Grammar in Context: Zero, first and second conditionals , factory farming

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Zero, first and second conditionals

- Zero, First and Second Conditional

Today's programme

• Review and practice some grammar needed for your argumentative letter
• If you pay attention now, you will do better on your SE! 

If it rains, tennis lessons are held in the gym. ( = rule/ fact)

If you work hard, you will pass your test. ( = very likely)

Beyoncé: If I were a boy, I would turn off my phone. ( = imaginary situation)

Fill in the gaps, use the Zero Conditional:

If you ........ plants, they ........

1. water, die
2. water, will die
3. don't water, die
4. don't water, will die

Fill in the gaps, use the Zero Conditional:

If you ........ too much coffee, you ........ sleep.

1. will drink, can't
2. drink, can't
3. drink, couldn't
4. will drink, couldn't

Fill in the gaps, use the First Conditional:

If we ........ our best, we ........ the match.

1. do, win
2. do, will win
3. will do, win
4. will do, will win

Fill in the gaps, use the First Conditional:

If it ........ tomorrow, we ........ to the beach.

1. don't rain, won't go
2. doesn't rain, will go
3. won't rain, go
4. will rain, go

Fill in the gaps, use the Second Conditional:

If he ........ a beard, he ........ older.

1. would have, would look
2. has, would look
3. had, would look

Fill in the gaps, use the Second Conditional:

I ........ that, if I ........ you!

1. wouldn't eat, were
2. won't eat, was
3. won't eat, were
4. wouldn't eat, was

If it rains, tennis lessons are held in the gym. ( = rule/ fact)

If you work hard, you will pass your test. ( = very likely)

Beyoncé: If I were a boy, I would turn off my phone. ( = imaginary situation)

Think of an example sentence.

If clause:

Main clause:

	If-clause	Main-clause
Zero conditional	If I drink coffee at night,	I don't sleep well.
First conditional	If I drink coffee at night,	I won't sleep well.
Second conditional	If I drank coffee at night,	I wouldn't sleep well.

Zero

First

Second

If people eat too much, they get fat.

If I met the Queen of England, I would say hello.

If I had his number, I wouldn't call him.

If it rains, I will stay at home.

If babies are hungry, they cry.

If it's sunny, we'll go to the beach!

If I wake up late, I will miss the bus.

Brainstorming

Farm animals produce more greenhouse gasses than all the world's planes, trains and cars. 

Animals are fed 6kg of plant protein to produce 1kg of animal protein

What is factory faming?

Short recap from last lesson, 

see if they remember what factory farming is.

Factory Farming:

Factory farming is a form of intensive agriculture that involves confining large numbers of animals within small, sorely inadequate living spaces for companies to maximize profits in selling their bodies or milk to consumers. Various species are targeted for factory farming, including pigs, cows, sheep, turkeys, chickens, and ducks.

How many land animals are raised yearly in the USA for meat, eggs or milk?

1. 5 milion
2. 10 billion
3. 7 milion
4. 14 billion

Factory farming accounts for ... of methane (CH4) emissions, which has more than 20 times the global warming potential of CO2

1. 37%
2. 20%
3. 10%
4. 24%

Roughly .... of the global supply of freshwater—an increasingly scarce resource—is used to produce meat and dairy.

1. 10 %
2. a tenth
3. 3%
4. a quarter

Estimates in 2021 project that over ....species will lose at least a quarter of their habitats by 2050 if meat consumption continues unabated.

1. 10
2. 1000
3. 150
4. 1450

what can we do?