Unit 15

Life Events, Time signs & Nationalities

BE-RAISED/ GROW-UP

GO-UP-YEARS

GRADUATE

FALL-IN-LOVE

CONCEIVE

MOVE-TO

OFFER

PROMOTE

TRANSFER

PRINCIPAL

CAR-ACCIDENT

RETIRED

SETTLE-DOWN

DIED/DEAD

LAID-OFF/FIRED

BURN-DOWN

DROP-OUT/ QUIT

TAKE-UP TEST

PASS

LICENSE

ESCAPE

MESS-UP

SOLDIER

SUMMON/CALL

KILL +++

WAR

Time signs

• UP-TILL-NOW/ SINCE• LATER-ON• BEFORE-EVENT• AFTER-EVENT• UNTIL• DURING• HAPPEN

LOCAL CITIES

• BAYTOWN• HIGHLANDS• CROSBY• MONT BELVIEU• BARBERS HILL• BEAUMONT• DAYTON• LA PORTE• DEER PARK• PASADENA

CITIES IN TEXAS

Cities

• New York City• Washington, D.C.• Boston• Chicago• Los Angeles• New Orleans

• Philadelphia• Salt Lake City• San Francisco• Seattle• Atlanta• St. Louis

STATES

north

eastwest

south

• Not every state has a sign.• If a state doesn’t have a sign (like Minnesota), then sign

STATE, point (show NMS), and then fingerspell the abbreviation.

• Example: STATE IX M-I-N-N

• EXCEPTIONS:• UTAH• OHIO• MAINE• Others that are short

• Here are the ten states that have signs….

STATES

AlaskaHawaii

WashingtonOregon

CALIFORNIAArizona

COLORADO (mountains)COLOR + A-D-O

Louisiana Florida

NEW YORK

State & NYC are the same

Texas(think of the panhandle)

States • Texas• Florida• Washington• Oregon• Colorado• California• Arizona• Alaska• Hawaii• New York

“I’ve Never”- 50 states

Life Events

“When” clauses

Tell About Life Events

• When clauses are used when telling about events.

• Using When Clauses:– Eyebrows raised, head tilt

“WHEN” Phrases

• When signing sentences describing things in chronological or sequential order, use one of the following signs:

• HAPPEN• FINISH• THEN• NEXT

When Clauses

• Tell About Life Events– By referring to age– By referring to other events– By year– By sequencing events– By unexpected changes

Tell About Life EventsBy referring to age

____________________when (event) ME (age)

Example:ME AGE+5 MY PARENTS DIVORCE

Practice:ME AGE+ 5 (FILL IN WITH OWN LIFE EVENT)ME AGE+ 10 (FILL IN WITH OWN LIFE EVENT)ME AGE+ 16 (FILL IN WITH OWN LIFE EVENT)

Tell About Life EventsBy referring to other events

___________________when LATER-ON (time sign) (event)

ME (event) LATER-ON (event)

Example:

ME GRADUATE COLLEGE TWO-MONTHS GET WORK

Practice:

ME GRADUATE MIDDLE-SCHOOL TWO-MONTHS ENTER HIGH-SCHOOL

ME (event) (time sign) (event)

MY (family member) (event) (time sign) (event)

Tell About Life EventsBy year

(person) (event) (year)

ME (event) (year)

Example:

ME BORN 1988

Practice:

ME BORN (year)

ME WILL GRADUATE 20__

MY (family member) BORN (year)

ME ENTER HIGH-SCHOOL 20 __

Tell About Life EventsBy sequencing events

(event) (event) (event)

Examples:

ME GRADUATE HIGH-SCHOOL

GO-TO COLLEGE, PLAY VOLLEYBALL

GRADUATE, FIND WORK

ME

Practice:

(event) (event) (event)

Topics:Getting your driver’s licenseGetting a dogMoving to a new placeTraveling, vacationsGetting a job

Tell About Life EventsBy unexpected changes

(event) (time) WRONG (change or result)

Example:

GET CAR LICENSE, TWO-WEEKS-LATER

WRONG CAR- ACCIDENT

Practice:

(event) (time) WRONG (change or result)

Topics:Getting your driver’s licenseGetting a dogMoving to a new placeTraveling, vacationsEntering high schoolGetting a hair cut

Partner Practice

• Practice combining when clauses, sequencing events, and using the signs LATER-ON and WRONG to talk about one’s life:1. Tell when and where you were born2. Tell about life events by referring to age, event,

year, sequence and unexpected changes3. End with current situation

Respond to your partner’s story, be an active listener: respond, nod, and ask questions

World & Countries

• Ocean • Land• Country• Asia• Europe• Australia

• Antarctica• Africa• South America• North America• U.S.A.• State• City/Town

Countries

• Japan• China• Greece• France• Italy• Korea

• Finland• Ireland• Spain• Russia• Germany• Canada

Countries

• Egypt• Holland• India• #Iraq• #Iran• Israel• Mexico

• Poland• Scotland• Sweden• Switzerland• Vietnam• Jamaica

Nationalities

• GENERATION• STRONG• FULL• CONFLICT• HALF• (2h0 alt. HALF• MIX

Family Nationality

Japanese Japanese

Yoko

Generation Full

Japanese

Family Nationality

Ireland Poland

Joshua

Half Irish Half Polish

Family Nationality

France American-Indian

American-Indian

JacquesStrong American-Indian

German German German Scotland-Ireland

IrelandFrance

Anna

Asking about Nationality

When asking about a specific thing, use the sign: ITSELF

NAME fs-(name) ITSELF POSS “country” FROM WHERE?

NAME fs-(name) ITSELF (country) (name)

NAME fs-(name) ITSELF #WHAT COUNTRY “what”

Partner Practice

Signer A Signer BAsk their full name Give full nameRepeat last name, ask nationality of name

Correct or conform, give nationality

Ask if B is full-blooded (nationality)

Confirm or correct and explain

Seasons

• Spring• Summer• Fall/Autumn• Winter

Weather

• Cool• Cold• Warm• Hot• Rain• Snow

• Sunny• Windy• Cloudy• Freezing• Hurricane • Tornado

How would you sign these differently?

• Slight drizzle vs. pouring cats and dogs• Cold outside vs. Freezing!• Windy vs. gusting 35 mph• Hot vs. sweltering