ZERO CONDITIONAL

MARLEY & ME

A. TALK TO A PARTNER:

1- DO YOU HAVE A PET? TELL YOUR PARTNER ABOUT IT OR

ABOUT A FRIEND’S PET YOU KNOW.
2- WHAT ANIMALS CAN BE RAISED AS PETS?

3 – WHAT ARE SOME UNUSUAL PETS YOU KNOW?

4 – WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF HAVING

A DOG AS A PET?

B. MARLEY’S OWNERS ARE LEAVING HIM WTH A DOG SITTER. THE FIRST COLUMN IS THE CONDITION
THE OWNERS PRESENT AND THE SECOND ONE IS WHAT THEY TELL THE SITTER TO DO IN THOSE
SITUATIONS. MATCH BOTH COLUMNS BEFORE YOU WATCH THE SEGMENT.

CONDITION CLAUSE RESULT CLAUSE

1 MARLEY JUMPS ON YOU FEED HIM AGAIN

2 MARLEY LOOKS STARVED KEEP THE TOILET LID CLOSED

3 MARLEY POOPS IN THE GARDEN GIVE MARLEY SEDATIVES

4 MARLEY TRIES TO DRINK WATER FROM THE WALK OR RUN WITH HIM TWICE A DAY
TOILET
5 MARLEY WANTS TO EXERCISE KNEE HIM

6 A STORM IS ARRIVING HE CHEWS THE FURNITURE

7 MARLEY IS STRESSED USE THE POOP SCOOPER AND WATCH

YOUR STEP

C. WATCH THE SEGMENT AND CHECK YOUR ANSWERS.

D. NOW REWRITE THE SENTENCES USING THE ZERO CONDITIONAL. NOTICE THAT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING WHICH IS GENERALLY TRUE, NOT A SPECIFIC EVENT.

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TEACHER’S KEY – ACTIVITY 77 – ZERO CONDITIONAL
MARLEY & ME

CORRECT ANSWERS:

B.

2, 4, 6, 5, 1, 7, 3

D. POSSIBLE ANSWERS:

1. IF MARLEY JUMPS ON YOU, KNEE HIM.

2. IF MARLEY LOOK STARVED, FEED HIM AGAIN.
3. IF (WHEN) MARLEY POOPS IN THE GARDEN, USE THE POOP SCOPER AND WATCH YOUR STEP.
4. IF MARLEY TRIES TO DRINK WATER FROM THE TOILET, KEEP ITS LID CLOSED.
5. IF MARLEY WANTS TO EXERCISE, WALK OR RUN WITH HIM TWICE A DAY.
6. IF A STORM IS ARRIVING, GIVE MARLEY SEDATIVES.
7. IF MARLEY IS STRESSED, HE CHEWS THE FURNITURE.

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