Module 9 Population
Unit 1 The world’s population was about 7.8 billion in 2020.
设计说明 从谈论你所在的城市或城镇的人口数量和人口增长所引发的问题引入新课。通过听力练习和对话演练，提升学生的听说能力和朗读能力。学习本模块的新单词、短语和句型，学习新语言点，增加学生的语言积累。学习冠词的基本用法和大数字的读法。设置相应练习，巩固学生对单词、短语、句型和语法的掌握，提升运用能力。增强学生对社会问题的关注意识。 教学目标 通过本单元的教学，让学生达成以下目标： 1. 知识目标 掌握本单元新单词及短语：noise, prepare, report, billion, huge, increase, hang on, notes, cause, problem, grow, birth。 2. 能力目标 (1)能够听懂关于城市人口问题的对话；用正确的语音、语调朗读对话； (2)学习冠词的基本用法和大数字的读法。 3. 情感目标 通过听说训练，了解和关注人口增长的现状，唤起学生的忧患意识并引发他们的思考。 重点难点 重点：对话的理解与朗读；冠词的基本用法和大数字的读法。 难点：大数字的读法。 教学准备 PPT课件；城市人口图片；活动2、3、5的录音 授课时数 2课时 教学过程 Step 1 Leading in T: Boys and girls, do you know how many people there are in your city And what is the population of China Ss: … T: The larger population the city has, the better the city will be. Do you agree Ss: … T: In this class, we’ll talk about population. Step 2 Warming up Work in pairs. Look at the picture and talk about it. Use the words in the box to help you. (Activity 1 on page 72) 1. Ask the class to look at the picture and think what it shows. 2. Tell the students to talk about the picture in pairs. It is a good way to describe the picture by asking and answering questions. For example: —What can you see in the picture —I can see buildings, cars and a lot of people. —Is there much traffic in big cities —Yes, there is. … Step 3 Listening Listen and choose the correct answer. (Activity 2 on page 72) 1. Write some large numbers on the blackboard and teach the students to read them. 2. Ask the class to practise saying the numbers. 3. Tell the students to read the questions and guess the answers with their partners. 4. Play the recording and tell the students to listen for their answers. 5. Play the recording once more for the students to check their answers. 6. Check the answers with the students. Answers: 1 b) 2 c) 7. Play the recording again and show the tapescript at the same time if necessary. Step 4 Listening and reading 1. Ask the class to listen to the recording. 2. Complete the notes. (Activity 3 on page 73) (1) Ask the students to read the notes first. And then read the conversation and underline the key information. (2) Ask them to complete the notes with numbers. (3) Check the answers with their partners. Answers: about 7.8 billion; 8.5 billion; about 1.5 billion 3. Read the conversation again and answer the questions. (
1. What is Tony doing now
2. What was the population of the world in 2020
3.
Which countries are seeing the most population growth
) (1) Check the answers with their partners. Answers: 1. He is preparing a report called “The world’s population”. 2. It was about 7.8 billion in 2020. 3. The largest increase in population will take place in India, Nigeria and Pakistan. (2) Ask the students to work in pairs to ask and answer the questions. 4. Find out the following phrases and translate them into Chinese. population world世界人口 take place发生 such as例如 too much太多 population increase人口增长 how about……怎么样 hang on稍等 look after照顾，照看 Thanks for因……感谢你 Ask the students to write down the phrases on their notebooks. 5. Read the conversation. (1) Ask the students to follow the recording to read the conversation. (2) Tell them to read the conversation on their own. (3) Encourage some students to read the conversation in different roles. Step 5 Practice 1. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words and expressions in the box. (
call advice too much cause enough prepare look after
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Tony is (1) __________ some notes for his report (2) _______ “The world’s population”. Lingling is giving him some (3) _______. Population increase (4) ________ a lot of problems, such as (5)__________traffic and noise. But countries with slow-growing populations also have many problems.There aren’t(6) ________people to do all the jobs, or enough young people to (7)________ the old ones.
