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Sunday, 17 March 2013

First conditional - grammar lesson 8

Level: Pre-intermediate / A2
First conditional - global warming

Write sentences using if.... , ... will...

The Earth gets warmer
            If the Earth gets warmer, the sea will get warmer
The sea gets warmer
           If the sea gets warmer, 
The ice at the North and South poles melts,
          If 
Sea levels rise,
          If 
There are floods around the world,
          If
Many people lose their homes,
          If
And (your own example)



Adapted from New Headway Pre-intermediate OUP


Answers below!




ANSWERS!


The Earth gets warmer
            If the Earth gets warmer, the sea will get warmer
The sea gets warmer
           If the sea gets warmer, the ice at the North and South Poles will melt
The ice at the North and South poles melts
          If the ice at the North and South Poles melts, sea levels will rise
Sea levels rise
          If sea levels rise, there will be floods around the world
There are floods around the world,
          If there are floods around the world, many people will lose their homes
Many people lose their homes,
          If many people lose their homes, there will be lots of emigration.


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6 comments:

  1. Jazmín Garzón25 July 2013 at 00:11

    Excellent! I'll try it with my SS!

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  2. Nath Marmol19 April 2016 at 12:04

    Thank you so much!!=)

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  3. Unknown12 October 2017 at 05:14

    Thanks - very useful.....

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  4. Anonymous8 September 2018 at 02:16

    Thank you! I will adapt these examples and I will use them as a game :)))

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  5. Unknown7 October 2018 at 17:20

    Thanks!
    If you help us like that, we will understand quickly:)

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  6. Unknown7 September 2020 at 05:01

    Thanks! It's useful to teach first conditional and awareness for new generation.

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