MY vs ME

FAMILY (group, organization, team, department)

ALL

LIKE

GO

GRANDMA

HOUSE.

MY FAMILY ALL LIKE GO GRANDMA HOUSE.

SHE (he, it, that-one, there)

LIVE (life, address, survive)

CITY

SMALL

NAME

RIVERDALE Note: Just move an “R” in a seven shape in the air.

SHE LIVE CITY SMALL. NAME RIVERDALE.

MY FAMILY ALL LIKE GO GRANDMA HOUSE. SHE LIVE CITY SMALL. NAME RIVERDALE.

HER vs SHE

HOUSE vs HOME

BIG (large)

HER HOUSE BIG

BATHROOM

HAVE

THREE

BATHROOM HAVE THREE.

DAD

GROW-UP (raised) vs “adult”

THERE version 1 and 2 both are good

MY DAD GROW-UP THERE.

MY FAMILY ALL LIKE GO GRANDMA HOUSE. SHE LIVE CITY SMALL. NAME RIVERDALE.

HER HOUSE BIG. BATHROOM HAVE THREE. MY DAD GROW-UP THERE.

DAD THINK HOUSE COOL (swell).

I THINK SO-SO.

DAD THINK HOUSE SWELL. I THINK SO-SO.

SCHOOL

LIKE VS DON’T-LIKE

GOOD VS BAD

RIVERDALE SCHOOL DAD DON'T-LIKE.

WHY?

TEACHER THEY BAD.

Note: we use a small sweeping movement to indicate plurality (they) Use a single jab to indicate one person or a specific group.

WHY? Note: Normally eyebrows are down on “wh” questions. But for “rhetorical questions,” like this, the eyebrows tend to go up.

RIVERDALE SCHOOL DAD DON'T-LIKE. WHY? TEACHER THEY BAD.

NICE

ONE NICE TEACHER.

M-R-S. S-M-I-T-H.

PREFER (FAVORITE)

DAD PREFER-(favorite) SHE- (index on left).

SHE GOOD.

THAT vs IT Both are good for referring to “the school”

THAT SCHOOL

NEED / must / have to / should / ought to …

MORE

THAT SCHOOL NEED MORE GOOD TEACHERS

ONE NICE TEACHER. M-R-S. SMITH. DAD PREFER-(favorite) SHE- (index on left). SHE GOOD. THAT SCHOOL NEED MORE GOOD TEACHER.

MY FAMILY ALL LIKE GO GRANDMA HOUSE. SHE LIVE CITY SMALL, NAME RIVERDALE. HER HOUSE BIG. BATHROOM HAVE THREE. MY DAD GROW-UP THERE. DAD THINK HOUSE SWELL. I THINK SO-SO. RIVERDALE SCHOOL DAD DON'T-LIKE. WHY? TEACHER THEY BAD. ONE NICE TEACHER. M-R-S. SMITH. DAD PREFER-(favorite) SHE-(index on left). SHE GOOD. THAT SCHOOL NEED MORE GOOD TEACHER.