martedì 5 novembre 2013

INGLESE+GEOGRAFIA : We are seven billion

Con la compresenza delle insegnanti di lettere e di inglese, martedì 22 ottobre abbiamo affrontato un argomento di geografia in inglese.
Nel 2011 la popolazione mondiale ha raggiunto i 7 miliardi e il National Geographic ha presentato l'evento con una infografica, cioè una rappresentazione grafica di informazionie numeri in cui parole e immagini si muovono per descrivere la situazione. Anche la musica di sottofondo sottolinea l'enorme aumento della popolazione.



Con la due insegnanti abbiamo visto questo filamato:(clicca qui sotto)
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/the-magazine/the-magazine-latest/ngm-7billion/

e poi abbiamo verificato la nostra comprensione delle informazioni forniteci



WE ARE 7 BILLION

7 billion is a big number
By the end of 2011 you will be 1 of 7 billion people living on earth.
It would take 200 years just to count to 7 billion out loud.
7 billion steps would take you around the globe 133 times.
In 1800 the world’s population was 1 billion
130 years later …. in 1930 ….   2 billion
                             ….      1960        3 billion
                             ….      1974       4 billion
                             ….      1987       5 billion
                             ….      1999       6 billion
                             ….      2011       7 billion
                           ….                         8 billion
In 2045 it could be 9 billion
About every second 5 people are born, 2 people die.
In the time you’ve watched this video,
Our population has increased by 162 people…163  164  165  166  167  168  169  170!
And nearly everywhere we’re living longer.
In 2010 the average person lived 69 years,
In 1960 the average person lived 53 years,
In 2008, for the first time ever, more of us lived in cities than in rural areas.
                                                          
MEGACITY= population >10 million
Mexico city             Tokyo                       New York city
… in 1975 there were 3 megacities

Right now  there are 21 megacities!

By 2050, 70% of us will be living in urban areas but…..
But we don’t take up as much space as you’d think.
Standing shoulder to shoulder all 7 billion of us would fill the city of Los Angeles.
So it’s not space we need…it’s balance!
5% of us consume 23% of world’s energy,
13% of us don’t have clean drinking water,
38% of us lack adequate sanitation.
7 billion people speaking more than 7.000 languages living in 194 countries

7 billion reasons to think about 7 billion!


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