ASL University Workbook

Level 1
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Covers Lessons 1-20

ASL 1 / ASL 101 (First Semester) [First Year Fall Semester] [Public School K-12: Point five
(.5) credits] [University: Four (4) Semester-Credit-Hours or Six (6) Quarter-Credit-Hours]
[Continuing Education: Six (6) CEUs] [Course Contact Hours: 45 to 60]

William Vicars Ed.D.

 ASL University Workbook: Level 1
Lessons 1-20
William Vicars Ed.D. (Beta version .5)
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Lesson 1
Practice Sheet: 1.A
Vocabulary:
1. "WHO YOU?"
(Who are you?)
AGAIN-[repeat]
DEAF
2. "DEAF YOU?"
HEARING-[speak, say]
(Are you Deaf?)
WHAT (huh?)
LEARN
3. "STUDENT YOU?"
LIKE
("Are you an ASL student?)"
MEET-[meet-you]
NAME-[called]
4. "YOUR TEACHER NAME 'HUH'?"
NICE-[clean]
(What is your Teacher's name?)
PLEASE
MEAN-(meaning)-[what is the meaning
5. "YOU UNDERSTAND HE/SHE?"
of, purpose]
(Do you understand him/her?)
SIGN-[sign language, signing]
STUDENT (learn)
6. "HOW YOU SIGN P-L-E-A-S-E?"
TEACHER [teach, agent]-[-er]-
(How do you sign "please?")
[professor, educate]
THANK-YOU [good]
7. "AGAIN YOUR NAME?"
UNDERSTAND
(What is your name again?)
WHERE
WHO
8. "S/HE STUDENT?" [point at teacher]
WHY
(Is she or he a student?)
Pronominalization and Indexing: [it, he,
me, she, him, her, this, you]
9. "THIS YOUR?" [point at any object]
Indexing/plural sweep: [them, they,
(Is this yours?)
those, us, we, you-all, that]
YES/NO
10. "WHERE ____"
[spell the name of a person in the room]
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.

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Discussion Notes 1: Practice Sheet: 1.B

Definition of ASL 1. "NICE me-MEET-you"

- 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
(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: Practice Sheet: 2.A

BROTHER-[boy, male, man, same, 1. "'HEY,' NAME YOU?"

right] (What is your name?)
CHILD-[short, children]
DAD-[parents] [grandpa] 2. "YOU MARRIED?"
DIVORCE (Are you married?)
HEY
HOW 3. "CHILDREN YOU?"
HOW-MANY-[MANY] (Do you have children?)
LIVE-[life, address]
MARRIAGE-[husband, wife, marry, 4. "HOW-MANY SISTER YOU?"
married, spouse] (How many sisters do you have?)
MOM [grandma]
SINGLE-[alone, something, someone, 5. "YOUR MOM NAME 'HUH'?"
JUST, ONLY, SOMETHING] (What is your mom's name.)
SISTER [girl, female]
SLOW 6. "YOUR DAD DEAF?"
SPELL-[fingerspell] (Is your dad deaf?)
WORK
Possession: [have, own, her, his, its, 7. "WHERE YOU WORK?"
mine, my, our, their, your, yours] (Where do you work?)
GIRL-[woman, lady]
BOY-[male, man] 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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Discussion 2: Practice Sheet: 2.B

1. The "yes/no" non-manual marker 1. "YOUR NAME B-O-B?"

Affirmation/Negation (Is your name Bob?)
2. The "wh" non-manual marker
3. Indexing 2. "YOU DIVORCED?"
4. Pluralization (Are you divorced?)
5. Possession
6. Be able to recognize each letter of the 3. "HOW-MANY BROTHER YOU?"
fingerspelled alphabet (How many brothers do you have?)
7. Directionality
8. Head-nod (replace "be" verb) 4."YOUR BROTHER/SISTER SINGLE?"
(affirmation) (Is your brother / sister single?)
9. Head-shake
10. Information getting behavior 5. "SPELL YOUR DAD NAME SLOW."
11. Person or "agent" affix (Spell your dad's name slowly.)
12. Numbers 1-10
6. "You-MEET MY BROTHER?"
Discuss: (Have you met met my brother?)
The difference between "MANY" and
"HOW-MANY?" 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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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
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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
Lesson 3
Practice sheet: 3.A
VOCABULARY 3:
1. "WHO YOU?"
(Who are you?)
ALL-[#ALL, whole]
ASK-[ask-to, inquire, request]
2. "FROM WHERE YOU?"
BAD/GOOD-[better, best]
(Where are you from?)
BATHROOM-[toilet, restroom]
BIG/[SMALL]
3. "CITY YOU LIVE?"
COME/[GO]-[come on, go-there, go-to,
(What city do you live in?)
attend]
FAMILY-[class, group, team, category,
4. "FAMILY DEAF?"
cluster]
(Is anyone in your family deaf?)
FAVORITE-[prefer]
FINE/[COOL, swell]
5. "YOUR HOUSE SMALL?"
FROM
(Is your house small?)
HERE
HOUSE/CITY
6. "YOUR HOUSE, HOW MANY
LIKE
BATHROOM?"
MORE
(How many bathrooms do you have in
NEED-[must, have-to, should, ought-to]
your house?)
SCHOOL-[academic]
SO-SO-[maybe, sort-of]
7. "WHERE YOU WORK?"
THINK-[brain, mind, think-about,
(Where do you work?)
wonder]
RAISED-[grow-up]
8. "YOU LIKE YOUR WORK?"
[Negation: not, don't, reversal of
(Do you like your job?)
orientation]
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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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.
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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?")
Lesson 4
Practice Sheet: 4.A
Vocabulary 4:
1. "MY NAME________, WHO YOU?"
(My name is __________Who are you?)
ANGRY
AUNT
2. "YOU FROM HERE?"
UNCLE
(Are you from here?)
BABY [son, daughter]
BEDROOM-[box, room]
3. "YOU LIKE BIG CITY?"
BRUSH-TEETH
(Do you like big cities?)
CRY
EXCUSE-[lay-off/pardon/release/]
4. "YOU MARRIED?"
FEEL
(Are you married?)
FRIEND-[good-friend, boy-friend, girl-
friend]
5. "YOU WANT STOP LEARN SIGN?"
HAPPY
(Do you want to stop learning sign
HELP
language?)
HURT [pain, injury]
IDEA-[SUPPOSE, if]
6. "YOU LIKE SHE?" [point at a student]
LOVE
(Do you like her?)
SAD
SORRY-[apologize, regret]
7. "YOU LIKE GO WORK?"
STOP
(Do you like going to work?)
WANT-[don't-want, desire]
WASH
8. "YOU LIKE ALL STUDENTS HERE?"
(Do you like all of the students here?)
CL:V-[stand, walk-to, lay down, toss-
and-turn, dive, jump, skate board,
9. "YOU THINK THIS CITY NICE?"
scooter, get up]
(Do you think this city is nice?)

