--- title: Younger children, losing and practising — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Younger children, losing and practising», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Little children are still learning how to play: they cry when they lose, wander off at the park and put small things in their mou --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/251-younger-children-losing-and-practising/) [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/) / Younger children, losing and practising # Younger children, losing and practising Lesson 251 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 19 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/251-younger-children-losing-and-practising/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/251-younger-children-losing-and-practising/0/) — Little children are still learning how to play: they cry when they lose, wander off at the park and put small things in their mouths, so an older child plays gently and keeps them in sight. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/251-younger-children-losing-and-practising/1/) — Not winning and not being chosen hurt everyone sometimes; what helps is telling a trusted adult and keeping on practising, because taking part and having fun matter more than trophies. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/251-younger-children-losing-and-practising/2/) — Skills grow with regular short practice; when something is frustrating, you break it into small steps, and you try a professional's tricky move only slowly, safely and with a coach. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/251-younger-children-losing-and-practising/3/) — A good team member listens to the coach, asks questions, tries the advice and tells the coach in advance when they will miss practice. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/251-younger-children-losing-and-practising/4/) — A girl in Vancouver teaches her three-year-old brother to throw: she uses a soft ball and stands close, and soon he is laughing and throwing it back. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/251-younger-children-losing-and-practising/5/) — Little children are still learning to lose, so you comfort them and play again. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/251-younger-children-losing-and-practising/6/) — When you look after a younger sibling at the park, you keep them in sight and tell an adult at once if you lose them. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/251-younger-children-losing-and-practising/7/) — To teach a little one to throw, you use a soft ball and stand close. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/251-younger-children-losing-and-practising/8/) — Small game pieces can choke a baby, so you move your game to a high table. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/251-younger-children-losing-and-practising/9/) — Everyone feels left out sometimes; if you are not chosen, tell a teacher or parent and keep practising. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/251-younger-children-losing-and-practising/10/) — Taking part, fun and practice matter, not only winning. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/251-younger-children-losing-and-practising/11/) — Skills improve with regular, short practice sessions. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/251-younger-children-losing-and-practising/12/) — When you get frustrated, you break the skill into small steps. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/251-younger-children-losing-and-practising/13/) — A professional's move is tried slowly and safely, with a coach, because it may be dangerous. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/251-younger-children-losing-and-practising/15/) — You listen to the coach, ask questions and try the advice, because coaches help you improve. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/251-younger-children-losing-and-practising/16/) — A girl in Florida was minding her little brother by the pool and looked at her phone; he slipped under the water and only a neighbour's shout saved him. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/251-younger-children-losing-and-practising/17/) — A boy in Leeds threw his bat after losing a game; it hit a younger child in the face and broke her tooth. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/251-younger-children-losing-and-practising/18/) — Little children can drown in seconds in very shallow water, so watching them means eyes on them all the time. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/251-younger-children-losing-and-practising/19/) — Anger at losing can make a child throw things or hit out, and someone smaller is often the one hurt. - ← previous: [Gymnastics, trampolines, winter fun and fishing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/250-gymnastics-winter-sports-and-fishing/) - next →: [Heat, sports gear and mosquitoes](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/252-heat-equipment-and-mosquitoes/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)