1、Module 9 Population Unit 1 The population of China is about 1.37 billion.【教学目标】l Knowledge objective1. To understand the conversation in relation to population.2. To get specific information from the listening material.3. To talk about and understand numbers. l Ability objectiveTo make a short passa
2、ge or a dialogue with the points in this unit l Moral objectiveTo get the student to know how to make a teamwork【教学重点】New words and expressionsTo learn the grammar knowledge of big numbers【教学难点】To grasp the phrases and important sentences【教学方法】PWP method, task-based method and interactive approach 【
3、教学手段】A tape recorder, multimedia and some pictures【教学过程】Teaching Procedures:Step 1 Lead-in Ss look at the pictures and fill in the blanks.Step 2 Consolidate new wordsLook and say. The teacher shows the pictures of new words and let the students say the new words as quickly as possible.Step 3 Look at
4、 the picture and talk about the pictureLet Ss look at the picture and use the words in the box to talk in pairs.Step 4 ListeningListen to Activity 2 and choose the best answer.1) Whats the population of Beijing? a) About 11 million c) About 20 million b) About 13 million2) Whats the population of Ch
5、ongqing? a) About 28 million c) About 36 million b) More than 33 millionStep 5 Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions1. What is Tony preparing for a report called “our growing population”?2. Where are they talking?Step 6 Listen to the dialogue and answer the questionsLet Ss listen to the di
6、alogue and answer the two questions. Then check in groups.Step 7 Read the dialogue and answer the questions1. Is population increase a big problem in many countries?2. How many babies are born every minute in the world?3. Will Chinas population grow fast? Why?Step 8 Now complete the notesBabies born
7、 in every minute (world):Babies born every year (world):Population of China:Population of the world:Step 9 Choose the correct answer Let Ss choose the correct answers and show in groups.1) Birth happens at the start / at the end of life.2) Huge means large / small.3) An increase in population means
8、more / fewer people.4) Hang on a minute means waiting for a short time / a long time.5) Making notes means writing a long passage / a few words.6) A problem is something easy / difficult.7) A report is a long piece of writing / a few words.8) A billion is a hundred / a thousand million.Step 10 Every
9、day EnglishI dont believe!Hang on a minute!Great!Step 11 Listen and repeatListen and repeat the numbers. Get the students to learn how to read the numbers: thousand, billion, and million.Listen and repeat.8,742 eight thousand, seven hundred and forty-two2,463,128two million, four hundred and sixty-t
10、hree thousand, one hundred and twenty-eight1,370,000,000one billion, three hundred and seventy million2,000,030,000two billion and thirty thousandStep 12 Check the statements you agree with1. To check the right statements according to your opinion.2. Work in groups and discuss your answers.1) There
11、are too many people in the world.2) The increasing population is the biggest problem in the world.3) People should not have too many babies.4) A city should not hold more than one million people.Step 13 Language pointsLet Ss master the main points of the passage.1) Im preparing some notes for a repo
12、rt called “Our growing population”. prepare用作动词，意为“准备”，后面常跟名词、代词、不定式作宾语。 prepare for 为准备 e.g. He is preparing a dinner for his friends. 他正在为他的朋友准备晚饭。 prepare后还可以接间接宾语，即prepare sb. sth.，相当于prepare sth. for sb.，意为“为某人 准备某事（物）”。2) That causes a lot of problems, such as too much traffic and noise. too m
13、any后面加可数名词，too much后面加不可数名词，都表示“太多的”。 e.g. There are too many books in the bookshop. There is too much water on the ground. 3) I cant believe it! 表示“简直难以置信”。表示一种惊讶。4) The population of China is about 1.37 billion. billion(十亿), million (百万), thousand (千)都是数字单位。前面有具体数字修饰时，用单数形式；billion还常用于固定结构billions
14、 of, 表示“数以十亿计的”。与此用法类似的词还有hundred, thousand, million等。e.g. The man is very rich. He has five billion. 那个男人非常富有。他拥有50亿。 There are billions of books in the big library. 大图书馆有数以亿计的图书。5) Thats almost one fifth of the worlds population, . one fifth 表示“五分之一”，fifth是序数词。 分数的表达：分子用基数词，分母用序数词。分子大于1时，分母 + s。 e
15、.g. 2/5: two fifths6) Hang on a minute! hang on 通常用来表示让某人等一下, 相当于hold on。 e.g. Hang on! Ill be back in a minute. 稍等！我马上回来。Step 14 Grammar掌握数字的用法。朗读时，将每三位数看做一个单位，依次为billion，million，thousand。每个单位按照百、十、个位向下读，其中百位到十位之间要加入 and。e.g. 729 ：seven hundred and twenty nine. 6,500,431,729： six billion five hundr
16、ed million four hundred and thirty one thousand seven hundred and twenty nine.Step 15 Summary重点短语make notes prepare fortoo much one fifthhang on talk about数字的读法Step 16 ExercisesDo some exercises about the main points.1) -What are you preparing _ your party? -Im thinking about who Ill invite. A. at B
17、. for C. with2) There are _ people in the little room. A. so much B. so many C. very much3) - Could you give me some advice about learning English? - Certainly. Why not _ in class? A. make books B. make notes C. making notes4) _ of the worlds population is in China. A. One five B. One fifths C. One
18、fifth5) - The school bus is coming. - _. Ill come in a minute. A. Hang on B. On earth C. Once or twice6) Population _ is a big problem in the world. A. increase B. describe C. protect7) I think _ of the materials I listened to at the beginning of the exam _ easy. A. three fourths, is B. third four,
19、are C. three fourths, are D. three fourth, are 8) _ trees have been planted near here, so the air is very fresh. A. Two hundreds B. Hundred of C. Hundreds of D. Hundreds9) _ visitors come to Xingyi during May Day holidays every year. A. Thousands of B. Two thousands C. Thousand of D. ThousandStep 17 Homework编写一个报告，说明世界的人口增长问题。
