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First and Second Conditionals

1. The document discusses the first and second conditionals in English grammar. It provides examples of sentences using each conditional structure. 2. For the first conditional, it gives an example dialogue about a school recycling program using verbs in the present conditional form. 3. For the second conditional, it provides sentence templates to complete using verbs in the past conditional form, including examples about living near someone, buying tickets, and the cleanliness of a beach.

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First and Second Conditionals

1. The document discusses the first and second conditionals in English grammar. It provides examples of sentences using each conditional structure. 2. For the first conditional, it gives an example dialogue about a school recycling program using verbs in the present conditional form. 3. For the second conditional, it provides sentence templates to complete using verbs in the past conditional form, including examples about living near someone, buying tickets, and the cleanliness of a beach.

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FIRST AND SECOND CONDITIONALS

1 Complete the interview with the verbs in brackets. Use the First Conditional.

Al: Hello, Sue, can you tell me about your school’s recycling
programme?
If there 1. …………………… (be) enough space in the next
edition of the newspaper, I 2. …………………… (write) an
article about it.

Sue: Sure. We’ve got different coloured bins for different types of
rubbish –
red for cans and bottles, blue for plastic and green for paper.
Black is for the rest. The school sends the bins to a recycling
centre. It’s important because the Earth 3. ……………………
(be) a cleaner place if people
4.
…………………… (recycle) their rubbish.

Al: Do all the students agree to do this?

Sue: Well, some students say that recycling is too much work. If a
student
5.
…………………… (not want) to be part of the programme,
the teacher
6.
…………………… (ask) that student to come to “green”
lessons.

Al: What do the students learn there?

Sue: They learn that people must take care of the Earth. Unless we
7.
…………………… (be) careful now, we 8.
……………………
(not have) enough clean water or energy in the future.

Al: Thanks. So which bin do I put my can in?

2 Write sentences with the words below. Use the Second Conditional.
1. if / you / live / near me / we / meet / each other / every day

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

2. we / buy / the tickets / if / Andrew / give / us / the money

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3. our beach / pretty / if / people not throw / rubbish

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4. the teacher / help / the girls / if / they / ask / him

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5. if / I / be / you / I / reuse / these bottles

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3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs below.

wear • go • practise • not be • not arrive

1. If I buy a new dress, I …………………… it for your party.


2. If you …………………… , you will be a great singer.
3. If a snake eats a hamster, it …………………… hungry for a week.
4. If Tanya …………………… to the club, she will meet Dylan.
5. If the ambulance …………………… , we’ll take the boy to the hospital in our car.

4 Complete the sentences so they are true for you.

1. If I get good marks, ........................................................................................................... .


2. If I travel in the summer, ................................................................................................... .
3. If it rains tomorrow, .......................................................................................................... .
4. If I go to the cinema this weekend, ................................................................................... .
5. If my parents agree, .......................................................................................................... .

5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. If they …………………… (ask) me, I will help them.


2. If she doesn’t get a ticket, Sherry …………………… (not go) to the concert.
3. If the film …………………… (start) at 8.00, we will have dinner at 6.30.
4. If Diana …………………… (be) late, we won’t wait for her.
5. If you don’t call them, they …………………… (not come).

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