Procedure: Ask: What happens if a pet eats chocolate? What do you do if someone forgets a leash? Students generate if… then statements and share with a partner. Instructor boards a few common cause-effect chains (If this happens, then…).

Procedure: Write 4 possible titles on the board (real or made up): A Morning That Went Wrong Clinic Chaos If I Hadn’t Noticed It... The Time I Almost Missed Everything Ask students to guess: What kind of problems or consequences might the story include? What advice or solutions might someone give? Board some expected verbs: forget, miss, lose, break, run, panic, prepare, etc.

Task: Students listen for: Who is speaking? What went wrong? How did they respond? Quick class recap after. Play the audio again. Students complete a Cornell Note page: Left column: zero/first conditionals or cause-effect phrases they hear Right column: situation details and reactions Bottom: Summary using at least one first conditional Check in small groups and compare interpretations.

In pairs, students: Retell the story using their notes Add one new consequence using a first conditional (e.g., If he forgets the forms again, the clinic will call someone else) Then, write 2 original conditional statements based on their own experience.

Procedure: Each student writes 1 zero and 1 first conditional sentence from the lesson or their own ideas. Then they walk around and swap with 2 classmates, giving feedback on each one. Instructor closes by reviewing 2–3 examples and correcting on the board.