--- title: Sounds that warn — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Sounds that warn», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Some sounds are made on purpose to warn you: sirens, car horns, smoke alarms and bike bells all say «pay attention now». --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/12-sounds-that-warn/) [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/) / Sounds that warn # Sounds that warn Lesson 12 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 20 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/12-sounds-that-warn/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/12-sounds-that-warn/0/) — Some sounds are made on purpose to warn you: sirens, car horns, smoke alarms and bike bells all say «pay attention now». - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/12-sounds-that-warn/1/) — Other warning sounds come from nature and animals: thunder means lightning is near, and a dog's growl means «back off». - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/12-sounds-that-warn/2/) — When you hear a warning sound, stop and work out where it comes from and what it means before you move. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/12-sounds-that-warn/3/) — Example: a smoke alarm beeping loudly at night means get out at once — not hide, not look for toys, not finish your game. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/12-sounds-that-warn/4/) — A family in Pennsylvania ignored a chirping smoke alarm with a flat battery for weeks; when a fire started at night the alarm stayed silent, and they woke late to a house full of smoke. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/12-sounds-that-warn/5/) — A boy in Perth wore noise-cancelling headphones while walking behind a reversing truck; he did not hear its beeping and the driver stopped just in time. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/12-sounds-that-warn/6/) — A siren means an emergency vehicle, such as an ambulance, a fire engine or a police car, is coming. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/12-sounds-that-warn/7/) — When you hear a siren near a road, stay on the pavement or sidewalk and wait until the vehicle has passed. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/12-sounds-that-warn/8/) — Drivers pull over to let emergency vehicles through, so traffic at a crossing can change suddenly. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/12-sounds-that-warn/9/) — A car horn is a warning that a driver thinks someone may be in danger. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/12-sounds-that-warn/10/) — A loud, repeating smoke alarm means there may be a fire: get out and stay out. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/12-sounds-that-warn/11/) — A single short chirp every minute or so from a smoke alarm usually means its battery is low. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/12-sounds-that-warn/12/) — A carbon monoxide alarm warns of a gas you cannot see or smell; when it sounds, everyone should go outside into fresh air. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/12-sounds-that-warn/13/) — A dog that growls, shows its teeth or goes stiff is warning you to stay away. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/12-sounds-that-warn/14/) — If a dog growls at you, stand still like a tree, do not stare into its eyes, and back away slowly once it calms. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/12-sounds-that-warn/15/) — If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning, so get out of the water and go inside a building. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/12-sounds-that-warn/16/) — In parts of the USA, outdoor sirens warn of tornadoes; when they sound, go inside to the lowest floor, away from windows. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/12-sounds-that-warn/17/) — In a fire, call the emergency number from outside: 911 in the USA and Canada, 999 in the UK and Ireland, 000 in Australia, 111 in New Zealand. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/12-sounds-that-warn/18/) — A smoke alarm that does not work cannot wake you, and most deadly home fires happen at night while people sleep. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/12-sounds-that-warn/19/) — Headphones can block the warning sounds of cars, bikes, horns and alarms. - ← previous: [Eyes up: noticing your surroundings](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/11-eyes-up/) - next →: [Smells that warn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/13-smells-that-warn/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)