《The population of China is about 1.37 billion》Population PPT課件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 噪聲，雜音
prepare 準備；預備
notes 筆記； 隨筆
report 報告，匯報
huge 巨大的；龐大的
increase 增大，增長
problem 問題，麻煩
birth 出生
billion 十億
grow 增長，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 是一個集體名詞，作主語時，若指一個地區或國家的整體人口，謂語動詞通常用單數；若強調整體人口中的成員，謂語動詞通常用復數。例如：
The population of the city is about 20,000.
這個城市大約有兩萬人口。
Three fifths of the population here are old people.
這里五分之三的人是老年人。
2) 表示一個地區或一個國家有多少人口時，可用 the population of ... is ... 或 ... has a population of ...。例如：The population of our country is 28,100,000.
我們國家的人口是二千八百一十萬。
The city has a population of 50,000.
這座城市有五萬人口。
形容“人口數量的多或少”可用large 或 small 修飾。例如：
The population of Beijing is large.
北京人口眾多。
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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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