Population教学课件2.pptVIP

increase is a big problem in many countries. Do you know how many babies are born every minute in the world? Tony: No. Can you tell me? Betty: Over 250! That makes over 131.4 million births a year. Lingling: I can’t believe it! Betty: The population of China is about 1.37 billion. That’s almost one fifth of the world’s population, that is, about 7 billion. Tony: Hang on a minute! I will write that down too! Betty: But in the future, China’s population won’t grow so fast, because families are getting smaller. Lingling: How do you know all this? Betty: I wrote my report yesterday! Tony: Great, thanks! Now I can write my report! Babies born every minute in the world: Babies born every year in the world: Population of China: Population of the world: Now complete the notes. over 250 over 131.4 million about 1.37 billion about 7 billion 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 wait for a short time / a long time. 7 A report is a long piece of writing / a few words. 8 A billion is a hundred / a thousand million. 5 Making notes means writing a long passage / a few words. 6 A problem is something easy / difficult. 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 6 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