) Answers: (1) preparing (2) called (3) advice (4) causes (5)too much (6)look after 2. Choose the correct answer. (Activity 4 on page 73) (1) Ask the students to read through the sentences and try to understand them. (2) Ask them to choose the correct answer on their own. (3) Check the answers in groups. Answers: 1 at the start 2 large 3 more 4 a short time 5 a few words 6 difficult 7 a long piece of writing 8 a thousand Step 6 Language points 1. I am preparing a report called “The world’s population”. 我正在准备一篇题为《世界人口》的报告。 我正在为一篇题为《我们日益增长的人口》的报告准备笔记。 (1)prepare动词，意为“准备；预备”。 ① prepare sth. 准备某物 Mum was preparing dinner at that time. 那时妈妈正在准备晚餐。 ② prepare sth. for … 为……准备某物，for表示目的。 Let’s prepare some food and drink for our picnic. 咱们为野餐准备一些食物和饮料吧。 ③ prepare for 为……做准备 They are busy preparing for the Spring Festival. 他们正忙着为春节做准备。 （2）population名词，意为“(某地的)人口”。 ①表示人口数量多通常用形容词big或large，表示人口数量少通常用small。 It is a beautiful city with a small population. 它是一个有着少量人口的美丽城市。 The population of China is much larger than that of Canada. 中国的人口比加拿大人口多很多。 ② 询问人口数量常用句型“ What is the population of… ”。 What’s the population of Beijing 北京的人口数量是多少？ [拓展]表达人口数量的句型有： a. … has a population of… The country has a population of about one billion. 这个国家人口约10亿。 b. …with a population of…/…with…people It is a beautiful city with a population of 50 thousand. It is a beautiful city with 50 thousand people. 它是一个有着人口数量五万的美丽城市。 c. the population of… The population of the city will be 38. 7 million by 2025. 到2025年，这个城市的人口数量将达到38 7 00 000. 3. It can causes problems, such as too much traffic and noise. 这可能会引发很多问题，例如交通拥堵，噪声过多。 (1) 辨析：problem与question problem 麻烦；问题 通常指难以解决的问题，常与solve等连用 question 问题
通常指普通的疑问，常与ask和answer等连用
In the end, they solved all the problems. 最终,他们解决了所有的难题。 The boy always has so many questions to ask. 这个孩子总是有这么多的问题要问。 (2) 辨析：too much, too many与much too too much 太多,修饰不可数名词 too much space 太多的空间 too many 太多,修饰可数名词(复数) too many apples 太多的苹果 much too 太,修饰形容词或副词，表示程度 much too expensive 太贵
[拓展] too much可修饰动词，意为“太多”。 Don’t watch TV too much. 不要过多地看电视。 (3) 辨析：noise, sound与voice noise 通常指不悦耳的“噪音”或“嘈杂声” sound统指自然界的各种“声音” voice 通常指人说话或唱歌的“嗓音”，也可指鸟鸣的声音
There is usually a lot of noise in the street at the moment. 此刻在街道上通常有很大的噪音。 Can you hear the sound of the running water 你能听到流水的声音吗？ She has a sweet voice. 她有着甜美的歌喉。 4. There aren’t enough people to do all the jobs, or enough young people to look after the older ones.没有足够的人做所有工作，或者没有足够的年轻人照顾老人。 （1）enough 【形容词】足够的，充足的 修饰可数名词复数或不可数名词，常位于名词前。 There aren’t enough chairs for everyone.这些椅子不够每人一把。 【副词】足够地；充分地 修饰形容词或副词，位于这些词之后。 This house isn’t big enough for us.这套房子对我们来说不够大。 I didn’t run fast enough.我跑得不够快。 （2）look after 照看，照顾 与 take care of同义。 We should look after the old people well.我们应该好好照顾老人。 Step 7 Pronunciation and speaking 1. Listen and repeat. (Activity 5 on page 73) (1) Ask the students to read the numbers individually. (2) Play the recording for the students to listen for the pronunciation of the numbers and where the pauses are. (3) Play the recording again. Pause and have the students repeat the numbers. (4) Encourage some students to read the numbers. Remind them of paying attention to the pauses. (5) Sum up the rules of reading larger numbers together with the class. (6) Ask the students to work in pairs. One writes some larger numbers, and the other reads them out. 2. Prepare a talk on the world’s population. Think about the questions. (Activity 6 on page 73) What is the population of the world How fast is the world’s population growing What are the problems of fast-growing and slow-growing populations What else do you know about the world’s population 3.Work in pairs . Step 7 Homework 1. Read the conversation. 2. Talk with your partner about population problems. 当堂达标 I. 单项填空 1. —Why are you so tired these days —Because I have ________ work to do. A. too much B. too many C. much too D. many too 2. Xi’an is a great city ________ a long history. A. in B. about C. with D. for 3. The ________ is that my daughter is too young to look after herself. What should I do A. chance B. success C. increase D. problem II. 根据句意及首字母提示填写单词 1. They want to find out what c________ the big fire. 2. The house prices there i________ by 20% last year. 3. Your dad is sleeping. Don’t make too much n________. 4. The weather r________ says it will be windy this afternoon. III. 用括号内所给的单词或短语，将下列句子翻译成英语 1. 不要在电脑屏幕前花费太多的时间。(too much) ___________________________________________________________ 2. 昨天这个时间，我们正在为圣诞节晚会做准备。(prepare) ___________________________________________________________ 3. 你们城市的人口是多少？(population) ___________________________________________________________ 4. 人口增长将引发许多问题。(cause) ___________________________________________________________ 答案：I. 1-4 ACD II. 1. caused 2. increased 3. noise 4. report III. 1. Don’t spend too much time in front of the computer screen. 2. We were preparing for the Christmas party at this time yesterday. 3. What’s the population of your city 4. Population increase will cause a lot of problems. 板书设计 Module 9 Population Unit 1 The world’s population was about 7.8 billion in 2020. Population problems1. prepare 2. population the population of… 3. problems 4. too much +不可数名词 too many +可数名词复数 much too +形容词/副词
教学反思
Module 9 Population
Unit 2 Arnwick was a city with a population of 10,00,000.
