unit 7 : lesson 2 speaking - very interesting

Task 1: Causes of population explosionA.. I think the most important cause of overpopulation is that ...because……… ………... Task 2: problems of population explosionList of problems: 1.. Ta

Teacher: Nguyen Thi Hang

overpopulation

Causes ?

Problems ?

Solutions ?

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A.D.1 1750 1850 1950 1985 2000 2015

population explosion (Nphr) = overpopulation

/ pɔpju'lei∫n/ iks’pləuʒn/

lack/ shortage of ( shools/ hospitals….) /læk - '∫ɔ:tidʒ /

religion (n) /ri'lidʒən/

- exercise (v) = carry out = implement (v) /'implimənt/

Task 1: Causes of population explosion

A Why do you think so?

B Because……… What about you?

A I quite/ completely agree with you

I think the most important cause of overpopulation is

that because………

………

Other causes of overpopulation

development in medicine

many people want to have son to carry on the family name

Rise in the birth rate

immigration decline in the death rate

Task 2: problems of population explosion

List of problems:

1 Living conditions are poor

2 Living standards are low

3 There is not enough food and housing

4 There is a lack of shools, hospitals, teachers, doctors, jobs…

5 There are a lot of social evils

6 Many people are illiterate

7 Overpopulation results in traffic jam and pollution

………

Task 3: Solutions to the problems of overpopulation

Conversation

A What should we/ the goverment do to control the growth of population?

B I think we/ they should ………….and………

A Yes What is more?

B Besides/ In addition we/ they should………and…….

A Ok That sounds very good.

Task 4: Group presentation

Imagine you are a member of the Youth Club, you are going to have a talk on population issue Your talk should include the following points:

- The problems of overpopulation

- The solutions to the problems

Sample

Hello everyone ! My name is……….In my talk today I ‘d like to mention some problems of overpopulation and offer some main solutions to these problems.

Talking about the difficulties facing poor and overpopulated

countries I ‘d like to mention …… main ones as follows: First,

……… Next,……… In addition,… Finally,………

To control the growth of population Firstly, I think we / the

government should ……and…… Besides, we/ they should…………and

……

I hope with suitable policies , programmes and methods ,the quality

of our population will be improved.

Game :

Look at the pictures and say what problems and what solutions they are Which group answers correctly will get 1 point.The group with the highest score will be the winner.