Zero Conditional
First Conditional
Nature Detective
Vocabulary
Did You Know?
100

Fill in: 

"If you _ water to 100°C, it boils." (heat)

If you heat water to 100°C, it boils.

100

Fill in: 

"If everyone _ something, the world will be a better place." (do)

If everyone does something, the world will be a better place.

100

"I found small holes in my garden and lots of soil on top of the ground." 

What creature is probably there?

worm

100

"We collect glass, paper and plastic and put them in special bins." 

What is this process called?

recycling

100

Savannahs are large, grassy areas with few trees. On which continent are they mostly found?

Africa

200

Fill in both gaps: 

"If a mosquito _ you, your skin _." (bite / itch)

If a mosquito bites you, your skin itches.

200

Fill in: 

"If you _ suntan lotion on, you _ sunburnt." (put / not get)

If you put suntan lotion on, you won't get sunburnt.

200

"You see cans, bottles and wrappers in a river. The fish are getting sick. 

What is the ONE word for this problem?

pollution/litter

200

"We don't want to get stuck in a __ (a large pile of snow) again!"  

Find the word

snowdrift

200

Switzerland is famous for its high mountains. What is the name of the mountain range in Switzerland?

The Alps

300

Is this correct? 

"If bees are sick, they will not leave their hives." 

If your answer is no, fix it.

No, "If bees are sick, they do not leave their hives." 

300

Correct the mistake: 

"If it will stop raining, we will go to the funfair."

If it stops raining, we will go to the funfair.

300

"I wanted to pick the flower but I hurt my hand on the plant." 

What hurt me?

thorn

300

"She works to protect wild plants and animals from pollution." 

What is her job?

conservationist

300

"In the UK, dropping litter in the street is illegal." 

True or False?

True, you can be fined!

400

Fill in both gaps: 

"If bees _ nectar from some trees, the trees _ fruit." (not collect / not produce)

If bees don't collect  nectar from some trees, the trees don't produce fruit.

400

 Fill in all gaps: 

"If humans _ nothing, in a few years pollution _ a very serious problem." (do / be)

If humans do nothing, in a few years pollution will be a very serious problem.

400

"The plants in my flowerbed keep growing back even when I pull them out. They are not flowers or vegetables." 

What are these plants called?

weeds

400

Bees carry this from one flower to another to help plants produce fruit.

polen

400

When you stay in strong sun too long without protection, your skin turns red and hurts. What is this called, and what should you put on your skin to prevent it?

Sunburn / getting sunburnt, you should put suntan lotion on your skin.

500

Combine into zero conditional: 

"It rains. Worms come out of the soil."

 If it rains, worms come out of the soil.

500

Combine: "You touch this snake. It bites you."

If you touch this snake, it will bite you.

500

The apple tree gave no fruit this year. There were flowers in spring, but nothing grew from them. Last year the same thing happened - we had no insects in the garden."

Why did the apple tree not grow any fruit?  

Bees carry pollen from one flower to another. Without bees, pollen does not move, so the tree cannot make fruit.

500

These invisible chemicals from rubbish enter the water and the soil and slowly kill plants and animals.

toxins

500

Recycling means turning old materials into new ones. Name THREE materials that can be recycled.

glass, plastic, paper, metal/cans

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