The document discusses decision-making and conditional statements in English, providing examples of choices made in daily life, such as what to eat or how to spend money. It explains the structure and use of zero and first conditionals, highlighting their applications in stating facts and future possibilities. The text underscores the consequences of actions, like potentially failing a class or feeling tired, emphasizing the importance of choices and their outcomes.

1. Making Choices
Questions & Vocabulary

2. What are some choices you had
to make yesterday?

3. Examples:
• I had to decide what time to wake up.
• I had to choose what to eat for breakfast.
• I had to decide if I should study or play videogames.
• I had to choose whether I should watch The Voice or American Idol.

4. Which food would you rather eat
for lunch?
Mì Quảng Rice & Pork
Sandwich Fish

5. Ex: I would rather (I’d rather)
eat Pork and Rice because…
- I ate Mi Quang last night
- It’s my favorite dish
- my mom can cook it very well

6. What would you do if your
parents gave you $100usd?

7. Ex: “I would $50 and go shopping
with the the rest!”

8. If you choose to cheat on a school
exam, what might/may happen?

9. Ex: “You may get caught and the
school might call your parents.”

10. If you don’t get enough sleep,
you will….

11. If you don’t get enough sleep,
you will….
• be tired.
• fall asleep in class.
• take a nap after school.
• regret it in the morning.

12. When we use If statements to
talk about causes & results, these
are called…..

14. There are conditionals (0-
3), but today, we’re going to
focus on

15. ZERO CONDITIONAL
IF CONDITION RESULT SITUATION
Present simple Present simple
If you heat water to 100 degrees Celsius, It boils Fact- universal
If I drink coffee, I get a headache Fact- personal
Structure:
if + present simple, + present simple
The Zero conditional is used for things that are
always true (Facts)

17. Examples
If you build a snowman and the weather
gets warmer….

18. Examples
If you build a snowman and the weather
gets warmer….It MELTS

19. If Kim travels by plane…

20. If Kim travels by plane…she flies in First Class.

21. FIRST CONDITIONAL (Future)
Structure
If + present simple, + will
For example:
If she gets good grades, she will go to university.
We are talking about the future, but we use a
present tense for the condition and will for the
result. In this case, the person is sure about
going to university.

23. If I win a million dollars…

24. If I win a million dollars…I’ll travel the world with
my family.

25. If I get a puppy for my birthday…

26. If I get a puppy for my birthday…I’ll be the
happiest woman in the world.

27. • We can also use May / Might to say that
something is possible, but not certain.
Example:
If Amy doesn’t study for her exam, she may
fail the class.
We’re not 100% of the result, but this is a
possibility.

29. If you eat a lot of fattening foods…

30. If you eat a lot of fattening foods…
you might gain weight.
(but sometimes, people who eat unhealthy, stay slim)

31. If you don’t study English well now...

32. If you don’t study English well now...
you may regret it when you’re an adult.