10. "HOW YOU SIGN "ASK-TO"?"

(How do you sign "ASK-TO?")

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MY AUNT UNCLE DIVORCE. AUNT

SHE-[index on the right] LOVE HIM-
Discussion 4: [index on the left]. not-WANT DIVORCE.
SHE SAD, ANGRY, HURT-(over heart),
Non-manual Cues "NMM" (general) GO BEDROOM CL:V-"lay down-toss
Iconicity of Signs and turn" CRY, CRY. she-ASK-me me-
Incorporation of Intensity HELP-her FEEL BETTER. I HAPPY
Numbers 20-30 HELP-her. SHE good-FRIEND SHE. MY
Classifiers (defining) IDEA, SHE NEED FORGIVE HIM.
Classifier: V STOP FEEL SORRY. Practice Sheet:
4.B
Story 4
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
Practice sheet: 5.A
Discussion 5:
1. CAN YOU UNDERSTAND ME?
[Can you understand me?]
Eye Gaze
Noun-Verb Pairs
2. NAME YOUR FAVORITE CAR (Wh-
Directional Verbs
Q)
Numbers 31-99
[What is your favorite car?]
Vocabulary 5
3. YOU WALK-TO CHURCH?
CAN-[able, may, possible]
[Do you walk to church?]
CAR/[DRIVE]
CHURCH
4. YOUR MOM NURSE?
COMPUTER
[Is your mom a nurse?]
DOCTOR/[nurse]
EMAIL
5. YOUR GRANDMA GIVE YOU
GIVE-[hand to]
WRISTWATCH?
HOME
[Did your grandmother give you a
IN/[OUT]-[enter, inside, within, outside]
watch?]
INTERNET
MOVIE
6. YOUR FAVORITE INTERNET S-I-T-
PLAY-(TOYS, party)
E WHAT?
PUT-[put-on, put-away, move]
[What is your favorite Internet site?]
SIT-[chair, anxious]
STAND
7. WHAT YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE?
STAY
[What is your favorite movie?]
STORE
VIDEO
8. YOU HAVE FAVORITE CHAIR?
WALK-TO-[walk]
[Do you have a favorite chair?]
WATCH
WITH-[in-front-of, behind, follow, catch-
9. YOU WANT GO STORE?
up, chase, fall-behind, accompany,
[Do you want to go to the store?]
together, go-with, go-steady, race,
compete, subordinate]
10. YOU LIKE SIGN WITH DEAF?
[Do you like signing with a Deaf
person?]

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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).
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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?]
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?]
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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 MOM-
DAD?
[Do you live with your parents?]
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Lesson 6
Practice Sheet 6.A
Discussion 6:
1. YOUR FAVORITE COLOR, WHAT?
[What is your favorite color?]
Dealing with time
Time Line
2. BLACK WHITE TV, YOU HAVE?
O'Clock
[Do you have a black and white TV?]
Adjective-Noun Sequence
Numbers 101-999
3. YOU LIKE COLOR BROWN?
[Do you like the color brown?]
Vocabulary 6
4. YOU DRAW GOOD?
BLACK
[Do you draw well?]
BLUE
BROWN
5. YOU DIVORCE PAST?
COLOR
[Have you ever been divorced?]
DRAW-[art]
FINISH
6. YOU FINISH WATCH MOVIE
FUTURE-[later, will, someday, far in the
"__________?"
future]
[Have you seen the movie (spell a
GREEN
popular movie)]
LONG-[how-long]
NOW-[present, current, today]
7. YOU THINK FUTURE YOU TEACH
OLD
ASL?
ORANGE
[Do you think that someday you will
PAPER-[page, look-up, dictionary]
teach ASL?]
PAST-[before, previously, long-ago]
RED
8. YOUR CHAIR GREEN?
TOMORROW-[daily, everyday]
[Is your chair green?]
WAIT-[wait-a-minute]
WHEN
9. OLD YOU?
WHITE-[white-person]
[How old are you?]
YEAR-[annually, last-year, next-year,
numerical incorporation]
10. YOU THINK ORANGE FAVORITE
YELLOW
GOOD?
[Do you think oranges taste good?]

