viernes, 14 de enero de 2011

Seven Billion

Seven billion is a light-hearted video by The National Geographic which tries to raise awareness about the problems of overpopulation on earth.

Self-study activity:
Watch the video and say what the following figures refer to:

seven billion / two or three / six / 1,500 / 500


You can check the answers to the activity with the transcript here.

You can complement the information with this other clip.


Self-study activity for Básico 1 and Básico 2 students:
Go over the video below and freeze the screen whenever a figure comes us. How do you say that figure in English?

Remember that in English, 1 billion = 1,000 million.

H/T to Free Technology for Teachers.