Lesson Report-Advancing-Nov.14th

Dear Advancing Classmates,
The world population today is a little over seven billion and is expected to reach eight around 2030 and nine by the middle of the century.
There are approximately a little under 130 million people in Japan.
The population of Japan has been declining and is now just around 127 million.
There are many ways to describe numbers. Using approximation will help you describe numbers easier for the others to understand. 

[1] Listening & Communication: Open Forum-2

Chapter 7 Language and Communication       Lecture about other languages in the U.S.

- Vocabulary: Expressions for Approximations w/Numbers - approximately, around, something like, just a little

=> Explain your class, school, city, country or any stats using numbers and the approximations.

Let’s Learn, Think and Talk about the World Population

=> Communication Task Read the article [1] The World Population and [2] The Global Muslim Population, and study the list [A] 10 most populous countries around 2013 and the chart and [B] UN 2012 estimates and medium variant projections. Then explain what you think is important for the future of you, your country or the people in the world to your partner and ask his/her opinions.

[2] Grammar in Use by Asai

- Review Unit 143 Phrasal Verbs-7: up-1

- Unit 144 Phrasal Verbs-8