Life in the future（Period 6 Language Focusing）
a scientist invented a machine that helps people see through their future.some people fought for the invention in the hope of getting a fortune out of it.do you want to own the machine?why or why not?sample: talking about this future thing, i think i will never trade the uncertainty of future with anything in the world.what can be worse than losing the right to hope, the right to guess, and most importantly, the right to fight for your future, to fight for the things you have yet owned? reference for teaching1.speed up: cause something to increase speed加快速度。for example, they have speeded up production of the new car.the train soon speeded up the moment it left from the railway station.［習慣用語］ at speed飛快地, at a speed of...以……的速度; at full top speed以全速, with all speed開足馬力2.sweep up: remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom or brush.for example, there are full of dead leaves on the ground.please sweep them up.the leaves were swept up into the air by the wind.3.confused by the new surroundings, i was hit by the lack of fresh air.lack: be short of something.it can be used as a verb or a noun.for example, he did not enter university because of a lack of money in his family.he is good at his job but sometimes he seems to lack confidence.the female bird lacks the male’s bright colors.4.sight of something/somebody: action of seeing somebody/something.for example, their first sight of land came after ten days at sea.［習慣用語］ catch sight of; at first sight; be sick of sight of; keep...in sight; lose sight of; out of sight.for example, out of sight, out of mind.眼不見, 心不煩。follow that man and keep him in sight all time.要跟著他, 一直盯著他。you must keep sight of one fact: your life is in danger.有一件事你必須明白: 你有生命危險。we happened to catch sight of a plane but it crushed later, which is the reason why we lost sight of it.5.switchv.（動詞）to shift, transfer, or divert: 改變: 轉(zhuǎn)變、轉(zhuǎn)移或改換; 2 to exchange: 交換; 3 to cause (an electric current or appliance) to begin or cease operation: 開啟; 使（電流或電器）開始或停止運作a cat switching its tail.一只猛揮尾巴的貓。they switched the conversation to a lighter subject.把談話轉(zhuǎn)移到一個更輕松的話題。she asked her brother to switch seats with her.請她的兄弟與她交換座位。switch the lights on and off.開、關(guān)電燈switched on the charm 展現(xiàn)魅力switch off: to stop paying attention; lose interest.不再注意; 失去興趣n.開關(guān)there is a switch on the wall for turning on the lights.