--- title: Disappointment, jealousy and embarrassment — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Disappointment, jealousy and embarrassment», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Disappointment is the feeling when something you hoped for does not happen; naming it («I'm really disappointed») helps, and l --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment/) [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/) / Disappointment, jealousy and embarrass… # Disappointment, jealousy and embarrassment Lesson 92 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/92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment/0/) — Disappointment is the feeling when something you hoped for does not happen; naming it («I'm really disappointed») helps, and looking forward to the next chance helps even more. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment/1/) — Jealousy is wanting what someone else has, or the attention they get; it is a normal feeling, but taking it out on others is not fair, and thinking about the good things you already have makes you happier. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment/2/) — Embarrassment is the hot, red-faced feeling when you think everyone is looking at a mistake; but everyone trips, gets answers wrong and makes slips, and people forget much faster than you think. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment/4/) — Saying you are disappointed helps, and planning for the next chance helps more. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment/5/) — Many great players were not picked for a team at first and kept practising. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment/6/) — When you get a present you did not want, say thank you warmly, because the giver thought of you. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment/7/) — Jealousy is a normal feeling, but being mean because of it is not fair. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment/8/) — Comparing yourself with others makes you unhappy, and being grateful for what you have makes you happier. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment/9/) — Being happy for someone who did well makes you a good friend, and you can learn from them. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment/10/) — A new baby needs a lot of care, but parents love an older child just as much. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment/11/) — Everyone trips or makes mistakes sometimes, and people forget quickly. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment/12/) — Mistakes in class are how everyone learns, and teachers want you to try. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment/13/) — Calling a teacher «Mum» by mistake is one of the most common slips there is. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment/14/) — If you have an accident like wetting yourself or being sick at school, tell a teacher quietly and they will help. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment/15/) — When a classmate is embarrassed, do not laugh; say something kind or change the subject. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment/16/) — A boy in Texas was jealous of his friend's new bike and let the air out of its tyres; he was found out, lost the friendship for weeks and had to pay for the repair. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment/17/) — A girl in Dublin was so embarrassed after falling over on stage that she refused to go to school for three days; when she went back, she found almost no one had remembered. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment/18/) — Acting on jealousy by spoiling someone else's things usually hurts the friendship and gets you in trouble. - ← previous: [Worry and sadness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/91-worry-and-sadness/) - next →: [Boredom, excitement and pride](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/93-boredom-excitement-and-pride/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)