八年级英语上册M9 Unit 1The population of China .pptVIP

too many ________ people Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks. too much _______ noise too much ________ traffic too much _________ smoke noise prepare notes report huge increase Do you know these words? problem birth billion fifth grow noise people space traffic Work in pairs. Look at the picture and talk about it. Use the words in the box to help you. What’s the population of Beijing? a) About 11 million c) About 20 million b) About 13 million 2. What’s the population of Chongqing? a) About 28 million c) About 36 million b) About 33 million 1. What is Tony preparing for a report called “our growing population”? 2. Where are they talking? Some notes. In Beijing. 1. Is population increase a big problem in many countries? Yes, it is. 2. How many babies are born every minute in the world? Over 250. 3. Will China’s population grow fast? Why? No, it isn’t. Because families are getting smaller. Babies born every minute in the world: Babies born every year in the world: Population of China: Population of the world: over 250 131.4 million about 1.37 billion about 7 billion 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. I can’t believe it! Hang on a minute! Great! 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 There are too many people in the world. The increasing population is the biggest problem in the world. People should not have too many babies. A