Module 9 课件 2023-2024学年外研版英语八年级上册

Module 9 Population Unit 1 The world’s population was about 7.8 billion in 2020. 外研版英语八年级上册 New words noise prepare report billion huge increase n. 噪声；杂音 v. 准备；预备 n. 报告；汇报 num. 十亿 adj.巨大的；庞大的 n. & v. 增大；增长 hang on notes cause problem grow birth 【口】稍等 n. (pl.) 笔记；随笔 v. 造成；引起 n. 麻烦；问题 v. (grew) 增长；增大 n. 出生 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. 1 city shop noise people traffic Listen and choose the correct answer. 2 1 What is the population of New York? a) About 17 million. b) About 9 million. c) About 30 million. 2 What is the population of Tokyo? a) About 4 million. b) About 28 million. c) About 14 million. 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. And there were so many people in the shops. There was a lot of noise. Tapescript Tony: Well, New York is a big city. Betty: Yes, it is. It has a population of about nine million. Tony: Nine million! Does New York have the largest population in the world? Betty: No, it doesn’t. There are cities with a larger population. For example, Tokyo has a population of about 14 million. Tony: Really? That’s a lot of people! Listen and read. 3 Lingling: What are you doing? Tony: I’m preparing a report called “The world’s population”. 准备；预备 Lingling: Well, I can help! I just watched a video about world population yesterday. It said the world’s population was about 7.8 billion in 2020. And the number will climb to 8.5 billion in 2030. 攀升到 十亿 Tony: I can’t believe it! That’s a huge number. Which countries are seeing the most