Adult life The grown-up world explained to a child: jobs and shifts, finding work and losing it, where money comes from, rent and bills, banks, cards and apps, borrowing and debt, moving house, things that break and the chores that never end. The lessons follow one family through ordinary weeks, so that Mova learns the words, the plans and the worries of adult life as a child first hears them.
The questions of the adult life course of Mova's primary school: 62 lessons, 937 questions, every question and option parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: the course at school .
1 A day at a grown-up's job 15 questions · Overheard on the phone: "Yeah, she's my line manager, so it's her call, not mine." What does that tell you? 2 Shifts, nights and other ways of working 15 questions · Overheard: "Can't do Sam's party Sat, I'm on lates." Why can't she go? 3 Finding a job and getting on 15 questions · Overheard: "Fifty applications. Fifty. Two replies, both no." What should you think? 4 When work goes wrong 15 questions · Overheard: "Fifty jobs going at the depot, Dave's worried he's next." Why is Dave worried? 5 Where money comes from 15 questions · Overheard: "Did 50 hours this week, still same money, cos I'm salaried." Why no extra pay? 6 Paying for a home and the bills 15 questions · You overhear Mum on the phone: "Third time I've rung, the heating's still broken and it's freezing." Who is… 7 Cards, banks and apps 15 questions · Your brother says "Contactless isn't real money, it's just beeping." Put him right. 8 Borrowing and debt 16 questions · Your brother says "Debt means we're bad people." Put him right. 9 When money is tight 15 questions · Your little brother cries "Mum said money's tight, are we gonna be homeless?" What do you tell him? 10 Moving house and renting a home 15 questions · Your brother panics: "For Sale sign means we move tomorrow!!" Put him right. 11 When things break: boilers, plumbers and paint 16 questions · You overhear Dad on the phone: "Thursday? Seriously? Fine, put me down... and how much? Right." Then he hang… 12 Cars, chores and the shopping list 15 questions · overheard: "£47 for a few bags?? we came in for bread, milk and eggs!" whats happened 13 Dates, engagements and weddings 15 questions · Your little brother asks "is date night cos they're sick of us?" Put him right. 14 Grown-ups who argue and make up 16 questions · Your sister whispers at the top of the stairs: "They're shouting, it's 'cos I broke the vase, isn't it?" Wha… 15 When parents separate 15 questions · Your friend says "my parents are splitting up 'cos I kept fighting with my brother". What is true? 16 New partners and step-families 15 questions · Overheard on the phone: "I think it's time the kids met Tom, it's getting serious." What is going on? 17 Gran, cousins and the whole wide family 15 questions · Overheard: Mum on the phone, "Christmas at your mother's again? Fine. FINE." What is going on? 18 We're having a baby! 14 questions · Overheard on the phone: "Twelve weeks today, so we can finally tell people!" What is the news? 19 A new baby in the house 15 questions · Overheard: "He was up at one, three, half four and six. I'm a zombie." Who is "he" most likely? 20 Going to the doctor and the chemist 16 questions · Overheard at 8.03: "Forty-third in the queue? You're joking. All gone already?" What happened? 21 Hospitals, operations and serious illness 15 questions · You overhear Dad on the phone: "They kept him in A&E all night, chest pains, but he's stable now." What happ… 22 Sore backs, glasses and feeling low 15 questions · Dad on the phone: "Can't come to five-a-side, mate, back's gone again." What happened? 23 When Grandma and Grandad need more help 15 questions · Your sister says, "Uncle's got diabetes 'cause he ate too many sweets at Christmas." How do you put her right? 24 When someone dies 15 questions · Your little brother says, "Grandad's just asleep, he'll wake up after the funeral." How do you put him right… 25 Funerals and remembering 16 questions · Your brother says, "I'm not going to the funeral, I'll get in trouble." What is true? 26 What people leave behind 15 questions · Overheard on the phone: "The solicitor says nothing can be sold till probate's done, could be months." Why i… 27 Coffee, tea, wine and the pub 15 questions · Your sister says "Dad's grumpy before coffee 'cause he hates us." Put her right. 28 Smoking, vaping and betting: habits that are hard to stop 15 questions · Your brother: "Vapes smell of strawberry so they're basically sweets." Put him right. 29 Screens, diets, sofas and late nights 15 questions · Your sister says "Grandad wasn't asleep, he said he was only resting his eyes!" Put her right. 30 Police, courts and prison 15 questions · Your brother: "Mum got pulled over, so she's a criminal now!" Put him right. 31 Votes, parties and the people in charge 15 questions · Your brother says «The Prime Minister makes all the laws on his own.» Put him right. 32 Bad news, protests and helping others 15 questions · Your sister says «Fake news means any news Dad doesn't like.» Put her right. 