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Teacher notes

Conditional connect
Language point What do I do?
First conditional 1 Divide students into pairs and give
them the cut up conditional sentences.

Aim 2 Students make sentences by

matching the sentence halves.
To practise the first conditional.
3 Get feedback from different pairs.

Activity
Students make first conditional sentences
by connecting sentence halves.

Organization
Pair work

Preparation
Make enough copies of the activity for
the pairs of students in your class.

Cut and mix up sentences.

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If I go out tonight I'll go to the cinema
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If it rains this weekend I'll stay at home

If it's sunny this weekend I'll go to the beach

If I have a party will you come?

If we invite her will she come?

If I'm sick will you look after me?

If we eat out tonight where will we go?

If you cook tonight what will you make?

If you have a party we'll come

If they do that again I'll be really angry!

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Teacher notes

If...
Language point What do I do?
First conditional 1 Hand out the worksheet.

2 Students complete the sentences by

Aim choosing verbs from the list and putting
them in the correct form.
To practise the first conditional.

Answers
Activity
1 go, will visit
Students complete first conditional sentences.
2 works, will pass
3 arrive, will, ask
4 goes, will, bring
Organization 5 have, will buy
6 will be, do
Individual / pair work. 7 will go, feel
8 don't do, tell
9 will, answer, rings
Preparation 10 rains, won't go

Make enough copies of the worksheet for

the number of students in your class.

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If…
STUDY COME RING BRING BUY ARRIVE BE TELL

PASS RAIN DO (x2) ANSWER VISIT FEEL GO (x3)

1. If I ____________ to London, I ____________ my aunt.

2. If she ____________ hard, she ____________ her exams.

3. If they ____________ early, ____________ you ____________ them to wait?

4. If he ____________ to the party tonight, ____________he ____________ a

friend?

5. If I ____________ enough money, I ____________ that coat!

6. She ____________ angry, if you ____________ that!

7. I ____________ to the doctor tomorrow, if I ____________ worse.

8. If you (not) ____________ your homework, I ____________ your father!

9. ____________ you ____________ the phone if it ____________?

10. If it ____________ tomorrow, we (not) ____________ to the beach.

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 amusing / amused confusing / confused exhausting / exhausted
annoying / annoyed disgusting / disgusted interesting / interested
boring / bored exciting / excited surprising / surprised

1. He works very hard. It’s not …… surprising ….. that he’s always tired.
2. I’ve got nothing to do. I’m …………………………………. .
3. The teacher’s explanation was ………………………. . Most of the students didn’t
understand it.
4. The kitchen hadn’t been cleaned for ages. It was really ……………………… .
5. I seldom visit art galleries. I’m not particularly ………………………… in art.
6. There’s no need to get ………………………. just because I’m a few minutes late.
7. The lecture was ……………………….. . I fell asleep.
8. I asked Emily if she wanted to come out with us but she wasn’t …………………….. .
9. I’ve been working very hard all day and now I’m …………………………. .
10. I’m starting a new job next week. I’m quite …………………………. about it.
11. Tom is very good at telling funny stories. He can be very ……………………….. .
12. Liz is a very …………………….. person. She knows a lot, she’s traveled a lot and she’s
done lots of different things.

WORKSHEET 30

SUBJECT : Conditionals

A) Choose the correct item and underline it:

1. If I move / I’ll move to Boston, I live / I’ll live on Main Street.

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 2. If you call / you’ll call your mother, she’ll be very happy.
3. If the mechanic fixes our car on time, we drive / we’ll drive to Center ville.
4. If it rains / it’ll rain today, we won’t go to the park.
5. If I’m not in a hurry tonight, I write / I’ll write to her.
6. If she isn’t / won’t be sick, she’ll go to school.
7. If they’re / they’ll be tired tomorrow, they don’t go / won’t go to work.
8. If John doesn’t buy a new car, he buys / he’ll buy a motorcycle.

