UNIVERSIDAD PEDAGÓGICA Y TECNOLÓGICA DE COLOMBIA

VICERRECTORÍA ACADÉMICA
INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE IDIOMAS
Guía Para el Desarrollo de Clases Virtuales

Professor: Patricia Kim Jiménez de Dueñas

TIME OF
COURSE GUIDE GRAMMAR
WORK
English 4 5 Conditionals: Zero, First and Second.
8 hours

1. OBJECTIVES

a. Learn the structures of conditionals zero, first and second.

b. Talk about real and imaginary situations using conditionals.
c. Develop the different activities proposed along this guide.

2. PRESENTATION

Dear student, after developing this guide you will be able to recognize the
differences among conditionals - zero, first and second. You are to use these
topics to talk about real and imaginary situations regarding your life experiences.

2.1 INITIAL REFLECTION

Check the following questions, try to answer on your own. Pay close attention to
their structure.

1. If you had the chance, would you move to another country?

2. If you could meet any famous person, who would you want to meet?
3. What would you do if a friend asked to borrow some money? Would you give it
to her?
4. What would you do if you made a date to see a friend, and he didn’t come?
Would you refuse to go out with the person again?

3. APPROPRIATION.

Check thoroughly the information / images in this guide, solve the exercises and
visit the sites for further practice.
3.1 ZERO CONDITIONAL
 SOLVE THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES:

1. (I / feel good the next day / I / go to bed early)

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2. (lots of people / come / Jenny / have a party)
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3. (she / buy expensive clothes / she / go shopping)
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4. (my daughter / pass her exams / she / work hard)
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5. (David / be sick / he / drink milk)
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6. (the river / freeze / it / be very cold)
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7. (I / like to visit the museums / I / be in a new city)
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8. (I / cycle to work / the weather / be fine)
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9. (my flatmate / clean it really well / she / clean the house)
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10. (everybody / be grumpy / it / rain a lot)
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FURTHER PRACTICE FOR ZERO CONDITIONALS

https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/
English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Zero_Conditional/
Zero_conditionals_ls868840pg

https://es.liveworksheets.com/yb832273hd Song: If I fell – The Beatles

https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_language/Conditionals/
The_Zero_Conditional_3_yg225426yo

https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_language/Conditionals/
Zero_Conditional_py1439112vb

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/conditional-verbs-exercises.html [Over 15 Excs.]

3.2 FIRST CONDITIONAL
 SOLVE THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES

1. I ____________________ (come) early if you ____________________ (want).

2. They _______________ (go) to the party if they _______________ (be) invited.
3. She ________________ (stay) in London if she ________________ (get) a job.
4. He __________________ (not / get) a better job if he __________________
(not / pass) that exam.
5. I __________________ (buy) a new dress if I __________________ (have)
enough money.
6. She __________________ (cook) dinner if you __________________ (go) to
the supermarket.
7. They __________________ (go) on holiday if they __________________
(have) time.
8. We __________________ (be) late if we __________________ (not / hurry).
9. She __________________ (take) a taxi if it __________________ (rain).
10. I __________________ (not / go) if you __________________ (not / come)
with me.

FURTHER PRACTICE FOR FIRST CONDITIONAL

https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/
English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Conditionals/
Zero_and_first_conditional_worksheet_ns567084bn

https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/
English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Conditionals/
Zero_Conditional_and_First_Conditional_la1361309yt

https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/
English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/First_conditional/
First_conditional_pk180qg

https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/
English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/First_conditional/
First_Conditional_fr876577ad

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/conditional-first-exercises.html [Over 15 Excs.]

3.3 SECOND CONDITIONAL
 SOLVE THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES

1. She _________________ (be) happier if she _________________ (have) more

friends.
2. We _________________ (buy) a house if we _________________ (decide) to
stay here.
3. They _________________ (have) more money if they _________________ (not
/ buy) so many clothes
4. We _________________ (come) to dinner if we _________________ (have)
time.
5. She _________________ (call) him if she _________________ (know) his
number.
6. They _________________ (go) to Spain on holiday if they _______________
(like) hot weather.
7. She _________________ (pass) the exam if she _________________ (study)
more.
8. I _________________ (marry) someone famous if I _________________ (be) a
movie star.
9. We never _________________ (be) late again if we _________________ (buy)
a new car.
10. You _________________ (lose) weight if you _________________ (eat) less.

