Unit 5 Grammar in Context: Zero, first and second conditionals

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Unit 5: Zero, first and second conditionals

- Zero, First and Second Conditional

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:

Write your conditional sentence here:

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.

Exercises

Work in your booklet

- p. 56-57 ex. A, B, C and E

Step 1:

Identify which conditional you need to use in each exercise.

Step 2:

Use your notes/booklet grammar to check the structure