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Module 9 Population
Unit 1
The population of China is about 1.37 billion.
New words
noise
prepare
notes
report
grow
huge
cause
problem
increase
birth
billon
n. 噪声;杂音
v. 准备;预备
n. (pl.)笔记;随笔
n. 报告;汇报
v. 增长;增大
adj.巨大的;庞大的
v. 造成;引起
n. 麻烦;问题
n. & v. 增大;增长
n. 出生
num. 十亿
fifth
hang on
flat
rubbish
quiet
local
close down
pupil
pollution
public
service
solve
num. 第五;五分之一
稍等
n. 套房;公寓
n. 垃圾;废弃物
adj. 寂静的;安静的
adj. 当地的;本地的
(永久)关闭,关停
n.学生;(尤指)小学生
n.污染
adj.公共的;公众的
n.公共服务;服务
v.解决问题
make a noise 制造噪音
noise 让人感觉不舒服的声音,一般指噪音 Don’t make any noise in class.课堂上不要制造噪音。
voice 优美的声音,也可音量。 一般指人的声音 She has a beautiful voice.
她有一副优美的嗓音。
sound 作“声音”/“响声”讲时,可以指人/动物发出的声音,或物体碰撞的声音。自然中的任何“声音”都可以用sound.
该词还可以用作感官动词,表示“听起来”。 You can hear all kinds of sounds in the city.
在城市你能听到各种声音。
This music sounds beautiful.这音乐听起来很优美。
noise,voice和sound辨析
【典例分析】
1.The music made me think of the ________ of a running stream.
A.shout B.noise C.voice D.Sound
【答案】D
2. Don’t make so much _______. My baby is sleeping.
A. voice B. sound C. noise D. choice
【答案】C
Free talk
Talk about the pictures and try to describe them.
Work in pairs. Look at the picture and talk about it. Use the words in the box to help you.
noise
people
space
traffic
2
课堂活动
01
Listen and choose the correct answer.
1 What’s the population of Beijing?
a) About 11 million. b) About 13 million.
c) About 20 million.
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02
2 What is the population of Chongqing?
a) About 28 million. b) More than 33 million.
c) About 36 million.
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Betty: I went shopping in the city centre with my family last week.
Tony: Did you have a good time?
Betty: Yes, I did, but there was a lot of traffic on the way there. Then there were too many people and not enough space. It was impossible to move. And there was a lot of noise.
玩得高兴
许多
Tony: Well, Beijing is a big city.
Betty: Yes, it is. It has a population of about twenty million.
Tony: Twenty mi