TEACHER’S NOTES

ESL / EFL RESOURCES What did I write?

Activity Type Introduction

Reading, writing, Here is a fun guessing game to help students practice the first
listening and speaking conditional.
activity, pairwork
Procedure
Language Focus Divide the class into two groups (A and B).
First conditional
Give each student a corresponding worksheet.

Tell the students to complete the endings of the first conditional

Aim
sentences with their own ideas.
To complete first
conditional sentences and Student As complete the odd-numbered sentences and Student
then guess the endings Bs complete the even-numbered sentences.
of first conditional
sentences a partner When the students have completed their sentences, they pair up
wrote. with someone from the other group (A and B).

Have the students sit back to back so they can't see each other's
Preparation worksheet.
Make one copy of the two
Tell the students that they are going to play a game where they
worksheets for each pair
guess the endings of the first conditional sentences their partner
of students.
wrote.

Level Student B starts and tries to guess the ending of the first sentence.

Pre-intermediate If Student B says the exact words that Student A has written in
the first sentence, Student A says 'That’s right'. If not, he/she
says 'Try again'.
Time
35 minutes Student B has five chances to guess the exact words.

If Student B guesses right the first time, he/she gets five points.
On the second try, he/she gets four points. On the third try, he/
she receives three points, etc.

Then, it's Student A's turn to guess the second sentence and so on.

This process continues back and forth until all the sentences have
been used.

The student with the highest score at the end of the game wins.

Note: This is an editable PDF. To edit the document, select the Edit
PDF tool in Acrobat.

Teach-This.com © 2017 Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.

 FIRST CONDITIONAL

ESL / EFL RESOURCES What did I write?

Student A

A. Complete the odd-numbered first conditional sentences (1, 3, 5, etc.) with your own ideas.

1. If I get a new job, ..............................................................

2. If I have more time, ..............................................................

3. If you drink too much coffee, ..............................................................

4. I will be tired if ..............................................................

5. If you shout at me, ..............................................................

6. I will be happy if ..............................................................

7. If you buy me lunch, ..............................................................

8. If you don't do your homework, ..............................................................

9. If the weather is nice this weekend, ..............................................................

10. I'll be lonely if ..............................................................

11. I will cook dinner for you if ..............................................................

12. If I study hard, ..............................................................

13. I will lend you some money if ..............................................................

14. If you don’t take an umbrella, ..............................................................

15. If I go shopping, ..............................................................

16. I will sing a song if ..............................................................

17. If I have enough time, ..............................................................

18. If it rains this weekend, ..............................................................

19. If I go to bed late tonight, ..............................................................

20. If you arrive late to class, ..............................................................

B. Take it in turns to guess the endings of the sentences in bold that your partner wrote.

Student B has five chances to guess the exact words. If Student B guesses right the first time,
he/she gets five points. On the second try, he/she gets four points. On the third try, he/she
receives three points and so on.

If Student B says the exact words you wrote, say 'That’s right'. If not, say 'Try again'.

Teach-This.com © 2017 Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.

 FIRST CONDITIONAL

ESL / EFL RESOURCES What did I write?

Student B

A. Complete the even-numbered first conditional sentences (2, 4, 6, etc.) with your own ideas.

1. If I get a new job, ..............................................................

2. If I have more time, ..............................................................

3. If you drink too much coffee, ..............................................................

4. I will be tired if ..............................................................

5. If you shout at me, ..............................................................

6. I will be happy if ..............................................................

7. If you buy me lunch, ..............................................................

8. If you don't do your homework, ..............................................................

9. If the weather is nice this weekend, ..............................................................

10. I'll be lonely if ..............................................................

11. I will cook dinner for you if ..............................................................

12. If I study hard, ..............................................................

13. I will lend you some money if ..............................................................

14. If you don’t take an umbrella, ..............................................................

15. If I go shopping, ..............................................................

16. I will sing a song if ..............................................................

17. If I have enough time, ..............................................................

18. If it rains this weekend, ..............................................................

19. If I go to bed late tonight, ..............................................................

20. If you arrive late to class, ..............................................................

B. Take it in turns to guess the endings of the sentences in bold that your partner wrote.

Student A has five chances to guess the exact words. If Student A guesses right the first time,
he/she gets five points. On the second try, he/she gets four points. On the third try, he/she
receives three points and so on.

If Student A says the exact words you wrote, say 'That’s right'. If not, say 'Try again'.

Teach-This.com © 2017 Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.