Video Tasks
Population Growth (5:05)
While watching
1. While watching find the equivalents in English:
Разрушение – , поддерживать - to, повышать - to, стандарт жизни -, окружающая среда -, потребность в питьевой воде -, запасы еды -, нехватка воды -, подрыв экологии -, потреблять (съедать) - to, цепная реакция -, выживание -.
2. Fill in the missing words and phrases:
1) Currently, the world population increases by 1 billion people every 13 years.
2) By 2050, there will be 9.5 billion people on Earth.
3) To feed the projected population in 2025, we will have to double the production of the current levels.
4) Even if we are able to double our food products, it won’t come without a cost.
5) The higher our population, the higher our total levels of consumption.
6) As you put more and more people into the world the value of life not only declines, it disappears.
3. Answer the questions:
1) How much time did it take to hit 1 billion?
2 billion? -
3 billion? -
2) What is the chain reaction of problems caused by the population growth? –
3) What can be done to solve the problem of the population growth? –
After watching
Comment on the following (10-15 sentences):
“Instead of controlling the environment for the benefit of the population, maybe we should control the population to ensure the survival of our environment”.