Lesson 28 American Sign Language (ASL)

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Objectives:

___ I am able to recognize and sign the practice sentences for this lesson
___ I have taken the Lesson 28 Practice Quiz
___ I have taken the general practice quiz for this lesson. See: PRACTICE QUIZZES
___ Lesson 28 Powerpoint [.ppt]
___ Lesson 28 Practice cards [.doc] [.pdf]

Vocabulary:

BLANKET
BUTTON
CLOTHES
COPY
DIAPER
DOTS
DRESS
HAIR-DRYER
HAT
MATCH-[combine] [Compare: "roommate"]
NECKLACE
PLAID, Scotland
SCARF
SEW
SHAVE
SKIRT
STRIPES
TIE
TOUCH-["been to"]
TOWEL
WET-WIPES

Review Vocabulary

Expansion Vocabulary

DISNEYLAND-[L28] | FINISH-TOUCH-["have been to"]-[L28] | ROOMMATE-[match]-[L28] | SKIRT-short-[L28]

Practice:

Practice sheet: 28.A
01. YOU SLEEP BLANKET HOW-MANY?
02. "_____________" KNOW HOW YOU? [COOK, SEW, MAKE COOKIES, PAINT, MANAGE BUSINESS, CUT-HAIR, etc.]
Example: "BUTTON SEW KNOW HOW YOU?"
03. "________" YOU LIKE USE-[wear]?
Example: DRESS YOU LIKE USE-[wear] YOU? (Do you like to wear dresses?)
04. DURING TEST YOU COPY FRIEND PAPER YOU?
05. DIAPER, YOU CHANGE BEFORE?

Practice sheet: 28.B
06. SHIRT DOTS YOU HAVE?
07. HAIR-DRYER YOU USE?
08. HAT YOU HAVE? WHAT-KIND?
09. YOU PREFER LIVE SINGLE-[alone] [bodyshift "or"] ROOMMATE-[match] WHICH?
10. NECKLACE, GOLD, YOU HAVE?

Practice sheet: 28.C
11. "_____________" KNOW HOW YOU? [ALGEBRA, PROGRAM COMPUTER, PLAY CHESS, TAKE-CARE PLANT, etc.]
Example: SEW, YOU KNOW HOW?
12. YOUR DAD "________" EVERYDAY? [SHAVE, GO WORK, COOK, FISHING, etc.]
Example: YOUR DAD SHAVE EVERYDAY?
13. YOUR MOM SOMETIMES "________"? [BICYCLE, LOSE KEYS, GO LIBRARY, etc.]
Example: YOUR MOM SOMETIMES SKIRT-short?
14. STRIPES-[vertical], YOU FACE-[look] GOOD YOU? (Do you look good in stripes?)
15. TIE YOU HAVE? [if so] HOW-MANY?

Practice sheet: 28.D
16. YOUR FAVORITE "________" WHAT COLOR?
Example: YOUR FAVORITE TOWEL, WHAT COLOR?
17. WET-WIPES YOU KEEP CAR? (Do you keep wet wipes in your car?)
18. "________" YOU FINISH-TOUCH YOU? [LIBRARY, DISNEYLAND, GALLAUDET-university, etc.]
Example: "Scotland"-[plaid] YOU FINISH-TOUCH YOU? (Have you been to Scotland?)
19. YOU HAVE SCARF?
20. "________" YOU HAVE FAVORITE? [SHIRT, RESTAURANT, BOOK, AUNT, etc.]
Example: SHIRT, YOU HAVE FAVORITE?

Additional Information:

FINISH-TOUCH

The sign "FINISH-TOUCH" means "have been to" or "have gone there before." For more information see "FINISH-TOUCH".

QM-wig

The gloss "QM-wig" refers to the "question mark wiggle" sign which is used to clarify that you are asking a question and/or to express a bit of incredulity or skepticism. For more information see "QM-wig".

Substitution activities:
__________ YOU FINISH TOUCH YOU? (Replace blank with cities or locations of interest. For example: Disneyland).

Notes:
A student asked me how to do the sign for "sign language."
I showed her the sign for "SIGN / signing." She asked why I didn't add the sign "language." I explained that we don't need to add the word "language" when discussing "signing" any more than we need to add the word "language" when we ask someone if they speak English.

Compare these two sentences:
1. Do you speak English?
2. Do you speak English language?

Most fluent English speakers would use the first version (without adding the redundant word "language.")

It is an accepted fact that ASL is a language. Either of these two questions are typical ways to find out whether someone can sign:
We can ask, "YOU KNOW ASL?"
Or we could ask, "YOU SIGN?"

Also, the sign for "SIGN / Sign Language" has evolved over the years to include several versions. I show those versions in some of my later instructional videos over at Youtube.com/billvicars
For an example watch me ask the following question:

Are they learning how to sign? or "Did they learn sign language?" (THEY LEARN SIGN-LANGUAGE?)
(On YouTube at: https://youtu.be/80_pUaUGExs )

Quizzes:

Self-study students, see: Lesson 28 Practice Quiz
Taking this as a class? Contact your local teacher or see your syllabus for the right quiz to take.

Notes:

The sign CLOTHES also appears in the Lesson 08 vocabulary; it is included here again as part of this lesson's clothing set.

ASL: Lesson 28