--- title: Knives, kitchen tools and cooking — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Knives, kitchen tools and cooking», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: The kitchen is full of sharp edges and hot things, so helping there means learning a few safe habits before you start. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/) / Knives, kitchen tools and cooking # Knives, kitchen tools and cooking Lesson 105 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/0/) — The kitchen is full of sharp edges and hot things, so helping there means learning a few safe habits before you start. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/1/) — A sharp knife used slowly on a chopping board is safer than a blunt one, because a blunt knife needs more force and slips. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/2/) — Hot pans, boiling water, steam and hot oil burn badly, and they stay hot long after the heat is off. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/3/) — For example, a boy in Auckland helping with pasta turns the pan handle inwards, so nobody can knock the boiling pot off the hob. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/4/) — Ask a grown-up before using a big knife, cut on a chopping board, curl your fingers in and cut away from your body. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/5/) — Never leave or reach for a knife hidden under soapy water, because nobody can see the blade. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/6/) — A blunt knife is not safer: it needs more force, so when it slips it cuts you. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/7/) — Graters, peelers and the cut edge of a tin lid take skin off fingers very easily. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/8/) — Before touching anything inside a blender, switch it off and unplug it, because the blades can start again. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/9/) — Do not use a knife to lever open a lid; ask for help, because the knife can snap or slip. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/10/) — Climb only on a steady step stool, never on a chair with wheels or the counter edge. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/11/) — Turn pan handles inwards and stand back when a lid comes off, because boiling water and steam scald. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/12/) — Never put water on hot oil: it explodes into a fireball of burning fat; turn off the heat and call a grown-up. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/13/) — A chip pan is a deep pan of hot oil for frying chips, and it can catch fire if it gets too hot. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/14/) — Metal pans stay hot long after they leave the hob, even if they look cold. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/15/) — Roll up long sleeves and tie back long hair before cooking near a flame. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/16/) — Raw egg and raw flour can carry germs, so cookie dough and cake batter should be baked before eating. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/17/) — A boy in Ohio tried to cut a bagel by holding it in his palm; the knife slipped and he needed stitches in his hand. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/18/) — A girl in Leeds left a pan handle sticking out over the edge of the cooker; her little brother pulled it and was scalded on his arm. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/19/) — Many kitchen cuts happen when people cut towards their hand or hold food in their palm. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/20/) — For a burn or scald, cool it under cool running water for twenty minutes and get an adult; never put butter or ice on it. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/21/) — Hot drinks and pans pulled from the edge of tables and cookers are a common cause of serious burns in small children. - ← previous: [Growing up, honesty and manners](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/104-growing-up-honesty-and-manners/) - next →: [Kitchen floors, food safety and the microwave](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/106-kitchen-floors-food-safety-and-the-microwave/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)