--- title: The sea, waves and swimming pools — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «The sea, waves and swimming pools», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Waves can knock a child over and roll them along the bottom, and the sea floor can suddenly drop away, so beginners stay in shallow wat --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/) [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/) / The sea, waves and swimming pools # The sea, waves and swimming pools Lesson 233 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 24 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/233-sea-and-pools/). - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/1/) — Waves can knock a child over and roll them along the bottom, and the sea floor can suddenly drop away, so beginners stay in shallow water close to a grown-up. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/2/) — One sign everyone near a coast should know: if the ground shakes and then the sea suddenly pulls back far from the shore, a tsunami is coming. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/3/) — Run to high ground or far inland at once, without waiting for a warning. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/4/) — Pools feel safe, but most child drownings happen in home pools when nobody is watching. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/5/) — Pool rules are about slipping, pushing, drains and never swimming without a grown-up watching. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/6/) — Example: a girl in Florida notices the gate of the pool fence at her aunt's house is open while her toddler cousin plays nearby. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/7/) — She shuts it and tells her aunt, and that small act could save a life. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/8/) — Take all your litter home from the beach, including bottle caps and small bits of plastic, because plastic in the sea kills turtles, birds and fish. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/9/) — If the sea suddenly pulls back far from the shore after an earthquake, a tsunami is coming, so run to high ground at once. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/10/) — When you first swim in the sea, stay in shallow water close to a grown-up, because the sea floor can drop suddenly. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/11/) — Never turn your back on the sea; with a grown-up near, turn sideways to a big wave or dive under it. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/12/) — If a wave knocks you down and you feel hurt or dizzy, get out of the water, rest and tell a grown-up. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/13/) — On a boat trip, wear a life jacket and stay in the area the crew tells you. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/14/) — Walk, never run, by a pool, because wet floors are slippery and falls onto tiles cause head injuries. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/15/) — Never push, dunk or hold anyone under water, even in fun, because they can hit the side, swallow water and drown. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/16/) — Keep hair, fingers and toys away from pool drains and outlets, because strong suction can hold you under. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/17/) — If you need the toilet while swimming, get out and go, and shower before getting back in. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/18/) — Never go in or near a pool without a grown-up watching; most child drownings happen in home pools. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/19/) — Close an open pool gate and tell a grown-up, because pool fences keep small children from falling in. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/20/) — Put sunscreen on again after swimming and drink water, because water washes sunscreen off and you lose water in the heat. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/21/) — A boy in Florida dived into the shallow end of a pool; he hit his head on the bottom and hurt his neck badly. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/22/) — A toddler in California slipped through an open pool gate while the grown-ups were chatting; she was found in the water just in time and needed hospital care. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/23/) — Drowning is a leading cause of death for young children, and many drownings happen in home pools. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/24/) — Diving into shallow water causes serious neck and spine injuries every summer, so dive only where the water is deep and diving is allowed. - ← previous: [Safe at lakes and beaches](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/232-lakes-and-beaches/) - next →: [Snow, ice and strong sun](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/234-snow-ice-and-sun/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)