Lesson 30
Note: Suppose your partner asks you how much your watch costs and you don't know because it was a gift, you might answer, "DON'T KNOW, DAD he-GIVE-me."
Practice sheet 30.A
1. YOUR SOCK DRAWER, COLOR? (Wh-Q)
2. THIS BUILDING HAVE ELEVATOR?
3. THIS BUILDING, HOW- MANY FLOOR?
4. YOUR HOUSE, FURNITURE, COLOR?
FROM-NOW-ON
Surrender can also mean “GIVE UP”
5. TV YOU GIVE-UP FROM- NOW-ON FOR $25,000?
6. JANITOR THIS BUILDING, YOU KNOW HIS/HER NAME?
7. CAR MACHINE-[engine], YOU KNOW HOW F-I-X?
8. SHOE MEASURE-(size) YOU?
WEEKLY MEET vs MEETING
9. WEEK+(weekly) MEETING HOW-MANY YOU?
10. YOU PREFER HAIR- YELLOW-(blonde)?
Practice sheet 30.B
FRIENDLY MOST SELL/STORE “person”
1. YOU THINK MOST SALESPERSON FRIENDLY?
start/ begin year past/ ago
2. WHEN YOU START LEARN+ SIGN?
carry/bring sick
3. SUPPOSE YOUR DOG SICK, YOU CARRY VET? Note: “CARRY” can mean “take it to”
wall
4. IT WALL, COLOR?
cost/fine/fee/tax how-much-(one handed version)
5. YOUR WATCH, HOW- MUCH COST?
street/way/path
6. YOUR HOUSE, NAME WAY-(street)?
restaurant
7. YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT WHAT?
fail-(general) flunk “F”-grade
8. SUPPOSE THIS CLASS YOU FAIL, WHO RESPONSIBLE?
morning afternoon evening WHAT-DOING (what do?)
9. TOMORROW AFTERNOON, DO-DO YOU? Note: “DO-DO is also “#do” or a mutated version of fingerspelling. It means “What is/are/was DONE?”
any measure-person = engineer
10. YOUR FAMILY ANY MEASURE+AGENT-(engineer)? review…
JANITOR
DRAWER-[open drawer close drawer]
ELEVATOR
FLOOR
FURNITURE
GIVE-UP-[sacrifice]
MACHINE -[engine]
MEASURE -[engineer]
MEETING
PREFER
RESPONSIBLE
RESTAURANT
SALESPERSON
START-[begin, initiate]
VET – (spell)
WALL
WATCH-[wristwatch, bracelet]
WAY-[street, road, avenue, HALL]
NOTE: The sign MEASURE- (measurement – noun form) starts separated by about an inch then moves together so that the thumbs touch.
NOTE: The sign MEASURE- (measuring – verb form) starts with the thumbs touching and twists (pivoting at the thumb) so that the pinkies move up and down in an alternating fashion.
The sign MEASURE+AGENT- (engineer) adds a “person ending to the verb form of the sign MEASURE.