设计说明 由谈论“你喜欢生活在大城市还是小城市？”引入新课的学习。对课文的学习采取由浅及深，从整体到细节的方式。首先通过听短文和阅读短文判断句子正误，然后阅读短文回答相关问题，接下来完成相关短文的信息表。朗读短文，提升学生的口头表达能力；学习新的语言点，并继续学习本模块的新语法，增加学生在词汇和语法上的积累。设置有针对性的写作训练，提升学生的书面表达能力。 教学目标 通过本单元的教学，让学生达成以下目标： 1. 知识目标 掌握本单元新单词及短语: flat, rubbish, quiet, local, close down, mention, pollution, solve, public, service, pupil, reduce, create 。 2. 能力目标 (1)用正确的语音、语调朗读短文，把握短文细节信息； (2)掌握冠词的基本用法和大数字的读法。 3. 情感目标 了解城市发展所面临的问题，增强忧患意识，呼唤节约精神。 重点难点 重点：短文的朗读与理解；语言点的学习和运用。 难点：运用所学知识进行相关的书面表达。 教学准备 PPT课件；短文相关图片；活动2的录音 授课时数 2课时 教学过程 Step 1 Leading in T: Boys and girls, where do you live, in cities or in the countryside Ss: … T: When you grow up, do you want to live in small cities or big cities Why Ss: … Step 2 Warming up Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you. (Activity 1 on page 74) 1. Read through the words in the box with the class. Ask them to make sure what each word means. 2. Ask them to work in pairs to ask and answer the questions, using the words in the box. 3. Ask some students to answer the two questions. Answers: --- Why do people move to cities --- Because they want to find jobs in cities. --- What are the advantages and disadvantages of big cities ---There are more hospitals and jobs in big cities. It’s convenient to live in big cities./The houses in big cities are more expensive than in the countryside./The increasing population.And this increases the traffic and pollution. Step 3 Reading Fast reading 1. Listen and read. Then check the answers to Activity 1. 2. Read the passage and check (√) the true sentences. (Activity 3 on page 75) (1) Ask the students to read the sentences and guess the answers. (2) Ask them to read the passage to look for the key information. (3) Ask the students to check the answers on their own. (4) Elicit answers in full sentences from the whole class. Answers: 1 √ 3 √ 5 √ Careful reading 1. Read the passage and answer the questions. (
1. How was Parkville like when Jo’s grandparents first came here
2. What was the population of Arnwick then
3. How long does it take Jo to get to school by bus
) (1) Read through the questions and try to find the answers. (2) Ask the students to work in pairs to ask and answer. (3) Encourage some pairs to show their conversation. Ask the class to correct the mistakes. Answers: 1 It was quiet. 2 It was 10,000,000. 3 It takes her an hour to get there by bus. 2. Read and complete. Parkville was a ________ village ______ to fields and hills. People from Parkville moved to Arnwick to find ______. Parkville became ______ of Arnvick.The population of Arnwick became even bigger. It is very ________and the rubbish is also a problem. Jo lives in one of those _______ .But for her ,going to school is a problem. The small local school __________five years ago and getting to the _______school in Arnwick takes her an hour by ______. Luckily, the government is making a great _______ to solve Arnwick’s problems with better public ________.There will be more schools, so _______ won’t need to travel far. The government is reducing air __________from traffic. There will also be more local hospitals to _______the needs of the__________ population. The story of Arnwich is _______ a story, but it ________ what is happening in the real world. With populations ________, cities should try to ______a more enjoyable ,comfortable and ____________ living environment. (1) Ask the students to go through the table. (2) Ask the students to read the passage again. Underline the key information. (3) Have them complete the table on their own. (4) Check the answers in pairs. Answers: quiet; close; jobs; outside; part; crowded; flats; closed down; nearest; bus; pupils; pollution; meet; increasing; just; describes; rising; create; convenient 3. Ask the students to read the phrases and try to translate them into Chinese. (
close to
靠近
move to…
搬到……
city centre
城市中心
part of…
……的一部分
close down
（永久）关闭；关停
public service
s
公共服务
make a great effort to do sth.
尽力做某事
need to do sth.