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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. Ask-
to-father)-BROWN? (Role play father
bodyshift facing slightly right.) say-O-K-
to-son- "think about it for a moment"
"reluctantly". MOM-DAD THEIR-
(singular) BED-ROOM WHITE.
BATHROOM YELLOW. FAMILY ROOM
GREEN. OUR CAR RED.
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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
Practice Sheet: 7.A
Discussion 7
1. YOU LIKE EAT GREEN APPLE?
Attention Getting Methods
[Do you like to eat green apples?]
Numbers 1,000-999,999
ABCOS15
2. WHAT-KIND CANDY YOU LIKE?
Dominant Hand
[What type of candy do you like?]
Note: "CL:" is a way of indicating a
3. WHAT-KIND CEREAL YOU LIKE?
special sign known as a "classifier."
[What type of cereal do you like?]
Note: "ICL" means "instrument
4. YOU LIKE COOKIES WITH MILK?
classifier." Instrument classifiers are
[Do you like cookies and milk?]
sometimes used to show the
manipulation of an object. In this story
5. HOW-MANY CUP WATER YOU
you "manipulate" a cookie and a cup.
DRINK EVERYDAY?
[How many cups of water do you drink
Vocabulary 7
daily?]
APPLE
CANDY
6. WHAT YOUR FAVORITE FOOD?
CEREAL
[What is your favorite food?]
CHEESE
COOKIE
7. YOU LIKE GREEN EGG AND H-A-
CUP-[glass]
M?
DRINK
[Do you like green eggs and ham?]
EAT [food]
EGG
8. YOU HAVE FORK YOU?
FORK
[Do you have a fork?]
FULL
HAMBURGER
9. YOU FULL?
HOTDOG-(sausage, bologna)
[Are you full?]
HUNGRY-[wish]
MILK
10. YOU FAVORITE-[prefer],
PIZZA
HAMBURGER [body-shift-"or"]
POPCORN
HOTDOG?
SPOON-[soup}
[Do you prefer hamburgers or hotdogs?]
-[soup}
WATER
WHAT-KIND-[type, style]
SELF

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Story 7 Practice Sheet: 7.B
HUNGRY ME. WANT EAT. NOW NOW
I FEEL CAN EAT PIZZA CL:bent-LL- 1. HUNGRY YOU ?
(Use bent "L" hands to show the size of [Are you hungry?]
a medium to large pizza) ALL MYSELF.
TOMORROW I GO MOVIE. EAT, EAT, 2. WHAT-KIND PIZZA YOU LIKE?
EAT WILL ME! POPCORN, HOTDOG, [What type of pizza do you like?]
CANDY, DRINK, WILL FULL ME. MY
FAVORITE FOOD? COOKIES, MILK 3. SUPPOSE YOU GO MOVIE, YOU
ICL-"Dip cookie into a cup of milk, take a LIKE EAT POPCORN?
bite." [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
Practice Sheet: 8.A
Discussion 8
1. BACKPACK HAVE YOU?
Demonstrated Pronouns
[Do you have a backpack?]
Numbers 1,000,000 and up
Classifier: H
2. YOUR HOUSE, CLOTHES DIRTY,
Gallaudet University-(define)
BASKET WHO PUT-(in)++, WHO?
Gallaudet, Thomas Hopkins-(define)
[Who picks up dirty clothes at your
house?]
Vocabulary 8
3. YOUR HEARING-AID, BATTERY,
BACKPACK
WHAT-KIND?
BASKET
[What kind of hearing-aid battery do you
BATTERY-[electric]
use?]
BELT
CHANGE-[adapt, convert, COINS]
4. YOUR BELT, COLOR?
COAT-[jacket]
[What color is your belt?]
DIRTY-[dirt, SOIL]
GLASSES-[Gallaudet]
5. CLOTHES, WHEN YOU CHANGE?
HEARING-AID-[put on hearing aid]
[When do you change clothes?]
WASHING-MACHINE
ON/[OFF]
6. DOCTOR L-A-B COAT, COLOR?
PANTS
[What color is a doctor’s lab coat?]
PICK-UP
SHIRT-[blouse]
7. CLOTHES DIRTY, SHOULD PUT
SHOES
WHERE?
SOCKS
[Where should we put dirty clothes?]
UNDERWEAR
WHICH
8. WHO THIS ROOM HAVE GLASSES?
ZIP
[Who in this room has glasses?]
CLOTHES
9. WHO HAVE HEARING-AID?
[Who has a hearing aid?]

10. YOU LIKE WASHING-MACHINE

CLOTHES?
[Do you like doing laundry?]

