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ASL 122 - Describing Body Types
 

Part A:
With your partner, take turns and practice signing the below sentences.  Describe each person, focusing on height, body type & shoulder size.  Also, describe the hairstyles of each person.   Some of the sentences are incomplete so fill in the blanks using the ASL  sentence structure below using the specific sign order!  Remember to use size mouth markers!


ASL Sentence Structure:

(PERSON) MAN / WOMAN

DCL "height"

DCL "body type"

DCL "face, hair, etc"


(Note:  DCL - Descriptive classifier handshapes)

 ASL Sentences:    

  1. WOMAN   SHORT-PERSON (oo)  DCL "fat" (puff) ...........fill in the blanks!
     
  2. WOMAN TALL-PERSON (cha)  DCL: 5 "full-bodied" (mm)   DCL:5 "long-hair yellow"
     
  3. WOMAN SHORT-PERSON (oo)  DCL: bent-L "muscular" (cha)   DCL: bent-5 "thick curly hair brown"
     
  4. WOMAN DCL:B "slender" MEDIUM
     
  5. WOMAN THIN (oo)
     
  6. WOMAN BODY THIN (oo)   HAIR DCL "page-boy hairstyle"
     
  7. WOMAN  DCL: bent-B "height in comparison to your own"    DCL "hairstyle"
     
  8. MAN IX TALL-PERSON (cha)   DCL: 5 "beer belly" (cha or mm)
     
  9. MAN IX SHORT-PERSON (oo)    DCL: bent-L "muscular" (cha)    DCL: 5 w/middle finger in BALD
     
  10. BOY IX SHORT-PERSON (oo) CUTE


Part B:
After signing sentences # 1-10,  partners are to switch sentences, take turns again and repeat the same sentences and add a RACE sign after the gender! Continue to fill in the blanks wherever needed!

 

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