需要做某事
living environment
居住环境
) Ask some students to read the phrases and then tell the students to write them down on their notebooks. 4. Read the passage. (1) Ask the students to follow the recording to read. (2) Ask them to read the passage on their own. (3) Encourage some of them to read the passage. Correct the pronunciation and pause errors. Post-reading Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box. (Activity 4 on page 75） (1) Go through the words in the box with the class and check if they understand them. (
flat hospital local pollution service
) (2) Ask the students to read the passage and think about what is missing. (3) Ask them to complete the passage with the correct form of the words given in the box on their own. (4) Check the answers with the whole class. Answers: (1) local (2) flats (3) services (4) hospitals (5) pollution (5) Encourage some students to read the passage. Step 4 Language points 1. …it was a quiet village. ……它是一个安静的村庄。 quiet形容词，意为“安静的；寂静的”。keep / be quiet意为“保持安静”。 When the night fell, the village was very quiet. 当夜幕降临时，这个村庄很安静。 Be quiet, please. I have something important to tell you. 请安静，我有一些重要的事情要告诉你。 [注意] quite副词，意为“非常”。 They got up quite early in order to catch the first bus. 为了赶上第一班公共汽车，他们起床很早。 Tony is quite a careful boy. 托尼是一个非常认真的男孩。 2. The traffic is always bad, not to mention the air pollution. 交通总是很糟糕，更不必说空气污染了。 pollution不可数名词，意为“污染”。其动词形式是pollute，意为“污染”。 There is too much pollution in the factory. 这个工厂内污染严重。 Noise pollution is a serious problem in big cities. 在大城市，噪声污染是一个很严重的问题。 The waste water polluted the river. 废水把这条河流污染了。 3. Luckily,the government is making a great effort to solve Arnwick’s problems with better public services. 幸运的是，政府正在竭力以更好的公共服务来解决阿恩威克的问题。 (1) public形容词，意为“公共的；公众的”，常用于名词之前作定语。 public holiday 公共假期 public place 公共场所 public health 公共健康 (2) service常用作可数名词，意为“公共服务；服务”。 The government is working hard to improve the city public services. 政府正努力工作改善城市公共服务。 Step 5 Writing 1. Write down more suggestions to solve the problems in Arnwick. (Activity 5 on page 75) Describe the problems Arnwick has. Brainstorm your suggestions for the city government to solve these problems. The city government should… Why not… It’s a good idea to … How about… 2. Write your suggestions. Start with: To solve the problems in Arnwick, the city government can take the following actions... Step 6 Homework 1. Read the passage. 2. Talk with your partner about city problems. 当堂达标 I. 单项填空 1. It was a ________ village 20 years ago. But now it is part of a busy city. A. old B. quiet C. different D. enjoyable 2. To make our city more beautiful, the government is working hard to reduce（减少）the air ________. A. pollution B. accident C. suggestion D. rubbish 3. Could you tell me how long it will take ________ to the supermarket on foot A. get B. got C. to getting D. to get 4. The company ________ its five offices to cut the cost. A. took away B. thought about C. closed down D. picked up 5. ________ your English, you should work harder at it. A. Improving B. Improve C. To improve D. To improving II. 从方框中选择单词或短语并用其适当形式填空 pupil solve pollute close to close down
1. If the factory ________, a lot of people will lose their jobs. 2. Most ________ don’t have enough sleep because of too much homework. 3. Can you help me ________ the problem 4. Zhang Ting’s parents bought a flat ________ her school. 5. The air ________ usually gets worse in that city when winter comes. III. 根据汉语意思完成句子 1. 居住在城市中心将非常贵。 It will be very expensive ________ ________ in the city centre. 2. 很明显，他们需要更多的帮助。 ________ ________ ________ that they need more help. 3. 人们期盼更好的公共服务。 People look forward to ________ ________ ________. 4. 为了找到工作，他们搬到了大城市。 ________ ________ ________, they moved to big cities. 5. 最终，我们找到那个靠近海的小村庄。 At last, we found the small village ________ ________ the sea. 答案：I. 1-5 BADCC II. 1. closes down 2. pupils 3. (to) solve 4. close to 5. pollution III. 1. to live 2. It is clear 3. better public services 4. To find jobs 5. close to 板书设计 Module 9 Population Unit 2 Arnwick was a city with a population of 10,00,000. Parkville a quiet village part of Arnwick1. quiet—quite 2. pollution—pollute 3. public 4. service
教学反思
Module 9 Population
Unit 3 Language in use
设计说明 本单元是复习单元，集中总结和练习冠词的基本用法和大数字的读法，复习巩固本模块的重点单词、短语和句型。本课从指导学生朗读Language practice中的句子入手，引入语法的集中讲解与练习。在完成语法专项训练后，安排的是词汇和听力的训练。另外，在本课的末尾还安排了图表制作的实践性环节。所有这些环节的设置，旨在提升学生的语言运用能力。 教学目标 通过本单元的教学，让学生达成以下目标： 1. 知识目标 (1)复习巩固本模块所学生词、短语和句型； (2)练习巩固冠词的基本用法和大数字的读法。 2. 能力目标 (1)掌握冠词的基本用法和大数字的读法； (2)制作一个英语图表。 3. 情感目标 提升学生关心社会问题的意识，提升社会责任感。 重点难点 重点：本模块的重点词汇、句型；冠词的基本用法和大数字的读法。 难点：冠词在具体语境中的运用。 教学准备 PPT课件；活动2、9、10的录音 授课时数 1课时 教学过程 Step 1 Language practice Present the key sentences to the class. Read them aloud with the whole class. (
That’s a huge number.
