unit 7 A reading

Can the Earth have enough resources to support its population?.2. The population of the world has been increasing faster and faster.. Other say that we must limit population growth becau

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PART A: READING

I II III

Before you read While you read After you read

Period 38: A Reading

I.Before you read:

work in pairs:ask and answer the questions:

1 What is the population of the world now?

2 How many people is the world expected to have

by the year 2015?

3 Can the Earth have enough resources to support its population?

The population of the world has been increasing faster and faster In 10,000 BC., 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

625 million In 1850, only 100 years later, the population reach the

figure of 1,300 million In 1950, the figure had more than doubled to reach 2,510 million In 1985, only 35 years later, there were 4,760

million people 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 have 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 Other 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.

I.Before you read:

Read the word which appears on the screen

I.Before you read:

II.While you read:

Task1 In each of the following sentences ,there is ONE word

which is not true according to reading passage Find out the wrong word and correct

Activity 1

Individual work

Task1.Find out the wrong word and correct

1 The population of the world has been faster and faster decreasing

2 In A.D 1 There were million people 30

3 By 2015 it is expected to over 7 people million

4 Scientists give the answers to the question: “Does the Earth have enough resources to support this many people?”

same

5 Our resources are unlimited

6 Some scientists say that we must population growth

increase

II.While you read

Task1.Find the wrong word and correct

1 The population of the world has been faster and faster decreasing increasing

2 In A.D 1 There were million people 30 300

3 By 2015 it is expected to over 7 people million billion

4 Scientists give the answers to the question: “Does the Earth have enough resources to support this many people?”

same

diferent

5 Our resources are unlimited

6 Some scientists say that we must population growth

increase limit limited

Activity 2

pairwork

II.While you read

1 What was the population of the world in 10,000

B.C.,1750, 1850, 1950, 1985, and 2000?

2 How many people is the world expected to have by the year 2015?

3 Can the Earth have enough resources to

support its population?

Task 2 Answer the questions on the passage.

Task 2 Answer the questions on the passage.

1 What was the population of the world in 10,000 B.C.,1750,

Task 2 Answer the questions on the passage.

By the year 2015, the population of the world is expected to be over 7 billion.

Some scientists say it can, but others say no.

3 Can the Earth have enough resources to support its population?

2 How many people is the world expected to have by the year 2015?

I.Before you read:

II.While you read:

III.After you read

Work in group

III.After you read: playing kim’s game

Work in group

population and order them

+Which is the richest country and which is the poorest country?

Pakistan: 165 m Nigeria: 144 m

Brazil: 189 m Bangladesh: 146m USA: 302 m India: 1,100m

China: 1,400 m Japan: 128m

Five world largest countries in population

summarize the main points

a.The brief ideas of the text:

The population of the world has been increasing faster and faster.It is expected to be over 7 billion by 2015.Different scientists give different answers to the question:”Does the Earth have enough resources to

support this many people.Some say that it can.Others say that we must limit population growth because our resources are limited

+Learn by heart all the new words and phrases

+ Read the rest of the text to answer the questions

ANSWER THE QUESTION s

1.Do the most third world women want to have a lot

of children?

2.Why can’t women in the world limit the size of their families?

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