annual growth rate of China`s population fell from 25.83% (in 1070) down to 11.21% (in 1994) and to 8.77% (in 1999) in the past 20 years. This should be considered a great success.
However, it does not mean that China’s population growth rate is falling nationwide. Shenzhen is an exception. Separated only by a river from Hong Kong, it used to be a small fishing village with a population of less than 30,000. Shenzhen was founded in 1979 and became the first Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in China in the following year. With rapid growth and modernization during the past two decades, Shenzhen grew to a population of 7 million – a city of immigrants. The “new immigrants” who were attracted by job opportunities in the SEZ came from throughout the country and accounted for 90 percent of Shenzhen’s population. The enormous industrial activities and the rapid increase in population not only encouraged housing constructions but also set record speed for this city’s growth. In general, it took 10 months to complete the construction of a 15 – story concrete building and 18 months to build a 30 – story concrete one in Shenzhen. For this reason, it earned the nickname “City of Overnight Growth”
POPULATION TREND IN CHINA
TASK 2:
(Work in pairs) Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false ones.
1.The population of China is more than one-fifth of the world population.
2.About 25 percent of the population of China lives in the middle and lower parts of the Yangtze River
3.The largest city of China is Shenzhen.
4.The government started to implement birth control programs in the 1970s.
5.The first Special Economic Zone in China is Shanghai
6.According to the passage, the immigrants accounted for 80 percent of Shenzhen’s population.
T
T
F
T
F
F
Shanghai
Shenzhen
90
(Line 2)
(Line 4-5)
(Line 6)
(Line 9-10)
(Line 19 - 20)
(Line 23 - 24)
TASK 3: (Work in groups)
Discuss and answer the following questions:
1. Which part of the country does most of China’s population live in?
2. What is the population density of Shanghai?
3. What birth control programs did Chinese government implement in the 1970s?
4. When was Shenzhen founded?
5. What factors helped to set record speed for the growth of Shenzhen?
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5
4
3
2
6
7
(Line 2-3) -> Most of China’s population live in the southeast of China.
1. Which part of the country does most of China’s population live in?
2. What is the population density of Shanghai?
(Line 5)-> It reaches 2,118 people per square kilometer.
Congratulations
3. What birth control programs did Chinese government implement in the 1970s?
(Line10-12) -> They are late marriage, late childbearing, a one-child family, and a four-year period between two births in the countryside where each couple may have more than one child
4. When was Shenzhen founded?
(Line 19) -> It was founded in 1979.
5. What factors helped to set record speed for the growth of Shenzhen?
(Line 24 – 26) -> The enormous industrial activities and the rapid increase in population helped to set record speed for the growth of Shenzhen.
Congratulations
Congratulations
YOU ARE THE WINNER
Question:
How many percent did China’s population decrease from 1070 to 1999?

(Line 14) -> It was 17.06 %
How long did it take to build a 30 – story concrete building in Shenzhen?
(Line 27-28) -> It took 18 months (to build a 30 – story concrete building in Shenzhen)
TASK 4:
Work in groups to read and complete the summary with the suitable information
“China, the most (1)......................... country in the world, accounts for nearly (2)....................... of the world population. The population (3)……............. is extremely high in Shanghai which reaches over two thousand people per square kilometer.
Thanks to the implementation of (4)…………........... programs, the population growth rate in China (5)…………........... considerably from 25.83% to 0.58% in 35 years (1970 - 2005).
However, the (6)…………………………............ in Shenzhen is in the increase. Shenzhen has a population of 7 million, (7)…........... of which are immigrants from all over the country. The city`s (8)……………......... in population partly contributes to its rapid (9)................................."
birth control
populous
growth
population growth rate
decreased
rapid increase
density
22%
90%
TASK 5:
(Work in groups) Each group find the information of each country. Write a paragraph about 120 – 150 words about that country
CHINA
INDONESIA
INDIA
AMERICA
BRAZIL
PAKISTAN
1
4
2
3
5
6
GROUP 4
GROUP 2
GROUP 3
GROUP 5
GROUP 1
Put them in oder of the populous
Suggested questions:
What rank is it among the world population?
What is its area?
What is the population of that country?
What is its population density?
What is the capital city of that country?
Give the Area, population and population density of the capital
Give some more special features about its population.
Group 1: Pakistan Group 4: Indonesia
Group 2: India Group 5: Brazin
Group 3: America
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WEDNESDAY, 17TH DECEMBER 2014
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