Unit 7: WORLD POPULATION
PART
: READING
Before you read:
Vocabulary
1. population /pɒpjəˈleɪʃən/ (n): ………
populous /ˈpɒpjələs/ (a): ………
populate /ˈpɒpjəleɪt/ (v): ………
2. increase /ɪnˈkriːs/(v) ≠ decrease /dɪˈkriːs/(v) : ………
3. B.C (Before Christ): ………
4. A.D (Anno Domini): ………
5. reach /riːtʃ/ (v): ………
6. figure /ˈfɪɡər/ (n) : ………
7. resource /rɪˈsɔːs/ (n) : ………
8. support /səˈpɔːt/ (v): ………
supportive (of) /səˈpɔːtɪv/ (a)………
9. limit /ˈlɪmɪt/ (v) : ………
limit to (n) = limitation (n): ………
limited (a): ………
10. birth-control method /ˈbɜːθ kənˌtrəʊl ˈmeθ.əd / ………
11. family planning /ˌfæməli ˈplænɪŋ/ : ………
While you read:
Task 1: Matching the words or phrases with their meanings
A B
1. Increase 2. Figure
3. Birth-control method 4. A.D (anno domini) 5. Family planning 6. Resource
7. B.C (before christ) 8. Limit
A. Con số B. Giới hạn C.Tài nguyên
D.Trước công nguyên E. Tăng
F. Phương pháp hạn chế sinh sản G. Sau công nguyên
H. Kế hoạch hóa gia đình
Task 2: The words in the box all appear in the passage. Fill each blank with a suitable word. (Change the form of the word and use the dictionary when necessary.)
limit figures method although control increase international resources
1. ……… most journalists studied journalism in college, some older writers never attended a university.
2. Can you explain the……… for changing salt water to fresh water?
3. The number of injuries from automobile accidents……… every year.
4. Some countries are poor because they have very few natural………
5. These are all………: 1, 75, 293.
6. There is a(n)………of 20 minutes for this short test. Students must turn in their papers at the end of the 20th minute.
7. The United Nations is a(n)……….. organisation.
8. Some children behave badly and their parents can’t……….them.
After you read:
Exercise 1: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
1. A. figure B. grow C. organize D. average 2. A. question B. discotheque C. technique D. antique 3. A. increase B. expect C. resource D. continue 4. A. limit B. figure C. iron D. billion 5. A. earth B. growth C. although D. third
Exercise 2: Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:
1. A. expect B. farming C. people D. other 2. A. another B. billion C. probably D. scientist 3. A. resource B. question C. research D. amount 4. A. different B. average C. organize D. however 5. A. method B. women C. something D. support
Exercise 3: Choose the one word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes the sentences:
1. The population of the world has been increasing faster and faster.
A. going out B. going on C. going up D. going over 2. It took 1,750 years for the world population to _______625 million.
A. limit B. show C. support D. reach
3. Some scientists say that there are _______to support 8 billion people.
A. enough resources B. resources enough C. enough resource D. resource enough
4. The world's population is _______to be over 7 billion by 2015.
A. supported B. expected C. reached D. continued 5. Safe birth-control methods for family planning are not available _______women.
A. for B. to C. of D. on
6. We must limit ________ growth because our resources are limited.
A. populate B. populated C. population D. populous
Exercise 4: Choose the one word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes the sentences:
1. The lecturer limited himself _____ three aspects of the problem of population.
A. to B. on C. up D. over
2. _____ is a kind of fossil fuels, which is used for operating engines.
A. Iron B. Silver C. Gold D. Petroleum
3. We must ensure _____ of fuel supplies to keep the factories work.
A. continue B. continuous C. continual D. continuity 4. Although I asked him twice, he had no answer.
A. reply B. talk C. demand D. method
5. He has to work very hard to earn enough to _______ his family.
A. reach B. govern C. limit D. support
6. Gold is used _____ making jewelry.
A. to B. for C. in D. at