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Story 8
MY MOM WASHING-MACHINE
EVERYDAY. I-HELP-HER. WASHING-
MACHINE 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 "throw-
into 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.
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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
Practice Sheet 9.A
Discussion 9:
1. YOU LIVE BASEMENT APT?
Do you live in a basement apartment?
Code Switching
Contact Sign Language
2. YOU PREFER BATH, SHOWER,
Bilingual-Bicultural approach
WHICH?
[NUMERICAL INCORPORATION]
Which do you prefer, taking a bath or
Review and Clarify: “SAY,” “THERE”
taking a shower?
Vocabulary 9
3. YOUR BATHROOM HAVE TUB
BASEMENT
AND SHOWER?
BATHTUB
Does your bathroom have both a tub
COUCH
and a shower?
DOOR-[open, open door, close door,
closet]
4. TUB, SHOWER TOGETHER,
DRESSER
SEPARATE, WHICH?
DRYER-[dry]
Are your bathtub and your shower
GARAGE
combined or are they separate?
GARBAGE
KITCHEN
5. YOUR COUCH, COLOR?
LIGHT-[lamp, lights-on, lights-off,
What color is your couch?
headlights, BRIGHT, LIGHT-A-MATCH,
emergency vehicle,
6. GARAGE HAVE? CL:3-(vehicle,
ambulanceMICROWAVE]
"park")++ HOW-MANY CAN?
REFRIGERATOR
Do you have a garage? (if so) How
SEPARATE-[apart]
many cars will it fit?
SHOWER
SINK
7. CAR HAVE? HOW-MANY DOORS?
STOVE
Do you have a car? (if so) How many
TABLE-[desk]
doors?
TOOTHPASTE
WINDOW-[open-window, close-window]
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-R-

I-C WHICH?
Is your clothes dryer gas or electric?

10. COLOR THAT TABLE?

What color is that table?

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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 WASH-
DISH. BATHROOM SMALL, BATH-T-U-
B 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.)
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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 BRUSH-
TEETH, 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
Practice sheet 10.A
Discussion 10:
1. CAT LIKE EAT BIRD?
Do cats like to eat birds?
Cardinal Numbers
Ordinal Numbers
2. WHAT-KIND BOOK YOU LIKE
Loan Signs-(define)
READ?
Lexicalized Fingerspelling:
What type of books do you enjoy
#BUSY
reading?
#DO
#IF
3. FISH LIKE EAT BUG?
#JOB
Do fish like to eat bugs?
#VEG
#WHAT
4. MILK, WHERE FROM, HOW GET?
How and/or where do we get milk?
[Answer: the store or a cow]
Vocabulary 10
BIRD
5. NAME SOMETHING DOG CHASE.
BOOK-[open book, close book,
What do dogs like to chase?
bookstore]
BUG
6. YOU PAST TAKE A-S-L CLASS
CAT-[kitten]
YOU?
COW
Have you ever taken an ASL class?
DOG
DOWN-[downstairs, CALM-DOWN,
7. YOU KNOW TEACHER
DEPRESSED]
WIFE/HUSBAND NAME?
FISH
Do you know the teacher's
GET-[BECOME, acquire]
wife's/husband's-(choose appropriate)
HORSE
name?
KNOW-[don't know, know-that, know-
nothing, familiar, aware, that-one]
8. HAVE PET YOU? (if so) NAME?
PET
Do you have a pet? What is its name?
READ
SAME-[me-same-as-you, me-too,
9. SOME CAT LIKE WATER?
LOOK-LIKE, similar, ALSO]
Do some cats like water? [Note: Some
SOME
like swim in it. All like to drink it.]
TAKE-[take up, adopt, evaporate, take-
it-easy]
10. YOU WANT HORSE YOU?
TELL
Do you want a horse?
TIME-[o'clock]
TRUE-[sure, really, real]
UP-[upstairs]

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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.
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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
Practice Sheet: 11.A
Discussion 11
1. TELL-to-me ABOUT YOUR
Sentence types
TEACHER
Telecommunication Devices for the
Tell me about your teacher.
Deaf (TTY)
2. YOU GO CLASS ON TIME
ALWAYS?
Vocabulary 11
Do you always go to class on time?
ABOUT-[title, quote, approximately,
concerning, locale/area/thereabouts]
3. YOU HAVE DOG AND CAT YOU?
ALWAYS
Do you have a cat and a dog?
AND
ANY
4. ANY YOUR FAMILY DEAF?
BACK-[#BACK]
Is anyone in your family deaf?
BUT-[different]
CALL-[phone, named, yell, tty-call]
5. CLASS FINISH, #BACK HOME
CAN'T
YOU?
FOR-[what for]
Are you going back home after class?
GREAT-[wonderful]
LITTLE-[little-bit]
6. YOU BEFORE WANT TELL-to-
MAKE
he/she MAN/WOMAN HOW FEEL, BUT
NEVER
CAN'T?
NEW
Have you ever wanted to tell a guy/girl
OH-I-SEE
how you felt but couldn't?
OR
PEOPLE
7. CAN PHONE YOU?
SOMETIMES
Are you able to use the phone?
TALK-[chat-with, talk-with]
THING
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.

