First Conditional Card Game
First Conditional Card Game
Procedure
Language Focus
Before you begin the activity, review the use of the first conditional
First conditional
to talk about future possibilities.
Divide the class into groups of three. Give each group a set of 'If'
Aim
cards and a set of 'Result' cards.
To make first conditional
sentences by matching Tell the students to shuffle the two sets of cards and then deal
'If' and 'result' picture out the 'Result' cards and put the 'If' cards face down in a pile on
cards together. the desk.
The first player turns over the top 'If' card and lays it face up on the
Preparation table. The player then makes the beginning of a first conditional
sentence using the picture on the card.
Make one copy of the two
sets of cards for each
For example, if the picture showed a person staying up late, the
group of three and cut as
student might say, "If you stay up late,"
indicated.
All the players in the group then look at their result cards and
Level try to find an appropriate match to complete the first conditional
sentence.
Pre-intermediate
The player with a matching card completes the sentence, e.g. '
you will feel tired the next day'.
Time
30 minutes If everyone in the group agrees that the sentence is suitable, the
player keeps both cards and puts them aside.
The second player then turns over the next 'If' card from the pile
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.
If Cards
If If If
If If If
If If If
If If If
If If If
Result Cards