Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 11 - Unit 7: World population - Lesson 4: Listening

 the interview and do the tasks that follow. 
WHILE YOU LISTEN 
TASK 1 : Listen and choose the best answer A, B, C or D for the following statements and questions: 
1. The expert says that there are.................................... people in the world today. 
C. about 6.7 million 
B. 6.7 billion 
D. 6.6 billion 
 over 6.7 billion 
2. According to the expert, the population of the world increases by........................ a year. 
A. 66 million 
B. about 66 million 
about 76 million 
C. 76 billion 
3. According to the expert, the area that has highest population growth rate is.................... 
4. Scientists say that the main reason for population explosion is........................ 
B. Asia 
Latin America 
D. the Middle East 
A. Africa 
a decrease in death rates 
A. death rates 
B. birth rates 
C. an increase in death rates 
5. Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned by the speaker ? 
B. lack of hospitals and schools 
D. poor living conditions 
C. shortage of food 
A. literacy 
6. Which of the following solutions is NOT mentioned by the speaker ? 
A. providing safe, inexpensive birth control methods 
B. educating people 
C. advising people to use birth control methods 
D. strictly implementing a family planning policy 
A. 
D. 
C. 
D. 
TASK 1 : Listen and choose the best answer A, B, C or D for the following statements and questions: 
1. The expert says that there are........................... people in the world today . 
C. about 6.7 million 
B. 6.7 billion 
D. 6.6 billion 
 over 6.7 billion 
2. According to the expert, the population of the world increases by.............. a year. 
A. 66 million 
B. about 66 million 
about 76 million 
C. 76 billion 
3. According to the expert, the area that has highest population growth rate is........... 
4. Scientists say that the main reason for population explosion is........................ 
B. Asia 
Latin America 
D. the Middle East 
A. Africa 
a decrease in death rates 
A. death rates 
B. birth rates 
C. an increase in death rates 
5. Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned by the speaker ? 
B. lack of hospitals and schools 
D. poor living conditions 
C. shortage of food 
A. literacy 
6. Which of the following solutions is NOT mentioned by the speaker ? 
A. providing safe, inexpensive birth control methods 
B. educating people 
C. advising people to use birth control methods 
D. strictly implementing a family planning policy 
A. 
D. 
C. 
D. 
Task 2 : Listen again and answer the questions by completing the sentences using a given word in the box 
more 
improvement 
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food 
educate 
methods 
family 
exercise 
 According to experts the population of the world will be over (1)........... billion people by the year 2015. 
. The population growth rates in some parts of the world are not the same. It grows (2).................quickly in some parts of the world than others. 
 The reason for a fall in the death rates is the (3).........................of the living conditions and medical care. 
schools 
1. According to experts, what will th population of the world be by the year 2015? 
2. What did the expert say about the population growth rates in some parts of the world? 
3 . According to the expert, what is the reason for a fall in the death rates? 
Task 2: Listen again and answer the questions by completing the sentences using a given word in the box 
food 
educate 
methods 
family 
exercise 
 The problems which population explosion causes to the world, particularly to developing countries are shortage of.(4).............., lack of hospitals and.(5)................, illiteracy and low living standards. 
 The expert offers 4 solutions. They are to.(6)....................people and make them aware of the danger of having more children; to provide safe , inexpensive birth control.(7)...................; to strictly implement a .(8)...................planning policy; and to