Unit 6: Grammar (Zero & First Conditionals)

Unit 6: Grammar (Zero & First Conditionals)

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Open Ended

If you could take up any sport, which would you choose? (Answer in full sentence)

Open Ended

If your favourite team play well this season, how would you feel? (Answer in full sentence)

Multiple Choice

Exercise A

1. Which conditional is used to talk about something that is likely to happen in the present or in the future?

• Zero conditional

• First conditional

Multiple Choice

Exercise A

2. Which conditional is used to talk about facts and general truths?

• Zero conditional

• First conditional

Multiple Choice

Exercise A

3. Which conditional can you use when instead of if?

• Zero conditional

• First conditional

Multiple Choice

Exercise A

4. Which conditional can we also use may, might, or could with?

• Zero conditional

• First conditional

Zero Conditional

• use to talk about the results of an action, or situation that are always true.

• If a football player is shown a red card, he leaves the pitch

• When a football player is shown a red card, he leaves the pitch

• When can be used instead of if, because the situation will happen for sure

• The structure is: if/when + present simple -------> present simple

First Conditional

• use to talk about the results of an action, or a situation that will probably happen now, or in the future

• If my team wins the match, I'll be thrilled!

• If it's still raining later, we'll play outside.

• If John scores a goal, we might win the game

• We can use can, could, might, may instead of will

• The structure: if+ present simple ------> will + bare infinitive (root verb)

• Use comma (,) if you start your sentence with "If.........."