TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S It's generally true!

Activity Type Introduction

Grammar Exercises: In this zero conditional worksheet, students learn and practice
matching, gap-fill, how to form the zero conditional and use it to describe facts and
rewriting sentences, things that are generally true.
sentence completion
Procedure
Focus Give each student a copy of the two-page worksheet.
Zero conditional Students begin by matching sentence halves together to make
zero conditional sentences.
Aim Exercise A - Answer key
To learn and practice
1. g, 2. e, 3. a, 4. h, 5. f, 6. d, 7. b, 8. c
how to form the zero
conditional and use it to Next, students use vocabulary from a box in it's correct form to
describe facts and things complete zero conditional sentences.
that are generally true.
Exercise B - Answer key

Preparation 1. upset, go 5. lazy, sit

2. stressed, does 6. feel, work
Make one copy of the
3. mad, give 7. clear, confused
two-page worksheet for
4. eat, not 8. jealous, attention
each student.
After that, students answer whether zero conditional sentences
are factually true or false.
Level
Pre-intermediate (A2) Exercise C - Answer key

1. F, 2. T, 3. F, 4. T
Time Students then move on to rewrite pairs of sentences to create a
25 minutes zero conditional sentence for each one.

Exercise D - Answer key

1. If you hurt someone's feelings, they are upset.

2. If it is humid and there is no wind, I get very hot.
3. If a dog is hungry, it whines.
4. If I'm cold at home, I drink hot tea.
5. I f you eat a lot of food without exercising, you become
overweight.
6. If I don't sleep, I'm extremely tired.

In the last exercise, students use their own ideas to complete

zero conditional sentences, saying how they feel or what they do
in the given situations. Finally, review the students' sentences as
a class and provide feedback.

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 ZERO CONDITIONAL

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S It's generally true!

The zero conditional is used to make statements about facts or things that are
generally true. Each situation is real or possible and refers to now or always.

A. Match the sentence halves together to make zero conditional sentences.

1. If I'm angry with my sister, ....... a. if I'm confused over an assignment.

2. If I'm nervous before a presentation, ....... b. I hide in my room under the blankets.

3. I ask for clarification ....... c. if I'm a bit hungry before dinner.

4. When I'm sad, ....... d. if I'm tired in the middle of the day.

5. If I feel sick, ....... e. I breathe and remind myself to calm down.

6. I take a nap ....... f. I stay home from work/school.

7. When I'm scared, ....... g. I don't speak to her for a few days.

8. I make myself a snack ....... h. I cheer myself up by listening to music.

B. Use the vocabulary from the box in it's correct form to complete the zero conditional
sentences.

attention upset do lazy work jealous eat go

clear stressed give not sit confused feel mad

1. When I'm ...................., I .................... to my friends for advice.

2. If my mum is ...................., she .................... yoga for an hour.

3. I f me and my brother are .................... at each other, we .................... each other the
silent treatment.

4. I don't .................... if I'm .................... hungry.

5. If I feel ...................., I .................... on my sofa and watch TV.

6. H
 e doesn't .................... energized if he doesn't .................... out every morning.

7. If instructions aren't ...................., I get ....................

8. I'm .................... if my boyfriend doesn't give me ....................

C. Are the sentences factually true or false? Write 'true' or 'false' on the lines.

1. When a person is sad, they usually laughs. ...........

2. If a person is happy, they usually smiles. ...........

3. When a person is thirsty, they eats a big meal. ...........

4. If a person is busy, they has a lot of things to do. ...........

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 ZERO CONDITIONAL

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S It's generally true!

D. Rewrite each pair of sentences to create one zero conditional sentence.

1. You hurt someone's feelings. They are upset.

..................................................................................................................................

2. It is humid and there is no wind. I get very hot.

..................................................................................................................................

3. A dog is hungry. It whines.

..................................................................................................................................

4. I'm cold at home. I drink hot tea.

..................................................................................................................................

5. You eat a lot of food without exercising. You become overweight.

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6. I don't sleep. I feel extremely tired.

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E. Using your own ideas, complete the zero conditional sentences by saying how you
feel or what you do in the given situations.

1. When I receive good news, I ......................................................................................

2. I am worried if I .......................................................................................................

3. I feel stressed if I .....................................................................................................

4. I'm not scared if I .....................................................................................................

5. If I come home early, I ..............................................................................................

6. If I'm very busy, I .....................................................................................................

7. I get really jealous if I ...............................................................................................

8. If I'm a bit sleepy at work/school, I .............................................................................

9. I get angry if I .........................................................................................................

10. When I go on holiday, I ............................................................................................

11. I wake up early if ....................................................................................................

12. I get excitied if I .....................................................................................................

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