The small local school in Parkville closed down five years
ago, and getting to the nearest school in Arnwick takes her an
hour by bus.
It said the world’s population was about 7.8 billion in 2020.
Parkville was near Arnwick, a city with a population of 10,000,000.
) Step 2 Grammar summary Sum up the grammar together with the whole class. 冠词 冠词是限定词的一种，不能单独使用，须用于名词之前。冠词分两类，一类是不定冠词a和an，另一类是定冠词the。有时也把名词前不用冠词的情况称为零冠词。 I have got a sister. (不定冠词a) 我有一个姐姐。 She has an egg and some bread for breakfast. (不定冠词an) 早饭她吃一个鸡蛋和一些面包。 Lily plays the piano very well. (定冠词the) 莉莉弹钢琴很好。 一、不定冠词的基本用法 不定冠词修饰可数名词单数，指人或物中的某一个或某一类。 1. 首次提到某人或某物，起介绍作用。 I am writing a report on city pollution. 我在写一篇关于城市污染的报告。 2. 表示“每一”的概念，相当于every。 I play computer games once a month. 我一个月玩一次电脑游戏。 3. 用于某些固定短语。 have a good time玩得开心 in a hurry 匆忙 a lot of 许多；大量 二、定冠词的基本用法 1. 指前面提到过的人或物，或特指某人或某物。 I have a pet dog. The dog is black. 我有一条宠物狗，这条狗是黑色的。 2. 指谈话双方都知道的人或物。 Look at the white dress. How beautiful! 看那件白色的裙子，多漂亮啊! 3. 用于序数词以及形容词的最高级之前。 China has the largest population in the world, and India has the second largest population. 中国是世界上人口最多的国家，印度是第二人口大国。 4. 用于世界上独一无二的事物前。 The sun is bigger than the earth. 太阳比月球大。 5. 在江河、海洋、山脉等地理名词前及由普通名词构成的专有名词前。 the Great Wall of China中国长城 the Pacific Ocean 太平洋 6. 用于表示方位的名词前。 Guangdong is in the south of China. 广东在中国的南部。 7. 用于乐器类名词的前面。 The boy enjoys playing the violin. 这个男孩喜欢演奏小提琴。 8. 在某些形容词前加定冠词，表示一类人或物。 the rich 富人 the poor 穷人 the young 年轻人 the old 老年人 9. 在姓氏复数形式之前, 表示“一家人”或“夫妇两人”。 The Browns have been to China. 布朗夫妇两人去过中国。 10. 用于某些固定短语中。 by the way 顺便问一下 in the morning 在上午 三、零冠词的基本用法 1. 在球类活动、学科名称前，以及节日、月份、星期前不用冠词。 We have Chinese, English and history on Monday. 我们在星期一上午上语文、英语和历史。 2. 名词前有指示代词、物主代词、数词等时，名词前不用冠词。 We have several questions to ask. 我们有几个问题要问。 3. 在某些固定词组和习惯用语中不用冠词。 by bus乘公共汽车 at night在晚上 in danger 处于险境 [注意] 有些名词前加冠词或不加冠词，所表示的意义不同。 (1) at table 在吃饭 at the table 在桌子旁 (2) in class 在上课 in the class 在班里 (3) in front of 在……的前面 (外部) in the front of 在……的前部(内部) 数字 一、大数字 从右到左，将数字每三位数看作一个单位，用逗号隔开。读数字时从左向右，按划分的单位依次读出。 1,235, 408, 967 billion million thousand 十亿 百万 千 one billion , two hundred and thirty-five million, four hundred and eight thousand, nine hundred and sixty-seven 二、分数 分子用基数词表示，分母用序数词表示。当分母大于一时，分母用复数形式。 one tenth 十分之一 two fifths 五分之二 three eighths 八分之三 [注意] 表达分数时下面是几个特例： a half 一半；二分之一 a quarter 四分之一 three quarters 四分之三 [拓展] 20% 20 percent 三、小数 小数中的点读作point。 13. 7 thirteen point seven 140. 78 one hundred and forty point seven eight 1. 8 billion one point eight billion Step 3 Practice 1. Work in pairs. Match the countries with their populations. (Activity 1 on page 76) (1) Write the names of the four countries on the blackboard and ask the students to read them. (2) Ask the students what they think the population of each country is. (3) Tell them to match the countries and the populations. (4) Check the answers in pairs and correct the mistakes. Answers: 1-d); 2-c); 3-b); 4-a) 2. Read your answers to Activity 1 to the whole class. (Activity 2 on page 76) (1) Ask the students to say a sentence about each country. (2) Encourage some students to say sentences in class. Correct their errors with the class. (3) Ask the students to work in pairs and talk about the populations of the four countries by asking and answering questions in full sentences. For example: S1: What’s the population of China S2: The population of China is 1,411,780,000. (
Learning to learn
When you see a table or a chart, look carefully at the labels and graphs to makes sure that you
understand what they are showing. Look at the chart below. What is it comparing What can
you conclude
) (4) Play the recording and ask the students to listen carefully for the large numbers. Tell them to pay attention to the pauses. 3. Read the chart and answer the questions. (Activity 3 on page 76) (1) Ask the students to read the chart and make sure what it means. (2) Tell the students to read the questions and then look at the chart and answer them on their own. (3) Check the answers by asking and answering the questions in pairs. Answers： 1 Mexico City. 2 Dhaka. 3 Cairo. 4 I think Dhaka will have the biggest population problem because its population will increase fastest. 4. Complete the passage with a, an or the where necessary. (Activity 4 on page 77) (1) Ask the students to read the passage on their own. (2) Ask them to complete the passage on their own and then work in pairs to check the answers. (3) Ask the students to read the passage line by line. Answers: (1) an (2) a (3) a (4) the (5) the (6) a (7) a (8) a (9) a (10) / Step 4 Vocabulary 1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. (Activity 5 on page 77) (1) Ask the students to read through the words in the box and make sure they know the meaning of them. (
few good much small
