woman by 2005 Evaluation: But with such a large population base, the country must still convert million more t the idea of birth control if it is to reach its population targets. Difficult sentences Paral4) But with such a large population base, the country must still convert millions more to the idea of birth control if it is to reach its population targets Important Words and Expressions Frown on. shelter. wage. massive. convert target 3. After-reading activities 3.1. More Comprehension Questions 1)Why does the author say"environmental awareness does not exist "in Paral? 2) Why does the Canadian government face protests from fishermen? 2)What is the name of the world's largest jungle rain forest? And where is it? 3)What is the result of the explosive growth of population in Ghana? 4) Why can a free trip to Mecca function as an inducement for Indonesians to practice birth control? 3.2 Essay Summary (Ex XD(Group work) SS work in groups and work out the answers to the essay summary provided in the textbook (P216) 3.3 Structured Writing(to be done orally Work in pairs and make an oral composition Outline Topic: Against Population Explosion in China Situation: China is a developing country with the biggest population in the world. A sample survey shows that China's population had reached 1.26 billion by the end of 1999(excluding the population of the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions and Taiwan Province), accounting for about 21% of the world tot Problem: 1) a weak economic foundation with relatively inadequate per-capita resources 2) many contradictions and problems in China's economic and social development are closely associated with the issue of population, e.g. low literacy of its citizens2-2 5 woman by 2005. Evaluation: But with such a large population base, the country must still convert million more t the idea of birth control if it is to reach its population targets. Difficult Sentences (Para14) But with such a large population base, the country must still convert millions more to the idea of birth control if it is to reach its population targets. Important Words and Expressions Frown on, shelter, wage, massive, convert target 3. After –reading Activities 3.1. More Comprehension Questions 1) Why does the author say “environmental awareness does not exist” in Para1? 2) Why does the Canadian government face protests from fishermen? 2) What is the name of the world’s largest jungle rain forest? And where is it? 3) What is the result of the explosive growth of population in Ghana? 4) Why can a free trip to Mecca function as an inducement for Indonesians to practice birth control? 3.2 Essay Summary (Ex. XI) (Group work) SS work in groups and work out the answers to the essay summary provided in the textbook. (P216) 3.3 Structured Writing (to be done orally) Work in pairs and make an oral composition. Outline: Topic: Against Population Explosion in China Situation: China is a developing country with the biggest population in the world. A sample survey shows that China's population had reached 1.26 billion by the end of 1999 (excluding the population of the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions and Taiwan Province), accounting for about 21% of the world total. Problem: 1) a weak economic foundation with relatively inadequate per-capita resources 2) many contradictions and problems in China's economic and social development are closely associated with the issue of population, e.g. low literacy of its citizens