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Topic 2 What has happened to the population? Section C 1a Read and understand Pre –read questions； 1. How much do you know about China’s one-child policy? 2. What problems do you think China’s large population will cause？ 3. What can we do about the large population in China? In 2oo5, the world’s population was about 6.5 billion. More than three billion people live in Asia now. That’s about half of the world’s population. China has the largest population in the world, and about one fifth of the people in the world live in China. A large population causes many difficulties, not only for every family, but also for the whole nation. It has become a serious problem. China has done something to control the population. One is known as the one-child policy. It has worked well in controlling China’s population. Thanks to the policy, China is developing quickly and people’s living conditions are improving rapidly. However, the population problem is still serious in China. We still have a way to go. 1b Work alone Describe the disadvantages of China’s large population according to the following phrases in the box. You can begin like this: Because of the large population, we are short of energy and water … 1.be short of energy and water 2.heavy traffic 3.more crowded 4.fewer places to live 5.be difficult to find a job 2a Work alone Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks Every minute about 261babies are born in the world. That means people food for about 376 303 new people every day. The world’s population faster and faster. It one of the greatest problems today. 2a Work alone Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks China has the largest population the world. There about 1.3 billion people in China. It one fifth of the world’s population. China to control the population, and these policies well. But C