--- title: Breakfast, the school day and honest homework — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Breakfast, the school day and honest homework», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: A school day runs smoothly when everyone knows the plan: eat something before you go, answer the register, follow the timet --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework/) [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/) / Breakfast, the school day and honest h… # Breakfast, the school day and honest homework Lesson 306 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 18 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/306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework/0/) — A school day runs smoothly when everyone knows the plan: eat something before you go, answer the register, follow the timetable and walk calmly in the corridors. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework/1/) — The register or roll call is not just a list: in a fire or other emergency, the school must know exactly which children are in the building. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework/2/) — Example: a girl in Wellington hears the earthquake drill alarm. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework/3/) — She drops to the floor, crawls under her desk and holds on to its leg until the teacher says the shaking (or the drill) is over. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework/4/) — If the adult who usually collects you does not come, go back to the school office; the school will phone your family and keep you safe until someone arrives. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework/5/) — Homework should be your own work: if you find facts on the internet, write them in your own words and say where you found them. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework/6/) — Eat something simple before school, such as toast, fruit or cereal; the brain needs food to concentrate. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework/7/) — Skipping breakfast can make you tired or grumpy by mid-morning. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework/9/) — Check the timetable the night before so you bring the right things and know where to be. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework/11/) — In an earthquake, drop, take cover under a sturdy desk and hold on until the shaking stops; falling objects cause most injuries. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework/12/) — If nobody comes to pick you up, go back into the school office and tell a teacher; never walk off or accept a lift from someone you were not told about. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework/13/) — Follow the school's rule about phones, usually switched off in your bag or handed in, because phones distract from lessons. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework/14/) — Put books, pencils and papers back at the end of the lesson, so you can find things and the room stays safe. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework/15/) — If a classmate's noise stops you concentrating, ask kindly first and tell the teacher if it continues. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework/16/) — Copying text and passing it off as your own is plagiarism, a kind of cheating; write in your own words and say where the facts came from. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework/17/) — A boy in England skipped breakfast every day; by mid-morning he felt dizzy and grumpy, and once he fainted in PE. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework/19/) — Many people hurt in earthquakes are hit by falling things or cut by glass while trying to run. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework/20/) — Going too long without food can make children faint, especially when they exercise. - ← previous: [Catch and release, practising well and sharing sports gear](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/305-fishing-practising-and-shared-gear/) - next →: [Marks, group work, help at school and learning new skills](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/307-marks-group-work-helpers-at-school-and-learning-skills/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)