REMEMBER… If you don’t understand, use these signs:

HEY

AGAIN

SLOW

SPELL

ALL

UNDERSTAND

DON’T-UNDERSTAND

6.A Practice sentences

We use the sign “PURPLE” to describe “violet.”

GREEN BROWN BLACK TAN SILVER GOLD WHITE

Favorite can mean “preference.”

*1.

YOUR FAVORITE COLOR, WHAT?

ITSELF

*2.

NAME SOMETHING ITSELF BLACK WHITE “Name something that is black and white.”

BROWN

*3.

YOU LIKE COLOR BROWN?

ART / draw / artist

good / well

*4.

YOU DRAW GOOD? = Do you draw well?

past / before now / current will / future / someday

MOM DAD PARENTS

YES NO don’t-KNOW MAYBE

*5.

YOUR PARENTS DIVORCED?

The sign “finish” can mean: - have been - have you ever - did you - already - knock it off - are you done? - that’s all

*.06

YOU FINISH WATCH MOVIE “__________ YOU FINISH WATCH MOVIE “__________?” Have you seen the movie … [spell a popular movie]

SOMEDAY = FUTURE THINK TEACH

*07.

YOU THINK FUTURE YOU TEACH ASL YOU THINK FUTURE YOU TEACH ASL? Do you think that someday you will teach ASL?

GREEN

SIT vs CHAIR

*08.

YOUR CHAIR GREEN? Is your chair green?

OLD vs how-OLD

If you use a “WH” question expression with the sign “OLD” it can mean “How old?” You don’t need a separate sign for “how” in this case.

Note: feel free to make up an answer in response to this next question.

*09.

YOU how-OLD?

The sign ORANGE is in front of the lips. The sign OLD goes downward.

The sign ORANGE can be used for both the fruit and the color.

The sign “TASTE” is very similar to the sign favorite I do the sign TASTE on my lower lip. I do the sign “favor, favorite, preference, my type” on my chin. There is another way to sign “preference” that doesn’t mean favor.

WAIT WAIT-a-long-time

SIGN [version 1] [version 2]

how-SIGN? ______ (Combine furrowed brows with the sign “SIGN” to ask: How do you sign ______ and then spell the word you want signed.)

Do the practice sheet. If the first partner gets done, have the second partner sign it. If you both get done, practice fingerspelling and vocabulary. One partner spells a previously learned vocabulary word, the other signs it back. SUGGEESTED PRACTICE WORDS: CAN-[able, may, possible], CAR/[ DRIVE], CHURCH, COMPUTER DOCTOR/[nurse], EMAIL, GIVE-[hand to], HOME, INTERNET, IN/[OUT]-[enter, inside, within, outside], MOVIE, PLAY-(TOYS, party), PUT-[put-on, put-away, move], SIT-[chair, anxious], STAND, STAY, STORE, VIDEO, WALK-TO-[walk], WATCH, WITH-[in-front-of, behind, follow, catch-up, chase, fall-behind, accompany, together, go-with, go-steady, race, compete, subordinate] (5) If you get done with the practice sheet and the above vocabulary review, inform your teacher. NOTE: Most people will not finish before I move on to the next section. That is OKAY! Just work at your own speed.

6.C Practice sheet  

11. YOU LIVE CITY WHAT? In what city do you live?

LONG THERE

12. YOU LIVE INDEX-(point off to the side) HOW-LONG How long have you lived there?

HOME

13. YOU WANT GO HOME NOW? HOME STORE

paper vs school vs clean/nice vs clean up

14. YOUR PAPER what-COLOR?

HOUSE VS CITY

15. YOU LIVE BIG CITY PAST YOU? Have you ever lived in a big city?

CAR VS DRIVE DRIVE can be modified many ways CAR VS DRIVE DRIVE can be modified many ways. “CAR” is often spelled out.

16.

YOU LIKE RED CAR? Do you like red cars?

“TOMORROW”

17.

TOMORROW YOU GO SCHOOL? Are you going to school tomorrow?

WAIT vs “Wait a long time WAIT vs “Wait a long time.” SIT vs ANXIOUS vs CHAIR Doctor (version 1) Doctor (version 2)

18.

YOU GO DOCTOR, WAIT-(long), YOU SIT-(anxious) YOU GO DOCTOR, WAIT-(long), YOU SIT-(anxious)? Do you get anxious when you wait a long time at the doctors office?

MOVE vs “Move to here”

19.

YOU MOVE-(to here) WHEN ? When did you move here?

YEAR (version 1) YEAR (version 2) HERE

20.

YOU LIVE HERE HOW-MANY YEAR? How many years have you lived here?

Do the practice sheet. If the first partner gets done, have the second partner sign it. If you both get done, practice fingerspelling and vocabulary. One partner spells a previously learned vocabulary word, the other signs it back. SUGGEESTED PRACTICE WORDS: BLACK, BLUE, BROWN, COLOR, DRAW-[art] , FINISH, FUTURE-[later, will, someday, far in the future] , GREEN, LONG-[how-long] , NOW-[present, current, today], OLD, ORANGE, PAPER-[page, look-up, dictionary] , PAST-[before, previously, long-ago] , RED, TOMORROW-[daily, everyday] , WAIT-[wait-a-minute] , WHEN WHITE-[white-person], YEAR-[annually, last-year, next-year, numerical incorporation], YELLOW (6) If you get done with the practice sheet and the above vocabulary review, inform your teacher.