First Conditional Card Game: Activity Type
First Conditional Card Game: Activity Type
First Conditional Card Game: Activity Type
Preparation The first player turns over the top 'If' card and lays it face up on the
table. The player then makes the beginning of a first conditional
Make one copy of the two
sentence using the picture on the card.
sets of cards for each
group of three and cut as
For example, if the picture showed a person staying up late, the
indicated.
student might say, "If you stay up late,…"
Level All the players in the group then look at their result cards and
try to find an appropriate match to complete the first conditional
Pre-intermediate (A2) sentence.
The player with a matching card completes the sentence, e.g. '…
Time you will feel tired the next day'.
30 minutes
If everyone in the group agrees that the sentence is suitable, the
player keeps both cards and puts them aside.
The second player then turns over the next 'If' card from the pile
and so on.
The first player to get rid of all their result cards wins the game.
When the students have finished the game, they write down the
first conditional sentences their group made by looking at the
pairs of cards they set aside.
If cards
If If If
If If If
If If If
If If If
If If If
Result cards