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Guess the sport - Zero conditional practice

A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS

If + Present Simple, Present Simple practice on the topic of sports, with useful language for describing sports, good practice for describing rules with zero conditional

By: Alex Case
Level: All Levels
Theme: Sport
Study Area: Conditionals
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Guess the sport - Zero conditional practice

Choose a sport. Give hints about what happens in situations related to it with “If + Present Simple, Present Simple” until someone guesses which you chose, with only one guess per hint. Your teacher will tell you if and how to use the suggested questions below to help.

If it is cold/ winter – hot/ summer

If it is dark – sunny

If spectators are noisy – quiet

If the ball goes in your goal – the other goal

If the ball goes outside the playing area

If the ball goes over the line – doesn’t go over

If the referee isn’t sure

If the score is equal (at the end)

If the weather is windy/ rainy/ snowy/ foggy

If you (don’t) touch opponents

If you (don’t) use your feet – head

If you (don’t) want to take a risk

If you (don’t) wear…

If you (want to) win – lose

If you are (not) careful – brave

If you are (very) old – (very) young

If you are fast – slow

If you are fit/ healthy – injured/ unhealthy

If you are light – heavy

If you are strong – weak

If you are tall – short

If you are the captain/ coach/ manager

If you argue with the referee

If you buy all the equipment

If you catch – throw

If you do something (really) bad

If you fight

If you hit the net

If you hold the ball (for a long time)

If you injure another player

If you pick up the ball

If you play doubles – singles

If you play in a public park

If you play outdoors – indoors

If you run quickly

If you want (extra) points

If you want to be a professional player

If you want to pass the ball

If you want to play with fewer people

If you want to take a break

If you win the toss

If you’re a defender/ goalkeeper – attacker

it hurts

it is allowed – forbidden/ banned

it is best to shoot from far away

it is best to…

it is dangerous – safe

it is expensive – cheap

it is possible – impossible

it is possible to break a window

it is possible to…

it often injures people

it takes a lot of time

that is good – bad

the game stops – continues

the ground is slippery

the wind is a problem

there are penalties

there is an alarm

there is video replay

there is…

they play with fewer players

they replace you with someone

they send you off the pitch

this sport is (im)possible

this sport is difficult – easy

you get a (red/ yellow) card

you get a cup

you get a medal

you get tired

you get…

you have a disadvantage

you have an advantage

you have to stop playing

you have to train really hard

you have to…

you play for extra time

you spend time in the “sin bin”

you spend time…

you wear a helmet

you wear…

 

 

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