American Sign Language

Level 1

ASL University Workbook

Lessons 1-15
William Vicars Ed.D. Lifeprint.com
Usage: College courses: ASL Level 1, up to four (4) semester-credit-hours or six (6) quarter-credit-hours Secondary, public, or charter school grades K-12: Point five (.5) credits Continuing Education: Six (6) Continuing Education Units, Course Contact Hours: 45 to 60 Homework hours: 60 to 90

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ASL University Workbook Lessons 1 15
By William G. Vicars Ed.D (a.k.a. Safari Bill, Dr. Bill, Wild Bill, or Dr. V and/or that bald guy.)
Version date: 2009-07-23 (July 23, 2009)

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ASL University Workbook: Level 1

Lessons 1-15
William Vicars Ed.D. (Update 7) This workbook is available for free download from Lifeprint.com

Note to teachers: You are welcome to use this workbook for free. While you may not "sell" this material or information from the Lifeprint website, you MAY make copies and charge students for ordinary copying expenses. You may link to the Lifeprint.com site or the ASL University Site and/or include it in reference lists. You may use the Lifeprint / ASL University curriculum to teach your own in-person classes but please do not "republish this curriculum to the web. Instead just direct students to Lifeprint.com Thanks! - Dr. Bill ---------------------------------------------------Note: This curriculum is under constant construction. Check the website for updates. Lesson 1............................................... 5 Lesson 2............................................... 7 Lesson 3............................................. 10 Lesson 4............................................. 12 Lesson 5............................................. 14 Lesson 6............................................. 17 Lesson 7............................................. 19 Lesson 8............................................. 21 Lesson 9............................................. 23 Lesson 10........................................... 25 Lesson 11........................................... 27 Lesson 12........................................... 29 Lesson 13........................................... 31 Lesson 14........................................... 33 Lesson 15........................................... 35

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Lesson 1
Vocabulary: AGAIN-[repeat] DEAF HEARING-[speak, say] WHAT (huh?) LEARN LIKE MEET-[meet-you] NAME-[called] NICE-[clean] PLEASE MEAN-(meaning)-[what is the meaning of, purpose] SIGN-[sign language, signing] STUDENT (learn) TEACHER [teach, agent]-[-er][professor, educate] THANK-YOU [good] UNDERSTAND WHERE WHO WHY Pronominalization and Indexing: [it, he, me, she, him, her, this, you] Indexing/plural sweep: [them, they, those, us, we, you-all, that] YES/NO Story 1 HI I [spell your first and last name]. NICE-MEET-YOU. I HEARING. I SIGN SLOW. I STUDENT [spell the name of your school]. I LEARN SIGN. TEACHER NAME [spell the name of your teacher]. HE/SHE DEAF [or hearing]. HE/SHE TEACH GOOD. I UNDERSTAND HE/SHE. I LIKE HE/SHE.

Practice Sheet: 1.A 1. "WHO YOU?" (Who are you?) 2. "DEAF YOU?" (Are you Deaf?) 3. "STUDENT YOU?" ("Are you an ASL student?)" 4. "YOUR TEACHER NAME 'HUH'?" (What is your Teacher's name?) 5. "YOU UNDERSTAND HE/SHE?" (Do you understand him/her?) 6. "HOW YOU SIGN P-L-E-A-S-E?" (How do you sign "please?") 7. "AGAIN YOUR NAME?" (What is your name again?) 8. "S/HE STUDENT?" [point at teacher] (Is she or he a student?) 9. "THIS YOUR?" [point at any object] (Is this yours?) 10. "WHERE ____" [spell the name of a person in the room]

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ASL University Workbook Lifeprint.com Discussion Notes 1: Definition of ASL - ASL is not: Signed English, Pidgin (contact signing), Cued Speech, or the Rochester Method - Approaches to learning fingerspelling and numbers - The relationship between ASL and the Deaf Community - The existence of other signed languages - Brief history of ASL - The existence of Deaf Culture - The need for practice and suggested methods - agent sign Practice Sheet: 1.B 1. "NICE me-MEET-you" (It is nice to meet you.) 2. "HEARING YOU?" (Are you a hearing person?) 3. "ASL TEACHER YOU?" (Are you a teacher?) 4. "WHERE YOU LEARN SIGN?" (Where are you learning sign?) 5. "WHY YOU LEARN SIGN?" (Why are you learning sign?) 6. "HOW YOU SIGN T-H-A-N-K-S?" (How do you sign "thanks?") 7. "S/HE STUDENT?" [point at other student] (Is she or he a student?) 8. "THEY LEARN SIGN?" (Are they learning sign language?) 9. "WHO OUR TEACHER?" (Who is our teacher?) 10. "WHERE ____" [spell the name of the teacher or of a student]

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Lesson 2
Vocabulary 2: BROTHER-[boy, male, man, same, right] CHILD-[short, children] DAD-[parents] [grandpa] DIVORCE HEY HOW HOW-MANY-[MANY] LIVE-[life, address] MARRIAGE-[husband, wife, marry, married, spouse] MOM [grandma] SINGLE-[alone, something, someone, JUST, ONLY, SOMETHING] SISTER [girl, female] SLOW SPELL-[fingerspell] WORK Possession: [have, own, her, his, its, mine, my, our, their, your, yours] GIRL-[woman, lady] BOY-[male, man] Practice Sheet: 2.A 1. "'HEY,' NAME YOU?" (What is your name?) 2. "YOU MARRIED?" (Are you married?) 3. "CHILDREN YOU?" (Do you have children?) 4. "HOW-MANY SISTER YOU?" (How many sisters do you have?) 5. "YOUR MOM NAME 'HUH'?" (What is your mom's name.) 6. "YOUR DAD DEAF?" (Is your dad deaf?) 7. "WHERE YOU WORK?" (Where do you work?) 8. "WHERE YOU LIVE?" (Where do you live?) 9. "THIS HIS?" [point at any object] (Is this his?) 10. "HOW YOU SIGN "W-E"?" [spell "we"] (How do you sign "we?")

