Unit 7:
World Population
Part C: Listening
It is used to listen to music, news, learn foreign languages…
Work in pairs: Ask and answer the questions
1.How often do you listen to the radio?
2.How many hours per week do you listen to it?
3.What programme do you like listening to and why?
Words and phrases
Mount Whitney 4,418metres
Strong wind
Heavy rain
Flood
WHO IS THE QUICKEST ?
GAME:
1.FULWONDER
2.DYCLOU
3.NOUGY
4.SONGRT
5.TISHGEH
6.THYHEAL
WONDERFUL
CLOUDY
YOUNG
STRONG
HIGHEST
HEALTHY
Task 1:
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Listen to the two radio news stories and tick the words you hear in the right column under News story 1 and News story 2
TASK 2: Fill in each blank with one suitable word or phrase from the box.
Task 2: Listen to the news stories again and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
Correct the false information.



1.Heavy rain during the night has caused drought all over the country today.
2.Many people have left their homes
because rivers have risen.
3.Some roads in the north-west are under three metres of water.
4.The rain hasn’t stopped at
the moment but it’s still cloudy and there’s a strong wind.
5.Because of the bad weather, people can’t go out to work.
TRUE
FALSE
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News story 1 Heavy rain causes floods all over the country.

News story 2: 90-year- old American woman climbs Mount Whitney
1.A ninety-year- old woman has climbed Mount Whitney in California for the twenty-third time.
2.At 418 metres, Mount Whitney is the highest mountain in California.
3.The woman says the view from the top is wonderful, so she tries to climb it often.
4.She also says that the mountain has kept her young and beautiful.
5.In spite of her old age, the woman tries to climb the mountain very often.
TRUE
FALSE
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Task 3: ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
1.What has happened during the night?
2.Why have people left their homes?
3.How many times has the old woman climbed Mount Whitney?
4.Why does she climb it so often?
Heavy rain has caused floods all over the country during the night.

Because rivers have risen.
The old woman has climbed Mount Whitney twenty-three times.
Because it has kept her young and healthy.

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Retelling one of the news stories to your classmates.


Use suggestions
News story 1:
Heavy rain/ floods/ the country.
People/ leave/ homes/ because/ rivers/ rise.
Roads/ north-west/ under
2 metres/ water.
The rain/ stop/ the moment/ but/ it/ cloudy/ and there/ a strong wind.
Because/ the bad weather/ people/ can’t/ go/ work.
News story 2:
A ninety- year-old woman/ climb/ Mount Whitney/ times.
Mount Whitney/ metres high/ and/ highest mountain/ California.
The woman/ say/ view/ top/ wonderful.
She/ also say/ that/ the mountain/ keep/ young/ healthy.
Although/ the woman/ old/ she/ try/ climb/ mountain/ often.


News story 1:
Heavy rain/ floods/ the country.
People/ leave/ homes/ because/ rivers/ rise.
Roads/ north-west/ under 2 metres/ water.
The rain/ stop/ the moment/ but/ it/ cloudy/ and there/ a strong wind.
Because/ the bad weather/ people/ can’t/ go/ work.
Use suggestions
News story 2:
A ninety- year-old woman/ climb/ Mount Whitney/ times.
Mount Whitney/ metres high/ and/ highest mountain/ California.
The woman/ say/ view/ top/ wonderful.
She/ also say/ that/ the mountain/ keep/ young/ healthy.
Although/ the woman/ old/ she/ try/ climb/ the mountain/ often.

Use suggestions
HOME WORK
-LEARN LESSON
- WRITE ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES AND DISAVANTAGES OF SOME KINDS OF THE MASS MEDIA.