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Story 11
I LIKE READ. CAN'T STOP ME.
ALWAYS READ, READ, ANYTHING.
WATCH TV, I NEVER. SOMETIMES
PEOPLE CALL-TO-ME CHAT. I TYPE,
(bodyshift left)-READ, (bodyshift front)
READ, TYPE, (bodyshift left)-READ.
FATHER he-SEE-me, MAKE HIM
ANGRY. I THINK, FOR FOR HE MAD?
I CAN BOOK AND TTY.
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Practice sheet 11.B
1. YOUR BEDROOM DIRTY LITTLE-
BIT?
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
Practice sheet 12.A
Discussion 12
1. AFTERNOON WORK YOU?
Review: TOMORROW, YEAR
Do you work in the afternoon?
The concept of: "annually"
Name Signs
2. TODAY YOU FINISH BRUSH-TEETH
Time (non-manual inflections)
YOU?
Incorporation of Time
Did you brush your teeth today?
Habitual-time
3. YOU THINK LIFE FAIR ALL
Vocabulary 12
PEOPLE?
AFTERNOON-[every afternoon]
Do you think life is fair for all people?
DAY-[ALL-DAY, TODAY]
EQUAL-[fair, level]
4. YOU SHOWER EVERYDAY?
EVERYDAY
Do you shower everyday?
FRIDAY
HABIT
5. EVERY-FRIDAY YOU EAT FISH?
HOUR
Do you eat fish every Friday?
MINUTE
MONDAY
6. HABIT ANY YOU? (if so) WHAT-
MONTH-[monthly, rent, MONTH-NEXT]
(huh)?
MORNING-[EVERY-MORNING, ALL-
What, if any, habits do you have?
MORNING]
NIGHT-[ALL-NIGHT, EVERY-NIGHT,
7. HOW-MANY HOUR EQUAL 1 DAY?
evening]
How-many hours are in a day?
SATURDAY
SECOND
8. HOW-MANY MINUTE EQUAL 1
SUNDAY
HOUR?
THURSDAY
How-many minutes are in an hour?
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
9. HOW-MANY DAY EQUAL 1
WEEK-[WEEK-NEXT]
MONTH?
WEEKEND
How-many days are in a month?
YESTERDAY
10. HOW-MANY MONTH EQUAL 1
YEAR?
How-many months are in a year?

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Story 12.a
SUNDAY I GO CHURCH. MONDAY I
GO AUNT HOUSE. TUESDAY I GO
FOOD STORE. WEDNESDAY, HOUSE
I CLEAN-UP. THURSDAY I WASH-
CLOTHES. FRIDAY I GO MOVIE.
SATURDAY I WATCH TV.
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. every-
AFTERNOON SCHOOL FINISH I PLAY
FRIEND. Every-NIGHT BED TIME-9:30.
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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-E-
C?
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?
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Lesson 13
Practice sheet 13.A
Discussion 13:
1. YOU LIKE READ RESEARCH
ARTICLE?
Topic: Public School
Do you like to read research articles?
Review: PAPER
Interpreters
2. YOUR TV CLOSE-CAPTIONED?
Close Captioning
Is your television close-captioned?
Vocabulary 13
3. YOUR DAD COLLEGE?
ARTICLE-[column]
Did your dad go to college?
CLOSE-CAPTIONED
COLLEGE-[university]
4. YOU GALLAUDET YOU?
EASY-[ALMOST]
Did you go to Gallaudet? (Or, "Are you
FALSE
attending Gallaudet?")
FLASH-LIGHTS
GRADUATE
5. WANT BECOME INTERPRETER
HARD-[tough, difficult, problem]
YOU?
HARD-OF-HEARING
Do you want to be an interpreter?
HIGH-SCHOOL
INTERPRETER
6. DEAF(bodyshift-"or") HEARING
LIST
YOU?
PUT-DOWN
Are you deaf or hearing?
RESEARCH
RESIDENTIAL-SCHOOL-[deaf school,
7. YOU THINK HARD-OF-HEARING
campus, institute, institution]
SHOULD MARRY DEAF O-R
SQUARE-[sign, black+board, perimeter]
HEARING?
TEST-[exam, quiz]
Do you think hard-of-hearing people
WRITE
should marry Deaf people or hearing
WRONG-[mistake, accident]
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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Story 13
I DEAF-SCHOOL O-G-D-E-N U-T-A-H,
GRADUATE 1984. NOW COLLEGE C-
S-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.
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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
Practice sheet 14.A
Discussion 14
1. WHICH YOU LIKE BETTER,
SUMMER (bodyshift-or), WINTER?
Regularity
Which do you like better, summer or
Duration
winter?
Top-down literacy approach
2. YOU LIKE COLD WEATHER?
Vocabulary 14
Do you like cold weather?
AUTUMN
COLD-[REFRIGERATOR]
3. AUTUMN, WIND-(light), COOL, YOU
COOL
LIKE CL:1-"go for a stroll"?
FREEZE
Do you like going for a stroll in a cool
GO-TO-BED
autumn breeze?
HOT
MOON
4. SUMMER VACATION, TIME YOU
RAIN
WAKE UP?
SICK
What time do you wake up during
SNOW
summer vacation?
SPRING-[grow, PLANT, bush]
SUMMER
5. WINTER HERE SNOW?
SUN
Does it snow here in the winter?
SUNRISE-[sleep-in]
USE-[wear]
6. YOU THINK TONIGHT WILL
VACATION-[off work, holiday]
FREEZE?
WAKE-UP
Do you think it will freeze tonight?
WARM
WEATHER-[wind, breeze]
7. SUPPOSE RAIN, CL:1-"GO OUT"
WINTER
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 sick-
leave do you get?

