UNIT 7
WORLD POPULATION
Teacher in charge
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Discussion: Discuss the following questions.

1. Do you think that our world is overpopulated?

2. What continent has the largest population?
Listen and repeat.
Latin America
particularly
inexpensive
developing countries
punishment
rank
improvement
shortage
generation
You will hear Dr. Brown, a world population expert, talk about the world population. Listen to the interview and do the tasks that follow.
Task 1. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for the following statements and questions.

1. The expert says that there are _____ people in the world today.
A. over 6.7 billion
C. about 6.7 million
B. 6.7 billion
D. 6.6 billion
2. According to the expert, the population of the world increases by ________ a year.
A. 66 million B. about 66 million
C. 76 billion D. about 76 million

3. According to the expert, the area that has the highest population growth rate is _____.
A. Africa B. Asia
C. Latin America D. the Middle East
4. Scientists say that the main reason for population explosion is _________.
A. death rates B. birth rates
C. an increase in death rates
D. a decrease in death rates
5. Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned by the speaker?
A. literacy
B. lack of hospitals and schools
C. shortage of food
D. poor living conditions
6. Which of the following solutions is NOT mentioned by the speaker?
A. providing safe, inexpensive birth control methods
B. educating people
C. advising people to use birth control methods
D. strictly implementing a family planning policy
Task 2. Listen again and answer the following questions.

1. According to experts, what will the population of the world be by the year 2015?
- over 7 billion.
2. What did the expert say about the population growth rates in some parts of the world?
- not the same. The population grows more quickly in some parts of the worth than others.

3. According to the expert, what is the reason for a fall in the death rates?
- the improvement of public 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, poor living conditions.
5. How many solutions did the expert offer and what are they?
- 4 solutions.
a. to educate people and make them aware of the danger of having more children.
b. to provide safe, inexpensive birth-control methods.
c. to strictly implement a family planning policy.
d. to exercise strict and fair reward and punishment policies.
HOMEWORK
Learn the new words.
Prepare Writing part.
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