--- title: Eyes, nose and using the toilet — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Eyes, nose and using the toilet», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Eyes are precious and cannot be replaced: lasers and chemicals can hurt them for life, so we never point lasers at anyone and we wear saf --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/) [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/) / Eyes, nose and using the toilet # Eyes, nose and using the toilet Lesson 78 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/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/0/) — Eyes are precious and cannot be replaced: lasers and chemicals can hurt them for life, so we never point lasers at anyone and we wear safety glasses for experiments. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/1/) — The nose and the bottom are places where many germs live, so we use tissues and toilet paper, throw them away and wash our hands afterwards. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/2/) — Good toilet habits keep us and the next person clean and well: wipe from front to back, flush only paper, close the lid, wash hands and tidy up. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/3/) — Some body troubles are common and nothing to be ashamed of, like constipation or wetting the bed, but some signs, like blood in wee or poo, always need a doctor. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/4/) — A girl in Wellington whose eyes are red, sticky and itchy tells her mum and uses only her own towel, so her conjunctivitis does not spread to her sisters. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/5/) — Lasers can damage sight, so a laser pointer is never pointed at anyone's eyes. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/6/) — Red, sticky, itchy eyes may be conjunctivitis, which spreads easily, so you tell a parent and do not share towels. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/7/) — Carrots are healthy for the eyes but do not give night vision; that story came from wartime propaganda, a made-up story spread on purpose during a war. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/9/) — Picking your nose spreads germs and can cause nosebleeds, so you use a tissue and wash your hands. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/10/) — A runny nose is blown gently into a tissue, one side at a time, and the tissue goes in the bin. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/11/) — Wiping from front to back after the toilet stops germs from the bottom reaching where you wee. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/12/) — After the toilet you flush, close the lid if there is one and wash your hands. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/13/) — Only toilet paper is flushed, and only as much as needed, because wipes, toys and too much paper block the pipes. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/14/) — Younger children go to public toilets with an adult or a friend, never with a stranger. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/15/) — Fruit, vegetables, whole grains and water help with constipation, which is common. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/16/) — Accidents and bed-wetting happen to many children; it is not their fault and parents can help. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/17/) — Blood in wee or poo needs checking by a doctor, so you tell a parent. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/18/) — A boy in Texas rubbed his eye after cutting chillies and later after playing in sand; the eye got red, sore and sticky, and he needed drops from the doctor. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/19/) — A girl in Dublin always held in a wee for hours at school; she got a urine infection with pain and a fever and needed medicine. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/20/) — Rubbing an eye with dirty hands can scratch it or carry germs into it, causing a painful infection. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/21/) — If sand or dirt gets in your eye, you do not rub it; you blink, rinse it with clean water and tell an adult. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/22/) — Holding in wee for a long time often can lead to urine infections, so you go when you need to; urine is the grown-up word for wee. - ← previous: [Hair, nails and ears](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/77-hair-nails-and-ears/) - next →: [Germs, sneezes and dressing for the weather](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)