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<b>UNIT 7</b>

<b>WORLD POPULATION</b>

<b>Teacher in charge</b>

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<b>Discussion: Discuss the </b>

<b>following questions.</b>

<b>1. Do you think that our </b>

<b>world is overpopulated?</b>

<b>2. What continent has the </b>

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<b>Listen and repeat.</b>

<b>1. Latin America</b>

<b>2. particularly </b>

<b>3. inexpensive </b>

<b>4. developing countries </b>

<b>5. punishment</b>

<b>6. rank</b>

<b>7. improvement </b>

<b>8. shortage </b>

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<b>You will hear Dr. Brown, a </b>

<b>world population expert, </b>

<b>talk about the world </b>

<b>population. Listen to the </b>

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<b>Task 1. Choose the best answer A, </b>

<b>B, C, or D for the following </b>

<b>statements and questions.</b>

<b>1. The expert says that there are </b>

<b>_____ people in the world today.</b>

<b> A. over 6.7 billion </b>

<b> C. about 6.7 million</b>

<b> B. 6.7 billion</b>

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<b>2. According to the expert, the </b>

<b>population of the world increases by </b>

<b>________ a year.</b>

<b> A. 66 million B. about 66 million</b>

<b> C. 76 billion D. about 76 million</b>

<b>3. According to the expert, the area </b>

<b>that has the highest population growth </b>

<b>rate is _____.</b>

<b> A. Africa B. Asia</b>

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<b>4. Scientists say that the main </b>

<b>reason for population explosion is </b>

<b>_________.</b>

<b> A. death rates B. birth rates</b>

<b> C. an increase in death rates</b>

<b> D. a decrease in death rates</b>

<b>5. Which of the following problems is </b>

<b>NOT mentioned by the speaker?</b>

<b> A. literacy </b>

<b> B. lack of hospitals and schools </b>

<b> C. shortage of food</b>

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<b>6. Which of the following solutions </b>

<b>is NOT mentioned by the speaker?</b>

<b>A. providing safe, inexpensive birth </b>

<b>control methods</b>

<b>B. educating people</b>

<b>C. advising people to use birth </b>

<b>control methods</b>

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<b>Task 2. Listen again and </b>

<b>answer the following </b>

<b>questions.</b>

<b>1. According to experts, what </b>

<b>will the population of the </b>

<b>world be by the year 2015?</b>

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<b>2. What did the expert say about the </b>

<b>population growth rates in some </b>

<b>parts of the world?</b>

<b>- not the same. The population grows </b>

<b>more quickly in some parts of the </b>

<b>worth than others.</b>

<b>3. According to the expert, what is </b>

<b>the reason for a fall in the death </b>

<b>rates?</b>

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<b>4. According to the expert, what problems </b>

<b>does population explosion cause to the world, </b>
<b>particularly to developing countries?</b>

<b>- shortage of food, lack of hospitals and </b>
<b>schools, illiteracy, poor living conditions.</b>

<b>5. How many solutions did the expert offer and </b>
<b>what are they?</b>

<b>- 4 solutions.</b>

<b>a. to educate people and make them aware of </b>
<b>the danger of having more children.</b>

<b>b. to provide safe, inexpensive birth-control </b>
<b>methods.</b>

<b>c. to strictly implement a family planning </b>
<b>policy.</b>

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HOMEWORK

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