Lesson Nine
(Unit 102)
Tutor: Gary L Taylor
CACDP Level 1 Certificate in BSL
There are three units throughout the course.
Unit 101 – “Introduction to BSL”
Unit 102 - “Conversational BSL”
Unit 103 - “BSL at school, College or Work”
“Your Sign Name”
Deaf people have ‘nicknames’ called SIGN NAMES.
Deaf people give each other Sign names, instead of
fingerspelling out a persons full name.
It is usually a one hand gesture using either a sign
or the initial letter of the first or second name.
The sign name can be linked to their name and their
mannerisms / personality or physical attributes (e.g.
a bald head or beer belly) !
Some examples
1.
Man named Vincent with beard could sweep ‘V’ Handshape from
cheek to chin outlining beard.
2.
Woman named Sally who has long hair could make the ‘S’ Handshape and move hand from the top of the head, along the side of
the head to the shoulder.
3.
Girl named Vicki and Sign name is ‘V’ in Wavy movement near
her hair because she has long wavy hair.
4.
Use of a sign relating to all or part of the English name, e.g. using
a sign for the colour BROWN for the name BROWN. Using the
sign for WASH for WASHINGTON.
5.
Relating to your name or surname (or sound like)
6.
What your family or your good friends called you.
* Students to choose a sign name for themselves with my help *
FAMILY
Grandmother
Grandfather
Father
Mother
Sister
Baby
Brother
Pets
SIGNING PRACTICE
A) YOU LIVE WITH WHO?
B) I LIVE WITH MY ……………..
A) BROTHERS AND SISTERS – YOU HAVE?
B) I HAVE …. BROTHERS AND …. SISTERS
A) THEIR NAMES – WHAT?
B) THEIR NAMES ………………..
A) YOUR FAMILY – HEARING OR DEAF?
B) MY FAMILY …………………
A) YOU HAVE A PET?
B) I HAVE ………………..
A) YOUR PET’S NAME – WHAT?
B) MY PET NAME ………………
SIGN SUPPORTING ENGLISH and BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE
1. WHAT IS YOUR SISTER NAME?
1. YOUR SISTER NAME WHAT?
2. HOW MANY PEOPLE IN YOUR FAMILY?
2. YOUR FAMILY HOW MANY PEOPLE?
3. WHERE IS YOUR MOTHER LIVE?
3. YOUR MOTHER LIVE WHERE?
4. HOW MANY BROTHERS HAVE YOU GOT?
4. BROTHERS HOW MANY?
5. HAVE YOU GOT A DOG?
5. DOG HAVE?
6. MY TWO BROTHERS NAMES ARE PETER AND JOHN
6. BROTHER NAMES PETER JOHN.
7. MY TWINS SISTERS NAMES ARE LUCY AND KATIE.
7. SISTERS TWIN NAMES LUCY KATIE.
SIGN SUPPORTING ENGLISH and BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE
8. WHAT WORK DOES YOUR FATHER DO?
8. WORK YOUR FATHER WHAT?
9. ARE YOU SINGLE?
9. YOU SINGLE?
10. WHERE IS YOUR GRANDMOTHER?
10. YOUR GRANDMOTHER WHERE?
11. WHO IS SUSAN’S BOYFRIEND?
11. SUSAN’S BOYFRIEND WHO?
12. WHEN IS YOUR DAUGHTER GETTING MARRIED?
12. YOUR DAUGHTER MARRIED WHEN?
13. MY PARTNER IS VERY GOOD DANCER.
13. PARTNER MY DANCER VERY GOOD.
Man / woman met – like – friends
Fell in Love
- Live together - partners
Man ask woman ‘marry’? - woman ‘yes’ - engaged
After time wife pregnant - baby born - boy
Now what? - mother / father - (parents)
Have son
After time wife pregnant again
Born what? - girl -
now have daughter
Son have sister
Sister have brother
After time pregnant again!!!!
Born what? - one baby? - No, twins
Twin what? - two boys
Girl now have three brothers
Three boys have one sister
Questions - Always to remember:
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Who?
Where?
Which?
Why?
How?
What?
When?