Warm-up
Repeat after the tutor.
- Are you supposed to write an essay?
- Am I supposed to see the president?
- Is she supposed to show her ID?
- Are we supposed to sit here?
- Was I supposed to use this password?
- Were you supposed to change the font?
- Were we supposed to send this package?
- Aren’t you supposed to wait for your boss?
- Aren’t you supposed to go to work now?
- Isn’t she supposed to teach this chapter?
- Am I supposed to work tomorrow?
- Am I supposed to call her now?
- Am I supposed to help Brian?
- Am I supposed to pick up John?
- Am I supposed to send this package?
Notes
Here are some grammar tips.

Vocabulary
Go over the following vocabulary and expressions with your tutor. Use the illustration above if needed.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
Expression | Definition |
grown up | (adj) not childish or immature e.g. Are we supposed to feel like grown ups? |
slip | (v) to slide : to lose your balance especially on a slippery surface e.g. Are you supposed to put salt on the ice so people don’t slip? |
dismiss | (v) to decide not to think about or consider e.g. Am I supposed to dismiss that idea? |
chicken out | (phrasal verb) to decide not to do something because you are afraid e.g. Am I supposed to go to that event or can I chicken out? |
step back | (v) to stop doing something or being actively involved in something e.g. Are you supposed to step back so that I can have a turn? |
chip in | (phrasal verb) to give something (such as money) to help a person, group, or cause e.g. Are we each supposed to chip in 10 dollars? |
habit | (n) a usual way of behaving : something that a person does often in a regular and repeated way e.g. Were you supposed to quit that bad habit? |
belief | (n) a feeling of being sure that someone or something exists or that something is true e.g. Is she supposed to hold onto her beliefs? |
responsibility | (n) the state of being the person who caused something to happen e.g. Are we supposed to take the responsibility for this accident? |
deal with | (phrasal verb) to handle, take care of (problem, situation) e.g. Is she supposed to deal with this problem by herself? |
Exercise
Go over the following exercise with your tutors.
- Make a sentence.
- to / them / supposed / is / visit / she / today / ?
- follow / supposed / are / him / we / to / ?
- there / I / to / go / supposed / was / ?
- go / aren’t / to / you / to / school / supposed ?
- work / isn’t / go / to / supposed / to / she / ?
- Correct the following sentences.
- Am I supposed to work yesterday?
- Am I supposed to helping Brian?
- Are they supposed to come in this meeting?
- Were we supposed to stayed here?
- Isn’t she supposed go to work?
- Answer the following questions.
- Have you ever had to deal with a problem? What was it?
- What are your various responsibilities? (use “I’m supposed to”)
- Have you ever chickened out before? What was it?
- (Homework) Write a paragraph.
- Write 10 sentences using the grammar you learned today.
- Perspective: Write about the last disagreement you had with a friend or family member — from their perspective.
- All grown up: When was the first time you really felt like a grown up (if ever)?