Conditionals Writing Activity

Zero Conditional

If I am tired I don't do anything. If I don't do anything my parents are angrey. If my parents are angry, I am sad. If I am sad, I don't eat anything. If I don't eat anything, I get ill. If I get ill, I can't go to school. If I can't go to school, I can't do the same than the other students. If I can't do the same than the other students, I don't have the same mark than them. If I don't have the same marks than them, my parents are angry. If my parents are angry, I give a present to them. If I give a present to them, they are happy. If they are happy, I am happy too.

First Conditional

If my friends visit me, I will play with them. If I play with them, I will have a good time. If I have a good time, I will be happy. If I am happy, I will sleep OK. If I sleep OK, I will wake up better. If I wake up better, I will be more attentive in class. If I am  more attentive in class, I will pass the exam. If I pass the exam, my parents will be happy. If my parents are happy, I will be happy too. If I am happy too, my friends will visit me.

Second Conditional

If I were a boy, I would play football. If I played football, I would be strong. If I were strong, all the girls would love me. If all the girls loved me, I would have a girlfriend. If I had a girlfriend, I would go out with her. If I went out with her, I wouldn't see my friends. If I didn't see my friends, they would be angry. If they were angry, I would be sad. If I were sad, my girlfriend would cut the relationship. If she cut the relationship, I would be alone. If I were alone, I would be sad. If I were sad, I wouldn't want be a boy.

Third Conditional

If I had been born 20 years ago, I would have studied something interesting in Oxford. If I had studied something interesting in another place, I would have met another people. If I had met another people, I would have had another friends. If I had had another friends, I would have had another style of live. If I had had another style of live, I would have travelled more. If I had travelled more, I would have known speak more languages. If I had known speak more languages, I would have had a perfect job. If I had had a perfect job, I would have been happy.  

St. Valentine's Day

.- Read the text and say if the following statements are True or False:

1. Many people liked Emperor Claudius but St. Valentine didn’t. FALSE

2. Soldiers weren’t allowed to get married. TRUE

3. Claudius forbade people to get married because then men didn’t want to go to the army. TRUE

.- Read the text again and answer to the following questions according to the text:

1. When and where did St Valentine live? He lived in Rome during the third century.

2. Who was the emperor at that time? Claudius

3. Did St. Valentine like him? No, he didn't, because he didn't allow people to get married

4. What did St. Valentine do? What was his job? He didn't respect the law and he married couples in secret. He was a priest.

5. Why didn’t Claudius like men to get married? Because they had the prefect excuse not to join the army: Don't leave their wife alone.

6. Why was St Valentine caught and put into prison? Because he married couples in a secret way.

7. What was the punishment that the Emperor ordered for him? He was thrown in jail an told his punishment was death.

8. Who visited him when he was in jail? Many young people taht belived in love.

9. When did St Valentine write a note? On the day he was to die.

10. Who did he write the note to? To his friend, the prison guard's daughter.

11. Why did he write it? Because he wanted to thank her the loyalty and friendship.

12. When did St Valentine die? February 14, 269 A.D.

13.Why is St Valentine a symbol of Love? Because he didn't follow the law and had the idea not to beat love.

.- Match the following words from the text (left column)with a synonym or a definition in the right column:

1 Share  2 Sign up 3 Allow 4 Scary 5 Stand 6Cheerful

2 Register 3 Permit 1 Have the same idea 6 Happy and joyful 5 Take a particular attitude 4 Frightening

Natural Disasters (interview)

-Hello, my name is Judith and I am in London with Judit Redondo Balboa. She was a survivor from an earthquake and a tidal wave from Fuskushima that it happened in 2011. An earthquake is a movement of the surface of the earth, caused by the shifting of the earth's tectonic plates. And a tidal wave is a huge wave which builds up in the sea over thousands of miles. And today I am going to interview Judit.

So, we are going to start.

Hello! why were you in Fukushima?

*Hello! as you know, my name is Judit and I live here, in London. When the accident happened I was in Fukushima because I had holiday and I wanted to visit the city.

-OK, it's interesting... did you know that the earthquake and tidal wave will happen?

*Yes, I knew the earthquake happened, but nobody knew that the tidal wave happened, because this was on account of the earthquake.

-How did you feel when it happened?

*I felt very scared when I saw the tsunami approached.

-Did you help somebody?

*Yes, I helped to many children.

-And now, are you OK or sometimes when you are sleeping you dream about it?

*Now no, but the first week when this happened I didn't sleeping

-Well, The interview has finished! nice to meet you Judit, I hope to see you again!

*Bye! Thanks for all!