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ESL / EFL RESOURCES Zero Conditional Appliances
A. Label the kitchen appliances with the words from the left column.
blender
kettle
dishwasher
fridge
microwave ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
mixer
oven
slow cooker
toaster
coffee maker ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
B. Match the zero conditional sentence halves about the kitchen appliances. Then, write the
name of the appliance each sentence describes in the long blank space.
___________ 1. I f you turn it on in the morning ____ a. it boils the water for you.
to cook dinner,...
___________ 2. I f you put food inside and set the ____ b. it washes and dries the dishes
timer in minutes or seconds,... for you.
___________ 3. I f you put ingredients in the ____ c. t he bread becomes toast and
bowl and turn it on,... pops up in about two minutes.
___________ 4. I f you put bread in it and push ____ d. t he food stays cold and keeps
the lever down,... for days.
___________ 5. I f you put dirty dishes inside ____ e. it cooks your food for several
and then push a button,... hours or all day.
___________ 6. I f you preheat it and then put ____ f. fresh coffee pours into it in less
uncooked food inside,... than a minute.
___________ 7. I f you push a button above the ____ g. it blends them together into a
coffee cup,... juice.
___________ 8. I f you put food like cheese or ____ h. it mixes them together in the
meat in it,... bowl even if you aren’t there.
___________ 9. I f you put chopped fruit or ____ i. it cooks the food in 15 minutes
vegetables in it and turn it on,... to an hour, sometimes longer.
___________ 10. I f you put water inside and ____ j. it cooks or reheats the food
switch it on,... quickly.
C. Now, in pairs, take it in turns to imagine that you are from the 19th century and that you
know nothing about the kitchen appliances above. Choose a picture and ask your partner a
'What do you do with...?' question, e.g. 'What do you do with a blender?' Your partner answers
using the appropriate zero conditional sentence from Exercise B.
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