WHAT HAPPENS

IF..?

Goals: To talk about conditions using the zero conditional.

 TALKING ABOUT ELECTRONIC
DEVICES
❑ If I want to call my mom, I use my __________

❑ If I have virtual classes, I use my _________

❑ If I want to switch over, I use the __________

LAPTOP FLASH DRIVER

❑ If I go to the beach, I take photos with a __________

❑ If you don't want to use your laptop storge, you use a __________.
PRINTER

CAMERA

CELLPHONE
 LET’S WATCH THE VIDEO!

ANSWER THE NEXT QUESTIONS

1 WHAT IS THE MAIN TOPIC IN THE VIDEO?

2. WHAT DID YOU UNDERSTAND FROM
THE VIDEO?
3. CAN YOU CREATE AN EXAMPLE?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_MTvDhSJOc
 What happens if you leave
the ice in the sun?

Zero conditionals are used for:

It melts.
● General Truths
● Habits
● Real world
● Scientific facts, etc

FORM:
If + Condition, + Result

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If you stand in the rain , you get wet.
COMMA IS
____________ ____________ NECESSARY
Present simple Present simple
 FORM:
Result If + Condition

NO
You get wet .If you stand in the rain COMMA

NEGATIVE FORM

My brother doesn’t let me go out if I don’t finish my homework.

________________________ ________________________
Present simple Present simple

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 A: What happens if you mix red and yellow?
B: You ______orange if you mix red and yellow.
MISS
A: What happens if you oversleep?
GETS
B: If I oversleep, I _______ the bus.
GET

AM A: What happens if you miss the bus?

B: If I miss the bus, I am_______ for school.

A: What happens if you are late for school?

B: My teacher ______ angry if I am late for school.
 LET’S PRACTICE!

Make sentences with the zero conditional.

Choose the endings of the sentences to complete the text.
1. (I / wake up late / I / be late for work)
they are blind for six days.
_______________________________________________________
they show their affection.
2. (my husband / cook / he / burn the food)
the loser often dies.
_______________________________________________________
they have to leave their mothers.
3. (Julie / not wear a hat / she / get sunstroke)
lions fight them off.
_______________________________________________________
4. (children / not eat well / they / not be healthy)
If lions rub each other's heads,
_______________________________________________________
.........................................................................................
5. (you / mix water and electricity / you / get a shock)
If any strange males try to enter their territory,
_______________________________________________________
.........................................................................................
6. (people / eat / too many sweets / they / get fat)
If lions start fighting,
_______________________________________________________
..........................................................................................
7. (you / smoke / you / get yellow fingers)
If cubs are born,
_______________________________________________________
..........................................................................................
8. (children / play outside / they / not get overweight)
If male cubs are two years old,
_______________________________________________________
..........................................................................................
9. (you / heat ice / it / melt)
_______________________________________________________
10. (I / speak to John / he / get annoyed)
_______________________________________________________
A: Thank you for taking some time off from your busy schedule
to answer a few questions.
B: It’s my pleasure.
A: What do you do if you feel bored at home?
B: Well. If I feel bored at home, I _________________. Practise the
conversation
A: That’s interesting! And what do you do if you can’t sleep at with a
partner.
night?
B: If I can’t sleep at night, I ____________________.
A: That’s everything. Thank you for the interview!
 What happens if you …
If you don’t study for an exam, If you mix blue and red,

...you fail the final exam. ...you get purple.

 Talking about facts

Let’s practise! IF + PRESENT SIMPLE, + PRESENT SIMPLE

CREATE A SHORT CONVERSATION

ABOUT FACTS USING ANY OF THE NEXT
QUESTIONS. SAY WHAT YOUR PARTNER SAID
● What do you do if you can’t sleep at night? Example:
● What do you do if you have to cook but you ● What do you do if you can’t sleep at
don’t have the ingredients? night?
● What do you do if you have virtual classes If Diana can’t sleep at night, she
but you don’t have internet connection? ____________________.
● What do you do if your crush invites you to
the cinema?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_MTvDhSJOc
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8. Verter el agua en la bandeja del cubo de hielo sobre la mesa de la cocina., (s.f),
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cocina-gm1013005166-272818674
9. Here's what to do during a boil water advisory, (24 de octubre de 2017),
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10. Being late. classmates running to school bus back view motion (s.f.)
https://www.123rf.com/photo_129699219_being-late-classmates-running-to-school-bus-back-view-
motion.html
11. Late for school Vectors & Illustrations for Free Download | Freepik (s.f.) https://www.freepik.com/vectors/late-
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