Video Clip I:  Anxiety

1. Lead-in

Pair work: Discuss the following questions with your partner

    1) Have you ever felt anxious? Talk about it.

    2) What to do when faced with anxiety?

    3) What will you do if your best friend suffers from anxiety?

Word Tips

rely on 依靠，依赖                                    frustrate v. 挫败，阻挠，使感到灰心

slight a. 轻微的，不重要的                        panic n. 恐慌，惊慌

uneasy a. 不舒服的，心神不安的               convince vt. 说服，使确信，使信服

jolt vt. 使震惊；使摇动                             apparent a. 显然的，表面上的

pile up 积累                                                stuff n, 东西

shaky a. 摇晃的，不可靠的，不坚定的

[Language and Culture Tip]

Childline is a free 24-hour counselling service for children and young people up to their 19th birthday in the UK provided by the NSPCC

儿童教养热线：该热线由英国全国防止虐待儿童学会主办，提供有关儿童和青少年（19岁以内，包括19岁）教养的24小时免费电话咨询服务。

2. Watch the video clip.

A. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

[    ] 1) Anxiety is not tough to understand.

[    ] 2) Millions of years ago, we depended on excitement to keep us out of harm's way.

[    ] 3) Anxiety may put you in unreality.

[    ] 4) One couldn't control his restlessness when he feels anxious.

[    ] 5) It is beneficial to talk about anxiety.

B. Watch the video again and complete the sentences with the missing information in the table.

Time	Result
Past	We 1) ____________________ Anxiety to keep us out of harm's way.
Now	Anxiety makes you want to 2) ___________________. It can make you 3) ______________________. Anxiety can start as a simple worry but grow into a 4) ______________! It can make you  5) __________________________ but give no explanations as to why it's happening.

Video Clip II: Population Pyramids

1. Lead-in

Word Tips

replace v. 代替；取代                               pyramid n. 金字塔

virtually ad. 实际上，事实上                     rectangular a. 长方形的

run out of 用完；耗尽                              unbalanced a. 失衡的

[Language and Culture Tip]

Baby boom: The term "baby boom" most often refers to the dramatic post-World War II baby boom (1946-1064). There are an estimated 78 million Americans who were born during this demographic boom in births.

婴儿潮：主要是指第二次世界大战后（1946-1964）人口的急剧增长。据统计，这一期间美国大约有7800万婴儿出生。

2. Now watch the video clip.

A. Choose the best answer to complete each of the statements.

1) The Population will _______ if the birth rate drops below 2.

    a. fall      b. rise      c. remain the same       d. remain constant

2) In the population pyramid of a developed country, the narrow bound across the base shows _______.

    a. a high birth rate

    b. a low birth rate

    c. a falling birth rate

    d. both b and c

3) The _______ shape of the pyramid shows and aging population.

    a. triangular       b. rectangular       c. square       d. inverted triangular

B. Watch the video again and then fill in each blank with only one word.

      If the population of the country remains constant, every pair of parents will have two children to 1) ________ them in the country's population when they die. Now all the countries in Europe have a 

birth rate 2) ________ 2, which means that one day they could start running out of citizens. The 

population pyramid of a developing country and that of a developed country are somewhat 3) 

_______; the former is a typical pyramid, while the latter has a narrow bound, showing a low and 4) 

_______ birth rate. Today, owing to baby boom years, too many old people and less younger people 

contribute to the 5) _______ population structure.

Video Clip III: More Water for India

New Words

Fahrenheit n. 华氏温度                             Celsius n. 摄氏温度

monsoon n. （印度等南亚国家的）季风季节，雨季

rupee n. 卢比（印度、巴基斯坦等国家的货币单位）

Rajendra Singh 拉金德拉·辛格（人名）

available a. 可用的；可获得的                   earthen a. 泥土（制）的

clay n. 黏土                                                lifeless a. 单调的，五生气的

Rosda 罗斯达（印度村庄名）                    prosperous a. 繁荣的，兴旺的

Neemie 尼米（印度村庄名）                     New Delhi: 新德里（印度首都）

Yamuna River: 亚穆纳河（印度）              Alwar: 阿尔瓦尔（拉贾斯坦邦城市）

Before Viewing

Predicting Content. Look at the title of the video and list five words you expect to hear in the video.

___________________________________________________________

While Viewing

A. Checking Predictions. Watch the video. Circle any words you wrote in the exercise of the Before Viewing section as you hear them.

B. Read the statements. Then watch the video again and check (√) the correct city or region for each statement. Sometimes two places are correct.

	New Delhi	Alwar
It's a very large city. Getting enough water has been a problem here. Their water comes from a polluted river. Small dams have given people more water. Other places are learning from the ideas here. Small dans don't work here. This place needs to find a new idea for getting water.

C. Read the statements. Then watch the video again and circle the correct word to complete each statement.

1. Every day, 50 million gallons of chemicals are put into the river / sea.

2. The people of New Delhi require about one billion gallons / liters of water a day.

3. Some say the answer is to build more big reservoirs / dams

4. They began collecting stone and rock and made small / large earthen dams.

5. Today, a village that was dry and lifeless is green / wet and healthy.

6. They provide water for more than 80 / 800 communities.

After Viewing

Critical Thinking. Work with your group and discuss the questions