Conditionals in Business — The Ice Cream Shop That Bets on Rain
Grammar: Conditionals in business and negotiation contexts
Free ESL grammar exercise on conditionals in business themed around the ice cream shop that bets on rain. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Business English ESL grammar exercise on business, practising conditionals in business and negotiation contexts. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
"If warm weather holds, the shop sells ice cream; if a cold front arrives, the Kalshi position pays out." Jiang put it simply: "If it rains, we still win.
Grammar
- First conditional
- If the weather holds, we will sell out by midday. — real future business scenario
- Second conditional
- If we lost the Kalshi bet, we would renegotiate our rent. — hypothetical planning
Sample items
- If the platform ______ regulatory approval next year, the brothers will need an alternative hedge.
- If Jason ______ in banking before opening 28wishes, he would not have recognised the hedging opportunity.
- Sales ______ fall sharply if the temperature drops below 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
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