Unit 7: World population- Lesson C: Listening

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UNIT 7: WORLD POPULATION
Lesson C: Listening

I. OBJECTIVES:
1. Knowledge: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

Use lexical items related to the world population
Describe the reasons, problems, and solutions to overpopulation
Listen to the monologue, and guess the content of the text to do the tasks.
Have an overlook about reasons, problems, and solutions of overpopulation
Choose suitable activities/solutions to solve problems of overpopulation
Practice pronunciation of keywords in the lesson:

Particularly (adv) [pəʳtɪkjʊləʳli]
developing countries (n) [dɪveləpɪŋ 'kʌntrɪ]
Punishment (n) ['pʌnɪʃmənt]:
Rank (v) [ræŋk]:
Improvement (n) [ɪm'pruːvmənt]
Shortage (n) [ʃɔrtɪdʒ]
Generation (n) [‚dʒenə'reɪʃn] (picture)

2. Skills: By the end of this unit, students can:

Respond briefly to give their opinions on the listening text they are going to do
Develop students' skills in listening for specific information and listening for grid
Pronounce new words correctly to listen more effectively
Wrap up the listening lesson with an expansion to speaking using the knowledge and information students have just learned.

3. Educational aims: By the end of this unit, students can:

Raise awareness of overpopulation
Build up their confidence in their listening capability.

II. PROCEDURES:

1. 1. 1. Check-up: (5 minutes): Students talk about the reasons and problems of overpopulation.
    2. New lesson: (35 minutes)
    3. Procedures:

II/ PREPARATIONS:

Time	ACTIVITY 1	WARM-UP:
(5’)	Solve the jigsaw puzzle Eliciting Questions: What continent has the largest population? Which country has the largest population? Which country has the largest population in southeast asia?	Aim: The purpose of the task is to engage Ss in the lesson by eliciting their knowledge about overpopulation Content: Ss aware of overpopulation Ss give the name of the continent that has the largest population Ss make a list of countries that have a large population Outcome: Solve the jigsaw puzzle à a chart about population Asia is a continent with the largest population China Indonesia Organization: Ss work in pairs, discuss and answer the questions
Time	ACTIVITY 2	Listen for gist
10’	Question: What is the main idea of the monologue? What issues are discussed in the monologue?	Aim: The purpose of the task is to Active the prior knowledge of students (Speaking lesson) Give Ss a closer look into what they are going to listen to. Content Ss work in groups and state reasons, problems and solutions to overpopulation Teacher has Ss repeat some key words after Teacher. Latin America (n)['lætɪn əˈmɛrɪkə] Particularly (adv) [pəʳtɪkjʊləʳli] Inexpensive (a) [‚ɪnɪk'spensɪv] developing countries (n) [dɪveləpɪŋ 'kʌntrɪ] Punishment (n) ['pʌnɪʃmənt]: Rank (v) [ræŋk]: Improvement (n) [ɪm'pruːvmənt] Shortage (n) [ʃɔrtɪdʒ] Generation (n) [‚dʒenə'reɪʃn] Review the speaking lesson and make predictions about the listening text. Ss may respond briefly to give their opinions on the listening they are going to do. Outcome: The listening text may be about overpopulation. I think the listening text may tell us about reasons, problems, and solutions to overpopulation Organization: The teacher introduce vocabulary relatingto the monologue The teacher plays the tape. Ss listen one more time if necessary to build up their confidence in their listening capability.
Time	ACTIVITY 3	PRACTICE 1
7’	Listen again and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for the following statements and questions	Aim: The purpose of the task is to check Ss’ comprehension. Content: Ss work individually to do the task Then, Ss work in pairs to compare their answers Outcome: A - over 6.7 billion D - about 76 million C - Latin America D - a decrease in death rates A - literacy C -Advising people to use birth control methods. Organization: Ss read the statements carefully, and guess what options may be the answer. The teacher plays the recording and asks Ss to listen and underline information in each statement. Ss in pairs compare their answers and give reasons for their choice The teacher plays the tape again little by little Ss listen and check The teacher gives the correct answers and explains them.
Time	ACTIVITY 4	PRACTICE 2
7’	Listen again and fill in the missing word in the gaps Statements (Appendix- Task 3)	Aim: The purpose of the task is to check Ss’ comprehension. Content: Ss work individually to do the task Then, Ss work in pairs to compare their answers Outcome: 7 billion rate different fall improvement illiteracy solutions punishment Organization: Ss read the statements carefully, and guess the answers. The teacher plays the recording and asks Ss to listen and underline information in each statement. Ss in pairs compare their answers and give reasons for their choice The teacher plays the tape again little by little Ss listen and check The teacher gives the correct answers and explains them.
Time	ACTIVITY 5	APPLICATION
6’	Complete the chart about overpopulation Write the report about overpopulation (Appendix- task 3)	Aim: The purpose of the task is to develop Ss’ skills in listening for detailed information. Content: The main reason for the population explosion is the death rates due to the fall in living conditions and medical care. Problems mentioned by Dr. Brown. a. shortage of food b. lack of hospitals and schools c. illiteracy d. low living standards The solution to those problems. a. educate and make people aware of the danger of having more children. b. provide birth-control methods. c. implement a family planning policy. d. exercise strict and fair reward and punishment policies. Organization: Review task 1,2 Ss write the sentences to describe the table they have complete in task 4. The teacher gives positive feedback

Consolidation (4 minutes):

Ask Ss to consolidate the main contents.
Give feedback.
Summarize the main points of the lesson through the presentation of the chart about overpopulation

6. Homework (1 minute):

Students review vocabulary related to population
Students write a report about overpopulation, basing on information from the lesson

APPENDIX
Task 3: Listen again and fill in the gaps

The world population will be (1)………..………… people by 2015.
The (2)…………….. of population growth in all parts of the world is (3)……………
The main reason for the population explosion is a (4)………....in death rates due to the (5) ………………....… in living conditions and medical care.
Problems mentioned by Dr. Brown.

a. shortage of food
b. lack of hospitals and schools
c. (6)………………………..…
d. low living standards

Also, he suggested a number of (7)…………………to those problems.

                        a. educate and make people aware of the danger of having more children.
                        b. provide birth-control methods.
                        c. implement a family planning policy.
                        d. Exercise strict and fair reward and (8)………….......…policies.
Task 4: Review the tasks and complete the charts

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