You will lose weight if you run every day. People are thirsty when they drink. don’t You get bad grades if you study. don’t After presenting the new material, the teacher should ask concept questions to check that CCQs – students comprehend (if not, they should go back and review some of the process) For example: it rains, I bring my umbrella.’ ‘If Is it raining now? (no) Do I have my umbrella now? (no) Is the zero conditional of this sentence? (yes) ‘if’ What is the condition of this sentence? rains’) (‘it What is the result of the condition? (‘you will bring your umbrella’) What can I replace with and still have the same ‘if’ meaning? (‘when’) Practice Instruct students to repeat the sentences after you replacing Substitution Drills - ‘when’ with ‘if’: I bring an umbrella if it rains. Teacher: Student: I bring an umbrella when it rains. Teacher: I eat. If I’m hungry,
You will lose weight if you run every day. People are thirsty when they don’t drink. You get bad grades if you don’t study. CCQs – After presenting the new material, the teacher should ask concept questions to check that students comprehend (if not, they should go back and review some of the process) For example: ‘If it rains, I bring my umbrella.’ Is it raining now? (no) Do I have my umbrella now? (no) Is ‘if’ the zero conditional of this sentence? (yes) What is the condition of this sentence? (‘it rains’) What is the result of the condition? (‘you will bring your umbrella’) What can I replace ‘if’ with and still have the same meaning? (‘when’) Practice Substitution Drills - Instruct students to repeat the sentences after you replacing ‘when’ with ‘if’: Teacher: I bring an umbrella if it rains. Student: I bring an umbrella when it rains. Teacher: If I’m hungry, I eat.
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