CONTENT Warm - upPre-listeningWhile-listeningPost-listening

WARM -UP

TAKE A GLANCE!  Take a glance at the following pictures in 10 seconds.  Write down the names of countries mentioned in the pictures.

KEY Ten countries with the highest population 1.China 2. India

KEY 3. United States 4. Indonesia

KEY 5. Brazil 6. Pakistan

KEY 7. Bangladesh 8. Nigeria

KEY 9. Russia 10. Japan

PRE-LISTENING W ork in pairs. Discuss the following questions 1. Do you think that our world is overpopulated? 2. What continent has the largest population?

VOCABULARY Latin America (n) the parts of the Americas in which Spanish or Portuguese is the main language.

VOCABULARY Developing countries (n) nations which a low level of development Ex: Vietnam, Malaysia, Pakistan,…

VOCABULARY rank (v) to have a position on a scale according to quantity, quality, importance, etc. Ex: Tom ranks first in the list of best students in his school.

VOCABULARY illiteracy (n) (of a person) the state of not knowing how to read or write Ex: Illiteracy is widespread in rural areas.

You will hear Dr. Brown, a world population expert, talk about the world population. Listen to the interview and do the following tasks. WHILE-LISTENING

TASK 1 Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for the following statements and questions (Text book)

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 B. 6.7 billion C. about 6.7 million D. 6.6 billion

Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for the following statements and questions: 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

Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for the following statements and questions: 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

Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for the following statements and questions: 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

Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for the following statements and questions: 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

Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for the following statements and questions: 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 decide whether the following statements are true or false

1) The population of the world will be over 6 billion by the year ) Asia ranks second in the list of areas with highest population in the world. 3) The expert offered four solutions to decrease the number of world population. 4) According to the expert, the population growth rate is different from country to country. F F T T

Task 3 Listen again and answer following questions

1) According to the expert, what is the reason for a fall in the death rates? 2) According to the expert, what problems does population explosion cause to the world, particularly in developing countries? 3) What are measures the expert recommended in the interview?

1) According to the expert, what is the reason for a fall in the death rates? Due to the improvement in living condition and medical care.

2) According to the expert, what problems does population explosion cause to the world, particularly in developing countries?  shortage of food  lack of schools and hospitals  illiteracy  low living standards

3) What are measures the expert recommended in the interview? educate people and make them aware of the danger of having more children provide safe and inexpensive birth control methods strictly implement a family planning policy Exercise strict and fair reward and punishment policies

POST-LISTENING

Work in groups of four and discuss the following question What are problems does population explosion cause to the environment? Support your answer with reasons and examples.

HOMEWORK Listen again and do all tasks in your textbook Write a short paragraph about problems overpopulation causes to the environment and solutions to them