First Conditional

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Listen and read.

Discuss!

  1. What do we call it when we believe something good or bad will happen under certain conditions (e.g. If you break a mirror, you will have seven years of bad luck.)?
  2. How did Jackson break the mirror?
  3. What do you think happened next in the dialogue?
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First Conditional

We use the First Conditional to talk about the result of a possible situation in the present or future.

In the First Conditional sentences, the subordinate clause[explanation: subordinate clause [səˌbɔːdɪnət ˈklɔːz] – kõrvallause] starts with if. When we are sure something will happen, we can also use when.

Statements

If you practise more, you’ll get better at playing the guitar.

if + Present Simple, will + base form of the main verb

Negative sentences

If we bake her favourite cake, she won’t be upset any more.

if + Present Simple, will + not + base form of the main verb

Questions

If you win the lottery, what will you do?

if + Present Simple, (question word) + will + subject + base form of the main verb

We usually put a comma when the if-clause comes first. Compare:

If we leave now, we won’t miss the film.

We won’t miss the film if we leave now.

unless = if ... not

Unless we leave now, we’ll miss the film.

If we don’t leave now, we’ll miss the film.

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Let’s Practise!

  • If these training shoes cost less, I would definitely buy them.
  • If we have free time, we will visit some museums.
  • I would have visited you if I had known you were sick.
  • If you heat water to 100°C, it boils.
  • He will buy a new laptop next month if he saves enough money.
  • She would be extremely happy if she won the lottery.
  • If you mix red and blue, you get purple.
  • They won’t catch the train if they arrive at 7 p.m.

Exercise 2

Listen and choose the option that suits you best.

1.

  • I’ll call my friend.
  • I’ll take a nap.

2.

  • I’ll run away.
  • I’ll take a picture.

3.

  • I’ll scream.
  • I’ll call my mum.

4.

  • I’ll go to the police station.
  • I’ll go shopping.

5.

  • I’ll dance like nobody is watching.
  • I’ll sing like nobody is listening.

6.

  • I won’t care.
  • I’ll never talk to them again.
  • Unless
  • will go
  • won’t hide
  • If
  • I’ll ask
  • won’t bring
  1. If I see a frog in the forest, I  it home.
  2.  I want to have a sleepover,  for my parents’ permission.
  3. When I want to play football, I  outside.
  4. I  a surprise inside the cake when it’s my mum’s birthday.
  5.  I’m tired after school, I’ll walk home.

Exercise 4

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form to make sentences in the First Conditional.
  1. When we  back from our trip, I  some photos to social media.
  2. He  if he  an alarm.
  3. If you , you  the train.
  1. We  our pets inside if there  a storm.
  2. Unless they  the game, they  through to the semi-final.
  3. What  if you  your wallet?

Exercise 5

Match the parts of the superstitions[explanation: superstition [ˌsuːpəˈstɪʃ(ə)n] – ebausk]. Then you and your partner take turns saying them in Estonian.
  1. If you break a mirror, 
  2. If you find a four-leaf clover, 
  3. If you see a rainbow, 
  4. If a black cat walks onto a ship, 
  5. If you walk under a ladder[annotation: ladder [ˈlædə(r)] - redel], 
  1. If the bottom of your feet itch[annotation: itch [ɪtʃ] - sügelema], 
  2. If your right palm[annotation: palm [pɑːm] - peopesa] itches, 
  3. If you drop a fork, 
  4. If it rains when you move, 
  5. If your right eye itches, 

Pairwork 1

A. In turns, ask and answer questions about the superstitions from Exercise 5.

If you find a four-leaf clover, will you

cry     laugh     sing     sit down     dance
be scared     tell anyone​     be happy
smile​     call me

B. In turns, ask and answer questions using the superstitions from Exercise 5.

If it rains when you move, what will you do?

I will wear a raincoat.

Pairwork 2

Discuss with your partner.

What will/won’t you do if ...

  • your favourite artist comes to town?
  • you forget your mobile phone at home?
  • your best friend moves abroad?
  • you find a stray[explanation: stray [streɪ] – hulkuv] animal?
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How Am I Doing?

I can explain how to form the First Conditional.

I can recognise the First Conditional in sentences.

I can use the First Conditional to describe possible everyday situations and their results.

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