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E> IF + Present Simple, > To talk about things that are always true, like a scientific fact > + If you freeze water, it turns into ice. + And, if you heat water at 100 degrees, it boils. Present Simple. + If students miss an exam, the professor fails them. + If my wife has a cold, | usually catch it. + I get tired if | work too much. + If 'm late for dinner, start eating without me. ZERO CONDITIONAL Ifyou press that button, the Hight (come) on Its easier to sleep if (ou not be) stressed, The teacher gets angry ‘@¥e/ not / work) hard. 1 (17 go) 001 boat, 1 always feel sick His mother gets annoy - he / be) late If (17 not /know) a word, [look in my dictionary ‘They play Tooiball {they /not have) any homewo Ifyou freeze water (it/tum) to ice Their teacher gets annoyed (students / use) their mobile phones in class. 1 go to the doctor's (1/ not feel) very wel, Ifyou leave your bike there, (someone / could / take) it (food / stay) fresh for longer if you put it in the fridge. Ifyou drop the eameorder. (it / might / not work) properly. We might miss the bus, (not leave) now (Polly / not have) a tot ofhomework, she goes out with her friends: Ifyou lend him money. (he / may / not pay) you back. Ifyou ‘coin, the machine ‘working. (insert - start) The water ifthe temperature 100 degrees? (boil - reach) fa motorbike ‘enough fuel, it (not have - not run) Ifyou This button, you the computer. (press- turn off) ‘The mobile phone ifyou its battery. (n01 work = not recharge) Task 1, Open the bmckets, Remember about the punctuation, 1) Ifyou (ress) this button the machine (ster), 2) Ifyou (ress) this button the machine (step). 3) If {not pracise) the piano every evening 1 (forgey how to play it 4) Itwe (Cake) our dog to the park she (run) away. 5) Ifyou (heat) ice it (ret, 6) When t (miss) the 8 o°elock train 1 (be) late for work. 7) When 1 (2) late for work my boss (o2t) angry. 8) If]When people (roteat) they {2H hungry 9) When you (fy) budget airline you (rare to) pay for your drinks and snacks. 10) When you (0) on holiday (take) plenty of sun cream. I'l be very hot Task 2, Rewrite cach pair of soatences to muake one sentence with the zero conditional 1) You heat water to 100 degrees. I boils, 2) You cross an international date line. ‘The time changes. 3) It rains. The grass gets wet 4) Wood doesn't burn. There is no air. 3) Tee floats. You drop it in water 6) There is no rain. The grass doesn’t grow. 7) Iron rusts. It gets wet 8) People eat too mach They get fat 9) Babies are hungry. They ery. 10) The river freezes, IVs very cold Task 3. Write the sentence with the 20 con (U7 wake up late 717 be late for school) ‘(Geeple Feat too many sweets they 7 gat fa) {ny Iusband / cook 7 he /barn the food) (7 feel good the next day 717 go to bed ely) (Won nis water and een /you7 wet a shock) ‘Gli ay expensive close Sie a Shopping (17 Gale w work ihe weather bene) 7 siuy a7 17 pass my ea) for things matareaiways true Zero Conditional ‘along the condition is met If + present 1) Match the two parts of the zero conditional sentences. Then choose py Gareresrereaieae the correct words in italics. iat, Roe cate foes “The Hf clause can come before 1. fit rain rained, they die / wil lie. or after the main clase 2. The engine starts /will shart . ifyou have / had any problems a Guramven rete ta 3. If drink too much coffee «take the ram to school. Hyou heat ice, it melts. 4. | always watch comedies d. if | felt / feel sad. Kea imeRs Ifyou heat 8, 5. If plants don’t get water, €.| get /will gt s headache. Ei emie ee invontarn lees 7. Phone this number 2. if am /will be late for school. sentences with the correct form of the verbs in 1. Ifyou water to 100° C,it (heat, boil) 2, The mem ‘on the sereen if you this button (nice. (appear; press) 3, Put those plants in the sun. If they ‘enough light, they - (die, not get) 4. Ifyou the right password, you the website. (not have, not access) 5, My mum. well if she coffee before bed. (not sleep, drink). 6 your teacher__annoyed if you___ your homework? (get, not do) 3) Complete the zero con: is rs of verbs from th verbs in the correct form. feelinct do belplay not wake/net get cannotiread —get/make nat rememberitell 1 to do my homework, I the teacher a lie. 2.101 iy brother up in the morning, he to school on time. 3 susie really loudly if at home alone. 4.101 sleep at night, | magazine. 5.___you_ embarrassed if you a mistake when speaking English? her homework if she tired. AN Committe the facts. Uae the verbs. Write the zero conditional sentences using prompts, below and the zero con: Example: 1/feel/ faim /1/see / blood feel faint if 28 blood, water get heat melt freeze 1, Metal turns red and then white it 2. Water expands if it 3. Plants die if 3. Mary / listen to classical music / she / always / feel / happy / 4. Ifyou mix green, red and blue paint 4.1 get/ home / on time / my dad / shout / at me ‘5S. Ifyou leave butter in the sun, 1, Sam / feel / depressed /it/ rain 2. It/ not matter / you / be / late 5 your / dog sit down/ you say “sit? Zero Conditional Homework Today in class, my daughter learned that if you mixed yellow and blue you make green. Then she told me about a science experiment she did, she learned that water melts when it’s heated at 100 degrees. She is learning so much! She's growing up so quickly. This morning, | was almost late for work | really don’t want to be late for work because my boss told me that if | am late for work again, | instantly lose my job. It was such a stressful day at work, so now | ‘am going to meet my friend at a park and go for a walk. | want to wear perfume, but I can’t because if | wear perfume, | have reactions to it and I start sneezing. When | got home from work today, | realised how cold it was, so | turned on the radiator to warm up. But, if | have it on for too long, it will cost me too much. So, | only had it on for an hour. Tomorrow | am going to cut my hair, | want to dye my hair blue, but | once heard that dying your hair damages it, So, | often worry about it, my friends told me that if you dye my hair too much, it falls out. Questions: 1. How many sentences in this paragraph use the Zero Conditional? 2. What did the daughter learn in class today? 3. What happened this morning that gave the woman stress? 4, What did her boss tell her? 5. What does the woman want to wear? 6. Why can’t she wear it? 7. Whois she going to meet? 8 Where are they going to meet? 9. How did the woman stop the house being too cold? 110. What cost too much? 111. How long was the radiator on for? 12. What colour does she want to dye her hair? 13, Why is the woman worried about dying her hair? 114. Who told her to be careful with how often she dyes her hair?

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