Talking about plans and what you will do if plans change using the first conditional. Students discuss different plans they have in the future using will and might and will be able to use the first (real) conditional to talk about what they will or might do if those plans change, in a natural way.
All about the First Conditional
Overview
Level
Pre-Intermediate: A2+Intermediate: B1
Included
3 student pagesTeaching notes
Teaching time 90 mins
Language functions
Asking and answering questionsDescribing cause and effectTalking about the future
Language forms
Conditional formsFuture formsModal and auxiliary verbs
Activities
ConversationReadingSentence completion
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