I. Warm-up
Listen to the song and answer these questions:

What is the name of the song?
Who composed it?
What is the topic of this song?
Overpopulation
Unit 7: World Population
Period 38: Reading
double (v) /`dʌbl/ nhiÒu gÊp hai lÇn, gÊp ®«i
limit (v) / `limit/ giíi h¹n, h¹n chÕ
(n) ranh giíi, h¹n ®Þnh * *
raise animals /reiz `æniməl / nu«i ®éng vËt
figure (n) / `figə/ con sè
birth-control method /bз:θ kən`trəul `meθəd/
ph­¬ng ph¸p h¹n chÕ sinh ®Î
family planning (n)/`fæmili `plæniη/ kÕ ho¹ch ho¸ gia đình
Third World /`??:d `w?:ld/ Thế giới thứ ba
II. Before you read
1.Vocabulary
Task 1: Fill each blank with a suitable word

1. _______ most journalists studied journalism in college, some older writers never attended a university.
2.Can you explain the______ for changing salt water to fresh water?
3.The number of injuries from automobile accidents ________ every year.
4.Some countries are poor because they have very few natural ________
5.These are all ______: 1, 75, 293.
6. There is a(n) _____ of 20 minutes for this short test. Students must turn in their papers at the end of 20th minute.
7. The United Nations is a(n)___________ organization.
8. Some children behave badly and their parents can’t _______ them.
III. While you read
although
limit
figures
method
control
increase
international
resources
Indonesia
The World
China
The USA
Brazil
Task 2: Lucky country
Choose the country below to answer the questions
India
IV: After you read
Look at the clip and discuss these points in groups:
4 countries which have the largest population in Asia
Some problems of overpopulation. Give some more problems you know
Give some solutions for these problems
V. Homework
Learn new words by heart.
Prepare for speaking period
raise animals
Question 3:
3. Can the Earth have enough resources to support its population?
 Some scientists say it can, but others say it can’t
Question 1:
1. What was the population of the world in 10,000 B.C., 1750, 1850, 1950, and 2000 ?
Question 5:
5. Why can’t women in the world limit the size of their families?
 They can’t limit the size of their families because they know of no safe way to have fewer children.
Lucky number
Congratulation
Question 4:
4. Do most Third World women want to have a lot of children?
 No, they don’t.
Question 2:
2. How many people is the world expected to have by the year 2015?
 By the year 2015, the population of the world is expected to be over 7 billion.
Thanks for your attention