Unit 9

KEY SKILLS:

Hour Numbers:

On the hour 1:00-9:00

· Tap index finger on the wrist before giving the number

· Move the hand outward and shake the hand

· Have the palm face out for numbers 1-5

On the hour for 10:00 to 12:00

· Tap index finger on the wrist before giving the number

· Numbers 10-12 can be repeated or have a single movement

Hour and Minute Numbers

For the hour part:

· Tap index finger on the wrist before giving the hour number

· Hours 1-9 the hand is not shaken and hours 10-12 the number is not repeated

For the minute part:

· Before giving minute number, the hand moves slightly to the side

· Palm faces out for minutes :01-:09

· Minutes :10-:15 and :20 it is best to use an emphatic and singular movement, but repeated movement is acceptable

· Minutes :30 :40 and :50 these numbers use an emphatic and singular movement only

Vocabulary

Narrative

1. Tell where you live

a. Kind of residence, and what city or district

b. For how long(1) and with who

2. Tell what your neighborhood is like

a. Type of neighborhood and area(2)

b. What is nearby and convenient(3)

c. Who lives in the neighborhood(4)

3. Tell what is necy to your residence(5)

4. Tell what you like(6) and don’t like about the area(7)

5. Tell about your future plans(8)

Key Phrases

1. Up-til-now (#) year (or MONTH)

2. “area” FACE+SAME-AS “what,”…

3. [NEAR] IX-dir (place)

[NEAR] IX-loc (place)

(#) BLOCK-AWAY IX-loc (place)

(#) fs-MILES IX-dir (place)

4. [MY HOME] “area” HAVE MANY (group)….SOME (group)

[MY HOME] “area” MOST PEOPLE (group), FEW (group)

[MY HOME] “area” PEOPLE DIVERSE…(groups)

5. ACROSS-FROM IX-loc, NEXT-TO-left IX-loc NEXT-TO-right IX-loc, and THUMB-loc “back”

6. ME LIKE “area” WHY….

7. ONE, ME NOT+LIKE “what”

8. ….STAY-here UNTIL (event)

Grammar

Signer’s Perspective

Weak hand as reference point

Horizontal map orientation

Facial markers to tell how close or how far

Phrases

· From a corner

o KNOW (place), CORNER-near left/right [(wh) CORNER/IX-loc+, NEXT-TO left/right Ix-loc “place”] (name place)

· Across from a place

o KNOW (place) IX-loc “place”, ACROSS-FROM-place

o IX-loc “other place” (name that place)

Vocabulary

Basic Directions

CORNER-near right, CORNER-NEAR left, CORNER-far right, CORNER-far left

NEXT-TO

ACROSS FROM

Key Skill: Translating the question

1. Establish time if specified (raise brows)
2. Establish location if specified (raise brows)
3. Name the topic (raise brows)
4. Ask yes-no question (raise brows, tilt head forward, hold last sign)

Grammar

Topicalization

Yes-no question

Vocabulary

Dialogue

A: ask if B has been to a certain restaurant(1)

B: say yes

A: ask what it looks like(2)

B: describe(3)

A: ask what kind of food is served

B: tell what is served

A: ask if food is good, and if it’s expensive

B: give opinion

Key Phrase

1. (restaurant), YOU FINISH TOUCH, YOU

2. FACE+SAME-AS “what”

3. (descriptive and locative classifiers to describe the interior of a restaurant)

Grammar

Descriptive (DCLs) and Locative (LCLs) classifiers to describe:

o Tables and counter and seating arrangement

o Wall decorations

o Lighting

Element (ECLs) classifiers to describe lighting

Phrases

· (distance) ALL-WAY-DOWN GO-PAST (place), TURN-LEFT/RIGHT

· (distance +landmark) (#) BLOCK-AWAY, CORNER, IX-loc “(place)” (name place), TURN-LEFT/RIGHT

· (distance+intersection) ALL-WAY-DOWN, INTERSECTION, CROSS-STREET, (name of street), TURN LEFT/RIGHT

Vocabulary

SHOWER

BRUSH-TEETH

TAP-SHOULDER, “get up”

GET-DRESSED

TAKE-BATH

Phrases

ALL-WAY-DOWN, END-STREET, TURN-LEFT/RIGHT

(shift perspective) (#) BLOCK-AWAY, CORNER

IX-loc “that one” (NAME-PLACE)

Translating the question

· Establish time if specified (raise brows)

· Establish location if specified (raise brows)

· Name topic (raise brows)

· Ask yes-no question (raise brows, tilt head forward, hold last sign)

Vocabulary

SORRY

MISS

BE-LATE