Unit 10

Personal Pronouns

ENGLISH ASL

I / ME Index finger points to yourself

YOU Index finger points to the person you are talking to

He/she/it

Him/her

Index finger points to the person (if present) or to space designating that person*

*If you are talking about a person not present, use a referent

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

ENGLISH ASL

MY/ MINE pat your chest with B-hand

Your/

yours

B-hand faces the person(s) you are talking to

His/ hers/ its

B-hand faces the third person (if present) or to space designating that person

Age Numbers

• Please get a textbook from the back and copy the notes about AGE NUMBERS from page 125.– From your partner….find out:

• Age• Age of their parents and siblings• Age started walking • Age started riding a bicycle

First Time….

• Started school• Got your first bike• Started reading• Started using the telephone• First date• Drove a car• Graduate high school• First job• Flew on an airplane• Used a computer

GOVERNMENT

• GOVERNMENT LIES.

• DAD MINE, GOVERNMENT WORK

• ARMY GOVERNMENT JOB

• GOVERNMENT CREATES LAWS

• GOVERNMENT KNOWS EVERYTHING

• GOVERNMENT WANTS FOR ME TEACH EVERYONE

GAS [FILL-UP]

• GAS EXPENSIVE, CHEAP WHICH?

GAS-STATION

• GAS-STATION BUSY

• GAS-STATION DANGEROUS

PRISON

• PRISON FUN? NO.

• PRISON BAD.

• PRISON DANGEROUS

• PRISON SERVES LOUSY FOOD

• PRISON UGLY

FACTORY

• CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY FAVORITE MOVIE MINE

• FACTORIES BIG.

• FACTORIES USE MACHINES

• FACTORIES MAKE MANY THINGS

• FACTORIES MAKE DIFFERENT++

• FACTORIES CREATE SMOKE

FARM

• FARMS HAVE ANIMALS

• FARMERS TAKE-CARE ANIMALS

• FARMS LOUSY WHY? SMELL BAD

• OLD MCDONALD HAD A FARM

• MOST SOUTHERN COUNTRIES HAVE FARMS

SCHOOL

• SCHOOL BORING? NO.• SCHOOL HAS LOUSY FOOD• AT SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARN A-LOT • SCHOOL WEEKEND HAVE NONE• NICE TEACHERS SCHOOL HAS • ANNOYING STUDENTS SCHOOL HAS • SATURDAY SCHOOL SOME STUDENTS

HAVE

HOSPITAL

• Don’t analyze

• HOSPITALS SOMETIMES DRAW-BLOOD• HOSPITALS LARGE• HOSPITALS SMELL• HOSPITALS GIVE MEDICINE• AT HOSPITALS DOCTORS DO SURGERY

SOMETIMES

EMERGENCY

• HOSPITALS HAVE EMERGENCY ROOMS

• CALL POLICE FOR EMERGENCY

• I MUST GO-TO BATHROOM. EMERGENCY!!

• SCHOOL HAS EMERGENCY PRACTICE FOR FIRE

SURGERY

• I HAD SURGERY KNEE

• YOU DO SURGERY FOR BONE-BREAK

• MOM MINE HAD SURGERY WHY? DURING BIRTH BABY NEED HELP

• DOCTORS DO SURGERY DIFFERENT++

• SOMETIMES SURGERY BAD

DRAW-BLOOD

• SOME BUGS DRAW-BLOOD

• I FEEL LOUSY WHY? HOSPITAL DRAW-BLOOD

• DRAW-BLOOD OFTEN. WHY? FOR UCLA

BASEBALL +PLAY[ER]

• BASEBALL+PLAYER ANDREA LIKES

• FAMOUS BASEBALL+ PLAYER I SAW.

• MONEY BASEBALL +PLAYERS EARN

SECRETARY X2

• Secretaries WRITE

• SECRETARIES ARE BEAUTIFUL

• SECRETARIES PRETEND TO WORK

• TALK ON THE PHONE

MAILMAN(LETTER+ BOY)

• Only analyze the sign “letter”

• MAILMAN I FOUGHT

• MAILMAN DOG CHASE

• TODAY MAILMAN SHOWED-UP

FIREFIGHTER

• FIREFIGHTERS STOP FIRE

• FIREFIGHTERS CUTE

• FIREFIGHTERS ARE MUSCULAR

• FIREFIGHTERS WORK HARD

• FIREFIGHTERS BRAVE

• FIREFIGHTERS DRIVE BIG TRUCKS

COPPOLICE

DOCTOR

• Don’t analyze

DENTIST

NURSE

ACCOUNTANT(accounting+person)

CARPENTER

• What is a carpenter? – CARPENTER DO WHAT?

• The house needs new walls. You should call the carpenter.– NEW WALLS YOUR HOUSE NEEDS.

CARPENTER YOU SHOULD CALL.

WELDER(WELD + ER)

• WELDERS DO WHAT? TORCH METAL.

LAWYER(LAW +ER)

• DON’T ANALYZE

LIBRARIAN(LIBRARY+ER)

• DON’T ANALYZE

CUSTODIAN/JANITOR

ARTIST(DRAW + ER)

• DON’T ANALYZE

ACTOR(ACT + ER)

• Analyze ACT

MECHANIC

SERVER(SERVE/SERVICE + ER)

PHOTOGRAPHER(PHOTO + ER)

ENGINEER(MEASURE + ER)

JOURNALIST(NEWSPAPER+ER)

• DON’T ANALYZE

TECHNICIAN (TECHNOLOGY+ER)

SCIENTIST(SCIENCE+ER)

COMPUTER PROGRAMER(COMPUTER + PROGRAM+ ER)

BOSS

MANAGER(CONTROL + ER)

PRESIDENT

STUDENT(LEARN + ER)

• DON’T ANALYZE

Looking for work(SEARCH-FOR + WORK)

• Analyze “SEARCH-FOR” only

WORKING/ EMPLOYED

• DON’T ANALYZE

VACATION

GET+ALONG

QUARREL

VERBAL-FIGHT

Forming Age Numbers

• The sign form is a combination of the sign indicating age and the number itself.

• To indicate age, the index finger contacts the chin and is followed by the number.

• You can use a variation of the sign for “old” in conjunction with the number.

Ranking by Age

• When talking about three or more children or siblings in a family, rank each child by age on your non dominant hand.

• The oldest is represented by the thumb or index finger

• Continue giving additional information by simply pointing to the finger representing that family member.