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 _________

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

7
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

8
9
 Let’s practise!

A: What happens if you mix red and yellow?

B: You get orange if you mix red and yellow.
MISS

A: What happens if you oversleep?

GETS
B: If I oversleep, I miss the bus.
GET

AM A: What happens if you miss the bus?

B: If I miss the bus, I am late for school.

A: What happens if you are late for school?

B: My teacher gets angry if I am late for school.
 LET’S PRACTICE!
1. (I / wake up late / I / be late for work)
I am late for work if I wake up late. Choose the endings of the sentences to complete the text.

2. (my husband / cook / he / burn the food) they are blind for six days.
If my husband cooks, he burns the food. they show their affection.
the loser often dies.
3. (children / not eat well / they / not be healthy) they have to leave their mothers.
If the children do not eat well, they are not healthy. lions fight them off.

4. (you / mix water and electricity / you / get a shock)
If you mix water and electricity, you get a shock.
5. (people / eat / too many sweets / they / get fat)
If people eat too many sweets, they get fat.
If lions rub each other's heads, they show their affection.
If any strange males try to enter their territory, lions fight them off.
If lions start fighting, the loser often dies.
If cubs are born, they have to leave their mothers.
If male cubs are two years old, they are blind for six days.

6. (you / smoke / you / get yellow fingers and theeth)

If you smoke, you get yellow fingers and teeth.
7. (children / play outside / they / not get overweight)
If the children play outside, they do not get overweight.
8. (you / heat ice / it / melt)
If you heat ice, it melts.
9. (I / speak to John / he / get annoyed)
If I speak to John, he gets annoyed.
 Speaking time!
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?
 ON THE PHONE

Could you repeat that, please?

A. Hello, who's calling ? I’M AFRAID HE IS ON

VACATION.
B. This is Maria. Can I talk to Pedro ?
I’M AFRAID SHE IS AT
A. Just a moment, please. (I’ll see if she’s here.) LUNCH RIGHT NOW .
Sorry, he's not in at the moment.
B. Oh, Can I call back later, if that's better ? I’M AFRAID SHE IS AT THE
CONFERENCE RIGHT NOW.
A. Of course.
 REFERENCES
1. Cell Phone Ratings, (s.f), https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cell-phones.htm
2. Laptop HP 15-ef1009la, (s.f), https://www.hp.com/pe-es/shop/laptop-hp-15-ef1009la-2c3e2la.html
3. La mirrorless profesional, redefinida, (s.f), https://www.canon.es/cameras/eos-r5/
4. Canon Pixma Multi-Function All-in-One Inkjet Printer (E460/470, Black), (s.f), croma.com/canon-pixma-multi-
function-all-in-one-inkjet-printer-e460-470-black-/p/197501
5. Unidad flash iXpand Go, (s.f), https://www.westerndigital.com/es-la/products/usb-flash-drives/sandisk-ixpand-
go-usb-3-0#SDIX60N-064G-GN6NN
6. English Language Grammar - Conditionals: The Zero Conditional
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_MTvDhSJOc
7. LOS 4 PASOS DEL MÉTODO RAIN DE LA AUTO COMPASIÓN PARA ESTAR EN EQUILIBRIO, POR
DANIEL COLOMBO, (s.f), https://www.danielcolombo.com/los-4-pasos-del-metodo-rain-de-la-auto-
compasion-para-estar-en-equilibrio-por-daniel-colombo/
8. Verter el agua en la bandeja del cubo de hielo sobre la mesa de la cocina., (s.f),
https://www.istockphoto.com/es/foto/verter-el-agua-en-la-bandeja-del-cubo-de-hielo-sobre-la-mesa-de-la-
cocina-gm1013005166-272818674
9. Here's what to do during a boil water advisory, (24 de octubre de 2017),
https://www.freep.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/24/boil-water-advisory/793619001/
10. Auto Racing Red Yellow.svg - Wikimedia Commons
 REFERENCES
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-
for-school
12. The lazy boy being late for school (s.f) https://www.canstockphoto.com/lazy-boy-being-late-for-school-
73000516.html