--- title: Hiking and camping safely — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Hiking and camping safely», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: A good hike is planned: water, snacks, a map, a torch and a plan to be back before dark. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/) [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/) / Hiking and camping safely # Hiking and camping safely Lesson 230 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/230-hiking-and-camping/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/0/) — A good hike is planned: water, snacks, a map, a torch and a plan to be back before dark. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/1/) — Small problems like thirst, tiredness or a rubbing boot should be told to your grown-up early, before they become big ones. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/2/) — The biggest dangers on a walk are edges and water: cliff edges can crumble, quarries hide deep cold water, and flooded streams are stronger than they look. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/3/) — When the way is blocked, the safe choice is to turn back or find a way round. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/4/) — Camping means living outdoors for a while, so you choose a safe place for the tent, keep the camp clean, and leave no litter behind. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/5/) — Example: a family in British Columbia camps in bear country. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/6/) — They keep all food in a bear-proof container away from the tents, never take snacks into the tent, and sleep safely. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/7/) — When you are tired and thirsty on a walk, tell your grown-up, rest and drink water, because exhaustion leads to falls and heat sickness. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/8/) — Tell a grown-up early about a blister and cover it with a plaster or blister pad before it becomes an open sore. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/9/) — Stay well back from cliff edges and behind any fence, because edges can crumble. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/10/) — In a field with cows, walk calmly round the edge, close gates and keep dogs on a lead, because cows protect their calves. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/11/) — If a fallen tree or flooded stream blocks the path, turn back or find a safe way round with your grown-up. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/12/) — On a narrow path, step aside and say hello; walkers going uphill usually have the right of way. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/13/) — Check trail markers at every junction so you stay on the right path. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/14/) — Carry a torch and plan to be back before dark, because paths are hard to follow in the dark. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/15/) — Keep away from quarries and old mines, because rocks fall and quarry water is very deep and cold. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/16/) — Pitch a tent on flat, high ground away from dead trees, rivers and the bottom of slopes. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/17/) — At a campsite without toilets, go with a grown-up at least 60 metres (about 200 feet) from water and bury it or pack it out. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/18/) — In bear country, store food in bear-proof containers and keep a clean camp, because bears follow food smells. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/19/) — Never use a stove, heater or barbecue inside a tent, because of fire and carbon monoxide, a poison gas you cannot smell. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/20/) — Leave a campsite as you found it, and walk carefully between tents because ropes and pegs trip people up. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/21/) — A family in Arizona went hiking at midday in summer with one small bottle of water; the boy got heat exhaustion and they had to call rescue. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/22/) — A girl in the Lake District went off alone to explore near camp; the fog came down, she got lost and the mountain rescue team searched for her through the night. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/23/) — Heat and too little water can make hikers very ill quickly, and every year rescuers are called to people who ran out of water. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/24/) — Fog and dark can make even a short walk confusing, so hikers stay together and tell someone their route. - ← previous: [Safe and kind in gardens and forests](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/) - next →: [Campfires, cold nights and rivers](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/231-campfires-and-rivers/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)