FURTHER PRACTICE FOR SECOND CONDITIONAL

https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/
English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Second_conditional/
Second_Conditional_Choose_the_Option_lu1298117hm

https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/
English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Conditionals/1st_
%E2%80%98%C2%B7_2nd_Conditionals_sa1212155ft

https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/
English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Conditionals/
First_and_Second_Conditionals_eo56399ys

https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/
English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Second_conditional/
Second_conditionals_zb755yg
https://agendaweb.org/verbs/conditional-second-exercises.html [Over 15 Excs.]

END OF THE FIRST TASK TO GRADE IN CLASSROOM CLASS!

3.4 READING COMPREHENSION

THE MYSTERY OF THE RED TRUCK

By Sally Nicholls, a local reporter.

It has been confirmed that late on the night of the sixth of July, a large red truck ran
into the bakery on Maryland Street. After an initial investigation by police, it is now
clear that the truck had no driver at all. The locals are asking a simple question:
“Where was the driver?” If the police want to solve this mystery, they will need the
CCTV footage from the street. One of the locals said: “We’re all quite worried about
a truck with no driver. This truck has never been seen in the neighborhood before.
If we’d seen that truck before, we’d solve this mystery now.” Many locals share the
same concerns. They want to know what’s happening in their town.
A witness at the crime scene told police: “There was a loud noise coming from the
truck while it was going towards the building and its speed.... it was unbelievable. If
it had been going slower, I would’ve had a chance to see the driver. But all I saw
was the truck speeding into the bakery as fast as it could.’’
The police have already spoken with eleven other residents but no one knows any
further details about the incident. Superintendent Amanda Slippers remarked: “This
is a tough case. The truck license plate belongs to this town, but nobody has seen
it here. According to the town records, the owner of the truck moved away from
here years ago. No one knows where to. If we located the owner, we'd probably
solve this mystery.’’
If a truck moves, then it has a driver. Well, maybe we should change this basic
assumption on account of this mysterious red truck.

Decide if the statements are true or false according to the text.

1. The locals knew that the red truck had an old driver. _____
2. The police have investigated all the people in the town. _____
3. The CCTV footage of the street will help the police. _____
4. The locals haven’t seen the truck in the town before. _____
5. The truck ran into the building very slowly. _____

CCTV: Closed Circuit TV, which can be utilized to view specific places in streets

Taken from: https://www.photocopiables.com/sites/default/files/Esl-Reading-Conditionals_0.pdf

FURTHER READING EXCS ABOUT CONDITIONALS

https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/
English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/First_conditional/The_Environment_-
_First_Conditional_-_Reading_Comprehension_vn1390855be

3.5 LISTENING PRACTICE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htPg8JvQ8EY

4. GUIDE 5 ORAL PRODUCT: INTERVIEW or

CONVERSATION GIVING ADVICE
In order to achieve the best grade for this assignment, you are to choose one of
the given options [A, or B]
After that, prepare your written script; you don’t need to submit it.
Just choose a partner to interview (maximum TWO minutes) and do it in front of
the class. Organization, fluency, pronunciation, grammatical correctness and time
will be graded.

OPTION A: Interview

Ask your partner these questions and discuss the topics. (Of course you have to
introduce and close your interview).

1. If you had more free time, what would you do?

2. If you could change something about your life, what would you change?
3. What would you do if a friend borrowed something from you and didn’t return it?
Would you say something?
4. What would you do if a waiter spilled food on you? Would you refuse to pay for
your meal?
5. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?
6. If you could take a class for free, what kind of class would you take?
7. What would you say if a good friend asked to move in with you? Would you
agree?
8. What would you do if you forgot your best friend’s birthday? Would you
apologize?

OPTION B: Conversation (solving problems)

Start a conversation about the situations below and tell your partner about the
problem. Listen to your partner’s problem. Give advice to your partner and start a
discussion, by using the appropriate tenses [Conditionals] and expressions you
can need.

1. You started a new job, but you don’t like it very much.
2. You want to go to another college, but you don’t have much money.
3. You’re living in an apartment that you can’t afford.
4. You want to make some new friends, but you don’t know how.

5. REFERENCES

https://agendaweb.org
https://es.liveworksheets.com
https://www.photocopiables.com/sites/default/files/Esl-Reading-Conditionals_0.pdf
http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/multi/3.htm
http://iteslj.org/questions/haveyou.html
https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/for-since2.htm
https://7esl.com/english-conditionals/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htPg8JvQ8EY
https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-conditional.htm