Conditional Clauses Speaking Activities For Beginners

10 Conditional Activities - Teaching Resources for ESL/EFL. Their country and tell them a few from English speaking. Are given a card with 6 clauses on.

1 A Present Situation That is Possible Wishes are great context for practicing the conditional. Remind students that when using wish, the is used to represent a present situation. With that in mind, have your students do a genie in the bottle role play to practice. Have one person play the genie who starts by saying, “ I will grant you three wishes.” The other person then makes a wish using the conditional form of the verb. For example, he might say, “ I wish I had a puppy.” The genie answers, “Your wish is my command.” Once the person has made all three wishes, have your students reverse roles and repeat the role play. 2 A Future Situation That is Possible If clauses are another natural context for practicing the conditional tense in English.

For an if clause discussing a future situation, the verb is in the. Ask your students to imagine their lives five or ten years from now. What would they like their lives to look like? Have your students write 10 sentences about their futures starting with an if clause. For example, someone may write “ If I work in the United States in fifteen years, I will live in New York City.” Remind your students, too, to place a comma after the first clause in each sentence. 4 A Future Situation That is Unlikely or Impossible Worst case scenarios can range from outrageous to probable, and in his book The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook, Joshua Piven give the reader plenty to think about. If you are able to get a copy of the book, use these situations to practice using conditional statements for future unlikely events, or come up with some worst case scenarios of your own.

Give each student one of the scenarios to read about. In each segment, Piven compiles advice on how to overcome the worst case scenario. Your students will read his advice and then determine how to write the same information in a conditional statement. She will then share her advice with the rest of the class. For example, if she reads about being trapped in quicksand, she might say, “ If you are trapped in quicksand, you should try and float on your back.” In this case, the if clause should be in the present tense and the main clause should use should with the main verb. 5 Something That is Always True If Something Happens As different as your students might be, they do have one thing in common: they are learners of English. Have your students tap into that experience by writing a brochure to future students of English.

In the brochure, your students should give advice to the reader in an imperative statement and follow it with the reason for the advice. They should use the conditional to express results that are always true when a student performs a certain action. For example, your students might advise their readers to speak with native speakers every day, and they would follow that advice with this explanation.

“ When a student speaks with native speakers every day, he or she has better pronunciation.” In a sentence with this structure, both verbs are in the. 6 Something That Would Have Been True in the Past If Something Had Happened Give your students a chance to get to know one another better while they practice the conditional by sharing stories of their past. In pairs, have one student share something that happened to him at some time in the past, for example, that he got an A on an exam. Then have the second student ask a question beginning with “ what if” and using the conditional form of the verb to pose an alternative past.

For example, the second student might ask, “ What if you had not studied?” The first student would then answer with a conditional statement. “ I would have failed.” For a past situation that might have been true, the verb in the first clause should use the and the verb in the second clause should use would have plus the past participle form of the verb. It is easy to get confused in a foreign language when you are talking about things that may or may not be or have been, but that is why it is important to review the conditional with your students. These activities are not for beginning level students, but by the time you are ready to teach and review the conditional with your students, they will be well suited to these activities which review the conditional tense that they already know. What are your favorite activities for teaching or reviewing the conditional in English?

Poor Best Details Parent Category: Category: Written by Chris Cotter What are type zero conditionals? Type zero conditionals refer to actions or conditions which are always true, or almost always true, in the past and in the present. For example: If you heat water to 100 degrees Celsius, it boils. When I drink too much wine, I get a headache. Each sentence describes a fact which always happens.

What is the sentence structure? The sentence always contains a condition and a result. Think of the condition as the action/event needed to produce the result. In the above examples: If you heat water to 100 degrees Celsius (condition), it boils (result). When I drink too much wine (condition), I get a headache (result). Type zero conditionals use the following form: if/when condition (subject + simple present verb), result (subject + simple present verb) result (subject + simple present verb) if/when condition (subject + simple present verb) If I have a job interview, I press my suit and shine my shoes. I press my suit and shine my shoes if I have a job interview.

Notice that there is a comma when the condition comes first. How are type zero conditionals used? Type zero conditionals express factual actions/events, such as scientific facts and general truths.

(Water always boils at 100 degrees, for example.) However, type zero conditionals may also describe habitual, almost always true actions. For example: If it rains, I bring an umbrella. When it snows a lot, I don't go to school. If it's a day off, I sleep late. When describing a habitual action, something could change the situation and make the statement untrue. (I might forget to bring an umbrella, for example.) But each sentence expresses the idea that the resulting actions happen nearly all the time.