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ASL University Workbook Lifeprint.com Discussion 2: 1. The "yes/no" non-manual marker Affirmation/Negation 2. The "wh" non-manual marker 3. Indexing 4. Pluralization 5. Possession 6. Be able to recognize each letter of the fingerspelled alphabet 7. Directionality 8. Head-nod (replace "be" verb) (affirmation) 9. Head-shake 10. Information getting behavior 11. Person or "agent" affix 12. Numbers 1-10 Discuss: The difference between "MANY" and "HOW-MANY?" Practice Sheet: 2.B 1. "YOUR NAME B-O-B?" (Is your name Bob?) 2. "YOU DIVORCED?" (Are you divorced?) 3. "HOW-MANY BROTHER YOU?" (How many brothers do you have?) 4."YOUR BROTHER/SISTER SINGLE?" (Is your brother / sister single?) 5. "SPELL YOUR DAD NAME SLOW." (Spell your dad's name slowly.) 6. "You-MEET MY BROTHER?" (Have you met met my brother?) 7. "WHERE YOU LIVE?" (Where do you live?) 8. "WHERE YOU WORK?" (Where do you work?) 9. "THIS YOUR?" [point at any object] (Is this yours?) 10. "HOW YOU SIGN T-H-E-Y?" (How do you sign "they?")

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ASL University Workbook Lifeprint.com Story 2.A HELLO I B-I-L-L V-I-C-A-R-S [first and last name]. DEAF I WIFE B-E-L-I-N-D-A, SHE DEAF FOUR CHILDREN [Left hand hold up a "four" handshape, palm back, arm held at a comfortable angle, keep it there. Sweep the tip of the right index finger along the tips of the first three fingers of the left hand. ] HEARING [Touch the tip of the pinkie finger of the left "four" hand with the pad of the right index finger of the right "one" hand.] DEAF [nod, and touch the pinkie finger again, then,] TWO BOY [Touch the tip of the index finger of the left "four" hand with the pad of the right index finger of the right "one" hand, then touch the tip of the ring finger of the left hand.] GIRL, [Touch the tip of the middle finger and then the pinkie] [Touch the tip of the index finger of the left "four" hand with the pad of the right index finger of the right "one" hand.] L-O-G-A-N (normally you'd indicate the age here, but we'll learn that in a later lesson) [Touch the tip of the left, middle finger.] K-E-L-S-E-Y [Touch the tip of the ring finger.] B-E-N [Touch the tip of the pinkie finger.] S-A-R-A-H Story 2.B HELLO I KELSEY VICARS HEARING I MOTHER FATHER DEAF FATHER NAME BILL MOTHER BELINDA HAVE TWO BROTHER ONE SISTER [Hold up your left hand in a "four" handshape, palm facing back, arm held at a comfortable angle, keep it there.] [Touch the tip of the index finger of the left "four" hand with the pad of the right index finger of the right "one" hand.] BROTHER, L-O-G-A-N, HEARING, MARRIED, 2 CHILDREN [Touch the tip of the middle finger of the left "four" hand with the pad of the right index finger of the right "one" hand.] ME, SINGLE [Touch the tip of the ring finger of the left "four" hand with the pad of the right index finger of the right "one" hand.] BROTHER, FRED, DIVORCED, ZERO CHILDREN [Touch the tip of the pinkie finger of the left "four" hand with the pad of the right index finger of the right "one" hand.] SISTER, S-A-R-A-H, DEAF, SINGLE

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Lesson 3
VOCABULARY 3: ALL-[#ALL, whole] ASK-[ask-to, inquire, request] BAD/GOOD-[better, best] BATHROOM-[toilet, restroom] BIG/[SMALL] COME/[GO]-[come on, go-there, go-to, attend] FAMILY-[class, group, team, category, cluster] FAVORITE-[prefer] FINE/[COOL, swell] FROM HERE HOUSE/CITY LIKE MORE NEED-[must, have-to, should, ought-to] SCHOOL-[academic] SO-SO-[maybe, sort-of] THINK-[brain, mind, think-about, wonder] RAISED-[grow-up] [Negation: not, don't, reversal of orientation]

Practice sheet: 3.A 1. "WHO YOU?" (Who are you?) 2. "FROM WHERE YOU?" (Where are you from?) 3. "CITY YOU LIVE?" (What city do you live in?) 4. "FAMILY DEAF?" (Is anyone in your family deaf?) 5. "YOUR HOUSE SMALL?" (Is your house small?) 6. "YOUR HOUSE, HOW MANY BATHROOM?" (How many bathrooms do you have in your house?) 7. "WHERE YOU WORK?" (Where do you work?) 8. "YOU LIKE YOUR WORK?" (Do you like your job?) 9. "YOU THINK I SIGN GOOD?" (Do you think I sign well?) 10. "HOW YOU SIGN "A-L-L"?" (How do you sign "all?")

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ASL University Workbook Lifeprint.com Discussion 3: Establishing tense Dealing with "ing, s, and ed" Grammar and ASL syntax. Facial Expressions Sign Parameters Initialization Signing Space Numbers 11-20 Story: 3 MY FAMILY ALL LIKE GO GRANDMA HOUSE. SHE LIVE CITY SMALL. NAME RIVERDALE. HER HOUSE BIG. BATHROOM HAVE THREE. MY DAD GROW-UP THERE. 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. Practice Sheet 3.B 1. "NAME YOU?" (What is your name?) 2. "YOU LIVE HERE?" (Do you live here?) 3. "YOU LIKE LEARN SIGN?" (Do you like learning how to sign?) 4. "YOUR HOUSE BIG?" (Is your house big?) 5. "HOW-MANY CHILDREN YOU?" (How many children do you have?) 6. "YOU WANT MORE CHILDREN?" (Do you want more children?) 7. "YOU GO SCHOOL??" (Are you attending school?) 8. "YOU NEED BATHROOM?" (Do you need to go to the bathroom?) 9. "YOU THINK I SIGN BAD?" (Do you think I sign poorly?) 10. "HOW YOU SIGN "F-I-N-E"?" (How do you sign "fine?")

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Lesson 4
Vocabulary 4: ANGRY AUNT UNCLE BABY [son, daughter] BEDROOM-[box, room] BRUSH-TEETH CRY EXCUSE-[lay-off/pardon/release/] FEEL FRIEND-[good-friend, boy-friend, girlfriend] HAPPY HELP HURT [pain, injury] IDEA-[SUPPOSE, if] LOVE SAD SORRY-[apologize, regret] STOP WANT-[don't-want, desire] WASH CL:V-[stand, walk-to, lay down, tossand-turn, dive, jump, skate board, scooter, get up]

Practice Sheet: 4.A 1. "MY NAME________, WHO YOU?" (My name is __________Who are you?) 2. "YOU FROM HERE?" (Are you from here?) 3. "YOU LIKE BIG CITY?" (Do you like big cities?) 4. "YOU MARRIED?" (Are you married?) 5. "YOU WANT STOP LEARN SIGN?" (Do you want to stop learning sign language?) 6. "YOU LIKE SHE?" [point at a student] (Do you like her?) 7. "YOU LIKE GO WORK?" (Do you like going to work?) 8. "YOU LIKE ALL STUDENTS HERE?" (Do you like all of the students here?) 9. "YOU THINK THIS CITY NICE?" (Do you think this city is nice?) 10. "HOW YOU SIGN "ASK-TO"?" (How do you sign "ASK-TO?")

