Learn the new words in groups 1. [nɔɪz] 2. [prɪ'peə] 3. [nəuts] 4. [ɡrəʊ] 5. [hju:dʒ] 6. [kɔ:z] 7. [ˈprɔbləm] 8. [ɪn'kri:s] 9. [bɜ:θ] 10. [ˈbɪljən] 11. [hæŋ] 12. [fɪfθ] 1. noise2. prepare3. notes4. grow5. huge6. cause7. problem8. increase9. birth•billion• hang• fifth Unit1 The population of China is about 1.37 billion. Can you read the numbers as quickly as you can?1212 25 255005006146143,0007,890 Can you read these numbers as quickly as you can?2,463,128two millionfour hundred and sixty-three thousand one hundred and twenty-eight1,370,000,000one billionthree hundred and seventy million2,549,030,000two billionfive hundred and forty-nine millionthirty thousand 8,7425,007,7426,341,002,1007,000,000,300eight thousand seven hundred and forty-twofive million seven thousand seven hundred and forty-twosix billion three thousand and forty-one million two thousand and one hundredseven billion and three hundred Can you read these numbers as quickly as you can?1.370.46½¼¾ zero point four sixone point three sevena/one second / a halfa/one fourth / a quarterthree fourths What’s the population of China? It’s …The population of China is increasing.1.37 billion0.602 billionChina is a huge country with a large population.growing What’s the population of the world? It’s ……7 billion1.37 billionSo China’s population is almost ___ ___ of the world’s population. one fifth Is population increase a big problem in many countries?Why? noise, people, enough space, traffic, crowded（人口增长）（人口增长） I really hate the noise of the traffic in big cities.It’s not easy to find a parking space in big cities. Help!The increasing population causes a lot of problems.People are trying to solve the problems. 1.What did Betty do last week?She ____ ______ in the city centre with ____ _____ last week.2. Did she have a good time?___, ___ ____ but there was a lot of _____ on the way there. Then there were ___ ____ _____ and not enough ____. It was impossible to _____. And there was a lot of ____. went shopping her family Yes she did traffic too many people space move noise Activity 2: Listen and choose the correct answer.1.What’s the population of Beijing? A. About 11 million.B. About 13 million. C. About 20 million.2. What’s the population of Chongqing?A. About 28 million. B: About 33 million. C. About 36 million. We’re in the right place to talk about that.1.What’s Tony’s report called? 2. What problems does the population increase cause? Give examples.3. Will China’s population grow so fast in the future? Why?4. Has Betty finished her report?It’s called “Our growing population”. It causes a lot of problems, such as too much traffic and noise. No, it won’t. Because families are getting smaller. Yes, she wrote her report yesterday. Complete the notes: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 BettyTonyLingling(各分成各分成2小组小组) Activity 4: Choose the correct answer.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. Unit1 The population of China is about 1.37 billion. Go over the words1.噪音噪音;杂音杂音2.准备准备;预备预备3.笔记笔记;随笔随笔4.报告报告;汇报汇报5.增长增长;增大增大6.巨大的巨大的;庞大的庞大的7.造成造成;引起引起8.麻烦；问题麻烦；问题9.增长；增长；10.出生出生11.第五第五12.稍等稍等 noisemake noisy prepare for sthnotes take reportgrow grew huge cause problem increase birth fifth hang on We’re in the right place to talk about that.1.What’s Tony’s report called? 2. What problems does the population increase cause? Give examples.3. Will China’s population grow so fast in the future? Why?4. Has Betty finished her report?It’s called “Our growing population”. It causes a lot of problems, such as too much traffic and noise. No, it won’t. Because families are getting smaller. Yes, she wrote her report yesterday. Complete the notes: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 Activity 4: Choose the correct answer.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. Go over the phrases1.一个有很多人口的巨大城市一个有很多人口的巨大城市2.引起很多的问题引起很多的问题3.人口增长人口增长4.增长的人口增长的人口5.我简直不敢相信我简直不敢相信6.几乎是世界人口的几乎是世界人口的1/57.太多的交通太多的交通8.太多的人太多的人9.解决问题解决问题 a huge city with a large population cause a lot of problems population increase the growing/increasing population I can’t believe it. almost one fifth of the world’s population too much traffic too many people solve the problem Retell:Tony is ________ ____ _____ for a _____ called “_____________________”. Beijing is a _____ city with a ____ ________. That ______ of _______, such as too much _____ and _____. It’s not only Beijing. _______ ______ is a big problem in many countries. ____ ____ babies are born every minute in the world. That makes ___ _____ _____ births a lot a year. The population of China is about ____ _____. That’s almost ____ ____ of the world’s population, that is , about __ _____. But in the future, China’s population ____ ____ so fast, because _______ ____ _____ ______. preparing some notes report Our growing population huge large population causes problemstraffic noise Population increase Over 250 over 131.4 1.37 billion one fifth 7 billion won’t grow families are getting smallermillion Check the statements you agree with.Check the statements you agree with.1.There are too many people in the world.2.The increasing population is the biggest problem in the world.3.People should not have too many babies.4.A city should not hold more than one million people. Write a report called “Our growing population”What’s the population of the world?What’s the population of China?What will happen to China’s population in the future? How many babies are born every minute?How many babies are born every year?What problems will it cause? This is our report. The population of the world is about …(one fifth/are born/cause/but)…We think we should try to solve the problems. 。