Alexander Aldana

07/ 2021

Activity 4

1. Zero conditional: Complete the sentences using the appropriate form of the
verbs in the box. The first one is done for you.

cry / become ice / burn / melt / boil / get ill /

put on weight / separate / sunburn / get hungry

a. When people eat lots of fast food they put on weight.

b. If you always skip breakfast, you get ill.

c. When you heat ice, he ices melts.

d. If you mix oil and water, they stay separate.

e. If you don’t feed the baby, he cries.

f. When you put water in the freezer, the water becomes ice.

g. If you heat water up to 100°C, the water boils.

h. If the oven is too hot, it can burn itself.

i. If you don’t wear sunblock at the beach, I get sunburn.

j. When you don’t eat, you get hungry.

2. First conditional: Complete the stories using the correct form of the verbs in
brackets.
A.
. If I (1) stay in bed, I (2) won't cook lunch.
(stay / not cook)

. If I (3) don’t cook lunch, my baby (4) will be hungry.

(Not cook/ be)

. If my baby (5) is hungry, she (6) will cry.

(be / cry)

B.
If I (1) wake up late, I (2) will be late for work.
(Wake up / be)

If I (3) am late for work, my boss (4) will be furious.

(be / be)

If my boss (5) is furious, he (6) will fire me

(be / fire).

C.

If my sister (1) does not study, she (2) will fail the test.
(Not study / fail)

If she (3) fails the test, she (4) won't pass the course.
(fail / not pass)

If she (5) does not pass the course, my mom (6) will be mad at her.
(Not pass / be)

3. Second conditional: Complete the sentences with the things you would do in
certain hypothetical situations. Then, write what your best friend, who always
does the opposite of you, would not do in the same cases. The first one is done
for you.
Example:

A. Go to New York.
2. If I went to New York, I'd visit the Metropolitan Museum.
3. If Patty went to New York, she wouldn't get on the subway.

B. Meet your idol.

1. If I met my idol, I would ask for an autograph.

2. If my best friend methera idol, I wouldn’t make a fuss.

B. Win the lottery.

1. If I won the lottery, I would buy a house for my parent.

2. If my best friend won the lottery, she wouldn't take the bus.

C. Forget to buy your best friend a birthday present.

1. If I forgot my mother's birthday, I would never forgive myself.

2. If my best friend forgot to brush her teeth, her mouth wouldn’t smell very
good.

D. Be prosecuted for a crime you didn’t commit.

1. If I was a prosecuted for a crime you didn’t commit, I would fight until the last
moment, until the truth came to light.
2. If my best friend was a prosecuted for a crime you didn’t commit, she wouldn’t
be happy.

E. Lose your passport in a foreign country.

1. If I lost my passport in a foreign country, I would go to the Colombian embassy

in that country.
2. If my best friend lost her passport in a foreign country, she wouldn’t lose her
calm.