--- title: Washing, drying, vacuuming and ironing — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Washing, drying, vacuuming and ironing», a lesson of the technology course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. 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How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/technology/12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing/0/) — Cleaning machines do the boring jobs people once did by hand: scrubbing clothes, wringing them out, beating carpets and pressing creases. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing/1/) — Most of them use one of a few tricks: spinning very fast, blowing air, sucking air in, or heating with an element. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing/2/) — Watch a washing machine on spin: the drum whirls so fast that the water is flung out through the little holes, just like water flying off a dog that shakes itself. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing/3/) — A vacuum cleaner does not really suck at all: a fan pushes air out, and the air outside pushes in, carrying the crumbs with it. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing/4/) — These machines are strong and some get hot, so they come with rules: no climbing in, no fingers near, and no water near anything plugged in. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing/5/) — A washing machine fills with water, turns the clothes back and forth so they rub with soap, drains, rinses, and then spins fast so the water flies out through the holes in the drum. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing/6/) — A washing machine spin can turn the drum more than a thousand times a minute, and the door stays locked while it works. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing/7/) — A tumble dryer blows warm air through tumbling clothes to carry the water away, and its filter catches fluff, which is tiny bits of your clothes and must be cleaned every time because it can catch fire. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing/9/) — A vacuum cleaner's fan pushes air out, leaving lower pressure inside (less air pushing), so the air outside rushes in through the hose carrying dust. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing/10/) — A bagless vacuum spins the air like a whirlwind, flinging dust to the sides of the bin where it drops; the idea came from big dust separators in sawmills. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing/11/) — An iron's element heats the base plate and a thermostat holds it at the setting; steam helps the cloth fibres relax and lie flat. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing/12/) — A hairdryer blows air over hot wires, and has a cut-out that switches it off if it overheats. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing/13/) — Clothes on a drying rack dry because the water slowly evaporates into the air; wind and warmth make it faster, and clothes dry even in cold weather, often fastest on a windy day. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing/14/) — Detergent pods hold strong soap in a film that dissolves in water; they look like sweets but are poisonous, so they are kept locked away from little children. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing/15/) — If clothes bunch on one side, the spinning drum wobbles and the machine can shake or even walk across the floor; heavy concrete blocks inside many machines help keep it steady. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing/16/) — Never climb into a washing machine or dryer, never use a hairdryer near a bath or sink, because water and electricity together can kill, never vacuum pets, hair or fingers, and never touch a hot iron or leave it face down. - ← previous: [Cooking machines: oven, microwave, kettle, toaster and hob](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/11-cooking-machines/) - next →: [Heating, water pipes and drains](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/13-heating-water-pipes-and-drains/) - ↑ back to [Technology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/)