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      Submitted by majostroke on 8 October, 2008 - 20:20

      I am teacher and I have to teach the first conditional to my students who are around 10 years old. I would like to know if you have any ideas on how to introduce this subject,

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      majo=)

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      centoira
      first conditional
      Submitted on 9 October, 2008 - 17:44

      why don't you try with Murphy's laws, I did and it was quite successful and it worked quite well as a link to the 2nd conditional. Your students will love it!

      Another useful technique I used very often is to use commercials and chained sentences.

      e.g. If you wash you hair with H.S. your hair will be the brightest

            If Your hair is the brightest, you'll become a model

      and so on...

      good luck!!!

       

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      GeorginaSZ
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      Submitted on 24 October, 2008 - 10:03

      I have found that a game on "favours" can be fun

       

      E.g. If you wash the dishes, I'll let you borrow my X-box.

       

      It depends on what language they already have - you don't want to be throwing too much new language at them.

       

      Hope that anything you have used so far has been a success!!

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      fatihyalcin
      first conditional
      Submitted on 21 August, 2009 - 19:28

      First, draw a picture with a boy or a girl who plans to do an outdoor sport activities, such as tennis. Put the picture on the board, just above draw clouds that means there is a possibility of rain. Then, write phrases on the board.

      It rain - not  play tennis

      not play tennis - invite Ashley 

      invite Ashley - play computer games

      I get bored - play playstation

      ......

      Tell the students that there is a possibility that it may rain or not. If it is not definite, we use "If" clauses. Give the form. Tell them to make the sentences.

      Note: Learning first conditional, students can't get the differences between "if" and "when". To teach it, go on your sentences you have written before.

      I lose the match - I break the TV

      If I lose the match, I'll break the TV. - There is a possibility to lose.

      When my mum comes, she will get angry. - The mum surely comes that day. It's definite.

      Good luck.