World population increases to 8 billion: BBC News Review

The story The world’s population has officially reached 8 billion. The growth is partly because of developments in health, nutrition and medicine. It’s taken just 11 years to go from 7 to 8 billion, but growth in many countries is actually slowing. Many are concerned the expanding population is destroying the planet. Key words and phrases peak can’t get any higher or better • Ticket sales for the concert have peaked. Fewer people are buying them now. • We expect the prices of holidays to peak in the summer. poses causes or creates something that is usually negative • Drunk drivers pose a threat to other road users. • This political scandal will pose big problems for the government. shape influence • Moving to new countries as a child shaped my love for travel. • Her dad’s attitude shaped her approach to hard work. 0:00 - Introduction 0:23 - Story 1:09 - Headline 1: The Telegraph: World population hits eight billion - as experts predict when it will peak 3:29 - Headline 2: CNN: Global population hits 8 billion as growth poses more challenges for the planet 5:01 - Headline 3: The Conversation: As the 8 billionth person is born, here’s how Africa will shape the future of the planet’s population 6:40 - Language summary [Image: Getty] For a quiz and downloads, check out our website: SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos to help you improve your English: Visit our website: Find us on Instagram: Find us on Twitter: Follow us on Facebook: We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment.