Real Situations & Their Results
Everything has a consequence! Let's talk about what happens when...
Complete these sentences:
Click on causes and effects to match them!
Discuss with your teacher:
What's the difference between these two types of sentences?
Tell your teacher about:
Use when something is ALWAYS true - facts, scientific truths, habits
If you heat water to 100°C, it boils.
When to use Zero Conditional:
Make sentences using the zero conditional:
Use when talking about POSSIBLE future situations and their likely results
If it rains tomorrow, I will stay home.
When to use First Conditional:
❌ If it will rain, I will stay home. (WRONG!)
✅ If it rains, I will stay home. (CORRECT!)
Remember: After "if", use PRESENT SIMPLE (not "will")!
The "will" only goes in the RESULT clause.
Make sentences using the first conditional:
| Feature | Zero Conditional | First Conditional |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | If + present, present | If + present, will + verb |
| Use | General truths, always true | Real future possibilities |
| Time | Any time, all the time | Future |
| Certainty | 100% - always happens | Possible - might happen |
| Example | "If you heat ice, it melts." | "If it rains, I will stay home." |
1. "If you water to 100°C, it boils."
2. "If it tomorrow, we the picnic."
3. "If I tired, I to bed early." (my regular habit)
4. "If she the job, she very happy."
5. "If you plants, they die." (general truth)
6. "If I enough money, I a new laptop." (future plan)
Compare these pairs. What's the difference in meaning?
Zero: "If I eat too much, I feel sick." (my regular pattern)
First: "If I eat too much today, I will feel sick." (specific future)
Zero: "If you press this button, the machine stops." (what always happens)
First: "If you press this button, the machine will stop." (what will happen this time)
One thing leads to another! Create cause-and-effect chains!
If I wake up late...
...I will miss the bus.
If I miss the bus, I will be late for work.
If I'm late for work, my boss will be angry!
Click a starter and create a chain reaction with your teacher!
If it rains this weekend...
If I save money...
If I study hard...
If I don't sleep enough...
If I exercise every day...
If I lose my phone...
Choose any starter above and create the LONGEST chain you can!
Rules:
Complete these sentences about YOUR life:
Talk about relationships:
Your habits and health:
Click for a random scenario to discuss!
Click the button to get a scenario!
Make promises to yourself and tell your teacher:
| Conditional | Structure | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zero | If + present, present | General truths, always true | "If you heat ice, it melts." |
| First | If + present, will + verb | Real future possibilities | "If it rains, I will stay home." |
❌ WRONG: "If it will rain, I will stay home."
✅ RIGHT: "If it rains, I will stay home." (present simple after "if"!)
❌ WRONG: "If you heat water, it will boil." (for general truth)
✅ RIGHT: "If you heat water, it boils." (zero conditional for facts)
❌ WRONG: "If I will save money, I will buy a car."
✅ RIGHT: "If I save money, I will buy a car." (no "will" after "if"!)
Ask yourself:
Talk about your beliefs and plans using BOTH conditionals:
Example start: "I believe that if you work hard, you succeed. That's why if I continue studying English, I will..."
Check your student review document for:
Next lesson: Lesson 15 - Second Conditional
You'll learn to talk about imaginary and hypothetical situations!