外研版一年级起点（初中二年级）八年级英语上册The population of China is about 1.37 billion._课件1.pptVIP

The population of China is about 1.37 billion. Do you know how many people are there in the world now? 7 billion One day, the world will be like this. How about China? It’s about 1.37 billion. Chinas Population - Overview /n?Iz / /prIpe? / /n?uts / /rIp?:t / /ɡr?u / /hju:d?/ /k?:z / 噪声；杂音 n. noise 准备；预备 v. prepare 笔记；随 笔 n.(pl.) report 报告；汇报 n. (grew /ɡru:)增长；增大 v. notes grow Words and expressions huge 造成；引起 v. 巨大的；庞大的 adj. cause /pr?bl?m / /I?kri:s / /b?:θ/ /bIlj?n / /fIfθ/ hang on /fl?t / 麻烦；问题 n. problem 增大；增长 n. 增大；增长 v increase birth 出生 n. 十亿 num. 第五；五分之一 num. billion 稍等 套房；公寓 n. flat fifth 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 Everyday English I can’t believe it! Hang on a minute! Great! Then listen and read. Betty: What are you doing? Tony: I’m preparing some notes for a report called “Our growing population”. Lingling: Well, we’re in the right place to talk about that! Beijing is a huge city with a large population. That causes a lot of problems, such as too much traffic and noise. Betty: It’s not only Beijing. Population 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