• Research has shown that the average Third World woman has more children than she wants.. Among the women who do not think they have too many children, half of them do not want to have
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2 How many children have they got ?
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2 Are the people in this place rich or poor?
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Trang 6 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.
Listen to the passage
Trang 7 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.
Trang 8• Research has shown that the average
Third World woman has more children
than she wants 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
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planning are not available to them It is
time governments and international
organizations did some thing to help them
so that the world population growth can
start to decrease instead of continuing to increase
Trang 11increase (v) ≠ (to) decrease: raise animals (v) :
family planning (n):
400 200
double (v) :
figure (n): number
birth-control method (n):
B.C: Before Christ (n phr):
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e.g-We should support people
in the difficult situation
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water we can use
Trang 15- Third World(n)
Which color refers to
Third World ?
Trang 171).………….most journalist studied journalism in college, some older
writers never attended a university.
2) Can you explain the ………for changing salt water to fresh water? 3)The number of injuries automobile accidents……… every year 4)Some countries are poor because they have very few natural ……… 5) There are all ………:1,75,293.
6)There is a ……….of 20 minutes for this short test.
7) The United Nations is an… ………organization.
8) Some children behave badly and their parents can’t ………them.
Task 1: Fill each blank with the suitable word
limit figures method although control
increase international resources
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4 Do most Third World women want to have a lots of children?
5 Why can’t women in the world limit the size of their family?
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1 What was the population of the world in 10,000
B.C., 1750, 1850, 1950, 1985, and 2000?
The world population in 10,000 B.C is 10
million; 1750: 625 million; 1850: 1300 million;
1950: 2510 million; 1985: 4760 million; 2000:
about 6,6 billion
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2 How many people is the world expected
to have by the year 2015?
By the year 2015 it is expected to be
over 7 billion.
3 Can the Earth have enough resources to
support its population?
Some scientists say it can, but others
say it can’t.
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TASK 2: ANSWER KEYS
4 Do most Third World women want to
have a lots of children?
5 Why can’t women in the world limit the size
of their family?
No, they don’t most of them have more children than they want.
They can’t limit the size of their family
because they know of no safe way to have
fewer children.
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Overpopulation caused many difficulties for
us,so,look at this
picture,what does it tell you?
Trang 23Look at the world map and tell five world largest countries
in population
Trang 241,338,612,968 people 1,166,079,217 people
307,212,123 people
198,739,269 people 240,271,522 people
The five world largest countries in population are:
If you want to know more about the world population, please visit the website http://www.infoplease.com
Find out 5 world largest countries in population
Trang 25HOMEWORK :
List five reasons why women shouldn’t have many children