高二英语：Unit 1 A land of diversity（Language points）课件（新人教版选修8）.ppt

1. population (1) 对人口提问用what, 不用how many, how much。 　 What’s the population of the city? 这个城市有多少人口？ (2) population 作主语时用单数，但前有分数，小数，百分数时，谓语动词用复数。 The population of China is larger than that of America. 中国人口比美国人口多。 80% of the population are farmers. 百分之80的人口是农民。 (3) 人口的增加或减少用grow (increase) 和 fall (decrease); 人口的多少用large和small。 3. means n. 方式, 手段(单复数相同)。 The quickest means of travel is by plane. Every possible means has been tried , but none has worked. Are there any possible means of getting there? Some means are practical while