PART 1: GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Lead-in Questions:
1. What do you do if you have spare time?
2. What do you do if someone tells you that you made a mistake?
3. What do you do if you feel bored in your English class?
4. What does your teacher do if you talk in class?
5. What do your friends do if you forget their birthdays?
EXERCISE 1.1: Complete the sentences using the Zero Conditional form of the
verbs in brackets.
EXAMPLE: If you freeze (freeze) water, it turns (turn) into ice.
1. Jane _________ (cycle) to work if the weather ________ (be) nice.

2. Wild cats __________ (get) stressed if they _________ (live) in captivity.

3. If you ________ (heat) metal, it _________ (expand).

4. If students ________ (study) very hard, they _______ (pass) all of their exams.

5. If I ___________ (not/have) breakfast, I _______ (get) hungry.

6. If an elephant __________ (live) in a zoo, it ________ (get) bored.

7. Jack always __________ (take) his umbrella if it ___________ (rain).

8. If children __________(not/eat) well, they _________ (not/be) healthy.

9. I __________ (go) to a doctor if I __________ (feel) sick.

10. If you __________ (not water) the garden every day, the flower _______ (not

bloom).

11. If you __________(mix) blue and red, you _________ (get) purple.

12. If David _________ (sleep) badly at night, he ________ (feel) dozy the next day.

13. If the sun ___________ (shine) brightly, all plants and flowers __________ (grow)

fast.

14. Kelly _________ (not/feel) good if she ________ (eat) too much chocolate.

15. If Jenny _________ (cook), she always ________ (burn) the food.
EXERCISE 1.2: Re-order these words in order to make Zero Conditional sentences.

EXAMPLE: (get/you/burned/if/ a fire /touch/ you)

If you touch a fire, you get burned.

1. (you/boil/water/if/evaporate/it)
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2. (if/ he/hungry/get/usually/eat/ biscuits/ a few)
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3. (if/you/around/the/you/to/the same/go/world/return/point)
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4. (people/if/eat/ vegetables and fruit /more/become/they/healthy)
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5. (my boss/if/angry/me/with/I/ late/work/for/be)
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EXERCISE 1.3: Complete the sentences with your own words.

1. If the weather is nice, _______________________________________.

2. If I am tired, _______________________________________________.

3. If my friend needs help, _____________________________________.

4. If I am lost, _______________________________________________.

5. If you have trouble, ________________________________________.

6. If students want to increase their vocabulary,____________________.

7. If I am happy,____________________________________________.

8. If you stay in the sun for a long time, _________________________.

ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE 1.1
1. Cycles/is
2. Get/live
3. Heat/expands
4. Study/pass
5. Don’t have/get
6. Lives/gets
7. Takes/rains
8. Don’t eat/aren’t
9. Go/feel
10. Don’t water/doesn’t bloom
11. Mix/get
12. Sleeps/feels
13. Shines/grow
14. Doesn’t feel/eats
15. Cooks/burns
EXERCISE 1.2
1. If you boil water, it evaporates.
2. If he gets hungry, he usually eats a few biscuits.
3. If you go around the world, you return to the same point.
4. If people eat more vegetables and fruit, they are healthy
5. If I am late for work, my boss angry with me.

16. If the lift isn’t working, take the stairs.

If you fly first class, you get amazing service.

If the sun ________ (go) down, it ______ (get) dark.

PART 2: GRAMMAR PRACTICE
Lead-in Questions:
1. What will you do if you run out of money?
2. What will you do if you find money in the street?
3. What will you do if your teacher cancels the lesson?
EXERCISE 2.1: Complete the sentences using the First Conditional form of the
verbs in brackets.
EXAMPLE: If I have (have) enough money next year, I will buy (buy) a new computer.
1. If you ________ (wait) here I ________ (be) right back.
2. We ______ (go) to the cinema if Jane ________ (not work) tomorrow.
3. If students ________ (travel) to Dublin this summer, they _______ (visit) the
museums.
4. Children _______ (not/go) for a walk if it ________ (rain).

