ZERO AND FIRST CONDITIONALS

Name: Brandon Alba y Santiago Moreno Date: 19/04/2024

Hi! My name is Marco. I will tell you some things about myself. Well, let’s start. I will tell you
about the things I love doing. I like to do sports because if I don´t do sports, I get bored. I
think that if I stay fit, I won’t get sick. At school I like Science. I know that if I study Science, I
will be a doctor some day! I also love eating Mexican food and I always say that if I eat
“tacos Mexicanos”, I am really happy. I love that dish!

I live with my mother. She is a very healthy woman. She does a lot of sports and she eats
healthy food. She says that if she eats vegetables and fruits every day, she will be more than 90 years old . She also
drinks a lot of water. She says that if we don’t drink enough water, we get ill.

Every summer, my mother and I go to the beach. We really enjoy the sand and the sun. And if it doesn’t rain, we swim
in the sea. We love swimming.

Try to find in the text

 Two zero conditional sentences (underline them)

 Two first conditional sentences (circle them)

Complete the rule with “ZERO” or “FIRST”

 We use FIRST to talk about REAL, FUTURE conditions and its PROBABLE result.
 We use ZERO to talk about a CERTAIN CONSEQUENCE that is the result of another action.

Look at the examples and complete the structure with the words in the box.

Zero Conditional First Conditional

Condition Result Condition Result
If you heat ice, it melts.
 If it rains, I will stay at home.

ZERO CONDITIONAL

 If subject CONDITION + subject RESULT.

PRESENT SIMPLE (x3)
FIRST CONDTIONAL
FUTURE WILL
 If subject CONDITION + subject RESULT.

Read the text again and answer

What is the text about? (tick the correct answer)

a. Marco’s routine
b. Marco’s likes and preferences
c. Marco’s mother

According to Marco… (answer the questions with complete answers)

What happens if he doesn’t do sports? HE WILL GET BORED

What will happen if he doesn’t stay fit? HE WILL GET SICK

How does he feel if he eats Mexican tacos? HE WILL BE HAPPY

According to Marco’s mother…

What will happen if she eats vegetables and fruits every day? SHE WILL BE OVER NINETY YEARS OLD

What happens if we don’t drink enough water? SHE WILL GET SICK

What do they do if it doesn’t rain in the beach? THEY WILL SWIM IN THE SEA

Speaking time!

Complete these sentences about you with your own ideas

Zero conditional First conditional

If I have a problem, I ASK FOR HELP FROM MY
MOM
If I can’t do my homework, I ASK FOR MY HELP
FROM MY FRIEND
If I am hungry, I INVITE HIM TO DINNER
If I lose my phone, I IT WOULD ME VERY SAD
If it rains, I/we WOLD STAY AT HOME
WATCHING MOVIES
If I study hard,I WILL GET GOOD GRADES
 If my best friend is sad, I INVITE YOU TO DO
SOMETHING FUN
I listen to music if I WORK IN THE COMPUTER
I make a sandwich if I GET HUNGRY AT NIGHT
If I arrive late to school, my teacher WOULD
SCOLD MYSELF
I will laugh if you IF I WOULD FALL IN THE
STREET
My mother will be very happy if I WILL
BEHAVE WELL

USEFUL VOCABULARY:

talk to the teacher – go to the doctor – call – make a phone call – feel sad/happy – be hungry –
prepare a sandwich – look for food

pass the exams - buy - get angry – tell a joke – have new friends – learn new things - go to the park -