FRIENDSHIPS/RELATIONSHIPS

• American Sign Language
• 9th Grade

11/29-11/30

• Review Months 
•  Learn Relationships between friends

Current Events Happening in the Deaf Community

RELATIONSHIPS between friends

friend

best friend

boyfriend

girlfriend

to get together

to go out, leave

since 

to be single

sweetheart, honey

argue

break up

date

fall in love

flirt

to get along

love

relationship

together, be together

Deaf Culture

Having many life-long friendships is a common experience for people who belong to small tight-knit communities. Long-lasting relationships between Deaf people often begin at schools for the Deaf and continue through college, marriage, and old age.

Does this differ from your own experience?

What benefits do you think the Deaf community gains from being close-knit? Any drawbacks?

Do you have a childhood friend?

yes

no

What do you and your friends like to do on the weekend?

friend

best friend

boyfriend

girlfriend

to get together

to go out, leave

since

to be single

sweetheart, honey

argue

date

fall in love

flirt

to get along

breakup

love

love vs love-it

Don't confuse the signs love and love-it. Love is used for romantic emotions, while love-it shows an emotional or sentimental attachment to a person or thing. 

Let's practice

I love you. 

Let's practice

I love coffee. 

Let's practice

I love my cat. 

relationship

breakup

This is one of the more common signs for break up, though there are many others. Look closely at the sign relationship: How could you make break up using this sign? Think of the signs: like, don't like, want, don't want.

together, be together

What is this sign?

What is this sign?

On Your Own

• Practicee Signing the vocabulary with a friend
•  Create 5 sentences using the vocabulary you just learned in your ASL notebook
• Work on homework 

friend

best friend

boyfriend

girlfriend

to get together

to go out, leave

since 

to be single

sweetheart, honey

argue

break up

date

fall in love

flirt

to get along

love

relationship

together, be together

With a partner sign all of the vocabulary.