10. WARM COOKIE AND MILK, YOU

LIKE?
Do you like warm cookies and milk?

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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 SLEEP-
SUNRISE. WAKE-UP TIME-9:00.
WINTER I WANT SLEEP-SUNRISE,
BUT CAN'T, MUST SCHOOL.
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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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 GO-
TO-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?
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Lesson 15
Practice sheet 15.A
Discussion 15
1. YOUR MAJOR WHAT?
What are you majoring in?
Review and discuss:
TALK-WITH [INTERVIEW]
2. YOUR TEACHER HAVE AIDE?
Classifier: 1
Does you teacher have an aide?
Name Signs
“SELF”
3. YOU USE BABYSITTER?
Do you use a babysitter?
Vocabulary 15
4. YOUR BOSS NAME?
AIDE
What is your boss's name?
BABYSITTER
BOSS
5. YOU LIKE COOK?
COOK
Do you like to cook?
FARM
FIREMAN-[firefighter]
6. YOUR GRANDPA FARMER?
IN-LAW
Is your grandpa a farmer? (or) Was your
LIBRARY-[library+er]
grandpa a farmer?
MAIN-[profession, major]
NEIGHBOR-[NEXT-TO]
7. PAST-(long-ago) YOURSELF
PICTURE-[photographer]
LITTLE-GIRL/BOY WANT BECOME
POLICE-[cop, sheriff, DETECTIVE]
FIREMAN YOU?
PRESIDENT-[superintendent]
When you were a little girl/boy did you
PRINTER-[newspaper, publish, news]
want to be a fireman?
PROGRAM
SCIENTIST
8. SUPPOSE YOUR DAD DIVORCE,
SECRETARY
MARRY NEW WOMAN, SHE YOUR
SELF-[think-self, myself, yourself,
WHAT?
himself, themselves, who-is, his-own,
If your dad were divorced and re-
your-own]
married, what relationship would the
STEPFATHER
new wife be to you?
STEPMOTHER
WAITER/WAITRESS-[serve, servant]
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?

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 Practice sheet 15.B

Story 15 1. PICTURE YOUR FAMILY HAVE

[To be posted later—or write your own
and submit it.
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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Lesson 16
Practice sheet 16.A
Discussion 16:
1. SUPPOSE TEACHER NOT COME,
Review: ALWAYS, PAST
WAIT 1/2-HOUR WILL YOU?
Temporal Adverbs
Would you wait a half-hour if the teacher
Plurals-(general)
doesn't come?
Vocabulary 16
2. CLASS BEFORE WHERE YOU?
1/2-HOUR
Where were you before class?
AFTER
APPOINTMENT
3. YESTERDAY, SCHOOL FINISH
BEFORE
AFTER-(FROM THEN ON) DO-DO
BEST
YOU?
BETTER
What did you do after school yesterday?
DO-["do-do"]
END
4. DOCTOR APPOINTMENT, YOU
FEW-[several]
HAVE?
FIRST
Do you have a doctor's appointment?
LAST
LATE-[not-yet, LATER]
5. WHICH YOU LIKE BEST, SPRING,
MIDDLE-[center]
SUMMER, FALL?
MIDNIGHT
Which do you like best, spring, summer,
MOST
or fall?
NEXT-[after, before, from then on]
NOT-YET-[late]
6. WHO YOU THINK BETTER
OFTEN-[frequently]
TEACHER, WOMAN, (bodyshift-"or")
RECENT
MAN?
SEE-[look-at, watch, let's-see]
Who do you think makes a better
SOON
teacher, a woman or a man?

7. PAST WEEKEND DO-DO?

What did you do last weekend?

8. SHOES, YOU HAVE SEVERAL?

Do you have several pair of shoes?

9. CAR, YOUR FIRST, COLOR?

What was the color of your first car?

10. WHO LAST CHILD YOUR FAMILY?

Who was the last child in your family?

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1. TODAY, YOUR LAST CLASS

WHAT?
What is your last class today?

2. LATE CLASS ALWAYS YOU?

Are you always late to class?

3. YOU KNOW WHERE DEAF

CENTER?
Do you know where the center for the
deaf is?

4. PAST SATURDAY YOU GO-TO-

BED, MIDNIGHT BEFORE, AFTER,
WHICH?
Did you go to bed before or after
midnight last Saturday?

5. WHO COOK MOST YOUR FAMILY?

Who does most of the cooking in your
family?

6. CLASS YOU NEXT?

What class do you have next?

7. YOU NOT-YET CHANGE HEARING

AID BATTERY YOU?
Haven't you changed your hearing-aid
battery yet?

8. LIBRARY, YOU GO OFTEN?

Do you go to the library often?

9. YOU GRADUATE SOON YOU?

Will you be graduating soon?

10. YOUR MOM RECENTLY HERE,

YOU SEE-(her)?
Your mom was just here, did you see
her?

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Lesson 17
Practice Sheet 17.A
Discussion 17 :
1. YOU LIKE BANANA?
Mainstreaming
Do you like bananas?

