B1 – Intermediate
One problem we have is overpopulation. The world’s population is getting bigger and bigger. This situation can lead to many problems.
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Discussion Questions:
- What are the consequences of overpopulation?
- What are the causes of this problem and how can this be resolved?
- What is your opinion on overpopulation?
- Would you like few or many children? Explain your choice.
- What might be reasons some people have so many children?
- Talk about problems/issues related to population in your country.
8 replies on “Overpopulation”
1. There will be no food for the entire population and we will have too much pollution which will cause more diseases
2. The only way is to control the population by putting a limit of children per family as China did at the time.
3. It is a big problem but since it will not be a very serious problem for two generations, it is not taken very seriously for now
4. I would like to have two children at most and I would prefer to adopt since there are many children without family
5. For religious reasons, as many religions not allowed use contraceptives methods
6. In Spain there is a shortage of births, here is the opposite situation. Young people do not have the opportunity to create a family because they do not have a job or have a precarious job, which means that we have a high rate of aging of the population
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1. What are the consequences of overpopulation?
The main consequences is that we will not enough food for all us. I think so too. An, in addition to that big problem, our life style is terribly damaging to the planet…industrial spills, pollution in agricultura, smoke in cities…
2. What are the causes of this problem and how can this be resolved?
I only know one way to solve it…to limit the overpopulation…but is a measure really impopular. But I think that is possible change our style of life….and pollute less…we can do it
3. What is your opinion on overpopulation?
I agree with it, but to limit is is a measesure really impopular
4. Would you like few or many children? Explain your choice.
I only have one child…and it doesn’t seem that I will have more…
5. What might be reasons some people have so many children?
I only thik that it could be is that they don’t take care of all lof them….I only have one and is too much….
6. Talk about problems/issues related to population in your country.
Nowadays we are fall of supplies…in fact…is very common nowadays that the cars companies have to stop during several days.
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What are the consequences of overpopulation? There won’t be enough farms to grow food for everyone
What are the causes of this problem and how can this be resolved? Our pollution cause more global warming. It is very difficult how can this be resolved
What is your opinion on overpopulation?
It is a real problema and our leader don’t seem too worried
Would you like few or many children? Explain your choice. Nowadays people don’t want many childres because their situation is difficult and have a lot of issues such job, houses etc,
What might be reasons some people have so many children?
Sometimes their religious problems not allowed use contraceptives methods
Talk about problems/issues related to population in your country. There are more population in big cities and other parts of my country there are a depopulation and serious problems. In my opinión the goverments should give facilities to this áreas and everybody could have house and jobs and get better life
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1. What are the consequences of overpopulation?
I think it is a problema because little by little we hace fewer and fewer resources like fewer farms to grow food so in the future we can have no so much food. The quality of life is worse.
2. What are the causes of this problem and how can this be resolved?
Because people live more, I mean, like expectancy is higher now than it was few years ago.
It can be resolved with government incentives because we need a policy which promote responsable parenting.
3. What is your opinion on overpopulation?
I think it can be a problema in the future so we must worry about it and promote alternatives to this situation
4. Would you like few or many children? Explain your choice.
Few children because it´s easier that they can grow up in a good way.
5. What might be reasons some people have so many children?
Because of religious issues, for example.
6. Talk about problems/issues related to population in your country.
Here in Spain there is a birth shortage, here is the opposite situation. Young people haven´t the opportunities to create a family (youth unemployment is high)
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