III.Consider

　　Isitagoodideatocontroltheworld’spopulationgrowth?

　　Arguments

　　1.Therapidriseinworldpopulationiscreatingproblemsforallcountriesonearthbecausetheresimplyaren’tenoughresources.

　　2.Bothrichandpoorcountriesoftheworldshouldtakeunitedactiontodealwiththepopulationexplosion.Otherwise,therewillbemorepeoplefightingforlesslandandfewerresources,andthefuturewillbringpoverty,miseryandwartousall.

　　3.Populationincreaseindevelopingcountrieshaswipedoutthematerialbenefitsthattheyhaveachieved.

　　4.Statisticsshowthatwherethepopulationrateishigh,people’slivingstandardsarelow.Thismeans,people’slivingconditionscannotimproveunlessthereisareductionintheincreasedrateofpopulation.

　　5.Inmoderntimes,afamilywithfewchildren,orevenwithnohouseholdchoresandconcentratemoreontheirowninterests,andtheirchildrenenjoybettermaterialandeducationalopportunitiesthanthoseinbiggerfamilies.

　　6.Withfewerchildreninafamily,parentsspendlesstimeonhouseholdchoresandconcentratemoreontheirowninterests,andtheirchildrenenjoybettermaterialandeducationalopportunitiesthanthoseinbiggerfamilies.

　　7.Themostpressingproblemcreatedbytherapidincreaseinpopulationisashortageoffood.Atpresentalargeproportionoftheexistingpopulationisnotgettingenoughoftherightkindoffood(e.g.peopleinIndia,Ethiopia,etc...)

　　8.Overpopulationcreatesashortageofschools,teachers,hospitalsanddoctors.

　　9.Overpopulationcausesproblemsinhousingandemployment,especiallyincities.

　　10.Justimaginehowmuchbetterlifewouldbeiftheworldpopulationwerecutbyhalf!

　　Counter-arguments

　　1.Morechildren,morehappiness.Thisisespeciallytrueforelderlypeoplewhoalllovechildren.

　　2.Peopleinagriculturalareasneedmorechildrentohelpthemwiththeworkinthefields.

　　3.Whethertohavechildrenornotisaprivatematterandnobodyshouldinterferewithit.

　　4.Itisunfairtoblamealltheproblemsontheincreaseinpopulation.Itisthosegreedymanufacturersandbusinessmenindevelopedcountriesthatmaketheheaviestdemandsontheworld’sresourcesandcausethemostpollution

　　5.Ifpopulationcontrolwereamust,itshouldbecarriedoutindevelopedcountriesaswellbecauseababybornintheU.S.willuseinhislifetime30timesmoreoftheworld’sresourcesthanababyborninIndia.

　　6.Childrenarethemostimportantthinginlife.Withfewerchildrenaround,lifewillbedull,meaninglessandunhappy.Itisincredibleforacoupletohavenochildrenatall.

　　7.Childreninafamilygivetheparentsasenseofresponsibilityandpride.Theyareveryimportanttothestabilityofafamily.

　　8.populationcontroldoesgreaterharmthanwerealize.Forinstance,iftheonechildpolicyisstillinpracticein100years,peoplethenwillhavelittleideaofkinshipties,formostofthemwillhavenobrothers,sisters,uncles,aunts,orcousins.

　　9.Withthegovernment’sfamilyplanningpolicyinoperationwenowhaveagenerationof"onlychild"families:mostofthemarearrogant,selfish,andspoilt.

　　10.Abigfamilyofferschildrenachancetolearnhowtocopewithandcareforotherpeople.

　　11.Childreninbigfamilieshavethechancetocompetewitheachother,intermsoftheirmannersathome,theirstudyatschool,theirperformanceattheirplaceofwork,etc.olderchildrenusuallyhaveagreatinfluenceontheyounger.

　　Questions

　　1.Doyouthinkitisnecessarytocontrolpopulation?Why(Whynot)?

　　2.Howmanychildrenwouldyouliketohaveifyouwerefreetomakethedecision?Why?

　　3.WhatmeasuresdoyouthinkshouldbetakentocontrolChina’spopulation?

　　IV.Write

　　Workoutanoutlineownviewpoints.Theoutlineshouldconsistofmajorstatementsandsupportingevidenceandexamples.Donotwritedowneverywordofyourspeech.

　　V.Speak

　　1.Speakaccordingtoyouroutline,orgivespontaneousspeecheswhenyoudisagreewithyourclassmatesorwhenyouwanttosupportyourowngroupwithsimilaropinions.

　　2.Languagedevices:Youareexpectedtoextendtoextendyourabilitytoagreetodisagreewithotherpeople’sopinionsandtoaskthemtoexplaintheirpointsofview.

　　That’sagoodpoint

　　Absolutelyright

　　Iagreeentirely

　　That’showIseeit

　　I’dgoalongwithyouthere

　　I’mnotsureyou’rerightthere

　　Isupposeyoucouldsaythat,but...

　　Perhaps,butdon’tyouthinkthat...

　　Mmm,Iamnotreallysureyou’reright.

　　AllIamtryingtosayisthat...

　　VI.Sumup

　　1.Thewholeclassdecideonthebestpreparedspeechandthebestspontaneousspeech.

　　2.Thewholeclasspickoutthemostconvincingstatementsfromtheargumentsandcounter-arguments.

　　3.Theteachergivescommentsonstudent’sideasandlanguage.