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If You Click That Link…: zero and first conditional
Students practise zero and first conditionals to talk about technology and its results, then write advice for a friend with a new smartphone.
Zero first conditional · Technology · Online safety
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Plan at a glance
Aims
- Use zero and first conditional accurately
- Learn and use 14 words and phrases in 2 sets: Devices and online accounts, Using technology
- Read for detail: small habits, safer data
- Writing task: tech advice for a friend
Stages · 50 min
- 5 minLead-in: Pairs talk about technology and share ideas with the class.
- 5 minVocabulary: Ex. 1
- 5 minLanguage focus: Go through the grammar notes together and check understanding.
- 5 minControlled practice: Ex. 2
- 5 minVocabulary: Ex. 3
- 5 minAccuracy practice: Ex. 4
- 10 minReading: Ex. 5
- 10 minWriting: Ex. 6
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Download all (ZIP, 4 PDFs)Grammar notes
Zero and first conditional
- Zero conditional (always true): if/when + present, present — If you drop a phone in water, it stops working.
- First conditional (a possible future): if + present, will — If you click that link, you'll download a virus.
unless, when, as soon as
- unless = if not: Unless you update the app, it won't work. (not: Unless you don't update…)
- After if, unless, when and as soon as, use the present for the future: I'll call you as soon as I get home (not: as soon as I will get home).
Study tips
- Write three rules for your phone: If I…, I… / Unless I…, I'll…
- Check every if-clause you write: no will after if, unless, when or as soon as.
Glossary
- Devices and online accounts8 items
- Using technology6 items
Complete the exercises, then check your answers.
1
Technology words
Choose the correct word.
- a
I can't log in because I've forgotten my ___. I never write it down, because it's secret.
- b
Your ___ is the name that other people see when you post a comment.
- c
Can you ___ the photos to the website so everyone can see them?
- d
I always ___ a few films before a long flight, so I can watch them without wifi.
- e
There's no internet on the train, so I'll work ___ until I arrive.
2
if, unless, when or will?
Complete the sentences with a word or phrase from the box.
Word box
Tap a gap, then a word, or type the answer.
- a
I'll text you I get home — probably around six.
- b
you back up your photos, you'll lose them if your phone breaks.
- c
If you turn off the wifi, your laptop go offline.
- d
The app work unless you create an account.
- e
the battery is low, the display gets darker.
- f
Don't worry. you forget your password, you can make a new one.
3
Word formation
Use the word in capitals to form a word that fits the gap.
- a
Smartphones are very when you travel abroad.
USE - b
If you lose your internet , you can still work offline.
CONNECT - c
Clicking on links in emails from strangers can be .
DANGER - d
Good software gives your device against viruses.
PROTECT - e
If you get an message from your bank, call them before you reply.
EXPECT
4
Find and correct the mistake
Each sentence has one mistake. Write the correction: the corrected word(s) or the whole sentence.
- a
I forgot the password of my email.
- b
If you will click the link, you'll download a virus.
- c
Unless you don't back up your files, you'll lose them.
- d
I'll send you the photos as soon as I will get home.
- e
If the battery is empty, the phone switch off.
- f
When I'll buy a new laptop, I'll give you my old one.
5
Read: small habits, safer data
Read the text. Are the sentences true, false or not given?
Most of us spend hours online every day, but many people never think about their privacy. Every time you use an app, you share information about yourself. If a company doesn't protect that information, criminals will try to steal it. Small habits make a big difference. If you use a different password for every account, a criminal can't open them all. If you update your software, your device is safer, because updates fix old problems. And if you back up your photos once a week, you won't lose them when your phone breaks. Tom, a student from Leeds, learned this the hard way. He never backed up his laptop. When it stopped working last year, he lost two years of photos. "Now I back up everything," he says. "If I don't, I can't sleep!"
- a
You share information about yourself every time you use an app.
- b
Updates make your device less safe.
- c
Using one password for all your accounts is a good idea.
- d
Tom lost his photos when his phone broke.
- e
Tom bought a new laptop after the problem.
- f
Tom backs up his files now.
6
Write: tech advice for a friend
Write some advice.
A friend has just bought their first smartphone. Write them some advice (8–10 sentences). Use if, unless, when and as soon as. Word box: display · offline · password · download · app · account · software · device · update · back up Example: If you get a message from a stranger, don't click the link. Unless you update your apps, they won't work properly. As soon as you set up your account, choose a strong password.
Suggested minimum: 80 words
0 words · aim for at least 80
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- Step UpAnswer the lesson's questions to climb to the top.
- Pair UpMatch the lesson's words to their meanings against the clock.
- SnapA word and a meaning: do they go together? Answer fast.
- Fix ItFind the mistake in each sentence, then correct it.
- Quiz BoardTeams choose questions worth 100 to 500 points.
- Retro arcadeWord Invaders, Word Snake, Word Maze and Word Crossing: classic arcade games with the lesson's words.
Glossary
The 14 words and phrases this lesson teaches, in 2 sets.
Devices and online accounts
- device
- a phone, laptop or other piece of electronic equipment
- laptop
- a small computer that you can carry with you
- display
- the part of a device that shows information
- app
- a program you use on a phone or computer
- software
- the programs that run on a computer or phone
- account
- personal details that let you use an online service
- password
- a secret word that you use to get into an account
- log in
- to enter your name and password to start using an account
Using technology
- download
- to copy files from the internet to your device
- upload
- to send files from your device to the internet
- update
- to install the newest version of a program or app
- back up
- to make an extra copy of your files or photos
- online
- connected to the internet
- offline
- not connected to the internet
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