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ASL University Workbook Lifeprint.com Practice Sheet: 4.B Discussion 4: Non-manual Cues "NMM" (general) Iconicity of Signs Incorporation of Intensity Numbers 20-30 Classifiers (defining) Classifier: V Story 4 MY AUNT UNCLE DIVORCE. AUNT SHE-[index on the right] LOVE HIM[index on the left]. not-WANT DIVORCE. SHE SAD, ANGRY, HURT-(over heart), GO BEDROOM CL:V-"lay down-toss and turn" CRY, CRY. she-ASK-me meHELP-her FEEL BETTER. I HAPPY HELP-her. SHE good-FRIEND SHE. MY IDEA, SHE NEED FORGIVE HIM. STOP FEEL SORRY. 1. "NICE-TO-MEET YOU. " (It's nice to meet you.) 2. "WHERE YOU LIVE?" (Where do you live?) 3. "YOU LIKE SMALL CITY?" (Do you like small cities?) 4. "YOU SINGLE?" (Are you single?) 5. "YOU LIKE [HE/SHE] TEACHER?" (Do you like the teacher?) 6. "YOU LIKE COME HERE?" (Do you like coming here?) 7. "WHAT CITY YOU WORK?" (What city do you work in?) 8. "HOW SPELL YOUR NAME?" (How do you spell your name?) 9. "YOU WANT MEET MY MOM?" (Do you want to meet my mother?) 10."HOW YOU SIGN "H-E-A-R-I-N-G"?" (How do you sign "hearing?")

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Lesson 5
Discussion 5: Eye Gaze Noun-Verb Pairs Directional Verbs Numbers 31-99 Vocabulary 5 CAN-[able, may, possible] CAR/[DRIVE] CHURCH COMPUTER DOCTOR/[nurse] EMAIL GIVE-[hand to] HOME IN/[OUT]-[enter, inside, within, outside] INTERNET MOVIE PLAY-(TOYS, party) PUT-[put-on, put-away, move] SIT-[chair, anxious] STAND STAY STORE VIDEO WALK-TO-[walk] WATCH WITH-[in-front-of, behind, follow, catchup, chase, fall-behind, accompany, together, go-with, go-steady, race, compete, subordinate]

Practice sheet: 5.A 1. CAN YOU UNDERSTAND ME? [Can you understand me?] 2. NAME YOUR FAVORITE CAR (WhQ) [What is your favorite car?] 3. YOU WALK-TO CHURCH? [Do you walk to church?] 4. YOUR MOM NURSE? [Is your mom a nurse?] 5. YOUR GRANDMA GIVE YOU WRISTWATCH? [Did your grandmother give you a watch?] 6. YOUR FAVORITE INTERNET S-I-TE WHAT? [What is your favorite Internet site?] 7. WHAT YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE? [What is your favorite movie?] 8. YOU HAVE FAVORITE CHAIR? [Do you have a favorite chair?] 9. YOU WANT GO STORE? [Do you want to go to the store?] 10. YOU LIKE SIGN WITH DEAF? [Do you like signing with a Deaf person?]

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ASL University Workbook Lifeprint.com Story 5 MY BROTHER NOT GO SCHOOL. HE [negative "not"]-FEEL-GOOD. STAY HOME, COMPUTER SIT-[long time] PLAY-[long time], INTERNET, EMAIL HIS FRIEND. HE WANT WATCH MOVIE. MOM DRIVE-TO VIDEO STORE. GIVE-[to him]. I THINK HE SHOULD GO DOCTOR HE-[point to brother]. (Note: Sign this story with the facial expressions and body language of a jealous sibling). Practice Sheet 5.B 1. CAN YOU DRIVE? [Can you drive?] 2. YOU DRIVE HERE FROM HOME? [Did you drive here from home?] 3. HOW-MANY COMPUTER YOU HAVE? [How many computers do you have?] 4. YOU NEED GO DOCTOR? [Do you need to go to a doctor?] 5. YOU HAVE EMAIL YOUR HOME? [Do you have e-mail access at home?] 6. WHERE YOUR HOME? [Where is your home?] 7. YOU LIKE PLAY OUTSIDE? [Do you like to play outside?] 8. YOU FEEL ANXIOUS? [Are you feeling anxious?] 9. YOUR FAVORITE STORE WHAT? [What is your favorite store?] 10. YOU LIKE SIGN WITH FRIEND? [Do you like signing with a friend?]

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ASL University Workbook Lifeprint.com Practice Sheet: 5.C 1. CAN YOU F-I-X COMPUTER? [Can you fix computers?] 2. YOU LIKE DRIVE? [Do you like driving?] 3. YOU DRIVE-TO CHURCH? [Do you drive to church?] 4. YOU LIKE EMAIL? [Do you like using email?] 5. YOU WANT GO HOME? [Do you want to go home?] 6. YOU WANT GO OUTSIDE? [Do you want to go outside?] 7. YOU LIKE PLAY C-H-E-S-S? [Do you like to play chess?] 8. YOU THINK TEACHER NEED STAND? [Do you think teachers should stand] 9. YOU HAVE MANY VIDEO INDEX(point off to side) HOME? [Do you have many videos at home?] 10. ALL YOUR FRIEND SIGN? [Do all of your friends sign?] Practice Sheet: 5.D 1. CAN YOU SPELL HIS/HER NAME? [Can you spell his (or her) name?]" 2. YOU DRIVE SLOW? [Do you drive slowly?] 3. ALL YOUR FRIEND HAVE COMPUTER? [Do all your friends have a computer?] 4. YOUR DAD GIVE-YOU COMPUTER? [Did your dad give you a computer?] 5. YOU HAVE INTERNET INDEX-(point off to the side) HOME? [Do you have Internet access at home?] 6. YOU LIKE GO MOVIES? [Do you like going to the movies?] 7. YOU THINK CHILDREN SHOULD PUT-(away) THEIR TOYS? [Do you think children should put away their toys?] 8. YOU LIKE STAY HOME WATCH VIDEO? [Do you like to stay home and watch a video?] 9. YOU WALK-TO SCHOOL? [Do you walk to school?] 10. YOU LIVE WITH YOUR MOMDAD? [Do you live with your parents?]

