Complaining, Making Suggestions and Requests Unit 12 Based on Signing Naturally Level 2, Unit 14 Unit 12

Unit 12 Major Goals Complain about and respond to ailments & illness, people, and pets Make and respond to suggestions and requests Use recurring and continuous time inflections Use conditional sentences Use role-shifting and characterization in narratives Unit 12

Ailments & Illnesses Unit 12

Pain Unit 12

Cramps Unit 12

Cough Unit 12

Have-a-cold Unit 12

Sore-throat Unit 12

Itching, itchy Show scratching on itchy area of the body Unit 12

Feel-tired Unit 12

Don’t feel good Unit 12

Fever / temperature Unit 12

Swollen (use CL over swollen area, or describe area first) Unit 12

Toss-and-turn - “didn’t sleep well” Unit 12

Have-an-upset-stomach, nausea Unit 12

Vomit Unit 12

Feel-dizzy Unit 12

Diarrhea Unit 12

Redness Show where redness on red part of body Unit 12

Rash Describe dots on area of body that has the rash Unit 12

Feel-sore Unit 12

Feel-lousy Unit 12

Concern Unit 12

“What’s wrong?” “Are you ok?” “Are you alright?” Unit 12

Sign at least six different sentences telling about an illness using the format below. Describe illness (use chart on right) … Time Yesterday Last month Saturday Last year Last week … Person Me (name) Brother Aunt Mom Cousin My friend … Unit 12

Empathy / Sympathy Unit 12

“No way, really? Oh, that’s too bad” Unit 12

Awful! Unit 12

“Wow, too bad.” Unit 12

“Oh, I know…” Unit 12

Suggestions (offer advice) Unit 12

Finish – “did you already try…?” Unit 12

Why + not - “Why not try…?” Unit 12

Need – “You should…” Unit 12

Remedies Unit 12

Medicine Unit 12

Take-pill Unit 12

Spoon-in-medicine Unit 12

Medicine dropper Unit 12

Rub-on-lotion Unit 12

Lie-down, rest Unit 12

Go see doctor Unit 12

“Making Suggestions About Health” Dialogue Format Signer A: Express concern Signer B: Complain about present condition Signer A: Show empathy, make suggestion Signer B: Respond Unit 12

“Fast Forward…” A game for modifying signs Everyone stands in a circle Each person thinks of one sign they like, then take turns signing it. Now change the sign in the following ways: Sign it big Sign it fast Sign it slow Sign it low Sign it high Sign it small Repeat it many times Sign it backwards Sign it privately Sign it cheerfully Sign it sadly Sign it crazy Sign it surprised Sign it angrily Sign it emphatically Sign it doubtfully Unit 12

Recurring and Continuous Inflections An inflection is a change or modification in the way a sign is moved. When signing about illnesses, symptoms can happen repeatedly or continuously. Use a time sign and modify the movement of a sign for an illness or a symptom to explain how it has affected someone. Use NMS to show intensity or severity. recurring continuous Unit 12

Examples of Recurring/Continuous Inflections #1 uninflected recurring continuous Unit 12

Examples of Recurring/Continuous Inflections #2 Unit 12

Examples of Recurring/Continuous Inflections #3 Unit 12

Always use NMS with inflections! Unit 12

Time signs: recurring Unit 12

Every-morning Unit 12

Every-afternoon Unit 12

Every-night or evening, nightly Unit 12

Everyday, daily, “day after day” Unit 12

Every-week, weekly, “week after week” Unit 12

Every-month, monthly, “month after month” Unit 12

Every-hour, hourly, “hour after hour” Unit 12

Up-until-now often – “It has happened frequently” Unit 12

Time signs: Continuous Unit 12

All-morning Unit 12

All-afternoon Unit 12

All-night Unit 12

All-day Unit 12

All-week Unit 12

All-month Unit 12

All-hour, for one entire hour Unit 12

Uninflected, Continuous or Recurring? Signing Naturally 2, Unit 14 On the video, you will see 18 sentences, each with an uninflected or inflected verb sign indicating how often the activity has occurred. On the handout, circle which verb form is used in the sentence. Also note how the time signs agree with the inflections. Unit 12

Translate the following sentences into ASL using recurring or continuous time signs and inflections. Every afternoon I have a headache. On Mondays, I’m tired. I get a cold/runny nose every 3 months or so. Once a year I get a sore throat. All afternoon I had a headache. I was tired all day Monday. For 3 months I’ve had a cold/runny nose! For a whole year my throat has been sore.

