When is zero conditional used?
General truth, Universal truth, Habits
Make a zero conditional sentence. (I / wake up late / I / be late for work)
"If I wake up late I'm late for work."
If I play football, I ______ (to be) fit.
will be
When do we use first conditional?
Possible situations, cause and effect
Make a first conditional sentence. (I / study for math/ I / pass the exam.)
"If I study for math, I will pass the exam."
Wood ______ (not burn) if there is no fire.
doesn't burn
Give an example of first conditional.
Example: If we spend too much time shopping, we will be late for the concert.
Make a zero conditional sentence. (you / smoke / you / get yellow fingers)
*"Yellow fingers" means that your fingers turn yellow because of smoking. When people smoke, the chemicals in the cigarette, like nicotine, can stick to their fingers and make them yellow over time. This happens mostly to the fingers that hold the cigarette.
"If you smoke, you get yellow fingers."
*"Yellow fingers" means that your fingers turn yellow because of smoking. When people smoke, the chemicals in the cigarette, like nicotine, can stick to their fingers and make them yellow over time. This happens mostly to the fingers that hold the cigarette.
If you ________(not do) the homework, you __________(be punished)
don´t do, will be punished
Say the differences between zero and first conditional.
zero : present (if clause) + present main clause)
If you heat water to 100°C, it boils.
first: if-clause (present) + main clause (future)
If it rains tomorrow, I will stay home.
Make a first conditional sentence. ( You /forget my birthday / I / speak to you again)
"If you forget my birthday, I'll never speak to you again".
If you _________ (to be) tired, you ___________ (to go) to sleep.
are, go
If ice ________ (melt), it ________ (turn) into water.
If ice melts, it turns into water.
Give an example of zero conditional.
E.g If you press the "on" button, the computer turns on.
Make a first conditional sentence. (The weather / be as sunny as it was today / we /go surfing)
"If the weather is as sunny as it was today, we will go surfing"
If I __________ (to travel), I __________ (to swim) in the ocean with the sharks!
travel, will swim
If you ________ (touch) a flame, you ________ (burn) your hand.
If you ________ (not hurry), you ________ (miss) the bus.
If you touch a flame, you burn your hand.
If you don't hurry, you will miss the bus.