PERIOD 30

UNIT 7: WORLD POPULATION

Lesson 1: READING
A. Class decription
Time: 40 minutes
B. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Use the information they have read to discuss the
topic.
- Ss can base on the information in the passage to
answer the questions.
- Develop such reading micro-skills as scanning for
specific ideas.
C. Teaching aids and materials:
- Teacher: Handouts, textbook, computer.
- Students: Textbook .
D. Procedure:

Time T’s activities Ss’s activities

I/ Warm up:
- T asks Ss close the book.
- Ss listen to the T.
- T shows the picture and asks Ss to
answers some questions: - Work individual
- Ss look at the picture
1. Is this a small or a big family?
4’ and answer the
2. How many children have they got? questions.
3. Are they poor or rich?
Answer:
4. Why they are poor? 1. Big family
=> Do you think that the larger in 2. 8 children
population a country is, the stronger it is? 3. They are poor.
4. Because they have
- T introduces the new lesson. many children,..ect

II. PRE-READING
-T teaches vocabulary. - Ss listen to the T.
- Ss open the book.
- T shows some pictures to the students to - Ss guess the pictures.
guess.
 - Ss write the new words
- T translates and explains the meaning of
in notebook.
the new words.
- Ss listen and repeat.
- T pronounces each word twice and asks
the whole class to repeat the words.
Vocabulary:
1. increase (v) >< decrease (v) : tăng><
giảm.

9’ 2. B.C(Before Christ): trước công nguyên

3. A.D( Anno Domini): sau công nguyên.
4. Double(v): gấp đôi
5. Resource(n) nguồn tài nguyên
6. Third world(n) thế giới thứ ba ( các
nước chậm phát triển)
7. Birth- control method: phương pháp
hạn chế sinh đẻ
8. Family planning: kế hoạch hóa gia
đình
 II/ While you read:
- T asks the Ss to look though the
- Ss read the passage.
passage and read in silence.

Activity 1:

Fill in the blank with the words in the

box.

9’ - T gives instructions and asks Ss to do

the task.

- T checks the instruction. - Ss listen to the T.

- T asks Ss to work in pair. - Ss work in pair and do
- T asks some Ss to answer and explain, the task.
show where the information is in the - Ss give answers and
text. explain.

- T check the correct answers

Answer:
1. Although
2. Method
3. Increases
4. Resources
5. Figures
6. Limit
7. International

8. Control
 Activity 2:
Fill in the table with the years and the
numbers:
- T asks Ss to read the passage again and - Ss listen to the T’s
complete the table.
instruction.
- T asks to Ss work individual
- T asks to some students anwers and check - Ss read the passage
the answers.
again and fill the
table.
Answer:
- Ss work individual
Year The numbers of the World
6’
Population
10,000 (1) 10 million
B.C
A.D.1 (2) 300 million
1750 (3) 625 million
(4) 1850 1,300 million
1950 (5) 2,510 million
(6) 1985 4760 million
2000 (7) 6,6 billion
(8) 2015 expected to be over 7
billion

Ativity 3: Answer the 3 questions in

the book ( 3,4,5)
- T gives instructions
+ First, skim 3 questions to
understand them and:
+ Underline the key words. For example, - Ss listen to the T
in question 3 Ss can underline :: the
Earth, have enough resource, support,
population. - Ss observe
6’
+ Read the part carefully to find the
answer. Ss can use their own words.
- T asks Ss to work in pair.
- T asks to some students anwers - Ss work in pair.
and check the answers.
 - Ss answer the question
Answer:
3. Some scientists say it can , but
others say it can’t
4. No, They don’t
5. Because they know of no safe
way to have fewer children.
 III. After you read:
Activity 4: Name some consequences of

5’ population growth.
- T asks Ss to list some consequences of
population growth.
- Ss work in group.
- T asks Ss to work in group. - Ss discuss and answer
- T calls on some Ss to answer. the question.

Example:
1. Higher Unemployment
2. Environment pollution
3. Higher Cost of living
4. Higher Crime rates
…..
 IV/ Homework:
- T asks the Ss to read the passage again
- Ss write down.
and summaries the main points.
1’ - Asks the Ss learn by heart new words
and make sentences with them.
- Prepare for the next period: Speaking.
- End the lesson.