1. Unit 7: World population
Lesson 1: Reading

2. Before you read Work in pairs and answer the following questions:
How many people are there in all over the world now?
 7,276,898,490 people
2. Which country has the largest population in the world?
 China (1,355,692,576 people)
3. Which country has the smallest population in the world?
 Pitcairn Islands (UK) (56 people)
4. Does population affect a country’s economy and society?

3. While you read New words
Population (n) number of people living in an area
Be populated
Reach (v)
Figure (n)
Double (a/v/n)

4. Support (v/n)
Supportive (a)
Limit (v)
Grow (v)
 Growth (n)
Petroleum (n)
Iron (n)
Metal (n)
Research (n)
Do/ conduct/ carry out a research

5. Average (a/n)
Birth control method
Family planning
Available (a)
Availability (n)
Resource (n) st a country, person or an organization has which they can use.
Control (v) make sb do st

6. Task 1 Although Method Increases Resources Figures Limit International
Control

7. Task 2 Fill in the table Year Population 10 000 B.C A.D. 1 1750 1850
1950
1985
2000
2015
10 million
300 million
625 million
1 300 million
2 510 million
4760 million
About 6.6. billion
Over 7 billion

8. Task 3: Answer the questions
Can the Earth have enough resources to support its population?
Some scientists say it can but others say it can’t.
2. Why do some scientists say that we must limit population growth?
 Because our resources are limited.
3. Which resources are limited if the population continues to grow?
 The land for farming and raising animals, the water we can use and the amounts of petroleum, iron, silver, gold and other metals.
4. Do most Third World women want to have a lot of children?
 No, they don’t.
5. Why can’t women in the world limit the size of their families?
 Because they know of no safe way to have fewer children.