Vocabulary:
AFRAID-[scared]
BORED
BRAVE
CHAT
EMBARRASSED
FRIENDLY-[pleasant, cheerful]
FRUSTRATED
HAPPY
INSULT
INTERESTING
JEALOUS
LONELY
MAD-[Angry]
MEAN-[cruel,]
MEANING-[purpose]
NERVOUS
PROUD
SILLY
STUCK-UP
SURPRISE-[WAKE-UP, amazed]
TIRED

Practice sheet 19.A
1. WHAT AFRAID YOU? (What scares you?)
2. YOU THINK SCHOOL BORING? (Do you think school is boring?)
3. YOU THINK FIREMEN BRAVE? (Do you think firemen are brave?)
4. YOU LIKE CHAT PHONE? (Do you like to chat on the phone?)
5. EMBARRASS EASY YOU? (Do you embarrass easily?)

Practice sheet 19.B
6. YOU ENJOY DO-DO WHAT-(huh)? (What do you enjoy doing?)
7. YOU THINK MOST DOG FRIENDLY, MEAN, WHICH?  (Do you think most dogs are friendly or are they mean?)
8. WHEN YOU FEEL FRUSTRATED? (When do you feel frustrated?)
9. WHEN YOU FEEL HAPPY? (When do you feel happy?)
10. RECENT YOU INSULT ANY-ONE? (Have you recently insulted anyone?)

\Practice sheet 19.C
11. YOU SOMETIMES FEEL LONELY? (Do you sometimes feel lonely?)
12. FOR-FOR-(why) YOU MAD? (Why are you mad?)
13. YOUR BOY/GIRLFRIEND HE/SHE-(rt) JEALOUS EASY? (Is your boyfriend (or girlfriend) the jealous type?)
14. BEFORE TEST YOU FEEL NERVOUS YOU? (Do you get nervous before a test?)
15. PEOPLE DEAF CITY-(community) PROUD THEMSELVES DEAF-("cheek puffed out")? (Are members of the Deaf community proud to be Deaf?)

Practice sheet 19.D
16. YOU THINK HE/SHE TEACHER SILLY? (Do you think the teacher is silly?)
17. YOU THINK CAT STUCK-UP? (Do you think cats are stuck up?)
18. YOU LIKE SURPRISE TEST? (Do you like surprise tests?)
19. SUPPOSE WALK 4-HOUR, FUTURE-(will) TIRED YOU? (Suppose you walk for four hours, would you be tired?)
20. NAME BOOK YOU THINK INTERESTING. (Name a book that you think is interesting.)

Note: Suppose your partner asks you, "FOR-FOR YOU MAD?" and you are not mad? I recommend that you respond, "NOT MAD ME (while shaking the head negatively). Or suppose you don't have a boyfriend, (or girlfriend) and your signing partner asks you if your boyfriend (or girlfriend) gets jealous easy. You might reply, "(not)-HAVE BOY-FRIEND."

Discussion:
Pidgin Signed English? (Contact Signing)
 

Cultural note:
While it may seem strange to “hearing people,” culturally Deaf People are proud of their culture their community. The more “Deaf” you are in the deaf community, the higher your status (on that particular social indicator).
Some times you might see the sign “DEAF” done with a larger movement and the cheek puffed out. This is the equivalent of saying “true blue Deaf” or "Deaf through and through," (or being “very” Deaf both culturally and physically).

Lesson 19:

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