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Lesson 6
Discussion 6: Dealing with time Time Line O'Clock Adjective-Noun Sequence Numbers 101-999

Practice Sheet 6.A 1. YOUR FAVORITE COLOR, WHAT? [What is your favorite color?] 2. BLACK WHITE TV, YOU HAVE? [Do you have a black and white TV?] 3. YOU LIKE COLOR BROWN? [Do you like the color brown?] 4. YOU DRAW GOOD? [Do you draw well?] 5. YOU DIVORCE PAST? [Have you ever been divorced?] 6. YOU FINISH WATCH MOVIE "__________?" [Have you seen the movie (spell a popular movie)] 7. YOU THINK FUTURE YOU TEACH ASL? [Do you think that someday you will teach ASL?] 8. YOUR CHAIR GREEN? [Is your chair green?] 9. OLD YOU? [How old are you?] 10. YOU THINK ORANGE FAVORITE GOOD? [Do you think oranges taste good?]

Vocabulary 6 BLACK BLUE BROWN COLOR DRAW-[art] FINISH FUTURE-[later, will, someday, far in the future] GREEN LONG-[how-long] NOW-[present, current, today] OLD ORANGE PAPER-[page, look-up, dictionary] PAST-[before, previously, long-ago] RED TOMORROW-[daily, everyday] WAIT-[wait-a-minute] WHEN WHITE-[white-person] YEAR-[annually, last-year, next-year, numerical incorporation] YELLOW

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ASL University Workbook Lifeprint.com Story 6 YEAR-PAST MY HOUSE ROOM ROOM WHITE A-L-L. NOW-YEAR MANY COLOR. MY BEDROOM BLUE. MY SISTER BEDROOM YELLOW. BROTHER WANT BEDROOM BLACK, DAD (say)-NO-(to-him-"sternly"). (Role play brother bodyshift face slightly left. Ask-to-father)-ORANGE? (Role play father bodyshift facing slightly right.) say-NO-(to-son-"sternly")-(Role play brother bodyshift face slightly left. Askto-father)-BROWN? (Role play father bodyshift facing slightly right.) say-O-Kto-son- "think about it for a moment" "reluctantly". MOM-DAD THEIR(singular) BED-ROOM WHITE. BATHROOM YELLOW. FAMILY ROOM GREEN. OUR CAR RED. 6.B Practice sheet 1. CITY YOU LIVE? [In what city do you live?] 2. HOW-LONG YOU LIVE INDEX(there) [How long have you lived there?] 3. YOU WANT GO HOME NOW? [Do you want to go home now?] 4. WHAT COLOR YOUR PAPER? [What color is your paper?] 5. YOU LIVE BIG CITY PAST? [Have you ever lived in a big city?] 6. YOU LIKE RED CAR? [Do you like red cars?] 7. TOMORROW YOU GO SCHOOL? [Are you going to school tomorrow?] 8. YOU GO DOCTOR, WAIT-(long), YOU SIT-(anxious)? [Do you get anxious when you wait a long time at the doctors office?] 9. WHEN YOU MOVE-(to here)? [When did you move here?] 10. HOW-MANY YEAR YOU LIVE HERE? [How many years have you lived here?]

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Lesson 7
Discussion 7 Attention Getting Methods Numbers 1,000-999,999 ABCOS15 Dominant Hand Note: "CL:" is a way of indicating a special sign known as a "classifier." Note: "ICL" means "instrument classifier." Instrument classifiers are sometimes used to show the manipulation of an object. In this story you "manipulate" a cookie and a cup. Vocabulary 7 APPLE CANDY CEREAL CHEESE COOKIE CUP-[glass] DRINK EAT [food] EGG FORK FULL HAMBURGER HOTDOG-(sausage, bologna) HUNGRY-[wish] MILK PIZZA POPCORN SPOON-[soup} -[soup} WATER WHAT-KIND-[type, style] SELF

Practice Sheet: 7.A 1. YOU LIKE EAT GREEN APPLE? [Do you like to eat green apples?] 2. WHAT-KIND CANDY YOU LIKE? [What type of candy do you like?] 3. WHAT-KIND CEREAL YOU LIKE? [What type of cereal do you like?] 4. YOU LIKE COOKIES WITH MILK? [Do you like cookies and milk?] 5. HOW-MANY CUP WATER YOU DRINK EVERYDAY? [How many cups of water do you drink daily?] 6. WHAT YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? [What is your favorite food?] 7. YOU LIKE GREEN EGG AND H-AM? [Do you like green eggs and ham?] 8. YOU HAVE FORK YOU? [Do you have a fork?] 9. YOU FULL? [Are you full?] 10. YOU FAVORITE-[prefer], HAMBURGER [body-shift-"or"] HOTDOG? [Do you prefer hamburgers or hotdogs?]

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ASL University Workbook Lifeprint.com Story 7 HUNGRY ME. WANT EAT. NOW NOW I FEEL CAN EAT PIZZA CL:bent-LL(Use bent "L" hands to show the size of a medium to large pizza) ALL MYSELF. TOMORROW I GO MOVIE. EAT, EAT, EAT WILL ME! POPCORN, HOTDOG, CANDY, DRINK, WILL FULL ME. MY FAVORITE FOOD? COOKIES, MILK ICL-"Dip cookie into a cup of milk, take a bite." Practice Sheet: 7.B 1. HUNGRY YOU ? [Are you hungry?] 2. WHAT-KIND PIZZA YOU LIKE? [What type of pizza do you like?] 3. SUPPOSE YOU GO MOVIE, YOU LIKE EAT POPCORN? [Do you like to eat popcorn at the movies?] 4. WHAT-KIND SOUP YOU LIKE? [What kind of soup do you like?] 5. YOU LIKE EAT RED APPLE? [Do you like to eat red apples?] 6. WHAT-KIND COOKIE YOU LIKE? [What kind of cookies do you like?] 7. YOU FAVORITE-(prefer) APPLE [bodyshift-"or"] ORANGES? [Do you prefer apples or oranges?] 8. YOUR SISTER LIKE EGG [Does your sister like eggs?] 9. SUPPOSE YOU EAT 3 HAMBURGER, WILL FULL YOU? [If you eat three hamburgers will you be full?] 10. YOU DON'T-LIKE CANDY? [Don't you like candy?]

