too many ________ people Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks.

too much _______ noise

too much ________ traffic

too much _________ smoke

Look at the pictures and learn the new words

noise noisy

prepare = get ready for

write a few words take notes

report

grow = get bigger

huge= very big

cause A little match can cause a big fire.

problem

increase = grow

birth birthday

billion million thousand

hang on = wait a minute

Words and expressions noise prepare notes report grow huge cause n. 噪声；杂音 v. 准备；预备 n. (pl) 笔记；随笔 n. 报告；汇报 v. 增长；增大 a. 巨大的；庞大的 v. 造成；引起

Words and expressions problem increase birth billion fifth hang on n. 麻烦；问题 n. 增大；增长 v. 增大；增长 n. 出生 num. 十亿 num. 第五；五分之一 ( 口 ) 稍等

noise prepare notes reporthuge increase Do you know these words?

problem birth billion fifthgrow

noise people space traffic 1. Work in pairs. Look at the picture and talk about it. Use the words in the box to help you.

1. What’s the population of Beijing? a) About 11 million c) About 20 million b) About 13 million 2. What’s the population of Chongqing? a) About 28 million c) About 36 million b) About 33 million

1. What is Tony preparing for a report called “our growing population”? 2. Where are they talking? Some notes. In Beijing.

1. Is population increase a big problem in many countries? Yes, it is. 2. How many babies are born every minute in the world? Over Will China’s population grow fast? Why? No, it isn’t. Because families are getting smaller.

Listen, read and 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 Over million About 1.37 billion About 7 billion 3

A baby girl named Danica Camacho born in Philippine capital Manila, has been chosen symbolically( 象征性地 ) as the world's seven billionth baby.

List of continents by population RankContinentPopulation in 2013 World7,162,119,000 1Asia4,298,723,000 2Africa1,110,635,000 3Americas972,005,000 4Europe742,452,000 5Oceania38,304,000

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.

I can’t believe it! Hang on a minute! Great!

8,742 eight thousand, seven hundred and forty-two 2,463,128 two million, four hundred and sixty-three thousand, one hundred and twenty-eight

1,370,000,000 one billion, three hundred and seventy million 2,000,030,000 two billion and thirty thousand

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. Check the statements you agree with.

1.I’m preparing some notes for a report called “Our growing population”. prepare … for … 表示 “ 为 … 准备 …” 。 e.g. He is preparing a dinner for his friends. 他正在为他的朋友准备晚饭。

2. too much+ 不可数名词 too many+ 可数名词 They bought too many eggs yesterday. 昨天他们买了太多鸡蛋。 She spent too much money on clothes. 她花太多钱买衣服。 注意 : 和 much too 区别开， much too 用来 修饰形容词 / 副词，表示 “ 太 ……” You are walking much too fast. Slow down. 你走的太快了，慢点。 太多的 …

3. I can’t believe it! 表示 “ 简直难以置信 ” 。表示一种惊讶。 4. The population of China is about 1.37 billion. billion( 十亿 ), million ( 百万 ), thousand ( 千 ), hundred ( 百 ), 都是数字单位。当前面 有数词时，这些数字单位不加 s ，当前面 没有数词时，这些数词后面加 s 和 of 。

5. That’s almost one fifth of the world’s population. 那几乎占了全世界人口的五分之一。 英语分数的表示法： 用 “ 基数词＋序数词 ” 表示，分子用基数词，分母用序数词。分 子除用 one 外，也可用 a ；如果分子大于 1 ， 分母要用复数形式。 Two thirds of the students have passed the exam. 三分之二的学生考试及格了。

注意： 1 ／ 2 不能说 a （ one ） second ，而 要说 a （ one ） half 。 1 ／ 4 和 3 ／ 4 可以说 a （ one ） fourth 和 three fourths ，但常用 a quarter 和 three quarters 表示。 若它们在句子中作主语，则谓语动词是 用单数还是复数取决于名词，即与分数 所修饰的名词保持一致。 About two thirds of the students attend the meeting ． 大约 2 ／ 3 的学生都参加了会议。

6. Hang on a minute! 通常用来表示让某人等一下。 e.g. Hang on! I’ll be back in a minute.

朗读时，将每三位数看做一个单位，依次为 billion ， million ， thousand 。每个单位按照 百、十、个位向下读，其中百位到十位之间 要加入 and 。 e.g. 729 ： seven hundred and twenty nine. 6,500,431,729 ： six billion five hundred million four hundred and thirty one thousand seven hundred and twenty nine.

在英语中，对于万以上的数字，我们 改如何表达呢？这就要记住英语数字 读法特点。以下面一个数字为例： 6 ， 500 ， 431 ， 729 hundred thousand million billion 注意每三个数为一个单位，按照百、 十、个向下读。 大数字的表达方法

6 ， 500 ， 431 ， 729 seven hundred and twenty- nine thousand million billion six billion, five hundred million, four hundred and thirty-one thousand, hundred

重点短语 make notes prepare for too much one fifth hang on talk about 数字的读法

1.-What are you preparing _____ your party? -I’m thinking about who I’ll invite. A. at B. for C. with 2. There are _____ people in the little room. A. so much B. so many C. very much B B

3. How do you read 131,400,000? ____. A. One hundred and thirty one million four hundred thousand B. One hundred and thirty one million four hundred thousand C. One hundred and thirty one million four hundred thousand A

4. - Could you give me some advice about learning English? - Certainly. Why not ____ in class? A. make books B. make notes C. making notes 5. ____ of the world’s population is in China. A. One five B. One fifths C. One fifth B C

6. - The school bus is coming. - _____. I’ll come in a minute. A. Hang on B. On earth C. Once or twice 7. Population _____ is a big problem in the world. A. increase B. describe C. protect A A

1.I think ____ of the materials I listened to at the beginning of the exam ____ easy. A. three fourths, is B. third four, are C. three fourths, are D. three fourth, are C

2. ____ trees have been planted near here, so the air is very fresh. A. Two hundreds B. Hundred of C. Hundreds of D. Hundreds C

3. _____ visitors come to Xingyi during May Day holidays every year. A. Thousands of B. Two thousands C. Thousand of D. Thousand A

编写一个报告，说明世界的人口增长问题。