Anger and fears Lesson 212 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 22 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: the lesson at school .
0 Anger and fear are normal feelings that protect us, but we choose what we do with them. 1 Anger is easiest to calm when you catch it early: a tight chest or a hot face is your signal to pause, and a calm, clear reason is heard far better than a shout. 2 Fear shrinks with facts, plans and small steps: counting between the flash and the bang shows how far away a storm is, and a meeting place agreed in advance means you know what to do if you get lost. 3 A girl in Auckland is scared of her vaccination; she tells the nurse, looks away, breathes out slowly and holds her dad's hand, and the sting is over in a second. 4 When fear comes from a film or the news, talking with an adult helps: films are made up with special effects, and the news shows the worst things, often not the helpers. 5 Slamming a door can trap fingers, break things and frighten others, so you close it gently and talk once you are calm. 6 When something is truly unfair, you say calmly what is unfair and what you would like instead. 7 People listen to a calm, clear reason much more than to a shout. 8 A tight chest or a hot face are early warning signs of anger, and a signal to pause. 9 The earlier you catch anger, the easier it is to calm down. 10 After a frightening film, talking with a parent and doing something calm before bed helps; films are made up with special effects. 11 Before a vaccination (in Britain often called a «jab») you can tell the nurse you are scared, look away, breathe out slowly and hold a hand; the sting lasts a second and the vaccine protects you from serious illness. 12 In a thunderstorm you stay indoors away from windows; inside a house you are safe. 13 Counting the seconds between the flash and the bang shows whether the storm is coming closer or moving away. 14 Most spiders and insects are harmless; you keep your distance and ask an adult to move one outside, and in Australia some spiders need an adult. 15 Courage to swim in the deep end grows step by step with a teacher, and only where an adult is watching. 16 If the news scares you, you ask an adult to explain and limit how much news you watch. 17 Agreeing a meeting place with your family before a crowd means you know what to do if you get lost; you can ask a staff member or a parent with children for help. 18 A boy in Birmingham lost his temper and threw a heavy toy at his brother; it hit him by the eye and he needed stitches, and the boy felt terrible for weeks. 19 A girl in Vancouver was so afraid of the dentist that she hid her toothache for months; by the time she told anyone the tooth had to come out. 20 Hitting or throwing things in anger can cause real injuries in a second, even when you did not mean to. 21 Hiding a fear or a pain usually makes the problem bigger; telling someone early makes it easier to fix. ← previous Growing, seeing and hearingnext → Sadness, jealousy, boredom, pride and brothers and sisters↑ back to Everyday This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/212-anger-and-fears/