1. Lesson 78 STANDING ROOM STANDING ROOM ONLY ONLY Lecturer: Guo Dali

2. l.Who’s on duty today? II.Let’s read the numbers. A.100,000 B.299 C.3,115 D.887 E.64,000 F.150,000 One hundred thousand Two hundred and ninety-nine Three thousand, one hundred and fifteen Eight hundred and eighty- seven Sixty- four thousand One hundred and fifty thousand

3. Lesson 78 STANDING ROOM ONLY STANDING ROOM ONLY 1.What does ‘standing room only’ mean? 2. By what year will the world’s population reach 6 billion?

9. 1.What does ‘standing room only’ mean? 2.By what year will the world’s population reach 6 billion? It means there will not be enough space for anybody else. By the end of the twentieth century, the world’s population will reach 6 billion.

12. One minute One hour One day 174 10,440 250,000 The first two paragraphs: How many babies are born in one minute/one hour/one day?

16. The last paragraph: Let’s talk about the world’s population. 1.two thousand years ago ------ 2.four hundred years ago ------ 3.at the beginning of the twentieth century ------ 4.in 1970 ------ 5.in 1990 ------ 6.at the end of the twentieth century ------ 7.by the year 2010 ------ 8.in 600 years ----- 250 million 500 million 1,700 million 3,600 million Five billion Six billion Seven billion Standing room only

17. Exercise 1: Ask and answer in pairs. 1.About how many babies are born in one hour? 2.How many new babies do people have to find food for in one day? 3.What may be the greatest problem of the world today? 4.How is the population growing? 5.When was the population over 500 million? 6.What will happen in about 600 years? 7.Do you think that a family should have many children? Why? Over 10,440. Over 250,000. The population problem. Faster and faster. Four hundred years ago. Standing room only. A.health B. education C. food D. clothes E.others

18. Exercise 2: Complete the passage. 174 babies _____ born _____ the world in just one ________. That means people have to find food _____ over 250,000 _______ more in one day. The population ________ may be the greatest one of the world today. The world’s _________ is growing faster and _____. In 1990, the ______ was over five billion. A UN _____ says that the _____ population will pass six _____ by the end of the twentieth _____. People say that _____ the year 2010, it may be seven _____. That means that _____ about 600 years, there will be standing _____ only on the earth. There won’t be enough _____ for anybody _____. are in minutefor mouths problem populationfaster numbe r report world’s billion century by billion in room space else

19. Retell the text in pairs. The following words can help you. 174, born, minute, 250000, day, population, growing, report,pass, the end, mean, 600 years, standing room, enough space, for

20. Pay attention to the following: 1.During the next hour, over 10,440 more babies will be born on the earth. 2.So it goes on, hour after hour. 3.What will happen in a hundred years? 4.The world’s population is growing faster and faster. 5.A UN report says that the world population will pass six billion by the end of the twentieth century. 6.That means that in about 600 years,there will be standing room only on the earth.

21. Choose the right answers. 1.I hope you can stay here for _____. A.more three days B.three days again C.three more days D.three more day 2.I will go shopping with her _____ one or two days. A.in B.after C.over D.about 3.Can you make _____ for me? I have been standing for some time. A.a room B.some rooms C.some room D.rooms 4.How many new words will you learn _____ the end of this term? A.since B.by C.to D.in 5.It is getting _____. A.more and more warmly B.warmer and warmer C.warm and warm D.more and more warm C A C B B

22. Homework: Do Exercise 3. Copy Exercise2.

23. Good-bye!