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Vocabulary: Camping
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Camp
Tent Backpack Climb Hike |
Fishing
National Park Outside/Outdoor Inside/Indoor Path/Trail |
Star
Trip/Travel Waterfall Water bottle Candle |
Fire
Chocolate Marshmallow Mosquito Insect |
Bug Spray
Rock/ Stone |
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Time
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Time
Now Later Soon Early Late Never |
Every
Morning Noon Afternoon Evening Night Day |
Today
Yesterday Tomorrow Once Sometime Often Next |
First
Last Week Weekend Month Year Minute Hour |
Schedule
Everyday /Daily Through Semester Monday Tuesday Wednesday |
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday Ago/Last/Past Before After |
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Time Structure
Time structure is a type of grammar that is optional for clarification. It doesn’t mean that you have to include a time structure in every sentence in ASL. This lesson focuses on understanding how to clarify with a time structure. |
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Time tense
past = finish present = now future = will 1. With Date = no need to sign time tense 2. Without date = sign time sense 3. Context = mention time once |
Examples
Present With Date Today I walk. Without Date I now walk. (I walk) Context They now drive. I walk. (They drive and I walk) |
Examples
Past With Date Yesterday I walk. Without Date I finish walk. (I walked) Context They finish drive. I walk. (They drove and I walked) |
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Future With Date Tomorrow I walk. Without Date I will walk. (I will walk) Context They will drive. I walk. (They will drive and I will walk) |
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Supplementary Video: Time Structure
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Culture: Audience Reflective Interpreting
When someone signs in the audience, how can other singers know what that person signs? Have someone else stand in front of an audience and copy the signer in the audience for everyone to see. This is called audience reflective interpreting.
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