Identifying a Person

To point out a person in the room, you need to describe something that helps the listener locate the person quickly.

Identify person by describing one or two of these:

1. body position
2. appearance
3. clothing

Body Classifiers (BCLs)

Body classifier sign which the body “enacts” the verb of the sentence.

Role shifting is usually required. Specific action is described in italics and quotation marks (i.e., BCL “flap arms”).

Body Part Classifiers (BPCLs)

Body part classifier sign representing a specific part of the body doing the action. Handshape is often indicated and specific action is described in italics and quotation marks (i.e., (2h) BPCL:1 step back.) The (2h) stands for 1 two-handed signs.

Bodypart SASSes ( BPSASSES)

Body part size and shape specifiers used to describe parts of the body mainly on and around the face, i.e.,BYPASS “very short hair”

Describing Size

when describing the relative size of someone’s height, body type or clothing patterns, add the following facial expressions, especially to the mouth, to indicate what is being described is smaller or thinner, or larger or thicker that normal or expected:

Smaller or Thinner Larger or Thicker

Short or Slender Tall or Broad-Shoulders

“oo” “Cha”

Standard or Ordinary Plump

“Puh” “puffed”

Vocabulary

Key Grammar:

1. HAVE 2.NEED 3. FINISH 4. NONE 5. NOT YET

__4___1. I have no money.

__1___2. I have a car.

___3__3. I already had cake.

___5__4. I haven’t told Jose.

__2___5. I have to tell Jose.

___3__6. I have told Jose.

__1___7.I have an HDTV.

___2__8.I have to buy a jacket.

___3__9.I have done my homework.

___2__10.I have to call my mother.

___4__11.I don’t have any ice cream.

___5__12.I didn’t have any ice cream

Vocabulary

Practice sentences

1. My friend will take me home after school.
2. I drove four of my friends to see the show.
3. I brought my mother home from the party.
4. Yesterday I took my niece to soccer practice.
5. When will you drive your family to San Francisco?
6. We need to take the baby to the hospital.
7. My Friend took me to the ballgame.
8. My daughter wanted to come home, so I went and got her.

Spatial Agreement

1. To show something far away:
   1. Head: tilted
   2. Eyes: Squinted
   3. Mouth: Open Slightly
   4. Index finger: trace route, extend arm fully
2. To show something at a moderate distance:
   1. Head: tilted
   2. Eyes: normal
   3. Mouth: pursed lips slightly; “mm”
   4. Index finger: trace route, extend arm moderately, about half way
3. To show something very near
   1. Head: tilted to the dominant side with cheek almost touching raised shoulder
   2. Eyes: Wide-open
   3. Mouth: teeth clenched, “cs”
   4. Index finger: trace route,keep hand close to body and no arm extension

Vocabulary

OH-I-SEE

!FEW!( with furrowed brow)

!MANY!

WOW( with open mouth)

!MADE UP! YOU( with a smirk)

Vocabulary

TAKE-FROM-location, DRIVE-TO-location

TAKE-FROM-location, DROP-OF-location

TAKE-FROM-location, GO-TO-location

GO-TO-location PICK-UP-person, DROP-OFF-location

GO-TO-location PICK-UP-person, DRIVE-TO-location

GO-TO-location PICK-UP-person, CARRY-TO-location