Study Guide

Unit 1

Vocabulary

• Pages 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 12, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29 & 30.

• Vocab Practice•Vocab 1

Vocab 2

Vocab 3

Vocab 4

Vocab 5

Vocab 6

Vocabulary Practice cont.

• Vocabulary

Vocab 7Vocab 8Vocab 9Vocab 10Vocab 11Vocab 12Vocab 13Vocab 14Vocab 15Vocab 16Vocab 17Vocab 18Vocab 19

Glossing

• Gloss the following sentences.– What’s up? How are you?– She is happy.– Hi, My name is Chris Sarn. I’m hearing.– Nice to meet you.– Today, I am sick. I will be absent.– Are you sick?– What’s your name?

WHQ’s

• For what questions does this non-manual marker apply?

• When signing WHQ’s, what does my face look like?

Practice Conversational Phrases

Phrase 1Phrase 2Phrase 3Phrase 4Phrase 5Phrase 6

Can you answer these….?• 1. Auditory information, such as tone of voice, emotion, and intent must be made visual

in American Sign Language by using what?

• 2. The Five Parameters include 1. Handshape 2._________ 3._________ 4.Movement 5.__________.

• 3. Remember to make a closing signal when? (2 answers)

• 4. What 3 items does an introduction in ASL include?

• 5. When I fingerspell S-A-R-A J-O-N-E-S what distinguishes the first and last name?

• 6. I am trying to get my Deaf teachers’ attention, what two things would I do to get that?

• 7. When I sign a “Wh-” question (take a look) and a Yes/No question (take a look) Explain which non-manual signals are different and how they are different.

• 8. Only about _____ of the English language can be ________.

• 9. Sometimes a Deaf person will ________ silently to help hearing people understand.

• 10. What do Deaf people consider rude to not do when leaving a meeting?

• 11. Deaf people usually make plans to ______ _______ beofre they leave a group function, why do you think this is?

• 12. ASL is ____ English. It has its own grammar, _________, and __________.

Questions cont.1. ___-________ _______ are the various parts to a sign that are ______ signed on the hands.

2. Facial expressions can change the meaning of a sign. Take a look at these examples 1) anger and 2) fury.

3. What two NMS would you use with yes or no?

4. When signing a WHQ, _________, head forward and __________ should be the NMS’s.

5. How many actual signs are used when signing “Nice to meet you” and what seperates two of the signs and why?

Remember to study hard and good luck!