5. If you ________ (eat) too much junk food, you ______ (not/lose) weight.
6. She ______ (not/ arrive) in time if my sister ________ (take) the bus.
7. If he ______ (fail) the exam, he ______ (be) depressed.
8. If they _______ (not/hurry), they ______ (not/catch) the train.

EXERCISE 2.2: Complete the gaps using first conditional sentences each time.
If I 1______ (work) hard, I’m sure I 2_______ (get) a promotion after a year. If I 3_____ (get)
a promotion, I 4________ (have) more responsibilities. But if I 5______ (have) more
responsibilities, I 6________ (not/have) so much free time in the evenings. If I 7______
(not/have) so much free time, I 8_________ (not/ be able to) go the gym. If I 9_______
(not/go) the gym, I 10_______ (get) fat. However, at the same time if I 11________ (earn) more
money, I 12 _______ buy whatever I want and I 13______ (travel) the world. These are my
ideas for the future. If you have a lot of money, what will you do?

EXERCISE 2.3: Let’s Talk.

Answer the questions. Work in pairs, in small groups, or as a class.
1. If it is rainy, what do you usually wear?
2. If it is rainy tomorrow, what are you going to wear?
3. If you have some extra money, what do you always buy?
4. If you have some extra money, what will you buy?
EXERCISE 2.4. Choose the correct completions.
1. If Miran were my best friend, he would keep my secrets.
a. Miran is / isn’t my best friend.
b. Miran keeps / doesn’t keep my secrets.
2. If we both saved enough money, we could travel the world.
a. We saved / didn’t save enough money
b. We will / won’t travel the world.
c.

If I get that summer job , I will buy a new phone

If I didn't know you, I would think   you were crazy.
If you had a bigger salary, you would buy   more unnecessary things.
If you had a bigger salary, you would buy   more unnecessary things.
You should call me if you see   anything unusual.
If we both saved enough money, we ______ go to Japan

Complete each sentence 1–6 with the best ending a) or b).

1 If you have any questions, ■ a) I deal with them at the end of the talk.
2 Whenever I get questions, ■ b) I’ll deal with them at the end of my talk.
3 If you wait here, ■ a) I’ll be right back.
4 If you wait in an airport, ■ b) it gets really boring after an hour or so.
5 Whenever I fly Executive Class, ■ a) I’ll take my laptop with me.
6 If I fly to Sydney next week, ■ b) I take my laptop and try to do some work.
27.2 Underline the correct words.
1 If Klaus speaks/will speak in a meeting, he usually mentions/will mention the importance of
our brand
image.
2 If Klaus speaks/will speak in the meeting tomorrow, I’m sure he mentions/will mention the
importance
of our brand image.
3 Every time I do/I will do it, I make/I will make the same mistake.
4 It’s time to leave. We are/We’ll be late if we aren’t/we won’t be careful.
5 If we don’t reach/we won’t reach an agreement soon, I think they walk away/they’ll walk
away from
the negotiation.
6 Whenever I use/I will use this computer, there’s/there’ll be a problem.
7 If you see/you will see Nicole, send her/you will send her my regards.
8 If you order/you will order from our website, we always send/will send an email
confirmation

27.3 You are talking to a colleague. Study the first conditional sentences.
Now complete what you say in another conversation, using first conditional sentences each
time.
Use contractions (’ll for will, etc).
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If I work hard, I’m sure I’ll get a promotion after a year. If I get a promotion, I’ll have more
responsibilities. But … if I have more responsibilities, I won’t have so much free time in the
evenings. If I don’t have so much free time, I won’t be able to go the gym. If I don’t go the
gym, I’ll get fat. Life isn’t easy.
I’ve just heard that there might be a strike in the factory. If (1) ____________________
(there/be) a strike, (2) _______________________ (we/lose) a lot of production.
And if (3) _______________________ (we/lose) production, (4) _______________________
(we/not be able) to ship the goods to our customers on time. If (5) _______________
(our customers/not be) happy, (6) _______________________ (they/go) to other
suppliers. So it’s really important that we negotiate with the unions and try
to avoid a strike. If (7) _______________________ (we/not negotiate) now, I’m sure
(8) _______________________ (there/be) bad labour relations for years to come.