) (2) Ask the students to read the sentences and think about what’s missing. (3) Tell them to complete the sentences on their own and then check the answers in pairs. Answers: 1 better 2 smaller 3 more 4 fewer 2. Complete the diagram showing population problems. Use the words in the box to help you. (Activity 6 on page 77) (1) Revise the passage in Activity 2 in Unit 2 with the students. Ask them to think about the problems of Arnwick. (2) Ask the students to work in groups and discuss the missing information. (3) Ask the students to complete the diagram on their own. (4) Check the answers in groups. Answers: 3. Complete the passage with the words in the box. (Activity 7 on page 78) (
countryside pollution population space traffic
)(1) Tell the students to read through the words in the box. (2) Ask the students to read the passage and complete it with the words on their own. (3) Check the answers in pairs. Answers: (1) population (2) countryside (3) space (4) pollution (5) traffic 4. Complete the sentences with the expressions in the box. (Activity 8 on page 78) (1) Ask the students to read through the expressions in the box and check the meaning with the students. (
all over the world closed down in the future
it takes
not … any more
) (2) Ask the students to read the sentences and complete them with the expressions. Then check the answers in pairs. Answers: 1 all over the world 2 in the future 3 closed down 4 it takes 5 not…any more Step 5 Listening 1. Listen and choose the best summary. (Activity 9 on page 78) (1) Ask the students to read the choices. (2) Play the recording. Tell the students to listen carefully to decide the answer. (3) Check the answer with the whole class. Answer: d) 2. Listen again and choose the correct answer. (Activity 10 on page 78) (1)Ask the students to read the sentences and think about the correct answer. (2) Play the recording. And tell the students to circle the correct answer. Answers: 1 cheaper 2 pay for 3 sometimes 4 are (4) Play the recording again. Show the tapescript if necessary. 3. Work in pairs and discuss this question. (Activity 11 on page 79) (1) Ask the students to discuss this question in groups. (2) Encourage some groups to share their ideas with the whole class. Step 6 Around the world T: Boys and girls, what can we do with water in our daily life S1: … S2: … … T: We can’t live without water. Is there enough water in the world for people to use The answer is NO. Let’s read a passage for some information. Ss:… … Step 7 Module task 1. Work in groups. Prepare to make your graph. (Activity 12 on page 79) Tell the students to work in groups. First, choose a country or town. Then decide the points of time you want to look at. Finally, research the population of place in different years. 2. Make your graph. (Activity 13 on page 79) 3. Write a paragraph to describe your graph. (Activity 14 on page 79) 4. Present your graph to the class. (Activity 15 on page 79) One possible answer: In the graph, we can see how the population in the town changed between 1900 and 2000. We can see the population going up the vertical line and the years going across the horizontal line. The graph shows the population increased by more than one hundred percent from two and a half million to five million in one hundred years. At first it increased very slowly, but after 1945 it increased much more quickly. From 1990 to 2000, the population even increased by one million. The town itself also grew in size during this time. Step 8 Homework 1. Go over what you’ve learnt in Unit 3. 2. Preview the new words and expressions in Module 10. 当堂达标 I. 单项填空 1. —I think it’s necessary to learn how to work in groups. —I quite agree. Sometimes it’s even ________ than grades. A. less important B. more important C. the least important D. the most important 2. The weather is becoming ________. A. hotter and hotter B. more hot and hot C. hoter and hoter D. more and more hot 3. Mike is from ________ English-speaking country. A. / B. a C. an D. the 4. Chinese learning is popular with people all over ________ world. A. a B. / C. an D. the II. 用a, an或the填空，不需要填的地方画/ 1. Our National Day is on ________ first day in ________ October. 2. ________ apple a day keeps the doctor away. 3. — Tom, is ________ bag on the table yours — Yes, it is. 4. ________ Great Wall is one of the seven wonders around the world. 5. It takes about three hours and a half to get Beijing by ________ train. 6. Allen is ________ English teacher and she comes from ________ European country. 7. What are your plans for this ________ weekend 8. ________ Smiths are going to China next week. 答案：I. 1-4 BACD II. 1. the, / 2. An 3. the 4. The 5. / 6. an, a 7. / 8. The 板书设计 Module 9 Population Unit 3 Language in use 大数字 1, 234, 567, 890
教学反思
英语 外语教研版 八年级 (
19
)上 教案(共35张PPT)
Unit 1 The population of China is about 1.37 billion.
