Billions of People in the World 

B1 – Intermediate

Too many billions of people, too little planet. As of time of writing, the world’s population sits at around 8 billion. China and India are the countries with the highest number of people.

Listen to this audio and read the transcript about the world’s population.

https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/8-billion-people-in-world-level-1/

Vocabulary Questions:

1. What does “populous” mean? Use this word in a sentence.
2. What does “fall” mean in this sentence, “Experts say that China’s population will start to fall.”? Use this word in a sentence.
3. What does “slum” mean? Use it in a sentence.

Discussion Questions:

1. What is your opinion on the world’s (rising) population?
2. What are the good and bad things about the continuous increase in the world’s population?
3. What do you think about your country’s population?
4. What will happen when the population gets old?
5. What do you think about populous places?