1. Life Events, Time signs & Nationalities
Unit 15
Life Events, Time signs & Nationalities

2. BE-RAISED/ GROW-UP

3. GO-UP-YEARS

4. GRADUATE

5. FALL-IN-LOVE

6. CONCEIVE

7. MOVE-TO

8. OFFER

9. PROMOTE

10. TRANSFER

11. PRINCIPAL

12. CAR-ACCIDENT

13. RETIRED

14. SETTLE-DOWN

15. DIED/DEAD

16. LAID-OFF/FIRED

17. BURN-DOWN

18. DROP-OUT/ QUIT

19. TAKE-UP TEST

20. PASS

21. LICENSE

22. ESCAPE

23. MESS-UP

24. SOLDIER

25. SUMMON/CALL

26. KILL +++

27. WAR

28. Time signs

29. UP-TILL-NOW/ SINCE
LATER-ON
BEFORE-EVENT
AFTER-EVENT
UNTIL
DURING
HAPPEN

30. LOCAL CITIES BAYTOWN HIGHLANDS CROSBY MONT BELVIEU BARBERS HILL
BEAUMONT
DAYTON
LA PORTE
DEER PARK
PASADENA

31. CITIES IN TEXAS

32. Cities Philadelphia New York City Salt Lake City Washington, D.C.
San Francisco
Seattle
Atlanta
St. Louis
New York City
Washington, D.C.
Boston
Chicago
Los Angeles
New Orleans

33. States
north
west
east
south

34. States Not every state has a sign.
If a state doesn’t have a sign (like Minnesota), then sign STATE, point (show NMS), and then fingerspell the abbreviation.
Example: STATE IX M-I-N-N
EXCEPTIONS:
UTAH
OHIO
MAINE
Others that are short
Here are the ten states that have signs….

35. Hawaii
Alaska
Washington
Oregon
California
Arizona

36. COLORADO (mountains)
COLOR + A-D-O

37. Louisiana
Florida

38. New York
State & NYC are
the same

39. (think of the panhandle)
Texas
(think of the panhandle)

40. States Texas Florida Washington Oregon Colorado California Arizona
Alaska
Hawaii
New York

41. “I’ve Never”- 50 states

42. Life Events
“When” clauses

43. Tell About Life Events
When clauses are used when telling about events.
Using When Clauses:
Eyebrows raised, head tilt

44. “WHEN” Phrases
When signing sentences describing things in chronological or sequential order, use one of the following signs:
HAPPEN
FINISH
THEN
NEXT

45. When Clauses Tell About Life Events By referring to age
By referring to other events
By year
By sequencing events
By unexpected changes

46. Tell About Life Events By referring to age
____________________when
(event)
ME (age)
Example:
ME AGE+5
MY PARENTS DIVORCE
Practice:
ME AGE+ 5
(FILL IN WITH OWN LIFE EVENT)
ME AGE+ 10
ME AGE+ 16

47. Tell About Life Events By referring to other events
___________________when
LATER-ON (time sign)
(event)
ME (event)
LATER-ON
Example:
ME GRADUATE COLLEGE
TWO-MONTHS
GET WORK
Practice:
ME GRADUATE MIDDLE-SCHOOL
ENTER HIGH-SCHOOL
ME (event)
(time sign)
MY (family member) (event)

48. Tell About Life Events By year
(person)
(event)
(year) ME
Example:
BORN
1988
Practice:
WILL GRADUATE
20__
MY (family member)
ENTER HIGH-SCHOOL
20 __

49. Tell About Life Events By sequencing events
Examples:
ME GRADUATE HIGH-SCHOOL
GO-TO COLLEGE, PLAY VOLLEYBALL
GRADUATE, FIND WORK ME
Practice:
Topics:
Getting your driver’s license
Getting a dog
Moving to a new place
Traveling, vacations
Getting a job

50. Tell About Life Events By unexpected changes
(event) (time)
WRONG
(change or result)
Example:
GET CAR LICENSE,
TWO-WEEKS-LATER
CAR- ACCIDENT
Practice:
(event) (time)
Topics:
Getting your driver’s license
Getting a dog
Moving to a new place
Traveling, vacations
Entering high school
Getting a hair cut

51. Partner Practice
Practice combining when clauses, sequencing events, and using the signs LATER-ON and WRONG to talk about one’s life:
Tell when and where you were born
Tell about life events by referring to age, event, year, sequence and unexpected changes
End with current situation
Respond to your partner’s story, be an active listener: respond, nod, and ask questions

52. World & Countries Ocean Land Country Asia Europe Australia Antarctica
Africa
South America
North America
U.S.A.
State
City/Town

53. Countries Japan China Greece France Italy Korea Finland Ireland Spain
Russia
Germany
Canada

54. Countries Egypt Holland India #Iraq #Iran Israel Mexico Poland
Scotland
Sweden
Switzerland
Vietnam
Jamaica

55. Nationalities
GENERATION
STRONG
FULL
CONFLICT
HALF
(2h0 alt. HALF
MIX

56. Generation Full Japanese
Family Nationality
Japanese
Japanese
Generation Full Japanese
Yoko

57. Family Nationality
Ireland
Poland
Half Irish Half Polish
Joshua

58. Family Nationality France American-Indian American-Indian
Strong American-Indian
Jacques

59. Scotland-Ireland
German
German
German
France
Ireland
Anna

60. Asking about Nationality
When asking about a specific thing, use the sign: ITSELF
NAME fs-(name)
ITSELF POSS “country”
FROM WHERE?
ITSELF
(country) (name)
#WHAT COUNTRY “what”

61. Partner Practice Signer A Signer B Ask their full name Give full name
Repeat last name, ask nationality of name
Correct or conform, give nationality
Ask if B is full-blooded (nationality)
Confirm or correct and explain

62. Seasons
Spring
Summer
Fall/Autumn
Winter

63. Weather Cool Cold Warm Hot Rain Snow Sunny Windy Cloudy Freezing
Hurricane
Tornado

64. How would you sign these differently?
Slight drizzle vs. pouring cats and dogs
Cold outside vs. Freezing!
Windy vs. gusting 35 mph
Hot vs. sweltering