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Lesson 8
Discussion 8 Demonstrated Pronouns Numbers 1,000,000 and up Classifier: H Gallaudet University-(define) Gallaudet, Thomas Hopkins-(define)

Practice Sheet: 8.A 1. BACKPACK HAVE YOU? [Do you have a backpack?] 2. YOUR HOUSE, CLOTHES DIRTY, BASKET WHO PUT-(in)++, WHO? [Who picks up dirty clothes at your house?] 3. YOUR HEARING-AID, BATTERY, WHAT-KIND? [What kind of hearing-aid battery do you use?] 4. YOUR BELT, COLOR? [What color is your belt?] 5. CLOTHES, WHEN YOU CHANGE? [When do you change clothes?] 6. DOCTOR L-A-B COAT, COLOR? [What color is a doctors lab coat?] 7. CLOTHES DIRTY, SHOULD PUT WHERE? [Where should we put dirty clothes?] 8. WHO THIS ROOM HAVE GLASSES? [Who in this room has glasses?] 9. WHO HAVE HEARING-AID? [Who has a hearing aid?] 10. YOU LIKE WASHING-MACHINE CLOTHES? [Do you like doing laundry?]

Vocabulary 8 BACKPACK BASKET BATTERY-[electric] BELT CHANGE-[adapt, convert, COINS] COAT-[jacket] DIRTY-[dirt, SOIL] GLASSES-[Gallaudet] HEARING-AID-[put on hearing aid] WASHING-MACHINE ON/[OFF] PANTS PICK-UP SHIRT-[blouse] SHOES SOCKS UNDERWEAR WHICH ZIP CLOTHES

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ASL University Workbook Lifeprint.com Story 8 MY MOM WASHING-MACHINE EVERYDAY. I-HELP-HER. WASHINGMACHINE I (shift your body to face slightly to the right, open lid of washing machine" (face forward again) CLOTHES DIRTY (shift your body slightly to the left-act out putting dirty clothes into the washer). PANTS, SHIRT, SOCKS, UNDERWEAR "throwinto washer." MY HEARING AID? I DON'T-LIKE. Take-off-HEARING-AID, (Crain your neck, look for mom, check both directions while keeping the right hand in an "x" handshape then change your handshape into the "PUT" sign and quickly put the hearing aid into the washer and close the lid. Clasp your hands, smile with wide eyes, and try to look innocent." MOM FIND, MAD! SHE. Practice Sheet 8.B 1. SUPPOSE YOU GO CHURCH, PANTS [bodyshift-"or"] CLOTHES(dress) WHICH YOU? [If you go to church, do you wear pants or do you wear a dress?] 2. SPELL "PANTS" [Spell the word "pants."] 3. SCHOOL FINISH, TIME YOUR MOM PICK-UP YOU? [What time does your mom pick you up after school?] 4. YOUR SHIRT, WHAT COLOR? [What color is your shirt?] 5. HOW-MANY SHOES YOU HAVE? [How many pairs of shoes do you have?] 6. YOUR SOCKS, COLOR? [What color are your socks?] 7. YOU THINK CHILDREN SHOULD CHANGE UNDERWEAR DAILY? [Do you think children should change their underwear everyday?] 8. WHICH YOU FAVORITE-(prefer) PIZZA [bodyshift-"or"] HAMBURGER [Which would you rather have, pizza or a hamburger?] 9. YOUR BACKPACK HAVE ZIP? [Does your backpack have a zipper?] 10. YOU WANT GO GALLAUDET FUTURE-(someday)? [Do you want to go to Gallaudet University someday?]

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Lesson 9
Discussion 9: Code Switching Contact Sign Language Bilingual-Bicultural approach [NUMERICAL INCORPORATION] Review and Clarify: SAY, THERE Vocabulary 9 BASEMENT BATHTUB COUCH DOOR-[open, open door, close door, closet] DRESSER DRYER-[dry] GARAGE GARBAGE KITCHEN LIGHT-[lamp, lights-on, lights-off, headlights, BRIGHT, LIGHT-A-MATCH, emergency vehicle, ambulanceMICROWAVE] REFRIGERATOR SEPARATE-[apart] SHOWER SINK STOVE TABLE-[desk] TOOTHPASTE WINDOW-[open-window, close-window]

Practice Sheet 9.A 1. YOU LIVE BASEMENT APT? Do you live in a basement apartment? 2. YOU PREFER BATH, SHOWER, WHICH? Which do you prefer, taking a bath or taking a shower? 3. YOUR BATHROOM HAVE TUB AND SHOWER? Does your bathroom have both a tub and a shower? 4. TUB, SHOWER TOGETHER, SEPARATE, WHICH? Are your bathtub and your shower combined or are they separate? 5. YOUR COUCH, COLOR? What color is your couch? 6. GARAGE HAVE? CL:3-(vehicle, "park")++ HOW-MANY CAN? Do you have a garage? (if so) How many cars will it fit? 7. CAR HAVE? HOW-MANY DOORS? Do you have a car? (if so) How many doors? 8. YOUR HOUSE, GARBAGE, WHO "throw out-(mime)" Who takes out the garbage in your house? 9. YOUR DRYER, G-A-S, E-L-E-C-T-RI-C WHICH? Is your clothes dryer gas or electric? 10. COLOR THAT TABLE? What color is that table?