2. WHICH WANT DRINK, WATER,

Vocabulary 17
MILK, POP, BEER?
Which do you want to drink, water, milk,
A-LOT-[much]
pop, or beer?
BANANA
BEER
3. NOW-MORNING EAT WHAT?
BREAKFAST
What did you have for breakfast?
CUP
DINNER
4. EAT FINISH, CUP, DISH, PUT SINK
DISH-[plate]
YOU?
FRENCH-FRIES
When you are done eating, do you put
FRENCH-TOAST
your dishes in the sink?
GRAPES
KETCHUP
5. YESTERDAY DINNER EAT WHAT?
LUNCH
What did you have for dinner yesterday?
MAYONNAISE
MUSTARD
6. YOUR FRENCH-FRIES, YOU SALT
PANCAKE
A-LOT?
PEPPER
Do you like a lot of salt on your french
PICKLE
fries?
POP-[soda]
SALAD
7. FRENCH-TOAST, HOW MAKE?
SALT
How do you make french toast?
SINK
SOAP
8. GRAPES, YOU EAT OFTEN?
SOUP
Do you often eat grapes?
Story 17
9. YOUR EGG LIKE KETCHUP YOU?
Do you like ketchup on your eggs?

10. YOUR HAMBURGER LIKE M-A-Y-

O YOU?
Do you like mayonnaise on your
hamburger?

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1. YOUR HOTDOG WANT MUSTARD

YOU?
Do you want mustard on your hotdog?

2. TOMORROW BREAKFAST YOU

WANT PANCAKE AND HOTDOG-
(sausage)?
Would you like pancakes and sausage
for breakfast tomorrow?

3. YOU LIKE PEPPER YOUR SOUP?

Do you like pepper in your soup?

4. YOU BEFORE MOVIE EAT PICKLE?

Have you ever eaten a pickle at the
movies?

5. TOMORROW LUNCH YOU WANT

SOUP AND SALAD?
Would you like soup and salad for lunch
tomorrow?

6. YOU THINK SALT BAD FOR YOU?

Do you think salt is bad for you?

7. YOUR S-I-N-K HUH COLOR?

What color is your sink?

8. SOAP YOU USE, NAME?

What brand of soap do you use?

9. WHAT-KIND SOUP YOU LIKE?

What kind of soup do you like?

10. YOU LIKE BANANA YOUR

CEREAL?
Do you like bananas in your cereal?

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Lesson 18
Practice sheet 18.A
Discussion 18
1. YOU HAVE BICYCLE?
Manually Coded English
Do you have a bike?
Classifier: A
Classifier: 3
2. YOU BOAT BEFORE?
Have you been on a boat before?
Vocabulary 18
BICYCLE-[bike, ride-bike]
3. YOU WANT BUILD (your)-SELF
BOAT
HOUSE?
BUILD-[building, construction]
Do you want to build your own house?
CL:3-[park-car, row of cars, accident,
garage]
4. CAR CL:3/CL:3-("crash") HOW-
ENJOY-[appreciate]
MANY TIME YOU?
FIND-[discover, pick-up]
How many times have you been in a car
FLY/AIRPLANE
wreck?
GET-ON/IN
HELICOPTER
5. TONIGHT GO-TO PARTY, TIME
LEAVE-[depart] LEAVE-[leave-behind,
YOU LEAVE?
abandon]
What time are you leaving to go to the
LOST-[lose]
party tonight?
MOTORCYCLE
PRACTICE-[training]
6. YOU THINK FIND NEW ADDRESS
RIDE-ON/IN
EASY?
ROCKET
Do you think finding new addresses is
SEARCH-[look for, examine]
easy?
SUBWAY
TICKET-[give-ticket]
7. YOU AIRPLANE BEFORE?
TRAIN
Have you ever been on an airplane
TRAVEL-[trip]
before?
TRUCK
8. YOU ENJOY THIS CLASS?
Story 18
Do you enjoy this class?

9. HORSE, YOU RIDE-ON BEFORE?

Have you ever ridden a horse before?

10. WISH HAVE (your)-SELF

HELICOPTER?
Do you wish you had your own
helicopter?

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1. YOU HAVE MOTORCYCLE?

Do you have a motorcycle?

2. WHY YOU PRACTICE SIGN?

Why do you practice signing?

3. TIME YOU LEAVE THIS CLASS?

What time will you leave this class?

4. HOW YOU SIGN "R-O-C-K-E-T"?

How do you sign "rocket?"

5. YOU SEARCH-FOR WORK?

Are you looking for work?

6. YOUR CITY HAVE SUBWAY?

Is there a subway in your city?

7. last-YEAR HOW-MANY TICKET

YOU?
How many tickets did you get last year?

8. TRAVEL-(around) TRAIN, YOU

LIKE?
Do you like to travel by train?

9. YOU BEFORE LOSE YOUR ASL

BOOK?
Have you ever lost your ASL book?

10. YOU PREFER CAR (bodyshift-"or")

TRUCK.
Do you prefer cars or trucks?

