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WARM - UP• Name some countries that have heavy

population.• What’s the population in Vietnam?

What do you think about Vietnamese’s population?

• Work with a partner and make a list of some advantages and disadvantages that you think may result from heavy population.

EXERCISES

Complete the sentences with the following phrases. One phrase will not

be used:

1. The average number of people per square kilometer in Vietnam is 234, and that in Japan is 336. this means Japan has higher _______________than in Vietnam.

2. The world’s _____________ is on the increase: more than 5 billion people in 1990, about 6 billion in 2000, and nearly 7 billion (estimated) in 2010.

3. From 1965 to 1997, the __________________ in China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Mexico, Brazil, and many other countries fell sharply.

population density

population trend

population growth rate

Population trend birth controlPopulation growth rate population density

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Work in groups and discuss some features of China’s

population, for example birth rate, death rate.

Now we are going to read a paragraph about population trend in China

New words:

birth control (n): The practice of controlling the number of children a person has, using various methods

concrete (adj): based on facts, not on ideas or guesses

decrease (v): to become or make sth become smaller in size, number, etc.

deserted (adj): with no people in it

Cont.

fluctuate (v): to change frequently in size, amount, quality, etc., especially from one extreme to another

increase (v): increase (sth) (from A) (to B) | increase (sth) (by sth) to become or to make sth greater in amount, number, value, etc.

modernize (v): to make a system, methods, etc. more modern and more suitable for use at the present time

overpopulation (n): (of a country or city) with too many people living in it

Cont.

dense (adj): containing a lot of people, things, plants, etc. with little space between them

Density (n) rate (n): a measurement of the number of times

sth happens or exists during a particular period

trend (n): a general direction in which a

situation is changing or developing populous (adj): where a large number of

people live

Read the passage in your textbook quickly to get information and do

the tasks below:

• State whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):

1. China’s population is on the decrease because its population growth rate has decreased.

2. More people live in Shanghai than in the middle and lower parts of the Yangtze River.

3. China’s population growth rate decreased by 8.77% from 1994 to 1999.

4. Shenzhen SEZ was founded in 1979.

F

T

FF

5. After about 20 years, Shenzhen’s population has increased more than 200 times.

6.The new immigrants in Shenzhen are responsible for its fast population growth.

7.Immigrants in Shenzhen come from many countries.

8.Population growth rate in China is rising including Shenzhen.

T

T

F

F

Work in pairs, discuss which charts and graphs illustrate accurate facts about China? Circle A or B

1. China’s and world’s population

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7 Billion

China

World

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

China

World

A B

2. China’s population rate

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

1970 1994 1999

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2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

1970 1994 1999

A B

3. Population in the middle and lower parts of the Yangtze River.

otherparts ofChina

MLYangtzeRiver

otherparts ofChina

MLYangtzeRiver

A B

Still in groups of 2, read the text again in detail and find the words or expressions

which mean the same as:

1. Approximately2. Carry out3. Decrease (v)4. Nationwide5. (to build a 30-story concrete) one (in

Shenzhen)

= almost= implement

= fall= Throughout the country

= building

DISCUSSION

In groups, discuss these questions:

1. What are some problem as a consequence of rapid population growth in Vietnam? Has Vietnam government done to control family size?

2. What should be taught in the population education program in Vietnamese high school?

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