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English grammar: Zero conditional

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Zero Conditional

form

If + present + present

functions & examples

We use the zero conditional to talk about facts or situations which are always true.
If you heat water, it boils.
If people don't eat or drink, eventually they die.

See also  1st conditional | 2nd conditional | 3rd conditional



teaching zero conditional

Karen said...
"I introduce it with a funny story:

When it rains, my roof leaks. When my roof leaks, the walls get wet. When the walls get wet, they get moldy. When they get moldy, I get sick. When I get sick, I go to the doctor. When I go the doctor, he always says the same thing, "Fix your roof!"

Then, I repeat the story substituting 'whenever', 'every time' and 'if'.

They guess the rule and I present / write it on the board. Then I present examples of other uses, scientific truths etc. This is followed with multiple choice sentence practice, a cloze activity and their writing their own funny little story.

After that, I point it out to them when it comes up in readings, and recycle it for comparative purposes when doing 1,2, and 3, just as a reminder.

After studying all 4 conditionals, I give them a type recognition activity - a long reading filled with 30 conditionals."



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