Unit 7- Speaking

UNIT 7

WORLD POPULATION
PART B -SPEAKING


Answer the following questions
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1. How many children do your parents
have?
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2. Do your parents want to have more or
fewer? Why?
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3. In your opinion, What are the causes
to the overpopulation/ population
explosion?


Task 1
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Put the causes to population explosion in
order of importance and explain why.
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Fewer children die at birth.
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People are not aware of the problem of over
population.
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People are not properly educated.

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People believe that having many children
means happiness.
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Religion doesn’t encourage people to have
fewer children.
- Many people believe that having a large
family is a form of insurance.


Suggested answer:
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1. People are not properly educated.
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2. People are not aware of the problem of over
population.
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3. Fewer children die at birth.
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4. Many people believe that having a large family
is a form of insurance.
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5. People believe that having many children means
happiness.
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6. Religion doesn’t encourage people to have
fewer children.


Task 2: List the problems facing poor

and overpopulated countries.
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Useful language:
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Poor living conditions
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Low living standards
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Not enough food
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Lack/ shortage of school/
hospital/teacher/doctor/nurse