--- title: Sun, cold and growing up — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Sun, cold and growing up», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Strong sun burns skin, and too much heat or cold upsets the body: heatstroke and hypothermia are emergencies, so we protect ourselves before the --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/) [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/) / Sun, cold and growing up # Sun, cold and growing up Lesson 86 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 21 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/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/0/) — Strong sun burns skin, and too much heat or cold upsets the body: heatstroke and hypothermia are emergencies, so we protect ourselves before they start. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/1/) — In Australia and New Zealand, where the sun is very strong, children learn «slip, slop, slap, seek, slide»: a shirt, sunscreen, a hat, shade and sunglasses. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/2/) — Between about 8 and 14, the body starts to change from a child's body to an adult's; this is called puberty, it is caused by hormones, and it happens at a different time for everyone. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/3/) — A girl in Phoenix plays outside in the morning, stays in the cool at midday during a heatwave, keeps a water bottle with her, and wears a hat and sunscreen. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/4/) — Use broad-spectrum sunscreen of SPF 30 or more (the bigger the SPF number, the stronger the protection) and put it on 20 minutes before going out, because sunburn damages skin and raises the risk of skin cancer later. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/6/) — If you get sunburnt, get out of the sun, cool the skin with a cool shower, drink water and tell an adult. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/7/) — Someone in the heat who is confused, very hot and has stopped sweating may have heatstroke, which is an emergency: call the emergency number. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/8/) — In a heatwave, drink often, wear light clothes and stay cool indoors at the hottest time of day. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/10/) — Shivering a lot and feeling slow after playing in the cold can be the start of hypothermia: go inside, take off wet clothes and get warm. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/11/) — Never lick a frozen metal pole, because your tongue sticks to it and the skin tears. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/12/) — Puberty happens at different times for everyone, usually starting between about 8 and 14. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/13/) — During puberty, sweat glands become more active, so wash every day and use deodorant. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/14/) — Wash spots gently twice a day and do not squeeze them, because squeezing can cause scars and infection. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/15/) — Everyone grows at their own pace, and a boy's voice cracks for a while as his voice box grows. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/16/) — If you have questions about your body, ask a parent, teacher or doctor, and learn the proper names of body parts so you can talk clearly. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/17/) — A boy in Queensland spent a beach day without sunscreen or a shirt; his back blistered with sunburn, he had a fever and could not sleep for nights. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/18/) — A girl in Alaska fell through thin ice on a pond while walking her dog; she was pulled out by an adult quickly, but she was so cold she had to be warmed in hospital. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/19/) — Bad sunburns in childhood raise the chance of skin cancer later in life. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/20/) — A tan is a sign the sun has already harmed the skin, not a shield, so tanned skin still needs sunscreen. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/21/) — Ice on ponds and lakes can look solid but be too thin to hold a person. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/22/) — If a person or a pet falls through ice, you never go onto the ice after them; you shout for an adult and call the emergency number. - ← previous: [Splinters, stings, allergies and asthma](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/) - next →: [Eyes, ears and moving your body](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/87-eyes-ears-and-moving/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)