Is there additional information on adverbs? • A good method to identify type zero conditionals is to ask, 'Is this statement true in the past and in the present?' If the answer is yes to both, then it's likely a type zero conditional. • In almost all cases, the conditional clause may use either if or when with little change in meaning. Whenever may also be used.

What will happen? ESL EFL Speaking Activity - Elementary - 25 Minutes In this engaging board game, students practice making first conditional sentences.

The students are divided into groups of three or four. Each group is given a copy of the game board, a dice and counters. Students take it in turns to roll the dice and move their counter along the board.

When a student lands on a square, they read the prompt and make a first conditional sentence beginning with 'If.' Students can finish the sentence any way they like, but it must contain the words in the square, be appropriate and grammatically correct. If a student lands on a square marked 'IF', they can make any first conditional sentence they like. If a student forms the sentence correctly, they stay on the square. If not, the student must go back to their previous square.

The first student to reach the finish wins the game. Exclusive Christmas Conditionals ESL EFL Reading, Writing and Speaking Activity - Pre-intermediate - 30 Minutes This memorable worksheet activity combines the topic of Christmas and New Year superstitions with the first conditional. The class is divided into two groups (A and B) and each student is given a corresponding worksheet. On the worksheets, each Christmas and New Year superstition is written as a first conditional sentence and comes with three possible endings (a, b and c).

The correct ending is already written on the worksheet. The students' task is to work together with the people in their group to write two false endings for each conditional sentence. When the students have finished writing, they pair up with someone from the other group.

The students then take it in turns to quiz their partner by reading each superstition and all three endings. Their partner has to guess which ending is correct. The student with the most correct guesses in each pair wins. Exclusive First Conditional Business Business English Reading, Writing and Speaking Activity - Pre-intermediate - 45 Minutes This productive two-part worksheet activity can be used to teach Business English students about the first conditional. Each student is given a copy of the two worksheets. Students begin by reading how to use and form the first conditional.

Students then complete a gap fill exercise using the first conditional structure. When the students have finished, the answers are checked with the class. The students are then split into pairs.

In pairs, the students create a situational dialogue where they negotiate a production run and unit cost for a new product using the first conditional. The dialogues are then presented to the class and feedback is given. Exclusive First Conditional Card Game ESL EFL Matching and Speaking Activity - Pre-intermediate - 30 Minutes In this entertaining card game, students make first conditional sentences by matching pairs of picture cards together.

Each group of three is given a set of 'If' cards and a set of 'Result' cards. The 'Result' cards are dealt out and the 'If' cards are placed in a pile on the desk. The first player turns over the top 'If' card and makes the beginning of a first conditional sentence using the picture on the card. For example, if the picture showed a person staying up late, the student might say, 'If you stay up late,' All the players in the group then look at their result cards and try to find an appropriate match to complete the first conditional sentence. The player with a matching card then completes the sentence, e.g. 'you will feel tired the next day'. If everyone agrees the sentence is suitable, the player keeps both cards and puts them aside.

The second player then turns over the next 'If' card and so on. The first player to get rid of all their result cards wins the game. When the students have finished the game, they write down the first conditional sentences their group made by looking at the pairs of cards they set aside. These sentences are read to the class. The students listening to the sentences correct any mistakes they hear and give feedback.

Free First Conditional Chain ESL EFL Reading and Writing Activity - Pre-intermediate - 25 Minutes In this enjoyable worksheet activity, students create first conditional sentences in a chain format. Students sit in a circle in groups of five or six. Each student is given a worksheet and an 'If Clause' card. The students write their 'If' clause at the top of the worksheet. Each student then passes their paper to the person on their right who completes the second half of the first conditional sentence any way they like.

The student then folds the paper so the 'If' clause cannot be seen and passes the paper to the student on their right. The next student then uses the second half of the sentence to write the beginning half of a new first conditional sentence. The student then folds the paper to hide the last sentence and passes it to the person on their right.

This process continues until the worksheet is completed. When everyone has finished writing, students correct any mistakes on their worksheet and then read the sentences to their group. Students then choose the best set of sentences from their group. These are read aloud to the class. Exclusive Five-in-a-row ESL EFL Reading and Speaking Activity - Pre-intermediate - 30 Minutes In this fun teaching activity, students play a game of noughts and crosses by completing 'if' and 'result' clauses to make first conditional sentences.

