--- title: Compliments and respecting differences — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Compliments and respecting differences», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: A compliment is a small gift of words. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/) [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/) / Compliments and respecting differences # Compliments and respecting differences Lesson 226 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 25 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/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/0/) — A compliment is a small gift of words. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/2/) — The best compliments are about things people choose or do: a drawing, a goal, their kindness, their effort, a tasty meal. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/3/) — Comments about someone's body or weight can make them uncomfortable, even when meant kindly. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/4/) — People are different in many ways: accents, religions and clothing, festivals, families, food, skin colour, size and faces. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/5/) — Different is not wrong, and everyone deserves to be treated kindly and fairly. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/6/) — Example: a new boy in Glasgow speaks English with a Polish accent and does not know that you queue for lunch. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/7/) — His classmates listen patiently, show him how lunch works and ask about the festivals his family keeps, and soon he feels at home. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/8/) — When someone compliments you, say «Thank you» instead of disagreeing. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/9/) — After a compliment, say thank you and leave it there, because boasting spoils the good feeling. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/10/) — When a friend does well, say «Well done!» even if you did not do so well yourself. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/11/) — Compliment things people choose, like their drawing, kindness or effort, rather than their body or weight. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/12/) — Telling a cook the meal was delicious lets them know their work was enjoyed. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/13/) — A kind, specific compliment can help a shy person feel more confident. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/14/) — Learning another language is hard, and many people speak two or more, so never copy or tease an accent. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/15/) — Religious clothing like a headscarf, turban or kippah is important to the people who wear it, so treat it as normal. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/16/) — Festivals like Diwali, Eid, Hanukkah and Lunar New Year are interesting to learn about, and wishing people well is friendly. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/17/) — Families come in many shapes: two mums, two dads, one parent or grandparents, and all deserve respect. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/18/) — If someone makes a racist or mean joke, do not laugh; say it is not okay or tell an adult. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/19/) — People have the right to their own beliefs, so do not mock or argue about someone's religion. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/20/) — People are vegetarian or vegan for health, belief or love of animals, so never try to make them eat meat. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/21/) — A child new to the country is still learning the customs, so explain kindly how things work. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/22/) — A boy in Arizona made fun of a classmate's hijab (a Muslim headscarf) every day; the girl became afraid to come to school, and the school treated it as bullying and the boy was suspended. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/23/) — A girl in Edinburgh told a new boy his lunch "stinks"; others joined in, he began skipping lunch, and he lost weight before a teacher noticed. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/24/) — Mocking someone's religion, skin, body, family or food is bullying, and schools take it seriously. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/25/) — Children who are mocked for being different can stop eating, stop learning and become afraid to go to school. - ← previous: [Good manners on buses and trains, and borrowing things](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/225-public-transport-and-borrowing/) - next →: [Respect for first peoples, older people and people with disabilities](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/227-older-people-and-disabilities/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)