Lesson 16 American Sign Language (ASL)

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Objectives:

___ Discussion topic: Temporal Adverbs
___ Discussion topic: Plurals-(general)
___ I am able to recognize and sign the practice sentences and story for this lesson
___ I have taken the Lesson 16 Practice Quiz
___ I have taken the general practice quiz for this lesson. See: PRACTICE QUIZZES
___ Practice cards for "Level 2" (.doc format)

Vocabulary:

1/2-HOUR
AFTER, across (Contrast with FROM-NOW-ON)
APPOINTMENT / RESERVATION
BEFORE (versions)
BEST
BETTER
DO
END
FEW-(several)
FIRST
FROM-NOW-ON, from then on
LAST
LATE (Contrast with: LATER)
LOOK
MIDDLE Also see: CENTER
MIDNIGHT
MOST
NEXT
NOT
NOT-YET (Contrast with LATE)
OFTEN-(frequently)
RECENT
SEE (Also versions: look-at, watch, will see)
SOON

Review Vocabulary

Expansion Vocabulary

Practice:

Practice sheet: 16.A
01. SUPPOSE TEACHER NOT COME, WAIT 1/2-HOUR YOU? (Would you wait a half-hour if the teacher doesn't come?)
02. BEFORE-[prior-to] CLASS, YOU WHERE? (Where were you before class?)
03. YESTERDAY, SCHOOL FINISH FROM-THEN-ON YOU what-DO? (What did you do after school yesterday?)
04. DOCTOR APPOINTMENT, YOU HAVE? (Do you have a doctor's appointment?)
05. SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN, YOU LIKE BEST WHICH? (Which do you like best, spring, summer, or fall?)

Practice sheet: 16.B
06. MAN bodyshift-OR WOMAN, YOU THINK BETTER DRIVER WHO? (Who do you think makes a better driver, a woman or a man?)
07. PAST WEEKEND YOU what-DO? (What did you do last weekend?)
08. SHOES, YOU HAVE, HOW-MANY? (How many pairs of shoes do you have?)
09. YOUR FIRST CAR, what-COLOR? (What was the color of your first car?)
10. YOUR FAMILY, LAST CHILD WHO? (Who was the last child in your family?)

Practice sheet: 16.C
11. TODAY, YOUR LAST CLASS WHAT? (What is your last class today?)
12. LATE CLASS ALWAYS YOU? (Are you always late to class?)
13. DEAF CENTER, YOU KNOW WHERE YOU? (Do you know where the center for the Deaf is?)
14. PAST SATURDAY YOU GO-TO-BED, what-TIME? (What time did you go to bed last Saturday?)
15. YOUR FAMILY, COOK MOST WHO? (Who does most of the cooking in your family?)

Practice sheet: 16.D
16. YOUR NEXT CLASS WHAT? (What class do you have next?)
17. HEARING-AID BATTERY, YOU NOT-YET CHANGE YOU? (Haven't you changed your hearing-aid battery yet?)
18. LIBRARY, YOU GO HOW OFTEN? (How often do you go to the library?)
19. YOU GRADUATE SOON YOU? (Will you be graduating soon?)
20. YOU RECENT what-DO? (What did you do recently?)

Additional Information:

Study checks:
___ Do you know the difference between signing "before" as in the past - versus signing "before" as in "prior to something?" If not -- you need to click on the "BEFORE" link in the vocabulary list and actually study the differences listed on that page.

___ Do you know if AFTER and ACROSS use the same sign? If not, you need to click on the AFTER link in the vocabulary list.

___ Can FROM-NOW-ON be used to mean AFTER? If you don't know, click on the AFTER link in the vocabulary list and read the notes for that sign.

Review:
When you think you are done with this lesson, ask yourself if you know the following signs or not. If you are unsure, you are not done with the lesson. Go back up and click on a few more links and watch the Lesson 16 instructional video, etc.

AFTER
ACROSS
FROM-NOW-ON
RESERVATION also see: APPOINTMENT
DO
DO-what
END
FEW
several
LATER
LOOK
MIDDLE
center
MIDNIGHT
frequently
SEE
look-at
watch
we-will-see

Quizzes:

Self-study students, see: Lesson 16 Practice Quiz
Taking this as a class? Contact your local teacher or see your syllabus for the right quiz to take.

Notes:

Curriculum revision notes and lesson archive:
In a never ending effort to improve, this website is under constant construction. Below are sentences and or signs which are being phased out of this lesson as well as other material that may be phased into the lesson.

Advanced Sentence: PAST SATURDAY YOU GO-TO-BED, BEFORE MIDNIGHT? (Did you go to bed before midnight last Saturday?)
Advanced Sentence: YOUR MOM RECENTLY HERE, YOU SEE-(her)? (Your mom was just here, did you see her?)

ASL: Lesson 16