Classifier Practice-“At the Garage” Purpose: Using Classifiers and mime without fingerspelling For this game, pretend you are in a foreign country. Your car has a problem, and you need to communicate what is wrong, but you can neither speak nor sign to the mechanic. You can use acting, gesturing and handshapes to describe the problem with your car. Each person gets a card with a car problem. Take turns being the customer and the mechanic until everybody has had a chance to be both. The mechanic shows that he/she understands by facial expression and mimicking or repeating what the customer has described. Unit 12

“At the Garage” - Car Problems Turn signals won’t work One headlight is burned out Car won’t start Headlights are very dim at night Can’t shift into reverse Horn doesn’t work Over 50 mph, the car shakes a lot Sunroof leaks Engine dies when the car stops moving (stop light, stop sign) High beam lights don’t work Engine light showing on the dashboard Need an oil change, check oil Water is leaking under the driver’s seat when it rains Heater doesn’t work; it blows cold air Car overheated and steam poured out Windshield wipers won’t turn off Tire is flat and all tires need to be rotated Can’t roll window up – it’s stuck Brakes not working well Locked keys in car Unit 12

Complaints, complaining Unit 12

Tend-to, “have a tendency to…” Unit 12

Sick-of-it Unit 12

Always Unit 12

Stuck, “unsure how, or unable to change a situation” Example: I don’t know what to do! I work at 8, and I don’t have a ride or money for the bus. Unit 12

Inflections for Behaviors or Tendencies Remember: an inflection is a modification of a sign that can show how often something occurs. If a person or pet do something repeatedly or exhibit a certain behavior frequently, the sign will be repeated several times, and an NMS added that illustrates the intent of the behavior. Unit 12

Annoying pet behaviors Unit 12

Licking (face) Unit 12

Shedding Unit 12

Meowing, yowling Unit 12

(Pet) Jumping-on-person Unit 12

Barking Unit 12

Biting Unit 12

Annoying children’s behaviors Unit 12

Spilling Unit 12

Stealing or taking without permission Unit 12

Grabbing things Unit 12

Breaking things Unit 12

Fighting Unit 12

Forgetting things Homework? Jacket? Backpack? Brush my teeth? Clean my room? Eat my vegetables? Unit 12

Tattle-tale, “telling on others” Unit 12

Crying Unit 12

Screaming Unit 12

Lying Unit 12

Arguing Unit 12

Dropping or leaving things on the floor Unit 12

Fearful Unit 12

Complaining Unit 12

Mischievous, causing-trouble Unit 12

Annoying partner, spouse or roommate’s behaviors Unit 12

“Pour money into …”, “Blow money on…” Unit 12

Goes-out-alot (never home) Unit 12

Always-late Unit 12

Always-borrowing-my-stuff Unit 12

Excessively-clean Unit 12

Sleeps-in, Over-sleeps-alot Unit 12

Easily-tempted Unit 12

Shops or buys-too-much Unit 12

Worries Unit 12

Nervous Unit 12

Takes-my-things Unit 12

Smokes Unit 12

Leaves-things-around Unit 12

Body odor Unit 12

Back-and-forth-to bathroom Unit 12

Always-broke Unit 12

Procrastinates Unit 12

Annoying friend’s or neighbor’s behaviors Unit 12

Noisy, loud Unit 12

Nosy, in-my-business Unit 12

Bothersome, always-interrupts Unit 12

Always-comes-over Comes to my place Go to their place Unit 12

Gossips Unit 12

Which signs would use these NMS? Unit 12

“Complaing & Making Suggestions” Dialogue Format Signer A: Complain about: Pet Children Roommate or Partner Sibling Neighbor Signer B: Show empathy, make suggestion Signer A: Respond Unit 12

A Good Solution? Which solution fits the problem? Each student gets a set of a few problem cue cards and the same number of solutions cue cards. Students mingle and complain to each other using the cues on their complaint cards, but are only allowed to give the solutions that are on their cue cards. Students keep signing with others until they have found a reasonable solution to each of their problem cues. Write down the solutions on a separate piece of paper. Unit 12

A Good Solution? Problem Cues My sister’s dog always jumps on me when I visit My little cousin breaks his toys all the time My siblings and I argue constantly Cat sheds too much during Summer My brothers fight all the time My sister drops clothes all over our room My dog licks my face every morning Students always forget to do their homework Children tend to be afraid of strangers (new people) Neighbor’s dog barks all night Babies often grab things Children tend to whine a lot Every day my small dog bites my sister when they play My little sister is always telling on me and my friends My older brother is really mischievous My little brother always loses his jacket Our new baby cries and cries all night My boy/girlfriend goes out without me on the weekends Every night my baby sister spills her juice The neighbor’s kids scream all morning on the weekends My best friend tends to be late My siblings keep stealing my things My brother lies all the time My sister is constantly borrowing…? Unit 12

