In this spoken English lesson, we are going to take a look at how ‘supposed to’ is used in different ways. It is a modal verb and is always followed by the ‘be’ form (is, am, are, was, were) of the verb.
'This is a story with real heart. We absolutely loved it.' - Heat 'the perfect first-sunny-afternoon in the garden book!' - Kathleen Gray Let yourself go…Starting the Lonely hearts Travel Club was supposed to be the second chance that gave Georgia Green back her life.
50 American Revolutions You're Not Supposed to Know: Reclaiming American Patriotism
Added by: avrodavies | Karma: 1114.24 | Other | 6 October 2014
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Since when was it unpatriotic to dissent? Why is it "un-American" to question our government's policies? And how did the Far Right manage to claim the flag exclusively for itself?
As the mighty alien fleet from the very latest computer game thunders across the computer screen, Johnny prepares to blow them into the usual million pieces. And they send him a message: We surrender. They're not supposed to do that! They're supposed to die. And computer joysticks don't have 'Don't Fire' buttons-But it's only a game, isn't it. Isn't it?
The Conways and the Kellys, who rule the Valley of the Smugglers, do not welcome strangers. An Excise Officer has been killed and in order to investigate the crime Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte, dressed in the disreputable clothes of a horse-thief: enters the valley one step ahead of the police, who are supposed to be chasing him. Nat Bonnay, horse-thief, in time ingratiates himself with the families, in particular with Grandma Conway, for whom he plays "Danny Boy" on a gum leaf and brings tears to the old lady's eyes.
