Limb Classifiers
(body classifiers representing limbs)

Part 1:

BCL:BB (representing feet/shoes)

• place both feet together

• put right foot in front of left foot

• tap left foot several times

• lift their toes (with heels on ground)

• click heels together

 BCL:BB (with movement)

• shuffle

• stroll

• walk pigeon-toed

• walk on tip toes

• duck walk (like Charlie Chaplin)

• hobble (from injury)

• wobble (from high heels)

BCL: arm and index finger (representing legs)

• stretch legs outward in front of body

• cross legs

• pull legs and feet under chair while sitting

• raise right leg upwards

(2h) BCL: 1 "legs"                                            SCL:V "legs"

• limp                                                           > jump up

• stagger                                                    > leap

• prowl                                                        > do a cartwheel

• tiptoe                                                        > do a somersault

• waddle

• goosestep                                               SCL:1 "upright body"

• quicken                                                    > zoom

• walk backwards                                    >  waddle

• walk sideways                                       >  zigzag

Part 2:
Now describe the walk using appropriate BCL's as well as appropriate
facial expressions/prosody!

• walk barefoot on hot pavement

• walk up a down escalator

• walk in thick mud

• walk on a tightrope

• walk in deep snow

• walk along the corridor of a train

• walk on a curb

• walk like a pregnant woman

• walk like a prissy person

• walk backwards after seeing a snake

In pairs, practice the following narrative and incorporate appropriate BCL's and prosody. 
Remember:  topicalization
                 :  LOOK-AT
                 :  Descriptive CL

A.  I was hiking this past Sunday on a beautiful and sunny afternoon and enjoying the scenery. I glanced down at something in the grass and saw a snake coiled up and sunning itself.  I  froze in horror and then slowly backed up in agony till I was far away enough and then took off in the other direction!
 

Vocabulary:  SNAKE
                    :  HIKE
                   
 

B. Activity: 

 In pairs, create a short narrative about an incident/situation and include a few of the walks and/ or classifier handshapes described above.