Unit 1 – Introductions and Personal Information

Unit 1 – Introductions and Personal Information

Tonight, you will learn… • To introduce yourself and give and get personal information. • How to use different types of questions (information question and

yes/no question) and about the custom for giving your name.

• How to use affirmative and negative sentences.

• What Deaf people call themselves in ASL.

• The difference between questions that ask where you live and where you are from.

• To see how pronouns are used at the beginning and end of sentences.








To introduce yourself and give and get personal information

• Grammar Note: Questions which ask for information such as

____whq____

NAME YOU?What’s your name?

Or

_________whq________

YOU NAME WHAT?What’s your name?

are signed with the eyebrows squeezed together and the head tilted forward (represented by the marker ___whq___). As with all question forms, the signer maintains eye contact with the person being asked the question.


• Culture Note: It is customary in first introductions, even casual ones, to offer your first and last name.

Example: I NAME J-O-H-N S-M-I-T-H. My name is John Smith.


To show pleasure at having met this person:

NICE MEET-YOU. It’s nice to meet you.

Or

NICE MEET YOU. It’s nice to meet you.


Let’s do Exercise 1A:

Prompt: Give your name. Ask for the other person’s name. Express your pleasure at having met this

person.


Grammar Note:

Questions which ask for a “yes” or “no” answer are signed with the eyebrows raised and the head tilted forward (represented by the marker ___q___). Remember to maintain eye contact with the person you are asking the question. _______q_______YOU STUDENT YOU? Are you a student?


In questions such as these and in sentences such as:

I STUDENT II’m a student.

the subject pronoun is sometimes repeated at the end of the sentence.















To use different types of questions and affirmative and negative sentences.

• Grammar Note:

Simple affirmative sentences such as YES, I STUDENT I Yes, I am a student.

are accompanied by head nodding.

To use different types of questions and affirmative and negative sentences.

• Grammar Note:

Simple negative sentences such as NO, I NOT STUDENT I No, I am not a student.

are accompanied by head shaking.















What Deaf people call themselves in ASL.

_______q________

YOU DEAF YOU? Are you Deaf?

Culture Note: DEAF is used in the above sentence to refer to the social and cultural identification of the person. DEAF is Deaf people’s name for themselves. The sign may also be used to comment on hearing ability.

I HEARING I. I’m hearing.















The difference between questions that ask where you live and where you are from.

______whq______WHERE FROM YOU? Where are you from?

_____whq______WHERE LIVE YOU? Where do you live?

The difference between questions that ask where you live and where you are from.

Culture Note:

_____whq______WHERE LIVE YOU? asks where you are currently living.

_____whq______WHERE FROM YOU? is different in that it usually asks where you are originally from. Among Deaf people it is used to ask which school for Deaf children you attended.

Do Exercise 1B, on p. 5 of your student textbook.















To see how pronouns are used at the beginning and end of sentences.

_______whq______I FROM CALIFORNIA.I am from California.

Grammar Note: The sentence above is signed without repeating the subject pronoun at the end of the sentence. This variation is possible as are the following:

To see how pronouns are used at the beginning and end of sentences.

I FROM CALIFORNIA I. I STUDENT I. I NOT STUDENT I.I FROM CALIFORNIA. I STUDENT. I NOT STUDENT. FROM CALIFORNIA I. STUDENT I. NOT STUDENT I.








Do Exercise 1C on page 7 of your student textbook.


End of Unit 1 Lesson

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Unit 1 – Introductions and Personal Information