ZERO CONDITIONAL

The Zero Conditional is used in general truth, sciences facts, instructions,

habits, daily routines and gives commands. 100% possible

Stricture: If clause+ Simple Present Tense, Simple Tense

Variations of Stricture:

1. WHEN: When it rains, the grass gets wet.

2. CAN/CANT: If I dont have my glasses, I cant drive.

3. MUST/MUSTNT: If you want to go to the concert, you must work hard.
4. SHOULD / SHOULDNT: If you want to lose weight, you should eat less
and exercise more.

Examples:

- I f you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils.

- If you drink coffee at night, you cant sleep

- When I sleep well at night, I angry

- If I you pass the exam, you mustnt go to summer school

- If you want to learn more, you should pay attention in class

FIRST CONDITIONAL

Used to talk about things which might happen in the future. Used in promises,
a threat, warnings, deals, etc.

Stricture: If+ presents simple action, grammatical person+ will+ action

Variations of stricture

Examples:

- If he comes to the party, I will stay happy.

- You will catch a cold, if you dont cover.
- If you dont study, you wont pass the test.
- He will die, if he drinks that beer.
- If you dont call him, he wont love you anymore.
- Unless he call me, if will I die.

Environment Vocabulary

- Overpopulation: Sobre poblacin (the condition of having a population

so dense as to cause environmental deterioration, an impaired
quality of life, or a population crash).
- Global Warming: Calentamiento global (a gradual increase in world
temperatures caused by polluting gases such as carbon dioxide which
are collecting in the air around the Earth and preventing heat escaping
into space).
- Green House Effect: Efecto Invernadero (an increase in the amount of
carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere which is believed to
be the cause of a gradual warming of the surface of the Earth).
- Ozone Layer depletion: Agotamiento de la capa de ozono a (layer of air
high above the Earth, which contains a lot of ozone, and which prevents
harmful ultraviolet light from the sun from reaching the Earth).
- Flood: Inundar (a large amount of water covering an area that is usually
dry).
- Drought: Sequia (a long period when there is little or no rain).
- Deforestation: Deforestacin (the cutting down of trees in a large area;
the destruction of forests by people.)
- Exploitation of natural resources: Explotacin de los recursos naturales
(is the use of natural resources for economic growth, sometimes with
a negative connotation of accompanying environmental degradation).
- Species extinction : Especies en peligro de extincin
- Genetically Modified Food: Modificacion genetica de comida. (Normally
related to food, it's when an object's genetic makeup has been altered.)
- Climate Change: (there has been a growing concern about climate
change).
- Waste Disposal: Deposito de basura
- Ocean Acidification: Acidificacion oceanica
- Loss of biodiversity: Perdida de la biodiversidad
- Public Health Issues: Problemas de salud publica
- Genetic Engineering: Ingeneria Genetica
- Natural Resources Depletion: Agotamiento de los recursos naturales
- Pollution: Polucin (damage caused to water, air.... by harmful
substances or waste.)
EXERCISES:
If my husband _________ (eat) too much French fries, he _________ (get) fat.

When I _________ (sell) my motorbike, I _________ (buy) a boat.

Unless ice _________ (warm) up, it _________ (not melt).

If I _________ (learn) this lesson, I _________ (pass) my exam.

Jacob _________ (pick) you up, if it _________(rains).

If John _________ (fail) his English exam, he _________ (not go) to the party.

When it _________(rain), shops _________ (sell) more umbrellas.

If Virginia _________ (be) late, George _________(get) angry.

If my team _________(win) the championship, we _________ (celebrate).

If I _________(not clean), nobody _________ (do).