《The population of China is about 1.37 billion》Population PPT课件3

《The population of China is about 1.37 billion》Population PPT课件3

Lead-in

Talk about the pictures and try to describe them.

Check (√) the statements you agree with.

1. There are too many people in the world. (    )

2. The increasing population is the biggest problem in the world. (    )

3. People shouldn’t have too many babies. (     )

4. People should be free to decide how many babies they want. (    )

5. Countries with large populations should take more responsibilities to protect the environment. (    )

6. A city should not hold more than 1,000,000 people. (    )

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New words

noise   噪声，杂音

prepare  准备；预备

notes  笔记； 随笔

report  报告，汇报

huge  巨大的；庞大的

increase  增大，增长

problem  问题，麻烦

birth  出生

billion  十亿

grow  增长，增大

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

noise   people    space    traffic

2. Listen and choose the correct answer.

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.

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Language points

1.population n. 人口

1) population 是一个集体名词，作主语时，若指一个地区或国家的整体人口，谓语动词通常用单数；若强调整体人口中的成员，谓语动词通常用复数。例如：

The population of the city is about 20,000. 

这个城市大约有两万人口。

Three fifths of the population here are old people.  

这里五分之三的人是老年人。

2) 表示一个地区或一个国家有多少人口时，可用 the population of ... is ... 或 ... has a population of ...。例如：The population of our country is 28,100,000.   

我们国家的人口是二千八百一十万。

The city has a population of 50,000.   

这座城市有五万人口。

形容“人口数量的多或少”可用large 或 small 修饰。例如：

The population of Beijing is large. 

北京人口众多。

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Exercises

1.Mina lives in a village ________ green mountains and clear rivers around.

A. on  B. with  C. for  D. as

2.— Excuse me, _________ Beijing? 

— About 13,000,000. 

A. what’s the population of

B. how many is the population of 

C. do you know a number of people of

D. how much is the population of 

3.The number 22,135 reads _______.

A. twenty-two thousands one hundred and thirty-five

B. twenty-two thousand one hundred and thirty-five

C. twenty-two thousands one hundred thirty-five

D. twenty two thousand one hundred thirty-five

4.Population is ____ big problem for cities.

A.a       B.an      C.the      D./

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Homework

Write a passage about how to reduce the population of our nation.

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