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ASL University Workbook Lifeprint.com Story 9 YESTERDAY me-HELP-him BROTHER MOVE. HE BEFORE LIVE BASEMENT A-P-T. NOW HOUSE HIMSELF. HOUSE SMALL. GARAGE ZERO(none). STOVE, REFRIGERATOR WASH-MACHINE, DRY DRY-(dryer), TABLE, MICROWAVE ALL IN KITCHEN. SINK WINDOW-(sign "window" further out and above the sink") WASH-DISH CAN LOOK-(out window) CHILDREN PLAYING WASHDISH. BATHROOM SMALL, BATH-T-UB ONLY, not-HAVE SHOWER. BEDROOM MEDIUM, DRESSER HAVE. LIVE-ROOM HAVE COUCH, TV, WINDOW SMALL, (Trace the outline of a small window with the tips of your index fingers.) Practice Sheet 9.B 1. TOOTHPASTE, WHAT-KIND YOU? What kind of toothpaste do you use? 2. YOU PREFER STOVE, MICROWAVE, WHICH? Would you rather cook using a stove or a microwave? 3. YOUR REFRIGERATOR CL:BB"side-by-side-double-doors?" Is your refrigerator the kind that has the freezer on the side? 4. YOU BEFORE AMBULANCE YOU? Have you ever been in an ambulance? 5. WHY DEAF PREFER KITCHEN? Why do deaf people tend to gather in the kitchen? 6. KNOW TOOTHPASTE BRUSHTEETH, WHAT-KIND TOOTHPASTE YOU? What kind of toothpaste do you use? 7. YOUR SINK, COLOR? What color is your sink? 8. YOUR PANTS, PUT DRESSER, "HANG-UP-(mime or "x" hand on left index finger)" WHICH? Do you keep your pants in a dresser or do you hang them up? 9. YOUR BATHROOM HAVE WINDOW? Is there a window in your bathroom? 10. YOUR PARENTS SEPARATE? Are your parents separated?

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Lesson 10
Discussion 10: Cardinal Numbers Ordinal Numbers Loan Signs-(define) Lexicalized Fingerspelling: #BUSY #DO #IF #JOB #VEG #WHAT

Practice sheet 10.A 1. CAT LIKE EAT BIRD? Do cats like to eat birds? 2. WHAT-KIND BOOK YOU LIKE READ? What type of books do you enjoy reading? 3. FISH LIKE EAT BUG? Do fish like to eat bugs? 4. MILK, WHERE FROM, HOW GET? How and/or where do we get milk? [Answer: the store or a cow] 5. NAME SOMETHING DOG CHASE. What do dogs like to chase? 6. YOU PAST TAKE A-S-L CLASS YOU? Have you ever taken an ASL class? 7. YOU KNOW TEACHER WIFE/HUSBAND NAME? Do you know the teacher's wife's/husband's-(choose appropriate) name? 8. HAVE PET YOU? (if so) NAME? Do you have a pet? What is its name? 9. SOME CAT LIKE WATER? Do some cats like water? [Note: Some like swim in it. All like to drink it.] 10. YOU WANT HORSE YOU? Do you want a horse?

Vocabulary 10 BIRD BOOK-[open book, close book, bookstore] BUG CAT-[kitten] COW DOG DOWN-[downstairs, CALM-DOWN, DEPRESSED] FISH GET-[BECOME, acquire] HORSE KNOW-[don't know, know-that, knownothing, familiar, aware, that-one] PET READ SAME-[me-same-as-you, me-too, LOOK-LIKE, similar, ALSO] SOME TAKE-[take up, adopt, evaporate, takeit-easy] TELL TIME-[o'clock] TRUE-[sure, really, real] UP-[upstairs]

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ASL University Workbook Lifeprint.com Story 10 I LIKE ANIMAL. I LIKE READ ANIMAL BOOK. PETS HAVE 4 ME. CAT, DOG, BIRD, FISH. I WANT HORSE. DAD TOLD ME CAN GET HORSE I OLD 18. MY UNCLE HAVE MANY HORSE. MANY COW. HIMSELF V-E-T. I ADULT WANT SAME-AS-HIM. I LIKE TAKE CLASS CLASS LEARN LEARN KNOW ANIMAL. ONE ANIMAL I DON'T-LIKE, BUG. Practice sheet 10.B 1. YOU LOOK-LIKE YOUR DAD? Do you look like your father? 2. WHICH YOU PREFER, READ O-R TV WATCH-(casual)? Which would you rather do, read or watch TV? 3. COOK CLASS, YOU PAST TAKE? Have you ever taken a cooking class? 4. TIME YOU GO ASL CLASS? (wh-q) What time to you go to your ASL class? 5. BIRD LIKE EAT FISH? Do birds like to eat fish? [Some do-pelicans for example.] 6. HORSE LIKE EAT FISH? Do horses like to eat fish? 7. YOUR BEDROOM UPSTAIRS? Is your bedroom upstairs? 8. TELL-(to-me) HOW YOU FEEL. Tell me how you feel. 9. YOU THINK COW GOOD PET? Do you think a cow would make a good pet? 10. YOUR FAVORITE BOOK NAME? What is your favorite book?

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Lesson 11
Discussion 11 "VP" stands for "Video Phone" VRS stands for "Video Relay Service."

Practice Sheet: 11.A 1. TELL-to-me ABOUT YOUR TEACHER Tell me about your teacher. 2. YOU GO CLASS ON TIME ALWAYS? Do you always go to class on time? 3. YOU HAVE DOG AND CAT YOU? Do you have a cat and a dog? 4. ANY YOUR FAMILY DEAF? Is anyone in your family deaf? 5. CLASS FINISH, #BACK HOME YOU? Are you going back home after class? 6. YOU BEFORE WANT TELL-tohe/she MAN/WOMAN HOW FEEL, BUT CAN'T? Have you ever wanted to tell a guy/girl how you felt but couldn't? 7. CAN PHONE YOU? Are you able to use the phone? 8. WHY CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND HE/SHE TEACHER? Why can't you understand the teacher? 9. TAKE-UP ASL FOR-FOR ? Why are you taking ASL? 10. NAME BOOK YOU THINK WONDERFUL. Name a book that you think is wonderful.

Vocabulary 11 ABOUT-[title, quote, approximately, concerning, locale/area/thereabouts] ALWAYS AND ANY BACK-[#BACK] BUT-[different] CALL-[phone, named, yell, tty-call] CAN'T FOR-[what for] GREAT-[wonderful] LITTLE-[little-bit] MAKE NEVER NEW OH-I-SEE OR PEOPLE SOMETIMES TALK-[chat-with, talk-with] THING

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ASL University Workbook Lifeprint.com Story 11 I LIKE READ. CAN'T STOP ME. ALWAYS READ, READ, ANYTHING. WATCH TV, I NEVER. SOMETIMES PEOPLE CALL-TO-ME CHAT.BUT I PREFER READ. Practice sheet 11.B 1. YOUR BEDROOM DIRTY LITTLEBIT? Is your bedroom a little bit dirty? 2. SOUP, YOU KNOW HOW MAKE? Do you know how to make soup? 3. YOU NEVER EAT CANDY YOU? You never eat candy!? 4. NEW CAR HAVE YOU? Do you have a new car? 5. YOU PREFER PIZZA OR HAMBURGER? Would you rather have pizza or a hamburger? 6. YOU LIKE MEET PEOPLE NEW YOU? Do you like to meet new people? 7. YOU SOMETIME FEEL ANXIOUS? (if so) WHEN? Do you feel anxious sometimes? When? 8. YOU LIKE CHAT-WITH DEAF? Do you like to chat with deaf people? 9. WHAT-KIND PEOPLE YOU LIKE? What type of people do you like? 10. LEARN NEW THING YOU LIKE? Do you like to learn new things?

