TV1 Conditionals

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Conditionals

Conditionals

Zero conditional: 

If you heat ice, it melts.

 

First conditional:

If you are late, you will miss the bus.

First Conditional

To express something that is likely to happen in the future (the result) if the condition happens or is true.

A possible future situation and its probable result.

If + present simple + will + verb

If you are late, you’ll miss the bus.

Quiz

1. If I go out tonight, I __________ to the cinema.

1. will go
2. would go
3. went
4. go

2. If you get back late, I ______ angry.

1. would be
2. will be
3. was
4. be

3. If the weather doesn't improve, we __________ a picnic.

1. wouldn't have
2. didn't have
3. won't have

4. If I _______ enough money, I ________ some clothes.

1. have, will buy
2. will have, buy

5. If it _______ , they won't hold the concert.

1. rains
2. will rain

6. If they don't leave now, they _______ the train.

1. miss
2. will miss

You __________ a good job if you don't do well in your exams.

1. don't get
2. won't get

First conditional

Fill in at least half the sentences below to make them true for you, then read out just the part you have written to see if your partner can guess which sentence you are reading from 

Let's play a game!

The challenge is to create a new sentence using the end of the previous one.

One student begins with a sentence, for example:'If I go out tomorrow, I’ll go to a beach.’ 

 The next person in the team must then use the end of the previous sentence: If I go to the beach, I’ll sunbathe… If I sunbathe, I’ll get burnt… If I get burnt, I’ll go to a pharmacy…

if + present simple  ....... will + verb

To express something that is likely to happen in the future (the result) if the condition happens or is true.

Game: What would you do?

What would you do if these things happened to you? Work in groups of 4/5. Role the dice and complete the sentence that corresponds to the number. For example, if you role a 2, you need to complete sentence 2 using the second conditional. 

(=unlikely/ imaginary situation in the present or future)

If + past simple, would + verb

1. If I went to the Australia, …………………………………

2. If I found an alien spaceship, ………………………………………………

Let's play a Kahoot!