B) Find correct items and complete the following sentences:

1. If we ….. go …….. to London, …… we’ll ………. visit our cousin.

2. If they ………………. their homework tonight, their teacher ……………………. happy.
3. If the weather ………………… good, George ………………… swimming this weekend.
4. If he …………………. swimming this weekend,…………………. …...a wonderful time.
5. If you don’t eat your dinner tonight, ……………………………………………... hungry.
6. If .…………………………..tired, they’ll go to sleep early tonight.
7. If it ……………………………….. , she’ll wear her new raincoat.
8. If you ………………….. too many cookies after dinner tonight, …………………………
get a stomachache.
9. If I ………………………… too much coffee, …………………………... get a headache.

C) Discramble the sentences:

1. If / she / she’ll / misses / bus / the / the / walk

……… If she misses the bus, she’ll walk………………………………………………….
2. If / he / he’ll / concert / goes / his / suit / the / to / wear
……………………………………………………………………………………………...
3. If / she / she’ll / cook / isn’t / dinner / tired
……………………………………………………………………………………………...
4. If / I’m / I’ll / busy / not / you / visit
……………………………………………………………………………………………...
5. If / you / you’ll / be / don’t / school / finish / sorry
……………………………………………………………………………………………...
6. If / he / he’ll / a / get / good / hard / job / works
……………………………………………………………………………………………...

D) Complete the sentences with any vocabulary you wish:

1. If the weather is bad tomorrow, …………………………………………………………..

2. If we hitchhike to work, …………………………………………………………………..
3. If I don’t sleep well tonight, ………………………………………………………………
4. If you don’t fix the broken window, ………………………………………………………
5. If he doesn’t cut his hair, ………………………………………………………………….
6. If ………………………………………………………..,they’ll go to a restaurant tonight.
7. If ………………………………………………………………., his mother will be happy.
8. If …………………………………………………………………., his mother will be sad.
9. If ………………………………………………………………….., her boss will fire him.
10. If ……………………………………………………………..., their friends will be angry.
11. If I study hard, ……………………………………………………………………………
12. If it’s sunny at the weekend, ……………………………………………………………..
13. If I become rich, ………………………………………………………………………….
14. If I go to London, ………………………………………………………………………...

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E) Match the two halves of the sentences:
Sam is thinking about his camping holiday with Andy.

1. If it’s sunny, a) we’ll make a fire.

2. If it rains, b) we’ll be able to see the stars.
3. If the sky is clear, c) we’ll go skating.
4. If the lake freezes, d) we’ll sit outside.
5. If the sea is clean, e) we’ll need an umbrella.
6. If we get cold, f) we’ll go swimming.

1. ..d… 2. ……. 3. …… 4. ……. 5. …….. 6. ………

F) Complete the sentences with these phrases:

* If I had a motorbike * If I lost all my money * your English would improve

* If Peter ate less * I’m sure she’d tell me * If I were a famous model
* my uncle would stop too * my English teacher would be surprised

1. If you practiced more, ……. your English would improve. ………………………………

2. …………………………………………….., it would be easier to go and visit my friends.
3. ……………………………………………………………………., I would feel miserable.
4. If I started writing poetry, …………………………………………………………………
5. ……………………………………………………………………., he wouldn’t be so fat.
6. If my little sister did something wrong, …………………………………………………..
7. …………………………………………………, people would see my photo everywhere.

G) Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

Example: I’m not ill, but if I ….. were ….. ill, I wouldn’t go ….. to school. (be / go)

1. The weather report says there will be snow tomorrow. If it ……………………………….,

I ………………………………………… at home. (snow / stay)
2. Do you need some money? Let me look in my pockets. If I ……………………………….
some, I …………………………………………. you some. (have / lend)
3. No, sorry. I haven’t got any money with me. But you know I ……………………………..
it to you if I ……………………………………… any. (give / have)
4. I’m sure of it. You ……………………………………. the test next week if you ………...
………………………….. hard. (pass / study)
5. Would you like to go to the cinema? If you ………………………………… to go, I
……………………………………. with you. (want / come)

H) What would you do in each situation? Write UNREAL PRESENT situations.

