O’zbekiston respublikasi ichki ishlar vazirligi akademiya m. A. Rustamov ingliz tili darslik

not supposed to = not allowed to 
• Young people are not supposed to buy strong drinks. 
• You are not supposed to spend my money. 
EXERCISES 
12.13. Read and write the sentences changing the construction 
‘It is said 
(believed etc.) that’ into ‘be said (believed etc.) to’.
1. It is believed that wanted the man is wearing a black suit. 
The 
wanted man is believed to be wearing a black suit.
 
2. It is said that many people are losing a lot of money. 
Many 
people are said
.
..
3. It is known that many people are homeless. 
Many people
 
….... 
4. It is expected that the weather will be good. 
The weather 
…… 
5. It is thought that the building was destroyed by fire. 
The 
building 
….. 
6. It is alleged that he kicked a man. 
He 
………………………. 
7. It is reported that three men escaped from the prison. 
Three 
men
…… 
12.14. Make up sentences using the construction 
“be supposed to”.
1. People say that George eats snakes. 
George is supposed to eat 
snakes.
2. People say that George is very rich. 
George
 ………………… 
3. People say that he has 22 children. 
He
……………………. 
4. People say that he sleeps on the ceiling. 
He
………………. 
5. People say that he lost a lot of money. 
He
…………………… 
6. People say that he paints pictures. 
He
……………………….. 
12.15. Use “be supposed to” (=should) + one of the verbs given below for each 
sentence: lean, come, be, smoke, phone, study, take 
1. You know you 
are not supposed
to smoke in this room. 

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2. Why are the rooms still dirty? You were supposed to clean
them. 
3. What are you doing at home? You …………… at the institute. 
4. He ……………..………. in the evenings but he always sleeps. 
5. Don’t eat chocolate, dear. You know you ……………… sugar. 
6. Oh, dear! I …………………….. my wife. I completely forgot. 
7. The train ………………………. at 2 o’clock, but it was late.