2. Is this a small or a big family?
3. Are they poor or rich?
4. Why are they poor?
1. How many children have they got?
UNIT 7:WORLD POPULATION
PART A: READING
The population of the world has been increasing faster and faster . In 10,000 B.C., there were probably only 10 million people. In A.D. 1, there were 300 million. It took 1,750 years for the world population to reach 650 million. In 1850, only one hundred years later the population reach the figure had more than double to reach 2,510 million. In 2000, the world’s population was about 6.6 billion, and by 2015 it is expected to be over 7 billion.
Does the Earth has enough resources to support this many people? Different scientists give different answers to this question. Some say that there are enough resources to support 8 billion people. Others say that we must limit population growth because our resources are limited. Only 10 percent of the Earth’s land can be used for farming and another 20 percent for raising animals.There is a limit to the water we can use. There are also limits to the amounts of petroleum,iron, silver, gold, and other metals.
Research has shown that the average Third World woman has more children than she wants. Among the women who do not think they Have too many children, half of them do not want to have any more. However, although millions of women want to limit the size of their families, they know of no safe way to have fewer children.
Safe birth- control methods for family planning are not available to them. It is time governments and international organizations did some thing to help them so that the world population growth can start to decrease instead of continuing to increase.
Vocabulary
-reach (v)
e.g: The man is reaching the carrot.
với tới, đạt tới
-natural resources (n)

e.g
Forest,water, coal,gold

are natural resources.
tài nguyên thiên nhiên
-Support (v)
e.g-We should support people
in the difficult situation.
giúp đỡ, cung cấp
-Limit (v/n)
E.g: -Our natural resources are limited.

E.g:-There is a limit to the water we can use .
Giới hạn
-Third World(n)

-Are they from
rich countries ?
Which color refers to
Third World ?
thế giới thứ 3
Government (n)
E.g:- They
work for
Vietnamese
Government.
Chính phủ
+ Population: (n) / pɔpju’leiʃn /
dân số
+ figure (n) / ‘figə / = number :
con số
It’s (high) time + S + V2
đã đến lúc ai cần làm gì
birth-control method
[`bə:θkən`troul `meθəd]
phương pháp hạn chế sinh sản
+ double (a) / ‘dʌbl /:
gấp đôi
+ increase (v) : / ɪn’kri:s /
tăng lên
≠
+ decrease (v) : / dɪ’kri:s/
giảm xuống
+ raise animals / reiz ‘ӕnɪməlz /:
nuôi động vật
‘family ‘planning:
kế hoạch hóa gia đình
[`fæmili]
[`plæniη]
Task 1: The words in the box all appear in the passage. Fill in each blank with a suitable word.
limit
control
figures
increases
method
international
resources
although
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.
although
method
increases
resources
figures
limit
international
control
Task 2. Decide whether the statements are true or false







1. The population of the world has been rising faster and faster
2. In 1850, the world population reached the figure 0f 1,300 billion.
3. All the scientists agree that the Earth has enough resources
to support the world population.
4.All the Third World women want to have a lot of children.
5. Governments and international organizations should do something to help decrease the population growth.
Brazil
Pakistan
China
USA
Indonesia
India
Lucky Stars
1. The population of the world has been rising faster and faster.
T
Line 1 , Paragraph 1 ( rise = increase)
4. All the Third World women want to have a lot of children
F
-> They have more children than they want.
Line 1,2 ; paragraph 3
5. Governments and international organizations should do something to help decrease the population growth
T
It is time governments and international organizations did something
to help decrease the population growth ( line 7,8 ; paragraph 3)
2. In 1850, the world population reached the figure 0f 1,300 billion.
F . Billion -> million (line 5, paragraph 1)

10 marks
You are very lucky!


3. All the scientists agree that the Earth has enough resources to support the world population.
F
Different scientists have different ideas. ( line 1,2; Paragraph 2)
Indonesia
China
The USA
Brazil
India
PAKISTAN
Task 3: Complete the chart












0 10,000B.C 1750 1850 1950 1985 2000 2015
10m
7b
625m
6,6b
4,760m
1,300m
2,510m
people
year
Do you think the world population will increase more ?
What problems do you think we are facing?

Housing
Water pollution
Water shortage
Traffic jam
Poverty
Homeless
Shortage of foods
Lack of schools
Unemployment
Earn living
After you read: (group work)
What should we do to limit the growth of population?
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Homework
Remember to learn vocabulary by heart.
Do task 1 in your textbook
Read the text again
Prepare for the new lesson.
Congratulation!