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Vocabulary Expansion Series Lesson 50.
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For a great “100 First ASL Signs” resource, see:
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To learn basic fingerspelling see youtu.be/va1aAXpVr2w
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Take care and love to you all.
- Dr. Bill
:)
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ASL American Sign Language Vocabulary Expansion Series (50)
Dr. Bill Vicars with Cäsar Jacobson
Intended audience: Students who have who have completed Level 2 or higher of the ASL University curriculum.
youtu.be/JC6APFamWj0
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Vocabulary and topics covered in this video:
Multiple meaning word: run
legs moving fast
run against
COMPETE, RACE, sports
run away, ESCAPE, elope, flee
run back and forth, COMMUTE
run after, CHASE
The babysitter ran after the child.
The delivery run takes about 4 hours.
The cat ran out the door.
The two sisters ran against each other in the pageant.
The analyst kept running back and forth to the bathroom.
run out of, ALL-GONE, used up
run = control, MANAGE
run = continue, persist, keep going
run the figures = CALCULATE, ACCOUNTING, MULTIPLY
figure out
The meeting ran on and on.
Yesterday, we ran out of soap.
The auditor ran the figures twice.
My father runs a computer repair store.
I’ve run out of patience.
runs in the, PASS-down GENERATION
run four legs, RUNNING-animal
run into, BUMP-into
run a comb, COMB-hair
The horse ran through the woods.
I ran into an old student of mine yesterday
She carefully ran a comb through the tangled hair.
The blue eye gene runs in the family.
The goat ran up to the fence.
run errands, to-dos, run a line
DRAW or WRITE-a-line
run a machine, OPERATE-machine
running
ran down
RUN-legs moving + context
The engine runs smoothly
The teacher ran a line down the board.
She was constantly on the run all day.
The man ran down the street to catch the bus.
The scientist ran a series of tests.
run through PIERCE
run up, INCREASE
RUNS-diarrhea
run = path, road street way
My brother ran a splinter into his toe.
The contestants walked down the runway.
Eating too many berries gave my daughter the runs.
The hospital bill ran up into the thousands
The ski run was very steep.
run into or bleed into = MERGE or MIX
run = tear, RIP-tear
run a machine = OPERATE-machine
The different colored paints run into each other.
My kids love to run around in the back fields.
Pulling a snag in the sweater caused a run.
My boss did not know how to run the copy machine.
Every morning, my husband runs 3 miles.
run fingers through hair
eyes ran down / over, LOOK-at or READ
The thief ran out the store with the bag of money.
The teacher ran over the list of names to see who was missing.
The man was arrested due to a hit and run incident.
The guy had a habit of running his fingers through his hair.
The assistant makes frequent runs to the coffee shop next door.
run down, DETERIORATE, retrogress,declining
runny nose
head cold (sick)
CAR run off road
RUNNING-water
My daughter left the water running all night.
The car ran off the road.
The neighborhood was run-down.
The little boy had a runny nose.
You can see the water running from the radiator hose.
The show in Las Vegas ran for two years.
The girl ran as fast as she could to win the race.
The business ran for another two years before it was shut down.
The cat ran up the tree.
The hitchhiker ran out of money half-way across the country.
run down, CRITICIZE, berate, correct, critical of
LEAVE
TAKE-off (LEAVE)
take off ESCAPE
My mother ran off to go shopping
My co-worker tends to gossip and run everybody down.
The financial analyst ran the numbers and turned in the report.
The building violations ran up and the place was closed down.
The dog ran out the gate the moment it was opened.
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Vocabulary Expansion Series Lesson 50.
Want to order a USB drive with four semesters worth of ASL video instruction? (ASL 1, ASL 2, ASL 3, and ASL 4) for $79.95?
See "SuperUSB" in the ASLUniversity bookstore at:
lifeprint.com/bookstore/bookstore.htm
For free ASL lessons check out:
lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lessons.htm
For a great “100 First ASL Signs” resource, see:
lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/concepts.htm
To learn basic fingerspelling see youtu.be/va1aAXpVr2w
Instructor Bio, see:
lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/instructor.htm
Take care and love to you all.
- Dr. Bill
:)
==========================
ASL American Sign Language Vocabulary Expansion Series (50)
Dr. Bill Vicars with Cäsar Jacobson
Intended audience: Students who have who have completed Level 2 or higher of the ASL University curriculum.
youtu.be/JC6APFamWj0
=============================
Vocabulary and topics covered in this video:
Multiple meaning word: run
legs moving fast
run against
COMPETE, RACE, sports
run away, ESCAPE, elope, flee
run back and forth, COMMUTE
run after, CHASE
The babysitter ran after the child.
The delivery run takes about 4 hours.
The cat ran out the door.
The two sisters ran against each other in the pageant.
The analyst kept running back and forth to the bathroom.
run out of, ALL-GONE, used up
run = control, MANAGE
run = continue, persist, keep going
run the figures = CALCULATE, ACCOUNTING, MULTIPLY
figure out
The meeting ran on and on.
Yesterday, we ran out of soap.
The auditor ran the figures twice.
My father runs a computer repair store.
I’ve run out of patience.
runs in the, PASS-down GENERATION
run four legs, RUNNING-animal
run into, BUMP-into
run a comb, COMB-hair
The horse ran through the woods.
I ran into an old student of mine yesterday
She carefully ran a comb through the tangled hair.
The blue eye gene runs in the family.
The goat ran up to the fence.
run errands, to-dos, run a line
DRAW or WRITE-a-line
run a machine, OPERATE-machine
running
ran down
RUN-legs moving + context
The engine runs smoothly
The teacher ran a line down the board.
She was constantly on the run all day.
The man ran down the street to catch the bus.
The scientist ran a series of tests.
run through PIERCE
run up, INCREASE
RUNS-diarrhea
run = path, road street way
My brother ran a splinter into his toe.
The contestants walked down the runway.
Eating too many berries gave my daughter the runs.
The hospital bill ran up into the thousands
The ski run was very steep.
run into or bleed into = MERGE or MIX
run = tear, RIP-tear
run a machine = OPERATE-machine
The different colored paints run into each other.
My kids love to run around in the back fields.
Pulling a snag in the sweater caused a run.
My boss did not know how to run the copy machine.
Every morning, my husband runs 3 miles.
run fingers through hair
eyes ran down / over, LOOK-at or READ
The thief ran out the store with the bag of money.
The teacher ran over the list of names to see who was missing.
The man was arrested due to a hit and run incident.
The guy had a habit of running his fingers through his hair.
The assistant makes frequent runs to the coffee shop next door.
run down, DETERIORATE, retrogress,declining
runny nose
head cold (sick)
CAR run off road
RUNNING-water
My daughter left the water running all night.
The car ran off the road.
The neighborhood was run-down.
The little boy had a runny nose.
You can see the water running from the radiator hose.
The show in Las Vegas ran for two years.
The girl ran as fast as she could to win the race.
The business ran for another two years before it was shut down.
The cat ran up the tree.
The hitchhiker ran out of money half-way across the country.
run down, CRITICIZE, berate, correct, critical of
LEAVE
TAKE-off (LEAVE)
take off ESCAPE
My mother ran off to go shopping
My co-worker tends to gossip and run everybody down.
The financial analyst ran the numbers and turned in the report.
The building violations ran up and the place was closed down.
The dog ran out the gate the moment it was opened.
