The document discusses conditionals as part of an academic curriculum in mechanical engineering, focusing on their role in the cause-and-effect topic of a foreign language course. It explains the zero conditional, which is used to express general truths, scientific facts, and consistent outcomes under specific conditions. Examples and structural details of the zero conditional are provided, along with a reference to a related publication.

1. Área Académica: INGENIERÍA MECÁNICA
Profesor(a): MA. E. GUADALUPE ISLAS LÓPEZ
Periodo: JULIO-DICIEMBRE 2015
CONDITIONALS

2. Resumen
Los condicionales son el primer tema de la unidad II del PAI
(programa académico institucional) de la materia causa-efecto
en lengua extranjera.
Abstract
Conditionals is the first topic in unit II in PAI (programa
académico institucional of the subject cause and effect in a
foreigna language.
Keywords: Conditionals, first, second, third, causa-efecto,
lengua extranjera.
ZERO CONDITIONAL

3. ZERO CONDITIONAL
The zero Conditional is a structure
used for talking about:
• General Truths.
• Scientific Facts.
• Things which always happened
under certain conditions.

4. ZERO CONDITIONAL
General Truths:
If condition result
If it rains, we get wet.
Scientific Facts:
If condition result
If the water boils, it is not cold

5. Things that always happen under certain
Conditions:
If condition result
If I study, I get good marks
ZERO CONDITIONAL

6. ZERO CONDITIONAL
If clause:
PRESENT SIMPLE
Main clause:
PRESENT SIMPLE or
IMPERATIVE

7. ZERO CONDITIONAL
If you don’t water flowers, they die.
If you have a headache, stop watching TV.
If clause:
PRESENT SIMPLE
Main clause:
PRESENT SIMPLE
or IMPERATIVE
With zero conditional
we express a general truth or we give advice.

8. Referencias
Evans, V. y Dooley, J.
(2010). Upstream.
Beginner. Express
Publishing.