📝 Daily Practice
🎯 Lesson Goal
Learn how to use the first conditional to talk about everyday possible results and consequences.
🧠 Grammar Focus
We use the first conditional to talk about real possible situations and their results in the future. It has two parts: ‘if’ + present simple, and ‘will’ + base verb. Use it to talk about what will happen if a condition is true. For example: If you study, you will pass the test. If it rains, I will stay home. If you eat too much, you will feel sick. If she calls, I will answer. This structure helps us speak about everyday causes and results.
📖 Short Reading
Anna studies hard every day. If she studies, she will get good grades. Yesterday, she forgot to do her homework. If she forgets, her teacher will be unhappy. Today, Anna decides to finish her homework. If she finishes on time, she will feel happy. Anna knows if she works well, her future will be better.
✏️ Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
1. If it ____ (rain / rains / raining) tomorrow, we will stay inside.
2. She will be tired if she ____ (does / do / doing) not sleep well.
3. If they ____ (arrive / arrives / arriving) late, the class will start without them.
4. You will feel sick if you ____ (eat / eats / eating) too much candy.
5. If he ____ (study / studies / studying) hard, he will pass the test.
6. We will go to the park if the sun ____ (shines / shine / shining) today.
7. If I ____ (forget / forgets / forgetting) my book, I will borrow one from you.
8. She will call you if she ____ (needs / need / needing) help.
🔗 Exercise 2 – Matching
1. If you eat fast food
2. If it is cold
3. If he finishes work early
4. If I feel tired
5. If they study hard
6. If we don’t hurry
✅ Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice
1. What will happen if you don’t drink water? (feel thirsty / feels thirsty / feeling thirsty)
2. If she ____ late, the teacher will be angry. (comes / come / coming)
3. If you study hard, you ____ a good grade. (get / gets / will get)
4. They will feel cold if it ____ tonight. (is / are / be)
5. If I ____ enough money, I will buy a new phone. (have / has / having)
6. If you ____ the door, it will be cold inside. (leave / leaves / leaving)
📝 Writing Practice
1. Write about a time you did not finish your homework. What was the result?
2. Write two examples of things that will happen if you study every day.
3. Write what you will do if it rains tomorrow.
📚 Key Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consequence | result or effect |
| condition | something that must happen first |
| if | used to talk about a possible situation |
| will | used to show the future |
| study | learn new things |
| finish | complete something |
| happy | feeling good |
| unhappy | feeling bad |
| homework | school work done at home |
| teacher | person who helps students learn |
🔎 Answer Key
- Exercise 1: rains, does, arrive, eat, studies, shines, forget, needs.
- Exercise 2: If you eat fast food – you will gain weight. If it is cold – you will need a coat. If he finishes work early – he will watch TV. If I feel tired – I will take a rest. If they study hard – they will pass the exam. If we don’t hurry – we will miss the bus.
- Exercise 3: feel thirsty, comes, will get, is, have, leave.
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