《The population of China is about

外研版八年级英语上册《The population of China is about 1.37 billion》Population PPT优秀课件，共30页。

Words and expressions

noise n. 噪音；杂音

prepare v. 准备；预备

notes n.（pl.）笔记；随笔

report n. 报告；汇报

grow v.（grew）增长；增大

huge adj. 巨大的；庞大的

cause v. 造成；引起

problem n. 麻烦；问题

increase n. 增大；增长 v. 增大；增长

birth n. 出生

billion num. 十亿

Listening and vocabulary

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

Task 1 : Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions.

1. What is Tony preparing for a report called “our growing population”?

Some notes.

2. Where are they talking?

In Beijing.

Task 2 : Read the dialogue and answer the questions.

1. 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 China ’s population grow fast? Why?

No, it isn ’t. Because families are getting smaller.

Task 3 : Now complete the the notes.

Babies born every minute in the world:

over 250

Babies born every year in the world:

131.4 million

Population of China:

about 1.37 billion

Population of the world:

about 7 billion

Language points

1. I'm preparing some notes for a report called “Our growing population”.

【考点】prepare：v. “准备”，常用词组：prepare for“为…做准备”。

eg. They are preparing for the New Year.

2. I'm preparing some notes for a report called “Our growing population”.

【考点】notes：n. “笔记”，常用短语：make notes“记笔记”。

eg. Students should make notes in class.

3. Population increase is a big problem in many countries.

【考点】problem：指疑难的、困难的问题，如失业、交通等相对较麻烦的、需解决的问题，重在突出“难”，表示解决这类问题时用solve。

【辨析】question：指“疑问”，需要解答的问题，表示解答这类问题时用answer。

4. There are too many people in the world.

【考点】too many：“太多”，后接可数名词复数。

eg. too many apples

【辨析】

（1）too much：“太多”，后接不可数名词。

eg. too much milk

（2）much too：“太”，后接形容词或副词。

eg. much too big