Zero and first conditional
1- Read the following text
Today in class, my daughter learned that if you mix yellow and blue, you make
green. Then she told me about a science experiment she did, she learned that water
melts if you heat it at 100 degrees. She is learning so much! She is growing up so
quickly. This morning, I was almost late for work. I don’t want to be late for work
because my boss told me that if I am late for work again, I instantly lose my job. It
was such a stressful day at work, so now I am going to meet my friends at a park and
go for a walk. I want to wear perfume, but I can’t because if I wear perfume, I have
reactions to it and I start sneezing. When I got home from work today, I realized how
cold it was, so I turned on the radiator to warm up. But, if I have it on for too long, it
costs me too much. So, I only had it on for an hour. Tomorrow, I am going to cut my
hair, I want to dye my hair blue, but I once heard that dying your hair damages it.
Once, my friends told me that if you dye your hair too much, it falls out.
2- Answer the following questions
A- What did her daughter learn in class today?
B- What happens if the woman is late for work?
C- Why can’t the woman wear perfume?
D- What happens if the woman has the radiator on for too long?
E- What did the woman’s friends told her about dying her hair too much?
3- Underline in the text 6 examples of zero conditional sentences.
4- Use the following phrases to make zero conditional sentences:
1- heat water to 100°/ boil
2- cross an international date line/ change
3- rain/ get wet
4- wood not burn/ no air
5- ice float/ drop it in water
6- no rain/ grass not grow
7- iron rust / get wet
8- people eat too much/ get fat
9- Babies hungry / cry
10- river freeze / very cold
Zero Conditional
If + Present Simple, Present Simple
We use the zero conditional to talk about things that always happen in certain conditions. The main
action is an automatic result of the if-clause. (We can sometimes use when instead of if.)
Task 1. Open the brackets. Remember about the punctuation.
1) If you _____________ ( not press) this button the machine ___________ (not start).
2) If you _____________ (press) this button the machine ___________ (stop).
3) If I _____________ (not practise) the piano every evening I ___________ (forget) how to play it.
4) If we _____________ (take) our dog to the park she ___________ (run) away.
5) If you _____________ (heat) ice it ___________ (melt).
6) If/When I ___________(miss) the 8 o’clock train I ________ (be) late for work.
7) If/When I ___________(be) late for work my boss ________ (get) angry.
8) If/When people ___________(not eat) they ________ (get) hungry.
9) When you ___________(fly) budget airline you ___________(have to) pay for your drinks and
snacks.
10) When you ___________(go) on holiday ___________(take) plenty of sun cream. It'll be very hot.