Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 11 - Unit 7: World population - Lesson 2: Reading (2nd-period)
II. While you read:
Read the passage and then do the tasks that follow.
The population of the world has been increasing faster and faster . In 10,000 B.C., there were probably only 10 million people. In A.D. 1, there were 300 million. It took 1,750 years for the world population to reach 650 million. In 1850, only one hundred years later the population reach the figure had more than double to reach 2,510 million. In 2000, the world’s population was about 6.6 billion, and by 2015 it is expected to be over 7 billion.
Does the Earth has enough resources to support this many people? Different scientists give different answers to this question. Some say that there are enough resources to support 8 billion people. Others say that we must limit population growth because our resources are limited. Only 10 percent of the Earth’s land can be used for farming and another 20 percent for raising animals.There is a limit to the water we can use. There are also limits to the amounts of petroleum,iron, silver, gold, and other metals.
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s. Among the women who do not think they Have too many children, half of them do not want to have any more. However, although millions of women want to limit the size of their families, they know of no safe way to have fewer children. Safe birth-control methods for family planning are not available to them. It is time governments and international organisations did something to help them so that the world population growth can start to decrease instead of continuing to increase. Does the Earth has enough resources to support this many people? Different scientists give different answers to this question. Some say that there are enough resources to support 8 billion people. Others say that we must limit population growth because our resources are limited. Only 10 percent of the Earth’s land can be used for farming and another 20 percent for raising animals.There is a limit to the water we can use. There are also limits to the amounts of petroleum,iron, silver, gold, and other metals.... 1) Task 2. Answer the questions . 3 . Can the Earth have enough resources to support its population? Some scientists say it can, but others say it can’t ( sentence 3, 4 in paragraph 2) Task 2. Answer the questions . 4 . Do most Third World women want to have a lot of children? No, they don’t. ( sentence 2- line 3 - paragraph 3 ) Task 2. Answer the questions . 5 . Why can’t women in the world limit the size of their families? Because they know of no safe way to have fewer children. ( sentence 3- line 5 - paragraph 3) Task 2. Answer the questions . 1. All the scientists agree that the Earth has enough resources to support the world population. F - Different scientists have different ideas. ( line 1,2; Paragraph 2) Task 3 : According to passage decide whether the statements are true(T) or false (F) T - ( line 5; Paragraph 2) 2. According to the passage, only 10 percent of the earth’s land can be used for farming. 3. Governments and international organizations should do something to help increases the population growth. F- ( decrease - line 8; Paragraph 3) 4. Safe birth-control methods for family planning are not accessible to them. T - ( line 6; Paragraph 3: available = accessible) Find out five world largest countries in population. Say where they are and which is the richest and which is the poorest country. After you read: Discussion After you read: Five world largest countries in population Order Nation The figures/ numbers of the Population ( 2016) 1. CHINA 1.373 billion 2. INDIA 1.266 billion 3. USA 323 million 4. INDONESIA 258 million 5. BRAZIL 205 million After you read: China, India, Indonesia are in Asia. The U.S.A is in North America. Brazil is in South America The richest country is The U.S.A The poorest country is India . - What is the population of Vietnam in 2016 ? According to United Nations Population Fund (UNFP), world population now is abo
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