Demography

Champ prescrit : population growth and its social problems.

• Population-growth vocabulary : Words and expressions related to demographic growth Exemple original : Rapid population growth can increase demand for housing and services.
• Urban-overcrowding vocabulary : Words and expressions related to overcrowded cities Exemple original : Urban overcrowding can place pressure on transport and housing.
• Food and health-service scarcity : Words and expressions related to shortages of food and health services Exemple original : A fast-growing population may increase demand for food and health services.
• Population migration : Words and expressions related to population migration Exemple original : Migration changes the distribution of population between regions.
• Rural-land vocabulary : Words and expressions related to rural land issues Exemple original : Rural land is an important issue in many farming communities.
• Birth-control vocabulary : Words and expressions related to birth control Exemple original : The unit includes vocabulary used to discuss birth control in demographic contexts.
• Growth-curve language : Words and expressions for describing demographic growth curves Exemple original : The curve rises steadily before increasing more sharply.

• Subject pronouns : Personal subject pronouns Exemple original : They represent the community in the discussion.
• Object pronouns : Personal object pronouns Exemple original : The teacher asked them to describe the graph.
• Reflexive pronouns : Reflexive pronouns Exemple original : The students organised themselves before the presentation.
• Reciprocal pronouns : Reciprocal pronouns Exemple original : The group members helped each other during preparation.

Lire d’abord pour identifier la situation, le thème et l’idée générale. Relire ensuite pour repérer les informations précises, les indices linguistiques et les relations logiques utiles à la tâche.

Écouter une première fois pour le sens global, puis une seconde fois pour les détails, les mots-clés, l’intention et les éléments directement liés à la consigne.

Construire une prise de parole compréhensible : annoncer l’idée, mobiliser le lexique de l’unité, utiliser les structures prescrites et répondre de façon cohérente à l’interlocuteur.

• Exposé structure and delivery : Techniques for structuring, writing and presenting an exposé Exemple original : Introduce the topic, organise the main points, use clear transitions and finish with a concise conclusion.

Tâche d’écriture : structuring, writing and presenting an exposé. Préparer le contenu, organiser les idées, choisir le registre approprié, puis relire pour vérifier cohérence, grammaire et précision lexicale.