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Conditionals
ENGLISH 9
LEARNING  Use conditionals in expressing a fact
OBJECTIVE and cause and effect
Process questions:
Experiment 1
 1. What happens if the candlelight is covered
with a glass?
 2. What explains this phenomenon?
Experiment 2
 1. What happens to the paper if the glass with
water is turned upside-down?
 2. What explains this phenomenon?
 If the candlelight is covered with
EXPERIMENT 1
glass, the light
____________________.
EXPERIMENT 1 If the candlelight is covered with
glass, the light goes out.
 If the glass is turned upside-
EXPERIMENT 2
down, the paper
_____________.
EXPERIMENT 2 If the glass is turned upside-
down, the paper stays in place.
The teacher explains the science
experiment.
Experiment 1 – The absence of
oxygen puts out the fire in the
wick
Experiment 2 – the air beneath
the glass pushes the paper up.
 The students answer these questions
 1. What kind of idea do you express when you
state a conclusion from an experiment?
Fact
 2. What kind of relationship do you express
when you state reasons and results of a
phenomenon?
Cause and Effect
 The students answer these questions
 3. How do you form such statement? What
sentence format have you observed?

 If the candlelight is covered with glass, the light goes out.

 If + present tense (clause) , present tense (main idea).

 The light goes out if the candlelight is covered with glass.

 Present tense (main idea) if +present tense (clause).
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 The students answer these questions
 3. How do you form such statement? What
sentence format have you observed?

 If the candlelight is covered with glass, the light goes out.

 If + present tense (clause) , present tense (main idea).

 The light goes out if the candlelight is covered with glass.

 Present tense (main idea) if +present tense (clause).
  1. If you heat the ice, it melts.
Directions:
 2. If you freeze water, it becomes solid.
ENCIRCLE the
if clause and  3. Plants die if they don’t get enough water.
UNDERLINE  4. If my brother has a cold, I usually catch it.
the main  5. If public transport is efficient, people stop
clause in each using their cars.
of the  6. If you mix red and blue, you get purple.
statements  7. Ask Pete if you’re not sure what to do.
below.  8. Meet me here if you want to see me.
 9. If you want to come, call me before 5:00.
 10. The grass gets wet if it rains.
Directions: Fill
in the blanks  1. If people eat too much, _________________
with the  2. _________________________, you get burn.
correct words  3. __________________________, I get tired.
to express
 4. If babies are hungry,___________________.
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conditional.  5. If I’m late for dinner, ___________________.
Research facts about the bad
effects of online games on your
health.
 If you manage your time well, you __________.
 You ___________ if you manage your time well.