--- title: Console games, building, crafts, music and ball games — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Console games, building, crafts, music and ball games», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Many hobbies have a few simple rules that keep you and others safe and make you better at them. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/) [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/) / Console games, building, crafts, music… # Console games, building, crafts, music and ball games Lesson 303 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/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/0/) — Many hobbies have a few simple rules that keep you and others safe and make you better at them. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/1/) — In a motion game on a console you swing your arms, so you need clear space and the wrist strap on, or the controller can fly into the TV or a person. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/2/) — When you hammer a nail with a parent, hold the nail low near the wood and start with light taps; when the nail stands up by itself, move your fingers away. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/3/) — Example: a boy in Toronto learning the piano keeps stumbling on one hard bar. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/4/) — He plays that bar slowly ten times until it is right, and only then plays the whole piece faster. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/5/) — Playing a little every day trains your fingers and brain better than one long session a week, and practising mistakes fast only makes them a habit. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/6/) — Before a motion game, clear space around you and wear the wrist strap, so you do not hit furniture or people or let the controller fly. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/7/) — Turns on a shared console should be fair; use an agreed timer and ask an adult if a sibling will not stop. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/8/) — When hammering, hold the nail low, start with light taps and keep your fingers away once the nail stands. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/9/) — Wet sand holds its shape better than dry sand, which is why sandcastles are made of damp sand. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/10/) — Never throw sand, because it hurts and can scratch the eyes. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/11/) — Ask before using a cardboard box for a model, and recycle it afterwards to save resources. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/12/) — Keep clay moist under plastic so it does not dry out, and wash your hands after using it. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/13/) — A kiln for firing clay is extremely hot and is for adults only. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/14/) — Watercolour and acrylic brushes can be rinsed in water; oil paint needs an adult and a special cleaner, some of which are poisonous. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/15/) — Practising a musical instrument a little every day builds skill faster than a lot once a week. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/16/) — Fix a hard bar by playing it slowly first; playing mistakes fast makes them a habit. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/18/) — Keep a safe distance from anyone swinging a racket or bat, because it can hit your face. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/19/) — A boy in Texas played a sword game on his console without clearing space; he swung his arm into the TV and cracked it, and cut his hand. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/21/) — Sand and grit in the eye can scratch it, which hurts and can need a doctor. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/22/) — If sand gets in your eye, do not rub it; rinse it with clean water and tell an adult. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/23/) — A hammer that misses the nail often hits the finger holding it, which is why you start with light taps. - ← previous: [Safe toys and fair board games](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/302-toys-and-board-games/) - next →: [Outdoor games, playgrounds and the rules of sports](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)