--- title: Handling anger — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Handling anger», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Anger is a normal feeling, but it makes the body ready to fight: the heart beats fast, the face goes hot and the fists clench, and the thinking part of th --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/89-handling-anger/) [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/) / Handling anger # Handling anger Lesson 89 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 17 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/89-handling-anger/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/89-handling-anger/0/) — Anger is a normal feeling, but it makes the body ready to fight: the heart beats fast, the face goes hot and the fists clench, and the thinking part of the brain catches up only after a few seconds. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/89-handling-anger/2/) — Anger needs a safe way out: walking away, squeezing a pillow, stamping outside, or talking to an adult; it must never come out by hitting, breaking things or saying cruel words. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/89-handling-anger/3/) — A boy in Vancouver notices his chest getting tight when his sister takes his Lego; he stops, breathes slowly, counts to ten, and then asks his mum to help sort it out. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/89-handling-anger/4/) — Anger makes the body ready to fight, and the thinking part of the brain catches up only after a few seconds. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/89-handling-anger/5/) — Stopping, breathing slowly and counting to ten before you speak or act helps you calm down. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/89-handling-anger/6/) — Never hit; walk away, squeeze a pillow, stamp your feet outside or tell an adult instead. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/89-handling-anger/7/) — Angry words can hurt for a long time, and saying sorry after you calm down repairs the trust. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/89-handling-anger/9/) — When a game keeps beating you, a break and a drink of water help, because a tired, angry brain plays worse. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/89-handling-anger/10/) — People listen to a calm, clear reason much more than to a shout. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/89-handling-anger/11/) — Early warning signs like a tight chest or a hot face are a signal to pause, and anger is easier to calm the earlier you catch it. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/89-handling-anger/12/) — If you broke something in anger, tell an adult and think how to make it right, because owning up keeps people's trust. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/89-handling-anger/13/) — Revenge usually makes a fight bigger, so tell a teacher instead of planning payback. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/89-handling-anger/14/) — Holding on to anger for days keeps you unhappy, so talk it through and try to forgive. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/89-handling-anger/15/) — A boy in Ohio threw his tablet across the room when he lost a game; the screen smashed, and he had to save his pocket money for months for a new one. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/89-handling-anger/16/) — Two friends in Leeds shouted and shoved each other over a ball; one fell against a wall and cut his head, and both were very sorry afterwards. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/89-handling-anger/17/) — Acting in anger without stopping can break things, hurt people and end friendships. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/89-handling-anger/18/) — Taking slow breaths and stepping away for a few minutes helps the body calm down before you act. - ← previous: [Your body and how you look](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/88-liking-how-you-look/) - next →: [Facing fears](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/90-facing-fears/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)