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If

Rudyard Kipling

About this song worksheet

A printable ESL song worksheet for “If” by Rudyard Kipling, for Level 4 (upper intermediate) learners, with a focus on conditionals. Students listen and fill 14 gaps in the lyrics, then discuss the song.

Discussion questions

  1. Kipling lists many qualities of an ideal person — which one quality do you think is the hardest to achieve, and why?
  2. The poem says we should treat 'Triumph and Disaster' exactly the same. Do you think this is good advice for a leader? Why or why not?
  3. Think of a time when you had to stay calm under pressure. How did you manage it? Would Kipling be proud of how you handled it?

A printable song worksheet for If by Rudyard Kipling, focusing on Conditionals. Includes gap-fill, vocabulary, and discussion activities.

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