A Good Solution? Problem Cues My roommate is super clean The house filthy! My family leaves things everywhere My boy/girlfriend comes over to my house every weekend On the weekend my dad sleeps in late My older brother has stinky body odor Every afternoon this week I’ve had diarrhea My boy/girlfriend is always tempted to buy…? My sister is always in the bathroom. My whole family has been coughing for 3 days so far My husband/wife shops too much My uncle is always broke. He comes over and asks for $ Every afternoon during soccer practice, my stomach cramps My roommate worries a lot My best friend procrastinates horribly Every morning when I get up, I feel dizzy My husband/wife tends to be nervous Our neighbors are super loud all night All day I’ve had a headache My roommate always takes my stuff The old lady next door is nosy For 3 hours I’ve had a rash on my arm My grandma smokes like a chimney My siblings annoy me every day Every year during winter I get a cold Unit 12

A Good Solution? Solution Cues Did you try putting your knee up? Why not take his toys away? Why not hide in your room so they can’t find you? Why not brush it more? Why not teach them to play a sport together? You should pile the clothes on her bed. You should grab his tongue and tell him no They should use a calendar to remember Why not teach the child to say “Hi”? You should tell your neighbor you will call the animal control Give him/her a toy to play with so he/she won’t grab Have you tried teaching them to say “Please”? Have you tried giving him a chew toy? Why not give her candy to keep her quiet? Maybe he needs to get more exercise You should tell him to put it in his backpack Did you try turning the radio on at night when she cries? Why not break up with him/her? Why not try a sippy cup (cup with a lid)? Why not tell them there’s a big monster that will eat them if they are loud? Have you tried calling and reminding him/her? Have you tried hiding your things? You should tell your parents he is lying Why not tell her to use her own things? Unit 12

A Good Solution? Solution Cues Why not enjoy having a clean house? You should suggest everyone clean up You should go to his/her house sometimes Why not let him sleep? Why not buy him some deoderant and cologne? Why not take some of that pink liquid medicine? You should stop giving him/her money You should use a timer for the bathroom Have you tried using a humidifier (spell and describe) You should cut up his/her credit card Why not tell him you’re broke too? Maybe you should not eat before practice Has he/she tried taking a deep breath and relaxing? Have you asked her why he/she puts things off? Have you tried drinking more water? Maybe they should drink less coffee Did you tell the landlord they are noisy? Why not take an ibuprofen Why not put a lock on your bedroom door? You could smile and wave to her… Have you tried washing your arm off? Maybe you should visit her where smoking’s not allowed Why not pay your siblings to leave you alone? Maybe you should take vitamins during the winter Unit 12

Requests Unit 12

Do-you-mind? Unit 12

(Will you) postpone?... Unit 12

Change-to-a-closer-time, sooner, expedite Unit 12

(Is it) alright?... (Will you) allow?... Unit 12

(Do I have) permission?... Unit 12

(Will you) hold/grab-a-place (for someone)? Unit 12

Directional verbs: Agreement Unit 12

Tell Unit 12

Ask Unit 12

Call (this is an older sign, referring to a TTY call) Videophone (VP) calls are shown as above. Only occasionally is this sign used as a directional verb. Unit 12

Give Unit 12

Inform, let know Unit 12

Summon “call or bring a person to someone else” Unit 12

Participate, join Unit 12

Requests Using Directional Verbs Demonstration Video Clips Signing Naturally 2, Unit 14

Types of Responses to Requests

Don’t-mind

Alright, permit

Can, it’s-possible

OK

(I will) permit (you to)…

Fine

Sure

Reasons for Requests Need help with tasks Need to change date or time of plan Want to ask a favor of a third person Want to join a group Need someone to hold your place

Types of Responses Agree, with condition (Yes, but…) Agree, tell shortcomings or problems (Alright, except…) Decline, tell why (Sorry. No, because…) Decline, suggest another solution (I can’t. Maybe…) Hedge (Well…)

Making Requests – Situations “Need Help with Tasks” You are busy at work and need some papers copied. Your colleague is on the way down to the copy machine. Ask him/her to make copies for you. Situation 3 “Want to Ask Favor of Third Person” Last month you lent your mp3 player to your friend Maria. Now you need it back. Ask your friend Joe to ask Maria to return the mp3 player. Situation 2A “Need to Change the Date or Time of Plan” You’ve been planning a camping trip with a friend this weekend. Your car broke down and it was expensive and you don’t have the money to go. Ask your friend to postpone the trip one month. Situation 4 “Want to Join a Group” You go to a basketball game and see a group of friends. After chatting with them awhile, ask f you can sit with them. Situation 2B “Need to Change Date or Time of Plan” You plan to go to a movie with a friend for Friday night, but your parents told you that your grandparents are visiting for the weekend. Ask your friend to change the date to earlier in the week. Situation 5 “Need Someone to Hold Your Place” You are in a long checkout line at the store. You just remembered you forgot to get one thing. Ask your friend behind you in line if s/he’ll hold your place.

Making Requests Signing Naturally 2, Unit 14 Watch how the signers use directional verbs (agreement) and pronouns. Then fill in the requested information on the handout.

Asking To Borrow a Truck Signing Naturally 2, Unit 14 Use the translation of the conversations on your handout to help you understand what happens between the signers.