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Lesson 19
Practice sheet 19.A
Discussion 19:
1. WHAT AFRAID YOU?
Pidgin Signed English? (Contact
What scares you?
Signing)
2. YOU THINK SCHOOL BORING?
Do you think school is boring?
Vocabulary 19
AFRAID-[scared]
3. YOU THINK FIREMEN BRAVE?
BORED
Do you think firemen are brave?
BRAVE
CHAT
4. YOU LIKE CHAT PHONE?
EMBARRASSED
Do you like to chat on the phone?
FRIENDLY-[pleasant, cheerful]
FRUSTRATED
5. EMBARRASS EASY YOU?
HAPPY
Do you embarrass easily?
INSULT
INTERESTING
6. YOU ENJOY DO-DO WHAT-(huh) ?
JEALOUS
What do you enjoy doing?
LONELY
MAD-[angry]
7. YOU THINK MOST DOG FRIENDLY,
MEAN-[cruel, PURPOSE]
MEAN, WHICH?
NERVOUS
Do you think most dogs are friendly or
PROUD
are they mean?
SILLY
STUCK-UP
8. WHEN YOU FEEL FRUSTRATED?
SURPRISE-[WAKE-UP, amazed]
When do you feel frustrated?
TIRED-[exhausted]
9. WHEN YOU FEEL HAPPY?
When do you feel happy?
Story 19
10. RECENT YOU INSULT ANY-ONE?
Have you recently insulted anyone?

Note: Suppose your partner asks you,

"FOR-FOR YOU MAD?" and you are not
mad? I recommend that you respond,
"NOT MAD ME (while shaking the head
negatively). Or suppose you don't have
a boyfriend, (or girlfriend) and your
signing partner asks you if your
boyfriend (or girlfriend) gets jealous
easy. You might reply, "(not)-HAVE
BOY-FRIEND."

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Practice sheet 19.B

1. YOU SOMETIMES FEEL LONELY?

Do you sometimes feel lonely?

2. FOR-FOR-(why) YOU MAD?

Why are you mad?

3. YOUR BOY/GIRLFRIEND HE/SHE-

(rt) JEALOUS EASY?
Is your boyfriend (or girlfriend) the
jealous type?

4. BEFORE TEST YOU FEEL

NERVOUS YOU?
Do you get nervous before a test?

5. PEOPLE DEAF CITY-(community)

PROUD THEMSELVES DEAF-("cheek
puffed out")?
Are members of the Deaf community
proud to be Deaf?

6. YOU THINK HE/SHE TEACHER

SILLY?
Do you think the teacher is silly?

7. YOU THINK CAT STUCK-UP?

Do you think cats are stuck up?

8. YOU LIKE SURPRISE TEST?

Do you like surprise tests?

9. SUPPOSE WALK 4-HOUR,

FUTURE-(will) TIRED YOU?
Suppose you walk for four hours, would
you be tired?

10. NAME BOOK YOU THINK

INTERESTING.
Name a book that you think is
interesting.

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Practice sheet 20.A
Discussion 20:
1. YOU BEFORE BUZZ-CUT?
Have you ever had a buzz-cut hair-
Incorporation of Size and Shape (also
style?
see discussion 43)
Classifier: C
2. YOUR ASL BOOK CL:C-[thick]?
Classifier: G
Is your ASL book thick?
Classifier: R
3. NAME SOMEONE CURLY-HAIR
Vocabulary 20:
Name someone who has curly hair.
BUZZ-CUT
4. WHO YOU THINK CUTE?
CL:C-[thick]
Who do you think is cute?
CURLEY-HAIR
CUTE-[sugar]
5. YOUR MOM HAVE BLUE EYES?
EYES
Does your mom have blue eyes?
FACE-[LOOK-LIKE, appearance, looks]
FAT-[obese]
6. YOU LOOK-LIKE YOUR DAD?
FOOL
Do you look like your dad?
HAIR-[types]
LONG-HAIR
7. YOUR SISTER FAT?
NORMAL-[of-course, natural, ordinary]
Is your sister fat?
PRETTY-[beautiful, handsome, good
looking]
8. YOU LIKE FOOL PEOPLE?
REGULAR-[ordinary, righteous]
Do you like to fool people?
SHORT-[short-stature, short-duration,
short-sleeve]
9. YOUR BROTHER HAIR, COLOR?
SHORT-HAIR
What color is your brother's hair?
SKINNY
STRAIGHT-HAIR
10. HAIR, LONG-HAIR, SHORT-HAIR,
STRONG-[WELL, brave, courageous,
WHICH YOU THINK PRETTIER?
recover]
Which do you think is prettier, long hair
TALL
or short hair?
THICK-[CL:C]
THIN-[CL:G]
UGLY
WEAK-[vulnerable]

Story 20

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Practice sheet 20.B

1. YOU EAT A-LOT, REGULAR,

WHICH?
Do you eat a lot, or do you eat a normal
amount?

2. YOUR DAD SHORT?

Is your dad short?

3. YOUR GRANDPA SKINNY?

Is your grandpa skinny?

4. OLD PEOPLE WEAK?

Are old people weak?

5. HOW MANY GIRL THIS CLASS

STRAIGHT-HAIR?
How many girls in this class have
straight hair?

6. MOST FARMER STRONG?

Are most farmers strong?

7. HOW TALL YOU?

How tall are you?

8. YOUR DAD EYES BLUE?

Does your dad have blue eyes?

9. YOU FAVORITE-(prefer) PIZZA

THIN-(crust), THICK-(crust), WHICH?
Which do you prefer, thick or think crust
pizza?

10. YOU THINK MY SHOES UGLY?

Do you think my shoes are ugly?

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