Wanna know what I think are the best exercises with first conditional? It’s the ones that are self-checking! No need for the teacher to grade them: students will know when the answer is wrong and they must keep trying until they get it right in order to continue through the exercise. Doesn’t that sound awesome?
I’ve loved self-checking exercises ever since we had to start with remote learning. Because you couldn’t see what students were doing, it became harder to check their work. With self-checking worksheets, you don’t have to check their work, because they can’t hand in anything until it’s all correct! This is a great way to do the practice portion of a great grammar lesson on the first conditional. Wanna know what else I do to build my ideal lesson? Grab my free Great Grammar Lesson Road Map to help you plan!
Number 1: the first conditional exercises that are self-checking
So, there’s a number of ways in which to give students self-checking worksheets, and I’m using digital options only, so I do need the Internet for it. I use BOOM learning ™ , mystery picture pixel art with Google Sheets ™ , and path reveal with Google Sheets ™ . These platforms are designed to give your students instant feedback on what they’re doing right and wrong. Let me go over each for you.
Exercise with first conditional on BOOM ™
BOOM learning is a platform that shows students digital task cards. In my if conditional clauses set, I get students to pick the correct ending to the first part of the first conditional sentence. Or they have to choose the correct end to the sentence based on an image prompt. If they click the wrong answer it will give an OOPS sound, and if they are right, it’s a PING. They must continue until all cards are played. BOOM cards have the added benefit of looking amazingly professional and engaging. Check this exercise out here.
The first conditional exercise on Google Sheets ™
I love me some mystery picture puzzle pixel art! These worksheets are super engaging for students, because they give instant feedback on whether an answer is correct. If the answer to an item is wrong, the answer box turns red. If the answer is right, the box stays white, and part of the picture appears. Each time an answer is correct, more pieces of the picture appear, until all the answers are there and the picture is complete. Check this worksheet out here!
Another exercise with first conditional in Google Sheets ™
Another great exercise for the first conditional example is my worksheet that lets colorful lines appear when the answer to an item is correct. On the left side are first conditional sentences with missing words. On the right side are the possible missing words. Students have to find the matches. When they do, a brightly colored line will appear from the sentence to correct word(s), confirming that the answer is correct. If the line doesn’t appear, the answer is wrong. Another fun way to practice the first conditional form, which you can check out right here!
This worksheet is also available in printable form, and a digital version is in Google Slides ™.
And that’s my first conditional exercises inspiration!
So these are my favorite self-checking first if conditional exercises for you! I just can’t help but love when there’s less work for me to do and more to learn for the student!
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