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<!-- (Audio) David: Was that supposed to be in this update, or is it coming later? -->

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

--fillInTheBlank--

--sentence--

Was that BLANK in this update, or is it BLANK?

--blanks--

supposed to be

--feedback--

This three-word phrase is used to indicate what was expected or planned to happen. The first word ends with -ed.


coming later

--feedback--

This two-word phrase means something will happen at a future time, not immediately. The first word ends with -ing.

--explanation--

Supposed to be means something was expected or planned to happen. For example:

The new feature was supposed to be ready by last week. — This means it was planned to be ready last week.

Coming later means that something is planned to happen in the future. For example:

The update is coming later this month. — This means the update will be released at a future time, not now.

--scene--

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        },
        "opacity": 0
      }
    ],
    "audio": {
      "filename": "B1_16-3.mp3",
      "startTime": 1,
      "startTimestamp": 57.26,
      "finishTimestamp": 60.4
    }
  },
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    {
      "character": "David",
      "opacity": 1,
      "startTime": 0
    },
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      "character": "David",
      "startTime": 1,
      "finishTime": 4.14,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "Was that supposed to be in this update, or is it coming later?",
        "align": "center"
      }
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