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Lesson 12
Discussion 12 Review: TOMORROW, YEAR The concept of: "annually" Name Signs Time (non-manual inflections) Incorporation of Time Habitual-time Vocabulary 12 AFTERNOON-[every afternoon] DAY-[ALL-DAY, TODAY] EQUAL-[fair, level] EVERYDAY FRIDAY HABIT HOUR MINUTE MONDAY MONTH-[monthly, rent, MONTH-NEXT] MORNING-[EVERY-MORNING, ALLMORNING] NIGHT-[ALL-NIGHT, EVERY-NIGHT, evening] SATURDAY SECOND SUNDAY THURSDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY WEEK-[WEEK-NEXT] WEEKEND YESTERDAY

Practice sheet 12.A 1. AFTERNOON WORK YOU? Do you work in the afternoon? 2. TODAY YOU FINISH BRUSH-TEETH YOU? Did you brush your teeth today? 3. YOU THINK LIFE FAIR ALL PEOPLE? Do you think life is fair for all people? 4. YOU SHOWER EVERYDAY? Do you shower everyday? 5. EVERY-FRIDAY YOU EAT FISH? Do you eat fish every Friday? 6. HABIT ANY YOU? (if so) WHAT(huh)? What, if any, habits do you have? 7. HOW-MANY HOUR EQUAL 1 DAY? How-many hours are in a day? 8. HOW-MANY MINUTE EQUAL 1 HOUR? How-many minutes are in an hour? 9. HOW-MANY DAY EQUAL 1 MONTH? How-many days are in a month? 10. HOW-MANY MONTH EQUAL 1 YEAR? How-many months are in a year?

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ASL University Workbook Lifeprint.com Story 12.a SUNDAY I GO CHURCH. MONDAY I GO AUNT HOUSE. TUESDAY I GO FOOD STORE. WEDNESDAY, HOUSE I CLEAN-UP. THURSDAY I WASHCLOTHES. FRIDAY I GO MOVIE. SATURDAY I WATCH TV. Practice sheet 12.B 1. YOU LIKE MONDAY? Do you like Mondays? 2. MOVIE, GO TUESDAY NIGHT, GOOD WHY? Why are Tuesday nights a good time to go to the movies? 3. SATURDAY NIGHT, I GO PARTY, WANT ACCOMPANY-me? I'm going to a party Saturday night. Do you want to go with me? 4. 1 MINUTE HAVE HOW-MANY S-EC? How many seconds are in a minute? 5. 1 WEEK HAVE HOW-MANY DAYS? How many days are in a week? 6. WHICH DAY SCHOOL YOU? Which days are you in school? 7. WHICH DAY PEOPLE GO CHURCH? On which day do people go to church? 8. PAST WEEKEND YOU GO MOVIE? Did you go to the movies last weekend? 9. YESTERDAY, HOW-MANY TIME YOU EAT? How-many times did you eat yesterday? 10. NEXT-WEEK YOU COME SCHOOL? Are you coming to school next week?

Story 12.b EVERY-MORNING MONDAY BLANK(through) FRIDAY TIME-8 I GO SCHOOL. EVERYDAY NOON, FRIEND B-O-B WE-TWO EAT 1/2 HOUR. everyAFTERNOON SCHOOL FINISH I PLAY FRIEND. Every-NIGHT BED TIME-9:30.

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Lesson 13
Discussion 13: Topic: Public School Review: PAPER Interpreters Close Captioning Vocabulary 13 ARTICLE-[column] CLOSE-CAPTIONED COLLEGE-[university] EASY-[ALMOST] FALSE FLASH-LIGHTS GRADUATE HARD-[tough, difficult, problem] HARD-OF-HEARING HIGH-SCHOOL INTERPRETER LIST PUT-DOWN RESEARCH RESIDENTIAL-SCHOOL-[deaf school, campus, institute, institution] SQUARE-[sign, black+board, perimeter] TEST-[exam, quiz] WRITE WRONG-[mistake, accident]

Practice sheet 13.A 1. YOU LIKE READ RESEARCH ARTICLE? Do you like to read research articles? 2. YOUR TV CLOSE-CAPTIONED? Is your television close-captioned? 3. YOUR DAD COLLEGE? Did your dad go to college? 4. YOU GALLAUDET YOU? Did you go to Gallaudet? (Or, "Are you attending Gallaudet?") 5. WANT BECOME INTERPRETER YOU? Do you want to be an interpreter? 6. DEAF(bodyshift-"or") HEARING YOU? Are you deaf or hearing? 7. YOU THINK HARD-OF-HEARING SHOULD MARRY DEAF O-R HEARING? Do you think hard-of-hearing people should marry Deaf people or hearing people? 8. HIGH-SCHOOL, WHEN GRADUATE YOU? When did you graduate high school? 9. YOU THINK THIS CLASS HARD? Do you think this class is hard? 10. WHY DEAF COLLEGE STUDENT NEED PUT-DOWN+AGENT? Why do deaf college students need note-takers?

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ASL University Workbook Lifeprint.com Story 13 I DEAF-SCHOOL O-G-D-E-N U-T-A-H, GRADUATE 1984. NOW COLLEGE CS-U-N. I LIKE COLLEGE, BUT HARD. HIGH-SCHOOL EASY. NOW MUST READ ARTICLE. WRITE RESEARCH PAPER. TEACHER SQUARE-(white board) WRITE-(on the white board) MUST PUT-DOWN. INTERPRETER, MUST WATCH-(intense). WHY? TEST HARD. Practice sheet 13.B 1. CLOSE-CAPTIONED VIDEO-TAPE, YOU LIKE WATCH? Do you like to watch close-captioned videotapes? 2. YOU LIKE TRUE FALSE TEST? Do you like TRUE/FALSE tests? 3. RESEARCH PAPER, YOU LIKE WRITE? Do you like to write research papers? 4. WHY TEACHER FLASH-LIGHTS? Why does the teacher flash the lights? 5. INTERPRETER LIST, YOU HAVE? Do you have a list of interpreters? 6. SQUARE-(white-board), YOU THINK HE/SHE TEACHER SHOULD WRITE MORE? Do you think the teacher should write on the board more often? 7. PAST TEST THIS CLASS YOU MANY WRONG YOU? How many did you miss on the last test you took in this class? 8. COLLEGE, WHEN GRADUATE YOU? When will you (or did you) graduate from college? 9. YOU THINK THIS CLASS EASY? Do you think this class is easy? 10. DEAF-SCHOOL YOU? Did you attend a residential school for the deaf?

