| Element | USE: 'BE DUE TO', 'BE TO', SCHEDULES |
|---|---|
| SuperCat | MODALITY |
| SubCat | expressions with be |
| Lexical Range | N/A |
| Level | B2 |
| Cando | Can use 'be due to' and, more formally, 'be to' to talk about things that are scheduled or expected. |
| Corrected Learner Example | I have attached the … company law directive enacted 2 years ago and which is due to be implemented by 2008. (Austria; B2 VANTAGE; 2007; German; Pass) The programme was due to start at midday. (Argentina; B2 VANTAGE; 1997; Spanish - Latin American; Pass) I am sorry that I cannot attend the meeting at head office as expected, as I am to go on a business trip to New York then. (China; B2 VANTAGE; 2002; Chinese; Pass) I was to take exams in two weeks and had to study hard. (Greece; B2 VANTAGE; 1993; Greek; Pass) |
| Uncorrected Learner Example | I have attached the … company law directive enacted 2 years ago and which is due to be implemented by 2008. (Austria; B2 VANTAGE; 2007; German; Pass) The programme was due to start at midday (Argentina; B2 VANTAGE; 1997; Spanish - Latin American; Pass) I am sorry that I can not attend the meeting at head office as expected, as I am to go on a business trip to New York then. (China; B2 VANTAGE; 2002; Chinese; Pass) I was to take exams in two week and had to study hard ... (Greece; B2 VANTAGE; 1993; Greek; Pass) |
| Comments | The 'be to' form is very low frequency in the CLC and the NS corpus. |
