1、Module9 Population Unit1 The population of China is about 1.37 billion Betty: What are you doing? Tony:Im preparing some notes for a report called “Our growing population“. Lingling: Well, were in the right place to talk about that! Beijing is a huge city with a big population that causes a lot of p
2、roblems, such as too much traffic and noise. Betty: Its not only Beijing. Population increase is a big problem in many countries. Do you know how many babies are born every minute in the world? Tony: No. Can you tell me? Betty: Over 250! That makes over 131. 4 million births a year. Lingling: I cant
3、 believe it! Betty: The population of China is about 1.37 billion. Thats almost one fifth of the worlds population, that is, about 7 billion. Tony: Hang on a minute! Ill write that down too! Betty: But in the future, Chinas population wont grow so fast, because families are getting smaller. Lingling
4、: How do you know all this? Betty:I wrote my report yesterday! Tony: Great, thanks! Now I can write my report! Module9 Population Unit2 Arnwick was a ciry with 200,000 people Read the passage and check your answers to Activity 1. Could it be your town? Jo is fifteen and lives in Parkville. When Jos
5、grandparents first came to Parkville,it was a quite village. They had a small house, close to fields and hills. Parkville was near Arnwick, a city with 200,000 people. People from Parkville moved to Arnwick to find jobs, and they needed places to live. However, it was expensive to live in the city c
6、entre, so the government built flats outside the centre. Soon, Parkville became part of Arnwick, and Arnwick became a city with over a million people. Jos family lives in one of those flats. It is very crowded, and rubbish is also a problem. The small local school in Parkville closed down five years
7、 ago, so Jo now has to go to a school in Arnwick with 2,000 pupils. It takes an hour to get there by bus. There is a lot of traffic and pollution. It is clear that Arnwick needs more schools, buses and hospitals. It needs fresh air, clean water, and better public. It also needs more police to protect its people. But to do all these things, it needs more money. However, can money help solve all these problem s? Do we need more big cities like this? In fact, this is just a story. But it describes what is happening all over the world. Could it be your town some day?
