1. CONDITIONAL ZERO
IF THE WEATHER IS NICE…
The Bell family has decided to go on holiday to Scotland….
MR BELL: If the weather is nice, we’ll go fishing or cycling.
NICK: Oh, Dad, if the weather is nice, we always go fishing or cycling. And
if it rains we visit museums.
MRS BELL: In Scotland we’ll visit some old castles if it rains.
JENNY: If we go to Loch Ness, we’ll look for the Loch Ness Monster.
NICK: And if we go to an old castle, Jenny, Trig and I will look for ghosts.
JENNY: Ghosts! Great! But if they see Trig, they won’t come out!
CONDITIONAL ZERO:
We use if +present simple in the if part of the sentence + present simple in
the second part of the sentence.
IF+PRESENT SIMPLE + PRESENT SIMPLE
For things that always happen when another thing happens
If the weather is nice, we always go fishing
Present simple Present simple
Exercise:
2. What happens if…
Match the sentence parts, then write five sentences like this:
Example: If you lie in the sun, you get sunburned
0.- lie in the sun get fat
1.- travel a lot not learn anything
2.- touch something hot get fit
3.- do a lot of sport get sunburned
4.- eat too much learn about other countries
5.- don’t listen in class get burned
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