English, Class 10 · Unit 13
Population and Migration
World population 1950 to 2050 · How birds migrate · Connectives of contradiction
By the End of This Unit You Can
📊Read a report full of figures and keep them straight
🗣️Say when the letter r is silent
📈Interpret a chart aloud and in writing
🔗Use although, despite and however correctly
✍️Write an opinion essay on migration
🐦Prepare a report on local migrating animals
World Population: Key Moments
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1962 to 1965: fastest growth, 2.1% a year
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2020: growth falls below 1% a year
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2030: about 8.5 billion (projected)
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2050: about 9.7 billion (projected)
Presenter notes: This unit is about numbers and movement: how many people there are and how that is changing, and how birds and animals travel across the world. Along the way we will practise pronunciation, speaking about charts, contrast words, and two kinds of writing.