Module 9 Population
学 习 目 标
学习本单元新单词及短语： noise, prepare, notes, report, grow, huge, cause, problem, increase, birth, billion, fifth, hang on 。
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通过听说训练，了解人口增长对环境的影响，培养全球意识和环保意识。
谈论人口问题；
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课 堂 导 入
Discussion
What’s the population of our city
What may the growing population cause
Now more and more people are living and working in our city. It may be more difficult to find jobs.
More and more cars appear in the city. They cause noise pollution and air pollution. The risk of accidents increases.
Too many people produce a lot of rubbish. City rubbish has become a big problem.
The government has to pay to build more schools and hospitals.
Listening and vocabulary
课 堂 学 习
Work in pairs. Look at the picture and talk about it. Use the words in the box to help you.
noise people space traffic
Warming up
1 What is the population of Beijing
a) About 11 million.
b) About 13 million.
c) About 20 million.
2 What is the population of Chongqing
a) About 28 million.
b) More than 33 million.
c) About 36 million.
Listen and choose the correct answer.
Listening
Tapescript:
Betty: I went to shopping in the city centre with my family last week.
Tony: Did you have a good time
Betty: Yes, I did, but there was a lot of traffic on the way there. Then there were too many people and not enough space. It was impossible to move. And the there was a lot of noise.
Tony: Well, Beijing a big city.
Betty: Yes, it is. It has a population of about twenty million.
Tony: Twenty million! Does Beijing have the largest population on China
Betty: No, it doesn’t. Chongqing has the largest population in China. More than thirty-three million people love there.
Tony: Really That’s a lot of people!
Betty: Yes, and there’s a lot more pollution in the air.
Listen and read. Then complete 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
over 131.4 million
about 1.37 billion
about 7 billion
Fast reading
1 What is Tony doing now
2 What is the name of Tony’s report
3 Will China’s population grow fast in the future Why or why not
He is preparing some notes for a report.
It’s Our growing population.
No, it won’t. Because families in China is getting smaller.
1. Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
Careful reading
为……准备……
谈论
例如
太多
prepare…for…
talk about
such as
too much
population increase
the population of
one fifth
hang on
write down
in the future
人口增长
……的人口
五分之一
稍等
2. Translate the following phrases into Chinese.
写下；记下
将来
Tony is (1) __________ some notes for his report (2) _______ “Our growing population”. Lingling is giving him some (3) _______. Population increase (4) ________ a lot of problems in Beijing. It is also a big problem in many other cities. China has one (5) ________ of the world’s population. But in the future, China’s population won’t (6) ______ fast because families in China is getting smaller.
call advice fifth cause grow prepare
preparing
called
causes
fifth
grow
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
Post-reading
advice
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.
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.
Vocabulary
Language points
1. I am preparing some notes for a report called “Our growing population”. 我正在为一篇题为《我们日益增长的人口》的报告准备笔记。
prepare动词，意为“准备；预备”。
(1) prepare sth. 准备某物
Mum was preparing dinner at that time.
那时妈妈正在准备晚餐。
(2) prepare sth. for … 为……准备某物，for表示目的。
Let’s prepare some food and drink for our picnic.
我们为野餐准备一些食物和饮料吧。
(3) prepare for 为……作准备
They are busy preparing for the Spring Festival.
他们正忙着为春节做准备。
2. Beijing is a huge city with a large population.
北京就是一个人口众多的大城市。
population名词，意为“（某地的）人口”。
(1)表示人口数量多通常用形容词big或large，表示人口数量少通常用small。
It is a beautiful city with a small population.
它是一个有着少量人口的美丽城市。
The population of China is much larger than that of Canada.
