Module9 PopulationUnit 1The population of China is about 1.37 billion.too many _peopleLook at the pictures and fill in the blanks.noisetrafficsmokenoisepreparenotesreporthugeincreaseDo you know these words?problembirthbillionfifthgrownoise people space trafficWork in pairs.Look at the picture and talk about it.Use the words in the box to help you.Whats the population of Beijing?a)About 11 million c)About 20 million b)About 13 million2.Whats the population of Chongqing?a)About 28 million c)About 36 million b)About 33 millionListen and choose the correct answer.1.What is Tony preparing for a report called“our growing population”?2.Where are they talking?Some notes.In Beijing.Listen and answer questions1.Is population increase a big problem in many countries?Yes,it is.2.How many babies are born every minute in the world?Over 250.3.Will Chinas population grow fast?Why?No,it isnt.Because families are getting smaller.Listen and readBabies born every minute in the world:Babies born every year in the world:Population of China:Population of the world:over 250131.4 millionabout 1.37 billionabout 7 billionComplete the notes.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.Choose the correct answer.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.8,742 eight thousand,seven hundred and forty-two2,463,128two million,four hundred and sixty-three thousand,one hundred and twenty-eightListen and repeat1,370,000,000one billion,three hundred and seventy million2,000,030,000two billion and thirty thousand There are too many people in the world.The increasing population is the biggest problem in the world.People should not have too many babies.A city should not hold more than one million people.Check the statements you agree with.Im preparing some notes for a report called“Our growing population”.prepare for 表示表示“为为准备准备”。
e.g.He is preparing a dinner for his friends.他正在为他的朋友准备晚饭他正在为他的朋友准备晚饭Language points2.That causes a lot of problems,such as too much traffic and noise.too many 后面加可数名词，表示后面加可数名词，表示“太太多的多的”too much 后面加不可数名词，表示后面加不可数名词，表示“太多的太多的”3.I cant believe it!表示表示“简直难以置信简直难以置信”表示一种惊讶表示一种惊讶4.The population of China is about 1.37 billion.billion(十亿十亿),million(百万百万),thousand(千千)都是数字单位都是数字单位当前面有数词时，这些数当前面有数词时，这些数字单位不加字单位不加s，当前面没有数，当前面没有数词词时，这些时，这些数词后面加数词后面加s和和of5.Thats almost one fifth of the worlds population,.one fifth 表示表示“五分之一五分之一”，fifth是是序数词。
序数词分数的表达：分子用基数词，分母用分数的表达：分子用基数词，分母用序数词分子大于序数词分子大于1时，分母时，分母+se.g.2/5:two fifths6.Hang on a minute!通常用来表示让某人等一下通常用来表示让某人等一下e.g.Hang on!Ill be back in a minute.7.population n.人口人口1)population 是一个集体名词，作主语时，若指一个是一个集体名词，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：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，可用表示一个地区或一个国家有多少人口时，可用 the population of.is.或或.has a population of.。
例如：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这座城市有五万人口形容形容“人口数量的多或少人口数量的多或少”可用可用large 或或 small 修饰例如：例如：The population of Beijing is large.北京人口众多北京人口众多3)在询问人口时，要注意在询问人口时，要注意 population 和和 people 的区的区别前者通常用别前者通常用what来提问，后者用来提问，后者用how many 来提来提问例如：问例如：Whats the population of Canada?加拿大的人口是多少加拿大的人口是多少？How many people are there in the hall?大厅里有多少人？大厅里有多少人？朗读时，朗读时，将每三位数看做一个单位，依次为将每三位数看做一个单位，依次为billion，million，thousand每个单位按照每个单位按照百、十、个位向下读，百、十、个位向下读，其中百位到十位之间其中百位到十位之间要加入要加入 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.数字的表达数字的表达Number practice150,000:one hundred and fifty thousand500,000:five hundred thousand2,100,000:two million,one hundred thousand5,600,000:five million,six hundred thousand82,550,000:eighty-two million,five hundred and fifty thousand200,030,040:two hundred million,thirty thousand and forty -What are you preparing _ your party?-Im thinking about who Ill invite.A.at B.for C.with2.There are _ people in the little room.A.so much B.so many C.very muchBB练一练练一练3.How do you read 131,400,000?_.A.One hundred and thirty one million four hundred thousandB.One hundred and thirty one million four hundred thousandC.One hundred and thirty one million four hundred thousandA4.-Could you give me some advice about learning English?-Certainly.Why not _ in class?A.make books B.make notes C.making notes5._ of the worlds population is in China.A.One five B.One fifths C.One fifthBC 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中考衔接中考衔接2._ trees have been planted near here,so the air is very fresh.A.Two hundreds B.Hundred of C.Hundreds of D.HundredsC3._ visitors come to Xingyi during May Day holidays every year.A.Thousands of B.Two thousands C.Thousand of D.Thousand编写一个报告，说明世界的人口增编写一个报告，说明世界的人口增长问题。
长问题Homework。