1. Practice sheet 15.A

2. major aide babysitter (version 1 2 3) boss cook

3. major

4. aide

5. babysitter

6. boss

7. cook

8. The sign MAJOR can mean: main, line of work, profession (initialized to mean professional), or domain (area of study). I’m going to show you some majors. Don’t worry about learning them all. Just learn yours. If you need to see it again, raise your hand and ask.

9. Geology Health Services Engineering Journalism Mathematics Nursing Occupational Therapy Physics Psychology Social Work Statistics Theatre Arts
Accounting Art Biology Business Admin Chemistry Communication Comm-Disorders CIS (computers) CJ Education English French Italian Geography

10. 1. YOUR MAJOR WHAT? What are you majoring in?

11. The sign AIDE can mean “assistant
The sign AIDE can mean “assistant.” Compare with the signs: “HELP” you-HELP-ME

12. 2. YOUR TEACHER HAVE AIDE? Does you teacher have an aide?

14. Three versions of the sign “BABYSITTER
Three versions of the sign “BABYSITTER.” BABY WATCH person BABY KEEP person BABY SIT person They are ALL popular.

15. 3. YOU USE BABYSITTER? Do you use a babysitter?

16. The sign BOSS can mean: employer, coach, capital (of a city)

18. 4. YOUR BOSS NAME? What is your boss's name?

19. The sign COOK can be used to mean “kitchen” if you initialize it with a “K.” Kitchen can be signed two ways: CHEF = COOK + AGENT

20. 5. YOU LIKE COOK? Do you like to cook?

21. farm fireman become new library neighbor

22. farm

23. fireman

24. become

25. new

26. library

27. neighbor

29. Father vs. Grandpa Grandpa can be done by moving the hand in either a single or double arc.

30. 6. YOUR GRANDPA FARMER. Is your grandpa a farmer
6. YOUR GRANDPA FARMER? Is your grandpa a farmer? (or) Was your grandpa a farmer?

31. FARM uses an “AGENT” affix to become “farmer.”

32. FINISH = done PAST / BEFORE Variation: “back when” or “long ago” –notice the palm orientation

33. BOY / MALE / GUY / MAN-(variation 1) MAN-(variation 2) Little-boy = BOY SHORT girl / female WOMAN

35. 7. PAST-(long-ago) YOURSELF LITTLE-GIRL/BOY WANT BECOME FIREMAN YOU
7. PAST-(long-ago) YOURSELF LITTLE-GIRL/BOY WANT BECOME FIREMAN YOU? When you were a little girl/boy did you want to be a fireman?

36. FIREMAN fire – burning fire – terminate employment

37. DIVORCE NEW YOUR STEP-mother can be shown several ways: “second mother” “second (variation) mother” “fake mother” “S-T-E-P mother”

38. 8. SUPPOSE YOUR DAD DIVORCE, MARRY NEW WOMAN, SHE YOUR WHAT
8. SUPPOSE YOUR DAD DIVORCE, MARRY NEW WOMAN, SHE YOUR WHAT? If your dad were divorced and re-married, what relationship would the new wife be to you?

40. Who is this?

41. Conan the “librarian” Heh. LOL. Get it. Librarian vs Barbarian
Conan the “librarian” Heh. LOL. Get it? Librarian vs Barbarian??? Oh come on…it’s funny!

42. ANY

43. 9. YOUR FAMILY ANY LIBRARY+AGENT? Is anyone in your family a librarian?

44. LIBRARY Librarian = LIBRARY + AGENT

46. These signs are all related: NEARBY / CLOSE-BY getting CLOSE-to NEAR NEIGHBOR (has variations)

47. 10. YOU KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR NAME? Do you know your neighbor's name?

49. Practice sheet 15.B

50. picture president stepfather law waitress

51. picture

52. president

53. step father

54. law

55. waitress

57. PICTURE

58. 1. PICTURE YOUR FAMILY HAVE YOU? Do you have a picture of your family?

60. “United States” is shown by doing US using a very small circular movement for each letter.

61. 2. WHO PRESIDENT U-S? Who is president of the United States?

62. These concepts are all related: “your turn” “second hand” “used” “step” (as in step-father/mother) “MOM MARRY AGAIN”

63. What does the sign "stepfather" mean?

64. stepfather noun: the husband of your mother by a subsequent marriage (marry again) [The concept of “step-” is often signed as “second hand” or it can be spelled.]

65. 3. STEPFATHER, MEANING ? What does the sign "stepfather" mean?

67. LAW: The sign “law” is often shortened to one movement when used for “BROTHER (in) LAW” = BROTHER-LAW.

68. 4. HOW-MANY BROTHER-IN-LAW YOU HAVE
4. HOW-MANY BROTHER-IN-LAW YOU HAVE? How-many brothers-in-law do you have?

70. SERVE The sign SERVE can be used with “AGENT” to mean waiter or waitress. SHOULD / MUST / NEED / OUGHT-to all use the same basic sign

71. 5. WAITRESS, HOW-MUCH SHOULD T-I-P? How much should you tip a waitress?

72. newspaper program secretary scientist police

73. newspaper

74. program

75. secretary

76. scientist

77. police

79. 6. NEWSPAPER, YOU LIKE READ? Do you like to read the newspaper?

80. NEWSPAPER generally uses a double movement
NEWSPAPER generally uses a double movement. The sign when done with a single movement can be used to mean “PRINT” as in “Print your name.”

82. 7. WHICH COMPUTER PROGRAM YOU USE
7. WHICH COMPUTER PROGRAM YOU USE? Which computer program (or programs) do you use?

83. COMPUTER has several signs. A. B. C
COMPUTER has several signs. A. B. C. Here in Sacramento I recommend you use the one on the forehead.

84. PROGRAM

86. Secretary has several versions
Secretary has several versions. I recommend the “pencil to mouth write on paper”-AGENT version. The sign HUNGRY can be used to mean “WISH” The sign SELF can be used to mean: “YOUR OWN.”

87. 8. YOU WISH YOURSELF HAVE SECRETARY Do you wish you had your own secretary?

89. SCIENCE, CHEMISTRY, and BIOLOGY all use variations of the same sign
SCIENCE, CHEMISTRY, and BIOLOGY all use variations of the same sign. Science can use either an S or an “A” with thumbs out. Chemistry uses a “C.” Biology uses a “B”

90. 9. HOW SIGN S-C-I-E-N-T-I-S-T? What is the sign for "scientist?"

91. The sign HELP can be changed to show who did the helping.

93. 10. POLICE he/she-HELP-you BEFORE
10. POLICE he/she-HELP-you BEFORE? Have you ever been helped by a police officer?