UNIT 7: WORLD POPULATION
-Vocabulary-
English 11: Unit 7
Designed by Lâm Thị Mỹ Linh - Diptesol 4b
1. to increase (v)
to make something greater in amount, number, value, etc.

2. to decrease (v)
to make something smaller in amount, number, value, etc.

3. probably (adv)
Ex: Look ! I think it will probably rain soon.
4. to reach (v)
The girl is reaching the leaf. / The man is reaching the letter.
5. figure (n)
6. resources (n)
7. to support (v)
He has to earn a lot of money to support his poor family.
8. to limit (v)
Ex: You have to limit your car’s speed to 70 km/hour.
9. farming (n)
goat and sheep farming
10. raising animals
Ex: I have been started raising goats since I was 15.
11. petroleum
12. The Third World
= the poor or developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America
13. method (n) (+ of/ for sth)
= ways of doing something
Can you show me the methods of learning new vocabulary fast and efficiently ?
14. family planning (n)
The process of controlling the number of children you have by using contraception.
15. insurance (n)
An arrangement with a company in which you pay them regular amounts of money and they agree to pay the costs, for example, if you die or are sick or if you lose or damage something: life/ car/ travel…
16. reward (n)
Ex: You deserve a reward for being so helpful.
17. punish (v)-punishment (n)
He is punished by his father.
18. international (adj)
involving two or more countries
19. continent (n)
1
2
3
4
5
20. generation (n)
Generation 1
Generation 2
Generation 3
21. scientist (n)
22. living conditions
Rich living condition
Poor living condition
23. literacy (n)
the ability to read and write
24. rank
25. explode (v) - explosion (n)
26. shortage of something (n)
The drought and bad crop are due to the shortage of the water.
Designed by Lam Thi My Linh