1. Module 9 Population

2. The population of China
Unit 1
The population of China
is about 1.37 billion.

3. Do you know these words?
noise
prepare
notes
report
huge
increase

4. problem
birth
billion
fifth
grow

5. noise
too much _______

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

7. too much ________
traffic

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

9. Some numbers
8,742
2,463,128
1,370,000,000
2,000,030,000

10. Listen and choose the correct answer.
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

11. Read the dialogue and answer the questions.
1. Is population increase a big problem in many countries?
2. How many babies are born every minute in the world?
3. Will China’s population grow fast? Why?

12. 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
131.4 million
about 1.37 billion
about 7 billion

13. Choose the correct answer.
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.

14. 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.

15. Everyday English
I can’t believe it!
Hang on a minute!
Great!

16. Thank you!