The class is divided into pairs. Each pair is given a copy of the first game board which contains an 'If' clause in each square.

Students take it in turns to choose a square and make a first conditional sentence by adding a suitable result clause. If a student does this successfully, they draw their O or X symbol in the square. If not, play passes to the other student. The aim of the game is to be the first student to get five squares in a row either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. The first student to do this is the winner.

Pairs then repeat the process with the second game board, but this time the squares contain result clauses. The students' task this time is to make a first conditional sentence by adding an appropriate 'if' clause to complete the sentence.

For lower-level classes, students can play in small teams or in competing pairs. Exclusive If. ESL EFL Reading and Speaking Activity - Pre-intermediate - 25 Minutes In this entertaining speaking activity, students play a game where they ask first conditional questions and answer with phrases of probability. The teacher begins by writing probability phrases on the board, e.g. I doubt if, It’s unlikely, will definitely, will probably, etc. The class is then divided into groups of three and each group is given a set of 'If clause' cards.

Students take it in turns to pick up a card. The student with the card then asks the person on their right a first conditional question using the clause on the card. If the student picks up an 'If.' Card, they create their own first conditional question. If the question is grammatically correct, the student scores a point. The other student then answers the question using a phrase of probability from the board.

If the answer is grammatically correct, the student also gets a point. Then the next student picks up a card and so on. The student with the highest score at the end of the game is the winner.

Free If and When ESL EFL Reading and Writing Activity - Pre-intermediate - 25 Minutes In this energetic team game, students race to complete first conditional sentences and sentences containing the future time clause 'when'. The class is divided into teams of three or four. A time limit is set and each team is given an incomplete sentence strip. Teams then race to complete the first sentence, making sure the sentence is logical and grammatically correct. As soon as a team has completed the sentence, one student from the team comes to you with the strip. If it’s correct, the team gets a point and you give the student the second strip and so on.

If a sentence is incorrect, the team has to rewrite it. When the time limit has been reached, the students stop writing. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.

Free What do you do if.? ESL EFL Reading and Speaking Activity - Pre-intermediate - 30 Minutes Here is an entertaining board game to help students practice the zero conditional. In the activity, students play a board game where they ask and answer 'What do you do if. Windows 2000 Greek Names. ?'

Questions using the zero conditional. The students are split into groups of four. Each group is given a copy of the game board, a dice and counters. Players take it in turns to roll the dice and move their counter along the board.

When a player lands on a square, the student to their right asks them a 'What do you do if.?' Question from the prompt on the square.

The player then tries to answer the question appropriately by making a zero conditional sentence. If the player forms the sentence correctly, they stay on the square. If not, the player must go back to their previous square. The first player to reach the finish wins the game. Free What did I write?

ESL EFL Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking Activity - Pre-intermediate - 35 Minutes Here is a fun guessing game to help students practice the first conditional. The class is divided into two groups (A and B) and each student is given a corresponding worksheet. The students complete the endings of the first conditional sentences on their worksheet with their own ideas. Student As complete the odd-numbered sentences and Student Bs complete the even-numbered sentences. When the students have completed their sentences, they pair up with someone from the other group. The students then play a game where they guess the endings of the first conditional sentences their partner wrote. Student B starts and tries to guess the ending of the first sentence.

Student B has five chances to guess the exact words. If Student B guesses right the first time, he/she gets five points. On the second try, he/she gets four points. On the third try, he/she receives three points, etc. Then, it's Student A's turn to guess the second sentence and so on.

This process continues back and forth until all the sentences have been used. The student with the highest score at the end of the game wins.

Exclusive Zero Conditional Guessing Game ESL EFL Reading, Writing and Speaking Activity - Pre-intermediate - 35 Minutes In this insightful worksheet activity, students complete zero conditional sentences and then play a guessing game based on what they wrote. Each student is given a copy of the worksheet. The students write their normal reactions to the situations listed on the worksheet by completing zero conditional sentences.

In pairs, the students then take it in turns to read only the part they have written in each sentence. Their partner has three chances to guess which sentence the words came from. If their partner guesses right the first time, he/she gets three points. On the second try, he/she gets two points. On the third try, he/she receives one point. This process continues back and forth until all the sentences have been used.

The student with the highest score at the end of the game wins.