” Teacher's notes 22 Conditional 1 Introduction (5 minvies) Start by talking about what you like to do: go fishing, go to the theatre, play football, watch TV, read biographies, etc. Then continue: IfTfinish early this evening, Ill go to see (whatever film is on at the local cinema); and if it’s fine at the weekend, Ill play football/go walking/work in the garden, etc. Write the sentence on the board. Then ask some students: What will you do if you get home early tonight/tomorrow? What will you do if the weather's fine at the weekend? Accept part answers such as: I'l see my friend. II play tennis. Write the questions on the board. Students ask similar questions in pairs. Presentation (15 minutes) Point out to the students the form of the sentences. IF + Present Simple // modal (usually WILL or WON'T) + main verb without TO Explain to the students that when we use this form of the conditional, we are talking about something that is not unlikely to happen, although we can’t be certain that it will happen. For example: if the weather's fine at the weekend, Til go fishing. You can't be certain that you'll go fishing. But this is what you'll do in particular, not unlikely circumstances. Point out that won't is the contraction of wil! not. ‘Now give some more examples and write them. on the board: Aim To show the form and use of the first conditional. Preparation Copy and cut out the cards and dominoes on page 75 - one set per pat. Copy the handout on page 77 - one copy per student. If Lwin some money, I'll have a holiday in India. Ifit rains on Sunday, I won't play football. If my cousin visits me, Il take him to see (whatever is interesting locally). If wake up early tomorrow, Ill go surfing. Ask students which the if clauses are. Underline the verbs in the if clauses, making it clear that they are in the Present Simple form. Practice (20 minutes) Activity A Play the game in pairs. Give each pair a set of dominoes and explain that they have to match the second part of one domino to the first part of another to make a full sentence. They should arrange the dominoes to make a square. Put this shape guide on the board to help them: i Activity B Put the students into groups. Give each group a set of the cards. In turn each student takes a card and has to complete the sentence, either with the if clause or the main clause. (continued on page 76) Key {A ifitrains on Sunday // won't have to water the plants Tet cant have party at my patents’ hows // 1 go | and ie with ny fends | et don' study tonight 1 fail the exam tomoreow If our local football fem play Manchester United /// they won't win the match IfJose doesnt want to come //we'l go without he. IE get marsied /// Il wear a white dress. If that new play ison /// Peter will probably get tickets IfTom and Andy don't arive soon /// they won't catch the tin, If Flannah makes any more mistakes // she'll ose her job. If Rachel doesn’t goto the cinema with Liam /// he'll ask Saskia instead. (continued on page 76) TOTO TOIL TLL ILL TTT TTT Th hn hn hehe'll ask A i) o< : if it rains on | I'l 0 and Saskia Suadey live with my instead mae ee trends I'll wear a if that new ' ji exam white dress play is on tomorrow Peter will match to come I won't have | to water the can’t have a | she'll lose Party at my | her job plants parents’ house | If my aunt comes next | If I win £1 million, Wednesday If it doesn’t snow next If you hear a winter, night, . If I have a baby, new car, . From Instant Lessons 2 Intermediate edited by Peter Watcyn-Jones © Penguin Books 2000 “T'll fail the if Rachel doesn’t If my friend doesn’t like the | If you don’t work hard, _| If you don’t get home early, | if I don’t study tonight | if our local football | team plays | Manchester United | if Tom and they won't ifHannah | : catch the makes any | probably get | Andy don’t | train tickets arrive soon : they won't FJosie | we'll go if I get win the doesn’t want ; |. 4 | without her married go to the cinema } with Liam | If I see Katie, i If the train’s late, noise in the Enc) 78 peer roTeacher's notes Activity C Students have to match the two parts of the sentence. They can do this individually or in pairs. Give a time limit of five minutes, so that you can check the answers. Explain that the London Eye is the big wheel put up in London for the Millennium, Conelusion (10 minutes) Play the Consequence Game in groups of three to five students. You give the first statement: If I meet Lucy tonight, I'l invite her to my party. The groups write this at the top of a piece of, paper. Each student in turn adds a sentence. ‘They must begin by turning the main clause of the previous sentence into the if clause of the next sentence. Thus the first student must begin: If Tinvite Lucy to my party, .. In this way the group gradually builds up a story. At the end, listen to all the stories. Homework Acti D Students complete the sentences. Key Cf 2c 3g 41 Sa 6k 7e Bb 9} 10d Hh Lr ELT a = 7 7 7 a mon on i iii bpp Wee See