33 Neighbours, the council, rules and fairness 15 questions · Your brother says «The council is just the people who empty the bins.» Put him right. 34 When grown-ups are tired or worried 15 questions · Your brother says «Dad's grumpy 'cos he hates us.» Put him right. 35 Closed doors, whispers and secrets 15 questions · Your sister says «When they shut the door, it means they're getting divorced.» Put her right. 36 Big feelings in big people 15 questions · Overheard on the phone: "Yeah, I lost it with the kids over some muddy boots. Felt rotten after." How does t… 37 Sorry, white lies and «because I said so» 15 questions · Your sister says, "Mum lied about Auntie's jumper, so Mum's a liar like a thief." Put her right. 38 Looking after yourself and a home 15 questions · Jess, in her first flat: "Toast for tea again lol, can't afford Deliveroo every night." What skill would hel… 39 Money, work and the big choices 15 questions · Dad, on the phone to the bank: "So if I leave it in for a year, how much interest do I get?" What is he aski… 40 Being a good grown-up 15 questions · Dad, soaking wet: "Bloody rain. Still, told Pete I'd help, didn't I." Why did he go? 41 Our street: who parked where and who won what 15 questions · Your cousin texts: «nan says girl at no 5 dyed her hair BLUE and her mum is FURIOUS lol». Which bit is known? 42 Our street: feuds, newcomers and stories that grow 15 questions · Auntie Bev: «New woman at 23's a famous actress, apparently, was on telly in the nineties.» What's the real… 43 Our street: when a guess becomes a reputation 15 questions · Auntie Jen: «That woman from the big house wears sunglasses in the RAIN. Thinks she's a film star lol.» Whic… 44 The royal family in the news: a wedding, a move to America, an interview and a book 15 questions · Nan: «The coronation! Harry came, Meghan stayed home. A SNUB!» What reason did their side give? 45 The royal family in the news: a queen's death, a coronation, titles lost and illnesses announced 15 questions · Grandad: «Queen's death certificate said 'old age'. 96, she'd done her bit.» What should you do with other r… 46 Tabloids, «sources close to» and the photo that tells a story 16 questions · Big sister, scrolling: "omg 'sources close to' her say she's dumped him!!" You ask what the singer herself s… 47 Viral rumours, cancellations, fakes and apologies 15 questions · Dad, fuming: "Manager said the ref was blind! He'll get fined, rightly so." Who often gets hurt after such w… 48 Famous people are people: privacy, scams and kind stories 15 questions · Big brother: "Celeb got kicked off a plane for being drunk and rude, a passenger posted it!" The airline onl… 49 How to handle gossip: is it true, is it kind, would I say it to their face 16 questions · Your mate in the chat: "omg everyone's sayin Ryan nicked the money, he's such a thief" You know nobody saw a… 50 Rumours about classmates and what to do with a secret 15 questions · Your mate: "I don't wanna hear it, it's mean." Is she being boring? 51 Scary news: wars, disasters and how to talk about them 15 questions · Little brother, eyes wide: "they showed the bomb thing AGAIN, that's like the fourth one today." Put him rig… 52 Elections, crime, the weather, breaking news and news vs opinion 16 questions · Big brother, eating crisps: "Pfft, news is all lies, all the time, mate." Put him right. 53 Breakfast and chat shows: celebrity gossip on the sofa 16 questions · Mia's mate: "Saw it on telly, that boy band are ALL secretly brothers, swear." Her cousin checks: they aren'… 54 Reality TV: what is staged and what is real 16 questions · Mum, a nurse, laughs at the hospital show: "My shifts are tea, paperwork and quiet care. Nobody films that b… 55 Favourite films and series: spoilers, binge-watching, streaming and adverts 16 questions · Leo, first time at the cinema, grabs Dad's hand at the loud bit: "it's SO loud!!" What does Dad say that hel… 56 Scary films, nightmares and sad endings 15 questions · Noah's grandad turns on an old film with no colour at all. "Is the telly broken, Grandad?" What's the truth? 57 Age ratings in the UK, the USA, Australia and Canada, and why they exist 14 questions · Isla cries at a U film where an old dog dies. "But it's a U!" What's true? 58 Landing on an 18 film by accident: how it happens and how it feels 14 questions · Isla can't sleep after seeing a few seconds of an 18 film at a friend's house. Her big brother: "Just forget… 59 The parents walk in: how good parents react 15 questions · Lily's dad asks her to help set up safe search. Why ask her to help? 60 Next time: switch off, tell a grown-up, and parental controls 14 questions · Isla's mum is at work. Something not for kids comes on at Nan's. Who can Isla tell? 61 Olympiad: what is really going on ★★★ 15 questions · Lily from Glasgow: «Ma says the queue at the post office was a mile long, nae kidding. How long was it, like… 62 Olympiad: plans in order and money sums ★★★ 15 questions · Kai from Peckham: «Pocket money's £6 — nah wait, £5 this week, bruv. 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