中国的人口比加拿大人口多很多。
(2) 询问某地的人口数量用句型“What is the population of… ”。
What’s the population of Beijing
北京的人口数是多少？
(3)表达人口数的句型有：
① … has a population of…
China has a population of about 1.37 billion.
中国人口约13.7亿。
② …with a population of… / … people
It is a beautiful city with a population of 50 thousand.
It is a beautiful city with 50 thousand people.
它是一个人口五万的美丽城市。
③ the population of…
The population of the city will be 38.7 million by 2025.
到2025年，这个城市的人口将达到38,7 00,000.
3. That causes a lot of problems, such as too much traffic and noise. 这引发了很多问题，例如交通拥堵工噪音过多。
(1) 辨析：problem与question
In the end, they solved all the problems.
最终，他们解决了所有的难题。
The boy always has so many questions to ask.
这个孩子总是有这么多的问题要问。
problem 麻烦；问题 通常指以难解决的问题，常与solve等连用
question 问题 通常指普通的疑问，常与ask和answer等连用
(2) 辨析：too much, too many与much too
[拓展]too much可修饰动词，意为“太多”。
Don’t watch TV too much.
不要过多地看电视。
too much 太多。修饰不可数名词 too much rubbish 太多的空间
too many 太多。修饰可数名词（复数） too many apples 太多的苹果
much too 太。修饰形容词或副词，表示程度 much to expensive 太贵
(3) 辨析：noise, sound与voice
There is usually a lot of noise in the street at the moment.
此刻在街道上通常有很大的噪音。
Can you hear the sound of the running water
你能听到流水的声音吗？
She has a sweet voice.
她有着甜美的歌喉。
noise 通常指不悦耳的“噪音”或“嘈杂声”
sound 统指自然界的各种“声音”
voice 通常指人说话或唱歌的“嗓音”，也可指鸟鸣的声音
4. That’s almost one fifth of the world’s population, that is, about 7 billion. 那几乎是约70亿世界人口的五分之一。
one fifth意为“五分之一”。在英语中表达分数时，分子用基数词，分母用序数词。当分子大于一时，分母要用复数形式。
one third 三分之一
two thirds 三分之二
four fifths 五分之四
[注意]
在英语中有些分数有固定的表达法：
a half 一半；二分之一
a quarter 四分之一
three quarters 四分之三
[拓展]
在句子中，分数作主语时，谓语动词与分数后面的名词在数上保持一致。
One third of the students have lunch at school.
三分之一的学生在学校吃午饭。
Two fifths of the island is covered with snow all year round.
这个岛有五分之二常年被雪覆盖着。
Pronunciation and speaking
1. 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
Summing up
87, 423, 056, 391
billion
million
thousand
eighty–seven billion, four hundred and twenty-three million, fifty–six thousand, three hundred and ninety-one
2. Check (√) the statements you agree with.
1 There are too many people in the world.
2 The increasing population is the biggest problem in the world.
3 People should not have too many babies.
4 A city should not hold more than one million people.
Now work in groups and discuss your answers.
I. 短语翻译
１、为…… 准备…… ２、 ……的人口
３、例如 ４、 将来
５、稍等 ６、五分之一
７、太多 ８、写下；记下
９、谈论
prepare…for…
such as
hang on
too much
the population of
in the future
one fifth
write down
课 堂 达 标
talk about
II.单项填空
1. --- Why are you so tired these days
--- Because I have ______ work to do.
A. too much B. to many C. much too D. many too
2. ______ of the city ______ covered with parks and gardens.
A. Three fifth; is B. Three fifths; is
C. Three fifth; are D. Three fifths; are
3. Xi’an is a great city ______ a long history.
A. in B. about C. with D. about
4. The ______ is that my daughter is too young to look after herself. What should I do
A. chance B. success C. increase D. problem
A
B
C
D
1. They want to find out what c__________ the big fire.
2. Nancy is five years old. Her parents are having a party for her f_______ birthday now.
3. The city’s house prices i__________ by 20% last year.
4. Your dad is sleeping. Don’t make too much n________.
5. The weather r________ says it will be windy this afternoon.
III. 根据句意及首字母提示完成句子
aused
ifth
oise
eport
ncreased
1. 不要在电脑屏幕前花费太多的时间。(too much)
__________________________________________________________________
2. 昨天这个时间，我们正在为圣诞节晚会做准备。(prepare)
__________________________________________________________________
3. 你们城市的人口是多少？(population)
__________________________________________________________________
4. 人口增长将引发许多问题。(cause)
__________________________________________________________________
5. 我们班里三分之一的同学步行上学。(one third)
____________________________________________________________
IV.用括号内所给的单词或短语，将下列句子翻译成英语
Don’t spend too much time in front of the computer screen.
What’s the population of your city
We were preparing for the Christmas party at this time yesterday.
Population increase will cause a lot of problems.
One third of the students in our class walk to school.
1. Read the conversation.
2. Talk with your partner about population problems.
Homework
Thank you !
