--- title: Compliments, respecting differences and disabilities — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Compliments, respecting differences and disabilities», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Every one of them deserves to be treated kindly and fairly. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/) [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, respecting differences an… # Compliments, respecting differences and disabilities Lesson 298 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 22 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/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/). - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/1/) — Every one of them deserves to be treated kindly and fairly. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/3/) — Boasting afterwards ("Yes, I am the best at drawing in the class") spoils the good feeling for both of you. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/4/) — Some disabilities you can see, like using a wheelchair. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/5/) — Many you cannot see, like diabetes, a heart problem, autism or ADHD. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/6/) — If someone says they need something, such as a snack or a rest, believe them. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/7/) — Example: a new girl in a school in Sydney has just moved from another country and does not know that the class lines up after break. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/8/) — A kind classmate quietly explains how it works, so she feels welcome instead of silly. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/9/) — A wheelchair is part of its user's personal space. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/10/) — Talk to the person themselves, not to the person with them, and never lean on or push the chair without asking. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/12/) — Never tease, stare at or point at someone who looks different from you, in skin colour, size or face. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/13/) — Everyone deserves to be treated kindly and fairly, however they look. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/14/) — If a child new to the country does not know the customs, explain kindly how things work, because help makes them feel welcome. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/16/) — Do not lean on or push someone's wheelchair without asking, because it is part of their personal space. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/17/) — Autistic people experience the world differently; many find loud noise or sudden changes hard. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/18/) — Be patient and calm with an autistic classmate and respect their needs. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/19/) — ADHD is a difference in how the brain works that can make sitting still hard; it is not naughtiness. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/20/) — Many disabilities are invisible, such as diabetes or a heart problem. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/21/) — If someone with an invisible condition says they need a snack or a rest, believe them. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/22/) — A girl in London was stared at and laughed at for her birthmark every day; she started to hide from other children and dreaded school. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/23/) — A boy in Texas pushed a classmate's wheelchair without asking as a joke; it rolled down a slope and she fell out and hurt her wrist. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/24/) — Teasing about how someone looks can make them anxious and lonely for years. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/25/) — A wheelchair is part of a person's body space, and pushing it without asking can make them fall. - ← previous: [Phone calls, visiting, thank-you notes, interrupting and quiet places](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/297-calls-visits-thank-yous-and-quiet-places/) - next →: [Parks, playgrounds, woods and hiking](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/299-parks-playgrounds-woods-and-hiking/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)