* call an ambulance * complain to the manager * run away

* try to catch it * ring the police
* walk to the nearest garage to get some

1. You find a fly in your soup. If I found a fly in my soup, I would complain to the manager.
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 2. You see a burglar breaking into your house.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. You see a mouse in your kitchen.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Your car runs out of petrol.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. You see an accident.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. You see a ghost in your room.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….

I) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:

Sarah is a bored teenager. If she …. joined… (join) a club, she ……………………… (make)
more friends. She ………………………………. (enjoy) herself if she …………………….. (go)
out more. Her schoolwork is suffering too. If she ………………………………….. (study) more,
she ………………………………….. (have) better marks and she ………………………. (enter)
university. Unfortunately, she is becoming overweight. She ………………………………. (feel)
fitter if she ……………………………….. (start) swimming, and she …………………….. (get)
thinner if she ……………………………… (stop) eating so much chocolate.

J) Read these situations. Say how you would feel:

Example: your boy / girlfriend leaves you

If my girlfriend left me I would feel miserable.

1. you have nothing to do

…………………………………………………………………………….
2. you are lost in a foreign country
…………………………………………………………………………….
3. your pet dies
…………………………………………………………………………….
4. you see an enormous spider in the bathroom
……………………………………………………………………………
5. you split your jeans in the street
……………………………………………………………………………
6. someone steals your coat
……………………………………………………………………………
7. you fail an important test
……………………………………………………………………………
8. you win some money in a competition
…………………………………………………………………….……..

K) Use the correct tense:

1. The teacher will be very angry if you …………………………… (not do) your homework.
2. If he ……………………………….. (tell) me, I could help him.
3. If you don’t water the flowers, they ………………………………………… (die).
4. If you didn’t water the flowers, they …………………………………………(die).
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 5. I ……………………………………….. (come) if I had time.
6. If you don’t hurry, you ……………………………………….. (miss) the bus.
7. If I …………………………… (be) you, I wouldn’t buy that car.
8. He will play tennis if the weather …………………………………. (be) good.
9. I would be very happy if she …………………………………. (be) my sister.
10. She could win the race if she …………………………………. (try).
11. If he ……………………….. (go) to bed early, he will get up early.
12. If he touches this wire, he ……………………………….. (get) a shock.
13. You will get wet if it …………………………… (rain).
14. If I knew, I ………………………………… (come) earlier.
15. I wouldn’t say it if I ……………………….. (be) you.
16. What will you do if you ………………………………… (get) a bad mark?
17. If she ………………………….. (wear) a necklace, her dress will look better.
18. If you go near the dog, it ………………………………. (bite) you.
19. Bodrum ……………………… (be) ideal for a holiday if it weren’t so crowded.
20. He will be ill if he ……………………….. (eat) so much.
21. If she ……………………………. (read) the book carefully, she will understand it.
22. The children can stay up late if they ……………………….. (be) good.
23. If the dinner isn’t ready, I ……………………………….. (go) out.
24. We would die if the plane ……………………………….. (crash).

L) Finish these sentences:

1. If you drive very fast, ………………………………………………………………………...

2. Would you give me some money if ………………………………………………………….
3. If she were my sister, ………………………………………………………………………...
4. I would spend every winter in Miami if ……………………………………………………..
5. If they have time tomorrow, …………………………………………………………………
6. Don’t give him anything if …………………………………………………………………..
7. We would go to the cinema if ……………………………………………………………….
8. If John worked harder, ………………………………………………………………………
9. They would find me if ……………………………………………………………………….
10. If I had a lot of money, ………………………………………………………………………
11. You could live more comfortably if …………………………………………………………
12. If she were a good girl, ………………………………………………………………………
13. If she goes to his office, ……………………………………………………………………..
14. She would enjoy the party if …………………………………………………………………
15. If I weren’t busy, …………………………………………………………………………….

WORKSHEET 31

SUBJECT : Conditionals
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 WRITING

Choose one of the following topics and write two cause& effect paragraphs.

1- Effects of pollution

2- Causes and effects of increasing popularity of fast food.

Recommended web pages:

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/if_clauses/type_1_statements.htm

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/if_clauses/type_2_mix4.htm

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-to-upper-intermediate/conditionals-1

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-to-upper-intermediate/conditionals-2