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Lesson 14
Discussion 14 Regularity Duration Top-down literacy approach Vocabulary 14 AUTUMN COLD-[REFRIGERATOR] COOL FREEZE GO-TO-BED HOT MOON RAIN SICK SNOW SPRING-[grow, PLANT, bush] SUMMER SUN SUNRISE-[sleep-in] USE-[wear] VACATION-[off work, holiday] WAKE-UP WARM WEATHER-[wind, breeze] WINTER

Practice sheet 14.A 1. WHICH YOU LIKE BETTER, SUMMER (bodyshift-or), WINTER? Which do you like better, summer or winter? 2. YOU LIKE COLD WEATHER? Do you like cold weather? 3. AUTUMN, WIND-(light), COOL, YOU LIKE CL:1-"go for a stroll"? Do you like going for a stroll in a cool autumn breeze? 4. SUMMER VACATION, TIME YOU WAKE UP? What time do you wake up during summer vacation? 5. WINTER HERE SNOW? Does it snow here in the winter? 6. YOU THINK TONIGHT WILL FREEZE? Do you think it will freeze tonight? 7. SUPPOSE RAIN, CL:1-"GO OUT" PLAY+, WILL SICK YOU? If you play in the rain, will you get sick? 8. YOU LIKE MAKE SNOW+MAN? Do you like building snowmen? 9. WORK YOU? SICK VACATION HOW-MANY DAY CAN YOU? If you work, how many days of sickleave do you get? 10. WARM COOKIE AND MILK, YOU LIKE? Do you like warm cookies and milk?

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ASL University Workbook Lifeprint.com Story 14.a I FROM UTAH. THERE SUMMER HOT. FALL COOL. WINTER COLD. SPRING WARM. (position slightly left)DIFFERENT-, (position middle)DIFFERENT, (position slightly right)DIFFERENT. SUMMER VACATION I GO-TO-BED MIDNIGHT SLEEPSUNRISE. WAKE-UP TIME-9:00. WINTER I WANT SLEEP-SUNRISE, BUT CAN'T, MUST SCHOOL. Practice sheet 14.B 1. YOU LIKE SLEEP-IN? Do you like to sleep in? 2. YESTERDAY TIME YOU WAKE-UP? What time did you wake up yesterday? 3. YOU LIKE HOT WEATHER YOU? Do you like hot weather? 4. SUMMER VACATION, TIME YOU GO-TO-BED? What time do you go to bed during summer vacation? 5. SUPPOSE SICK, YOU THINK GOTO-BED HELP WILL? Do you think bed rest is helpful when a person is sick? 6. YOU USE DEODORANT-(mime rubbing deodorant under your arm) YOU? Do you use deodorant? 7. YOUR FAVORITE TIME YEAR WHAT? What is your favorite time of year? 8. FEEL SICK YOU? Do you feel sick? 9. YOUR REFRIGERATOR FULL? Is your refrigerator full? 10. COLD PIZZA, YOU LIKE ? Do you like cold pizza?

Story 14.b I LIKE HOT WEATHER. I DON'T-LIKE COLD. DON'T LIKE SNOW. RAIN FINE. MY FAVORITE TIME YEAR SUMMER. NIGHT MOON, I LIKE LOOK-AT-(for a long time). I ENJOY WALK WIND. SIT SUN WARM.

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Lesson 15
Discussion 15 Review and discuss: TALK-WITH [INTERVIEW] Classifier: 1 Name Signs SELF

Practice sheet 15.A 1. YOUR MAJOR WHAT? What are you majoring in? 2. YOUR TEACHER HAVE AIDE? Does you teacher have an aide? 3. YOU USE BABYSITTER? Do you use a babysitter? 4. YOUR BOSS NAME? What is your boss's name? 5. YOU LIKE COOK? Do you like to cook? 6. YOUR GRANDPA FARMER? Is your grandpa a farmer? (or) Was your grandpa a farmer? 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? 8. SUPPOSE YOUR DAD DIVORCE, MARRY NEW WOMAN, SHE YOUR WHAT? If your dad were divorced and remarried, what relationship would the new wife be to you? 9. YOUR FAMILY ANY LIBRARY+AGENT? Is anyone in your family a librarian? 10. YOU KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR NAME? Do you know your neighbor's name?

Vocabulary 15 AIDE BABYSITTER BOSS COOK FARM FIREMAN-[firefighter] IN-LAW LIBRARY-[library+er] MAIN-[profession, major] NEIGHBOR-[NEXT-TO] PICTURE-[photographer] POLICE-[cop, sheriff, DETECTIVE] PRESIDENT-[superintendent] PRINTER-[newspaper, publish, news] PROGRAM SCIENTIST SECRETARY SELF-[think-self, myself, yourself, himself, themselves, who-is, his-own, your-own] STEPFATHER STEPMOTHER WAITER/WAITRESS-[serve, servant]

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ASL University Workbook Lifeprint.com Practice sheet 15.B Story 15 1. PICTURE YOUR FAMILY HAVE YOU? Do you have a picture of your family? 2. WHO PRESIDENT U-S? Who is president of the United States? 3. STEPFATHER, MEANING ? What is a "stepfather?" 4. HOW-MANY BROTHER-IN-LAW YOU HAVE? How-many brothers-in-law do you have? 5. WAITRESS, HOW-MUCH SHOULD T-I-P? How much should you tip a waitress? 6. NEWSPAPER, YOU LIKE READ? Do you like to read the newspaper? 7. WHICH COMPUTER PROGRAM YOU USE? Which computer program (or programs) do you use? 8. YOU WISH YOURSELF HAVE SECRETARY Do you wish you had your own secretary? 9. HOW SIGN S-C-I-E-N-T-I-S-T? What is the sign for "scientist?" 10. POLICE he/she-HELP-you BEFORE? Have you ever been helped by a police officer?

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