Zero and First Conditional

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

Stuart Hall argued that if a person moves to a new country at the age of twenty, their self-perception shifts over years in ways they rarely notice until they return home.

Grammar Reference · Zero and First Conditional

Zero conditional

If identity is fluid, it changes over time. — general truth, always true

First conditional

If you join a new community, your self-perception will shift. — real future possibility

Seeded: mixed

If she had grown up in one culture, she would be a different person today. — past cause, present result

Common error

If belonging will matter... ✗ → If belonging matters... ✓ — never will after if

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Zero and First Conditional

1.If identity fixed, we would never feel like strangers in our own culture.

2.If you accept Bauman's theory, belonging a continuous negotiation, not a stable state.

3.If a child in a bilingual household, they often develop a more fluid sense of identity.

4.If the social group changes, the individual's self-perception with it.

5.If Stuart Hall right, identity is always a process, never a finished product.

6.If you move abroad tomorrow, your cultural norms start to look different within months.

02Exercise 2 — Transform

rewrite with the new structure

1.When people join new communities, their self-perception changes.

2.When cultural norms shift, identities shift with them.

3.When a person has strong community ties, they feel a sense of belonging.

4.When individual agency grows, fixed identities become harder to maintain.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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