Unit 11: Source of Energy Listening

Tuesday February 19th, 2008

• Unit 11:

• Period: 68
Lesson 3:

LISTENING


Warm up
BEFORE YOU LISTEN


New words
1. Latin America ( n )

2. Short ( adj )  Shortage ( n )
3. The shortage of food / water / . . . ( n )
4. Solve ( v )  Solution ( n )
≠ Inexpensive ( adj )
5. Expensive ( adj )
6. Rank ( v )
7. Birth-control method ( n )
8. The population explosion ( n )
9. Cause ( v )
≈ decrease ( n )
10. Fall ( n )

While you listen
Task 1

Listen to the last part of the talk
and write in the missing words:



Task 2

Listen again and answer the following questions:


1. What could the world population be in 2015 ?
 ( It could be ) over 7 billion.
2. Which part of the world ranks third the rate of population growth ?

 ( It is ) Asia.
3. Hasn’t the explosion of population caused any problems for
the world ?

 No, it hasn’t.
4. How many suggestions does the expert offer ?
 ( He offers) 4 ( suggestions).


AFTER YOU LISTEN
• Listen to parts of the dialogue again
and fill in the gaps without suggested
words:

Homework
• Go through the lesson and learn the new
words by heart.
• Prepare Unit 7 ( Cont ): Writing