Lesson 1
Practice Sheet: 1.A
YES
NO
AGAIN
UNDERSTAND
Don’t UNDERSTAND
YES
NO
AGAIN
UNDERSTAND
Don’t UNDERSTAND
YOU
ME
Raise eyebrows for yes/no questions.
(do) YOU UNDERSTAND ME?
SIGN [version 1] SIGN [version 2]
THIS / it / that (just point)
SIGN [version 1] SIGN [version 2]
SIGN THIS…
(do) YOU UNDERSTAND ME?
AGAIN
YES
NO
IT HE SHE that-person
ASK
ASK-(me) ASK-him/her
ASK-me this…
(do) YOU UNDERSTAND him / her / that-person?
SIGN [version 1] SIGN [version 2]
NAME
I (am) named ______
MY NAME _____
Wh-type questions lower the eyebrows
what-NAME?
NAME
what-NAME?
Practice Sheet: 1.A
* 01.
"YOU what-NAME?"
DEAF
YES
NO
DEAF
* 02.
"DEAF YOU?"
TEACH
TEACHER
LEARN
PERSON
LEARN + PERSON = STUDENT
LEARN
STUDENT
TEACH
TEACHER
* 03.
"STUDENT YOU?"
what-NAME?
MY
YOUR
TEACHER
MY
YOUR
ME
YOU
* 04.
"YOUR TEACHER what-NAME?"
UNDERSTAND
don’t-UNDERSTAND
* 05.
"YOU UNDERSTAND HE/SHE?"
Review: 1.A
Yes/No questions = brows up
WH-type questions = brows down
Move “WH” signs to the end.
Brows up: Are you Deaf?
Brows Down: You are named what?
Brows up: Are you a student?
Brows down: What is your teacher's name?
Brows up: Do you understand him/her?
Try to do these the way you just learned
Use as few signs as possible.
You are named what?
Are you Deaf?
Are you a student?
What is your teacher's name?
Do you understand that person?
Vocab Review
(do) YOU?
AGAIN
ASK
ASK-me
ASK-him/her
DEAF
don’t-UNDERSTAND
HE
him / her / that-person
I / ME
IT
MY
LEARN
NAME
NO
SHE
SIGN SIGNING version 1
SIGN SIGNING version 2
PERSON version 1
PERSON version 2 initialized
LEARN
LEARN + PERSON = STUDENT
TEACH
TEACHER
that-person
THIS
UNDERSTAND
what-NAME?
YES
YOUR
Practice Sheet: 1.B
WHO Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 (old)
AGAIN repeat do over
IT SHE HE that-person
STUDENT
THIS
WHERE
KNOW
don't-KNOW
STUDENT
WHERE
don't-KNOW
WHO
* 06.
"HE/SHE WHO?"
AGAIN
* 07.
"AGAIN, NAME YOU?"
STUDENT
YES
NO
* 08.
"S/HE STUDENT S/HE?"
THIS
YOUR YOURS
* 09.
"THIS YOURS?"
B-O-B
WHERE
* 10.
_______ WHERE?"
Review: 1.B
Who is he/she?
What is your name again?
Is she or he a student?
Is this yours?
Where’s Bob?
Practice Sheet: 1.C
NICE
MEET = (2 people meet)
MEET-you
HEARING-person
ASL
TEACH
TEACHER
LEARN
SIGN
WHERE
LEARN
WHY
NICE
MEET-you
HEARING-person
WHERE
LEARN
SIGN
WHY
NICE
MEET-you
Practice Sheet: 1.C
* 11.
"NICE MEET-you"
A person who can hear is a HEARING person.
HEARING-person
* 12.
"HEARING YOU?"
ASL
TEACHER
* 13.
"ASL TEACHER YOU?"
LEARN
WHERE
HERE version 1 version 2
SIGNING SIGN
* 14.
"YOU LEARN SIGN, WHERE?"
WHY
FUN
One sign can have several meanings.
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* 15.
"YOU LEARN SIGN, WHY?"
Review: 1.C
Remember: Brows up for yes no. Brows down for “WH…”
It is nice to meet you.
Are you a hearing person?
Are you a teacher?
Where are you learning sign?
Why are you learning sign?
Practice Sheet: 1.D
HOW
Normally HOW is brows down.
As a greeting “How are you?” is brows up.
GOOD has two versions
THANKS thank you
Thanks vs GOOD
THEY
LEARN
LIKE
THANKS
THEY
TEACHER
WHO
LIKE
HOW?
How are you?
Practice Sheet: 1.D
* 16.
"HOW SIGN T-H-A-N-K-S?"
STUDENT
* 17.
"STUDENT HE/SHE?"
THEY
* 18.
"THEY LEARN SIGN?"
WHO
* 19.
"YOUR TEACHER, WHO?"
LIKE
* 20.
YOU LIKE LEARN SIGN?
Review: 1.D
Remember, move “WH” Q’s to the end
Eyebrows down for WH Questions
Eyebrows up for Yes / No Questions
When asking a teacher how to do a sign…
… just spell the sign (don’t sign “HOW SIGN…?”)
How do you sign "thanks?"
Is he or she a student?
Are they learning sign language?
Who is your teacher?
Do you like learning sign language?
Review Vocab
AGAIN
DEAF
HEARING-person
LEARN
LIKE-[fond-of]
MEANING
MEET
NAME
NICE
NICE = CLEAN
NICE = CLEAN vs CLEAN-UP
NO
SIGN
SLOW
STUDENT
TEACHER
THANK-you
GOOD
UNDERSTAND
WHAT
WHERE
WHO
WHY
YES