IF CLAUSE

If you boil water, If you study hard, If you freeze water, If you heat metal, If you dont study, If you miss lunch, If you dont sleep, If you travel south, If you dont drink anything, If you dont save any money, If you face north, If you break a mirror,

RESULT CLAUSE
it turns into steam. youll pass the test. it turns into ice. it expands. youll fail the test. youll get hungry. you get tired. you reach Antartica. youll get thirsty. you wont have money to spend. west is to your left. youll get 7 years bad luck.

IF CLAUSE
If you boil water, If you study hard, If you freeze water, If you heat metal, If you dont study, If you miss lunch, If you dont sleep, If you travel south, If you dont drink anything, If you dont save any money, If you face north, If you break a mirror,

RESULT CLAUSE
it turns into steam. youll pass the test. it turns into ice. it expands. youll fail the test. youll get hungry. you get tired. you reach Antartica. youll get thirsty. you wont have money to spend. west is to your left. youll get 7 years bad luck.

Activity 3: Conditionals Interaction: Whole class Aim: To practice the zero and first conditional Skill: Speaking, listening and reading Grammar: The zero and first conditional Preparation: Copy and cut up one conditional sentence for every two students. There are twelve sentences on the worksheet Time: 10-15 minutes

Procedure
1 Divide the students into two groups, A and B. 2 Give one If clause card to each student in Group A. Give one Result clause card to each student in Group B. 3 Tell the students to read their card and to ask if there is any vocabulary they dont understand. 4 Tell the students that they have one half of a conditional sentence and that they must find the person who has the other half of their sentence. To do this they must walk around the room and read their sentences to other students. 5 Give the students five to ten minutes to walk around and try to find their partner. 6 When all the students have found their partner, ask them to form a line facing their partner. 7 Ask each pair to read out their sentence. Ask the other students to listen carefully and to say whether each sentence is correct. 8 If theres time, you could read out the correct sentences (see below).

Answers
If Clause If you boil water, If you study hard, If you freeze water, If you heat metal, If you dont study, If you miss lunch, If you dont sleep, If you travel south, If you dont drink anything, If you dont save any money, If you face north, If you break a mirror,

Answers
Result Clause it turns into steam. youll pass the test. it turns into ice. it expands. youll fail the test. youll get hungry. you get tired. you reach Antartica. youll get thirsty. you wont have money to spend. west is to your left. youll get 7 years bad luck.

Notes
If there is an odd number of students in the class, give one card to two weaker students and ask them to work together.

Options
If you want to extend the activity, give each pair a few minutes to think of an alternative ending for their sentence. Ask pairs to say their new sentence.