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Module 9
Population
Unit 1
The population of China
is about 1.37 billion.
contents
A
Words and expressions
B
C
Pronunciation and speaking
D
E
Exercises
F
Lead-in
Listening and vocabulary
Language points
Lead-in
Look at the picture and fill in the blank.
too many ________
people
Lead-in
too much _______
noise
Lead-in
too much ________
traffic
Lead-in
too much _________
smoke
Words and expressions
noise n. 噪音；杂音
prepare v. 准备；预备
notes n.（pl.）笔记；随笔
report n. 报告；汇报
grow v.（grew）增长；增大
huge adj. 巨大的；庞大的
cause v. 造成；引起
problem n. 麻烦；问题
increase n. 增大；增长 v. 增大；增长
birth n. 出生
billion num. 十亿
Words and expressions
fifth num. 第五；五分之一
hang on [口]稍等
Listening and vocabulary
1. Work in pairs. Look at the picture and talk about it.
Use the words in the box to help you.
noise people space traffic
Listening and vocabulary
2. Listen and choose the correct answer.
What’s the population of Beijing
a) About 11 million c) About 20 million
b) About 13 million
2. What’s the population of Chongqing
a) About 28 million c) About 36 million
b) About 33 million
Listening and vocabulary
3. Listen and read.
Task 1 : Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions.
1. What is Tony preparing for a report called “our growing population”
2. Where are they talking
Some notes.
In Beijing.
Listening and vocabulary
Task 2 : Read the dialogue and answer the questions.
1. Is population increase a big problem in many countries
2. How many babies are born every minute in the world
3. Will China’s population grow fast Why
Yes, it is.
Over 250.
No, it isn’t. Because families are getting smaller.
Listening and vocabulary
Task 3 : Now complete the the notes.
Babies born every minute in the world:
Babies born every year in the world:
Population of China:
Population of the world:
over 250
131.4 million
about 1.37 billion
about 7 billion
Listening and vocabulary
4. Choose the correct answer.
1. Birth happens at the start / at the end of life.
2. Huge means large / small.
3. An increase in population means more / fewer people.
4. Hang on a minute means waiting for a short time / a long time.
Listening and vocabulary
4. Choose the correct answer.
5. Making notes means writing a long passage / a few words.
6. A problem is something easy / difficult.
7. A report is a long piece of writing / a few words.
8. A billion is a hundred / a thousand million.
Listening and vocabulary
Everyday English
I can’t believe it!
Hang on a minute!
Great!
Pronunciation and speaking
5. Listen and repeat.
8,742 eight thousand, seven hundred and forty-two
2,463,128 two million, four hundred and sixty-three
thousand, one hundred and twenty-eight
1,370,000,000 one billion, three hundred and seventy
million
2,000,030,000 two billion and thirty thousand
Pronunciation and speaking
6. Check（√）the statements you agree with.
There are too many people in the world.
The increasing population is the biggest problem in the world.
People should not have too many babies.
A city should not hold more than one million people.
Now work in groups and discuss your answers.
Language points
1. I'm preparing some notes for a report called “Our
growing population”.
【考点】prepare：v. “准备”，常用词组：prepare for
“为…做准备”。
eg. They are preparing for the New Year.
Language points
2. I'm preparing some notes for a report called “Our
growing population”.
【考点】notes：n. “笔记”，常用短语：make notes
“记笔记”。
eg. Students should make notes in class.
Language points
3. Population increase is a big problem in many
countries.
【考点】problem：指疑难的、困难的问题，如失业、
交通等相对较麻烦的、需解决的问题，重在突
出“难”，表示解决这类问题时用solve。
【辨析】question：指“疑问”，需要解答的问题，表示解
答这类问题时用answer。
Language points
4. There are too many people in the world.
【考点】too many：“太多”，后接可数名词复数。
eg. too many apples
【辨析】
（1）too much：“太多”，后接不可数名词。
eg. too much milk
（2）much too：“太”，后接形容词或副词。
eg. much too big
Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成句子
1．We are ________（准备）for the final exams these days.
2．His careless drive ______（引起）the traffic accident last night.
3．It's a nice table! The only _______（问题）is that it's too big for our
room.
4．According to the weather r_____, there will be heavy rain tomorrow.
5．You should learn to make n____ in class. It will help you a lot.
preparing
caused
problem
otes
eport
Exercises
Ⅱ. 用所给单词的适当形式填空
1．It's too _____（noise）. Let's go and find a quiet place.
2．The ________（increase）population is a big problem in the world.
3．Most of them _____（grow）rice in this area last year.
4．About two _____（five）of the students go to school by bike.
5．Three fifths of the workers in the factory ____（be）from
Shandong.
noisy
increasing
grew
fifths
are
Exercises
Ⅲ. 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空
1．About ________ of the students in our class go to school by bus.
2．These words are very important. Please _____ them ______.
3．Please _______ a minute. John is going to answer the phone.
prepare for, write down, hang on, such as, one fifth
one fifth
write
hang on
down
Exercises
Ⅲ. 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空
4．The big party will begin at 5:00. All the students are busy
____________ it.
5．I often help my parents do housework at weekends, _______ doing
some cleaning.
prepare for, write down, hang on, such as, one fifth
preparing for
such as
Exercises
Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思完成句子
1．学生们每天有太多作业要做。
The students have ____ ______ homework ___ ___ every day.
2．我们在课堂上必须认真做笔记。
We must _____ _____ carefully in class.
too
much
to
do
take
notes
Exercises
Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思完成句子
3．中国是一个人口众多的大国。
China is a _____ country _____ a _____ population.
4．这个动物园有1000多只动物。
There are _____ _____ one thousand animals in the zoo.
5．出生意味着生命的开始。
Birth happens ___ ____ ____________ ___ life.
huge
with
large
more
than
at
the
start/beginning
of
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