American Sign Language (ASL) Lesson 7: ” I Like… “
By Elaine Ernst Schneider
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| Sign | Description of Action |
| art | Use a right “i” hand to imitate drawing in the left upturned palm. |
| books | You don’t judge a book by its cover. Palms together, fingertips up, then ‘open’ your hands, thumbs leading, to display the contents. |
| cars | “c” hand hovers over left fist, then moves up imaginary steering column of car |
| food | Using the right hand, touch fingers to thumb and move in a motion toward the mouth, as if taking food to the lips. |
| football | Push a right “a” hand (thumb turned upward) outward twice across the left upturned palm of the left hand, as if kicking the football out of the left hand. |
| games | Slightly touch the knuckles of both “a” hands. |
| I (ASL) | Point to self, mid chest. |
| I (Signed English) | Touch the “i” hand to the center of the chest. |
| internet | Slightly spread fingers of both hands, palms facing, letting the middle fingers bend forward and almost touch. Turn hands in opposition. |
| like | Place the right thumb and index finger against the chest as if picking lint from the shirt. Then pull the right hand away from the body, bringing the thumb and index finger together. Note: Some signers use the thumb and middle finger for this sign. |
| movies | Hold the right hand, fingers spread, slightly behind the left hand, fingers closed and palm down. Move the right hand side to side to indicate film moving through a projector. |
| plants | Hold a right “p” hand slightly behind the left hand. Draw the right hand upward, rotating the wrist to the rights, and letting the right hand’s fingers open, as if a plant is bursting forth through the soil. |
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