Zero and first conditionals

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Zero and first conditionals

- Zero, First and Second Conditional

Learning Goal:

Zero & First conditional 

Goal: I understand the difference between the zero and first conditional and I can apply them in the right way.

Zero Conditional

The Zero Conditional is used to state things that are generally true.

facts, rules etc.

If you heat ice, it melts.

If it rains, you get wet.

Zero Conditional: if + pres.simple + pres. simple

First Conditional

If it's nice weather this weekend, I will go to the beach.

If I don't feed my cat, it will starve!

First conditional is used to talk about things that are possible, and quite likely to happen.

Overview 

Type	If-clause Condition (Voorwaarde)	Result (Resultaat)	Gebruikt voor:
0 conditional	if + present simple	present simple	algemene waarheden, feiten.
1 conditional	if + present simple	will + hele werkwoord	waarschijnlijke situaties nu of in de toekomst.

Zero & first conditional

1. If I have time this weekend, I _______ my room. (tidy)

2. Sandra will go to the party tonight, if she _____ today. (study)

 

3. If it ___ (snow), the roads ____ (get) icy.

Answers:

will tidy

studies

snows, get

If + present simple - present simple 

If + present simple - toekomende tijd met will (of soms going to) 

Zero conditional

First conditional

Zero conditional

First conditional

Feiten, algemene waarheden

Mogelijke of waarschijnlijke situaties in de toekomst

If a dog sees an orangutang, it usually runs away!

If you like animals, you'll love this story.

Zero conditional

First conditional

you need special glasses.

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unless it starts raining. 

First Conditional 

you'll feel cold.

Ice melts.

If you don't put your coat on,

We won't go home early

If you look at the sun,

if you leave 

it out of 

the freezer

which one is zero conditional?

1. If you throw up, your breath stinks
2. If you throw up, your breath will stink

Which one is first conditional?

1. Even if I brush my teeth, I get cavities
2. Even if I brush my teeth, I will get cavities

Pick the First Conditional sentence.

1. If Julie doesn't wear a hat, she gets sunstroke.
2. If Julie wears a hat, she will be protected from the sun.

Welke van deze zinnen is een 'zero conditional'?

1. Ice melts if you heat it.
2. If water reaches a 100 degrees, it boils.
3. If it rains, the grass gets wet.
4. All the answers are correct.

(Zero conditional) If you ____________ (mix) water and electricity, you ________ (get) a shock.

Fill in the gap with the correct form of the zero, first, or second conditional.

Don't use contractions: write down the full words.

Write a sentence of your own containing a zero or first conditional.

Time to practise!

Practice what you've learnt about zero and first conditional: fill in hand out.