& ESLlibraryzom First Conditional Grammar Practice Worksheets Exercise 3 MATCHING Match the first part of the sentence on the left with the most logical ending on the right. Each choice can only be used once, 1. Ifyou eat too much candy... a) Ifyou babysit your little sister tonight. 2. Ifyou don’t study... b) the teacher will keep you in after class. ___ 3. Youwillhave bad dreams... 4. twon'tlet you have any dessert. __ 4. Ifyou eat lots of vegetables. 4) twill buy you a treat. 5. Youwill burn yourself... ©) you will be healthy. _—— 6 Ifyou are late for school. f) you will play beautifully, ____7._ Ifyou practise the piano every night. 8) you will fail your exam. 8. If you don’t finish your dinner, h) your teeth will hurt ___ 9.__ifyou behave nicely. 1) ifyou watch a scary movie before bed. 10. Iwill pay you ten dollars... J) ifyou play with matches, Exercise 4 COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. Complete the following sentences using your own words. 1. Ifyou don’t water the plants, 2. Ifyou wash your wool clothes in hot wate, Bae eee Ifyou eat too many sweets, 4, ifyou don’t wear sunscreen, 5. Iwill read you a bedtime story if 6. Youwill be punished if 7. Ifyou drive too fast, 8. You'llbe tired in the morning if Copyright 2016, Red River Press Inc. For use by members of ESL Library in accordance with membership terms. 6> ESLlibraryiom First Conditional Grammar Practice Worksheets Exercise 6 SCRAMBLED SENTENCES A. Main Clause + If Clause B, If Clause + Main Clause Put the words in the correct order to make conditional _Put the words in the correct order to make conditional sentences. Start each sentence with the main clause, sentences. Start each sentence with the if clause. Ex. works will she hard boss give a the raise if her Ex. works will she hard boss give a the raise if her The boss will give her a raise if she works hard. |fshe works hard, the boss will give her a raise. 1. weifis cancel the bad will the weather game 1. if put will in fridge you the go don't milk the it sour 2. she car ifwill doesn't take the start bus her 2. garden don't plants if grow the water the won't you 3. Lam your will if come to | not party busy 3. next beach go the sunny we if weekend it's will to 4. if will umbrella it take rains an 4. wa if sold concert too out long wait the be will Copyright 2016, Red River Press In. For use by members of ESL Libary in accordance with membership terms, 8fb 2 Future Real Conditionals _ 5 CAUSE AND EFFECT Sa rece ee — =a it ‘| | | Before You Read * Look at the pictures. Discuss the questions. i 1, What is a superstition? Can you give an example of one? 2, Do you believe in any superstitions? 3. Do you wear or carry things that make you feel lucky? @® Read the magazine article about superstitions. Rein “8 Ifyou knock on wood, you'll keep bad luck away. | $# You'll get a good grade on the test if you wear your shirt inside out. | i 48 You'll get bad grade unless you use your ale | Way pen. || Superstitions may sound silly to some, but millions | of people allover the world believe in their power 1 to.bring good luck or prévent bad luck, Different cultures share many similar superstitions: 4 Ifyou break a mirror, you'll have seven years of bad luck. ‘# If the palm of your hand itches, you're going to get some money. @ If it rains when you move to anew house, you'll get rich. Ail superstitions are based on a cause and effect relationship: f X happens, then Y will also happen. However in superstitions, the cause is magical and unrelated to the effect.In our scientific age, why are these beliefs so powerful and widespread? The Luck Project, an online survey of superstitious behaviors, gives us some fascinating insight. Read some of their findings | onthenext page.4 Emotions can influence superstitions, especially in uncertain situations where people do not have control. People will react more superstitiously if they are worried. They will fee! less superstitious if they aren't feeling a strong need for control. § We make our own luck. If you believe you're lucky, you will carry out superstitions that make you feel good (crossing your fingers for luck, for example].As a result, you probably won't fear bad luck superstitions, and you might perform better in stressful situations. In contrast if you think you're unlucky, you will anticipate the worst and look for bad luck superstitions that confirm your belief. Your attitude makes a difference. §% More people than you might think believe in superstitions, Of the 4,000 people surveyed, 84 percent knocked on wood for good luck. Almost half feared walking under a ladder. And 15 percent of the people who studied or worked in the sciences feared the number 13. Clearly, education doesn't eliminate superstition— college students are among the most superstitious people, Other superstitious groups are performers, athletes, gamblers,’ and stock traders. People in these groups often have lucky charms? or personal good luck rituals Deanna McBrearty, a New York City Ballet member, has lucky hair bands.“If Ihave a good performance when I'm wearing one,1'll keep wearing it,” she says. Baseball player Wade Boggs would only eat chicken before a game. Brett Gallagher, a stock trade, believes he'll be | more successful if he owns pet fish."t had fish for a while, and after they died, the market | didnt do so well,"he points out. | Will you do better on the test if you use your lucky pen? Maybe. If the pen makes you feel | more confident, you might improve your score.So go ahead and use it. But don't forget: Your lucky pen will be powerless unless you study, The harder you work, the luckier you'll get. | Igambler: someone who risks money in a game or race (cards, horse race) because he or she might win more money | | Mucky charm: very small object worn on a chain that wil bring good luck horseshoe, fourlea cloverjetc) i || ritual ase of actions always done in the same way i After You Read Al Vocabulary: Match the words with their definitions. —— 1. widespread ‘a, to expect that something will happen —— 2. insight b. sure —— 3. percent ¢. a way of thinking about something —— 4. confident 4d. the ability to understand something clearly _— 5. anticipate fe. happening in many places 6. attitude f. equal to a certain amount in every hundred Future Real Conditionals 357SESLlibraryion First Conditional Grammar Practice Worksheets Exercise 7 SUPERSTITIONS Many cultures have similar superstitions. For example: + Ifyou break a mirror, you will have seven years of bad luck. + Ifyou pull outa grey hair, ten more will grow in its place. A. Matching Work with 2 partner or in small groups. Read the first part of the superstitions and try to match them with the correct endings. if you have never heard of these superstitions, use your imagination and have funt 4. Ifyou step ona crack, @) _ youwill have to pay someone a lot of money. —— 2. Ifyourright eye ewitches, b) you will soon be kissed by a fool. Ifthe bottom of your foot itches, your house will burn down. —* day Giniey elena flow: 4) _ there will soon be a birth in your family. ____ 5. Ifthe palm of your left hand itches, ©) you will never marry. ___ 6. Ifyouare a bridesmaid three times, f)_itwill Keep the doctor away. ___ 7. Ifa bee enters your house, 8) your wish will come true, —— % Ifyou say goodbye to a friend ona bridge, hy you will know how many children you will have. ___._ 8. _ Ifyou see @ swarm of bees on your roof, i) youwill soon have a visitor. 10. Ifyournose itches, 11, Ifyou eat an apple every day, 42. you cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside, 1) you wil take a trip soon. 2) you will break your mother's back. k) you will never see each other again 8B, Writing Write three superstitions from your own culture using the first conditional. 1 2. Copyright 2016, Red River Prese Inc. For use by members of ESL Library in accordance with membership terms. 9