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Inglés – 2do
Gas y Petróleo – Energías Renovables
Profesora: Micaela Lucía Cantudo
Inglés
First Conditional Sentences
Murphy’s laws

Hello!!! En esta clase continuaremos viendo y practicando las oraciones condicionales.

Ahora será el momento de trabajar con el tipo 1 de condicionales. Te invito a que
realicemos las siguientes actividades y podamos aprender más sobre este tema.

Let’s get down to work!!!

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Inglés – 2do
Gas y Petróleo – Energías Renovables
Profesora: Micaela Lucía Cantudo
A- Reading. If something can go wrong…
1. Read the following text and answer the questions: Who was Murphy? What is his ‘Law’?

2. Now look at the eight examples of Murphy’s Law in the article and match them to sentences A-H.
A. It will immediately start working.
B. three will come at the same time.
C. all the traffic lights will be red.
D. you’ll find the lost one.
E. your flight will be delayed.
F. the printer won’t have any paper.
G. there’ll be a long queue at security.
H. you’ll be out when they deliver it.

B- Grammar. First conditional sentences.

1. Read the following explanation and watch the video in the plataforma.
 9-019 “INSUTEC”
Inglés – 2do
Gas y Petróleo – Energías Renovables
Profesora: Micaela Lucía Cantudo
 Usamos if + presente para hablar sobre una posible situación y will/won’t + infinitive para
hablar sobre la consecuencia.
 La clausula if puede venir en primer o segundo lugar. Si la clausula if viene primero,
ponemos una coma antes de la próxima clausula.

2. Match the sentence halves.

If you leave now, C

1. The hotel will be cheaper A. if you don’t have enough lessons.
2. If you don’t hear from me this afternoon, B. will you remember to give it back?
3. You’ll learn more quickly C. you’ll catch the 8.00 train.
4. If you get that new job, D. if you book it early.
5. You won’t pass your driving test E. if you come to every class.
6. If I lend you this book, F. will you earn more money?
G. call me this evening.

3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.

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Inglés – 2do
Gas y Petróleo – Energías Renovables
Profesora: Micaela Lucía Cantudo
If we start walking, the bus will come . (start, come)
a- If you ____________ me what really happened, I ____________ anybody else. (tell, not tell)
b- If I ____________ it down, I ____________ it. (not write, not remember)
c- ____________ you ____________ if you ____________ any news? (call, get)
d- She ____________ you if you ____________ her nicely. (help, ask)
e- I ____________ you if I ____________ from Alex. (phone, hear)
f- You ____________ your friends if you ____________ to Paris. (miss, move)
g- If you ____________ carefully, you ____________ everything. (listen, understand)
h- Your boss ____________ pleased if you ____________ late for work today. (not be, be)
i- I ____________ you home if you ____________ me directions. (drive, give)
j- If you ____________ an umbrella, it ____________! (not take, rain)

C- Writing. Murphy’s Law.

1. Complete these examples of Murphy’s Law. Then, upload your sentences to the forum in the
plataforma virtual.
a- If you find a pair of shoes that you really like in a shop, …
b- If you’re in the street and you need a taxi, …
c- If you wear a new shirt, …
d- If you leave your phone at home, …
e- If there’s a football match on TV and you leave the room for 30 seconds, …