--- title: Germs, sneezes and dressing for the weather — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Germs, sneezes and dressing for the weather», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Colds and flu are caused by viruses, tiny germs that travel in the drops we sneeze and cough out and in our spit, and then si --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/) [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/) / Germs, sneezes and dressing for the we… # Germs, sneezes and dressing for the weather Lesson 79 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 20 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/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/0/) — Colds and flu are caused by viruses, tiny germs that travel in the drops we sneeze and cough out and in our spit, and then sit on hands and on the things we touch. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/1/) — So we sneeze into a tissue or our elbow, bin used tissues straight away, wash our hands, and keep our own cup and bottle. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/2/) — Many sayings about germs are myths: wet hair does not give you a cold, food on the floor picks up germs at once, and antibiotics do not cure colds, because they only work on bacteria. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/3/) — Dressing well protects the body too: being wet makes you cold fast, feet need shoes that fit, and the weather can change during the day. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/4/) — A boy in Dublin sees sunshine in the morning but the forecast says showers later, so he packs a raincoat and a jumper in his bag, and is warm and dry on the way home. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/5/) — Sneezes spray germs a long way, so you sneeze into a tissue or your elbow, not your hands. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/6/) — A used tissue goes in the bin straight away, and then you wash your hands. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/7/) — In English-speaking countries people often say «bless you» after a sneeze, and the person says «thank you». - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/8/) — A cough that lasts for weeks or makes breathing hard needs a doctor, because it can be asthma or an infection. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/9/) — Colds, flu and cold sores spread through spit, so everyone uses their own cup or bottle. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/10/) — The five-second rule is a myth: food that falls on the floor picks up germs at once. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/12/) — Colds come from viruses, not from going out with wet hair. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/14/) — Being wet makes you cold quickly, so a waterproof coat and boots are worn on rainy days. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/15/) — The weather can change during the day, so a jumper or raincoat is packed when the forecast says so. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/16/) — Proper shoes that fit protect and support the feet, and children's feet grow fast, so tight shoes are replaced. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/17/) — Clothes go on in order: underwear first, then clothes, then socks and shoes. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/18/) — A boy in Minnesota went out to play in the snow in thin gloves; after an hour his fingers were white and numb with frostnip, and he had to warm them slowly indoors. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/19/) — A girl with a bad cough kept coughing into the air on the school bus; within a week half her row had caught the same cold. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/21/) — Fingers that go white and numb from cold are warmed slowly indoors, not rubbed with snow or put under very hot water, and you tell an adult. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/22/) — A sneeze can spray droplets more than two metres, so you catch it in a tissue or your elbow. - ← previous: [Eyes, nose and using the toilet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/) - next →: [Sleep and healthy eating](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/80-sleep-and-healthy-eating/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)