Do you know how to speculate about something in English?

You'll learn how in just a moment.

Hi, my name is Alicia, and in this lesson, you'll learn how to speculate about something through a quick conversation.

Let's look at the dialogue.

So, you grew up around here?

Yeah, I'm a real New Yorker.

You should know this town better than anyone then.

Well, I wouldn't say that.

Come on then, what's your recommendation?

My friends and I usually just go to Greenberger.

Let's go over the dialogue again more slowly this time.

So, you grew up around here?

Yeah, I'm a real New Yorker.

You should know this town better than anyone then.

Well, I wouldn't say that.

Come on, then. What's your recommendation? My friends and I usually just go to Greenberger.

Let's focus on the key part of the conversation.

This character is asking this character if she's from New York City.

When she says yes, he says, you should know this town better

than anyone then. Because he doesn't know for sure if she knows the town well, he says should.

It's a kind of guess that he expects to be true. In this lesson, you'll learn how to make

statements like this. Let's look at the sentence pattern.

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