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Joy English · Level A2 · Naturejoy-english.com

Meeting a beekeeper

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Hear conditional sentences with “if” and “will”.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

hive
The home of a group of bees.
backyard
The garden behind a house.
nervous
Worried and a little afraid.

Answer key

  1. Did you know that bees are dying?“Did you know that…?” introduces surprising information.
  2. In this lesson, you can learn about conditionals.Conditionals are sentences with “if”.
  3. If you look in my backyard, you will see my bees!“If” plus the present, then “will” plus a verb, talks about a likely result.
  4. Caroline, how many bees are in that hive?“How many” asks about a number.
  5. If you're nervous, the bees will be nervous.“You’re” means “you are”. The result uses “will”.

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