Module_9_Population_Unit_3_Language_in_use (1)

9Unit 3 Language in use

Language practiceBeijing is a huge city.It takes an hour to get there by bus. That’s almost one fifth of the world’s population. That makes over 131.4 million births a year.

1. Work in pairs. Match the countries with their populations. 1 China a) 4,437,000

2 the USA3 Australia

b) 22,956,000c) 314,791,000

4 New Zealand

d) 1,370,537,000

When you see a table or a chart, look carefully at the labels and graphs to make sure that you understand what they are showing. Look at the chart below. What is it comparing? What can you conclude?

3. Read the chart and answer the questions.

1 Which city had the largest population in 2000? Tokyo had the largest population in 2000. 2 Which city’s population will increase the most from 2000 to 2025? Mumbai's population will increase the most from 2000 to 2025.

3 Which city will have a larger increase in its population, New York or Mexico City? Mexico city. 4 Which city / cities do you think will have the biggest population problem? Why? I think Mumbai will have the biggest population problem because its population will increase the fastest.

4 Complete the passage with a, an or the where necessary.Mina is (1) ____eighteen-year-old girl. She has an a got (2) ____brother and (3) _____sister. Mina is a

theoldest child in (5) ____ (4) ___ the family. She livesin (6)____very big city. She has (7) ______job in a a a (8) _____hotel. She hopes that one day she will / have (9)_____chance to go to (10) _____college. a

5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. few good much small 1 We believe the schools in Arnwick are very good, and we are working to make them better . even_______ 2 Their flat is too large for two people. They want to find a _______one. smaller 3 Anna always talks about her ideas. I think she more needs to listen _______. 4 There are a lot of parks in this city. I think fewer there are _______parks in a lot of other cities.

6 Complete the diagram showing population problems. Use the words in the box to help you.air city country hospital public service traffic Problems of Arnwick People move from_______ the countryside increase water

People arrive in _________ the city Problems: Population___________ increases

①Environmental problems Example:_____________ air pollution _____________ water pollution ______________ too much traffic ______________ rubbish

②Health problems Example: _______________ not enough _______________ hospitals

③ Problems for the government

Examples: _________________________________ need more schools and buses _________________________________ need better public services _________________________________ need more police to protect people

7 Complete the passage with the words in the box.

countryside space

pollution population traffic

Our world is facing many problems. Two of the biggest are increasing population and pollution. population The (1) _____________of the world is increasing

quickly. Why is this happening? Because more babies are born every year and

people also live longer. Many people are leaving the(2)countryside _________ to work in the cities,

space but there is not enough (3) __________forso many people.

Another huge problem for the world ispollution There is so much (5) ________ (4)__________. traffic

on the roads that in some cities the air isheavily polluted. We must work harder to

protect our world.

8 Complete the sentences with the expressions in the box. all over the world closed down in the future it takes not… any more 1 Growing population is a problem___________ all over the world _____________.2 The population of China may grow more slowly in the future . 3 The supermarket closed down when a

bigger one opened in the town.

4 Usually it takes an hour to get there by bus.

5 The town had a lot of population in the pastbut it is not a problem any more .

9 Listen and choose the best summary. a)It is cheaper to share a car than to have a personal car. b) People in a car club do not often take buses, trains or the underground.

c) There are no car clubs in the US.d) Joining car clubs is good for you and for √

the city.