Final Assessment (conversation)

Question 1

Greeting in BSL:

Tutor: Hello, how are you?

Answer 1

Response: Hello, I’m good thank you. How are you?

• Eye contact
• Greeting
• Answer question
• Repeat question after answering

Question 2

Fingerspell own name, receive others:

Tutor: Name you what?

Answer 2

Response: Name me H-A-N-N-A-H (Hannah) E-M-E-RY (Emery). Name you what?

• Respond to question
• Fingerspell first and last name
• Say name after each word has been fingerspelled (not each letter)
• Eye contact whilst fingerspelling
• Repeat question after answering
• Repeat tutors name to show understanding

Question 3

Ask to repeat or clarify:

Tutor: Sorry, again please

Answer 3

Response: Repeat previous phrase

• Fingerspell more slowly if it is a name
• Make sure lip patterns are clear
• Use full facial expressions
• Slow down slightly

Question 4

Ask to repeat or clarify:

Tutor: Says unfamiliar phrase (or whenever student wants to ask for clarification)

Answer 4

Response: Sorry, again please. (Tutor repeats). (Student repeats to show understanding).

• Repeat teachers clarification

Question 5

Questions on personal information:

Tutor: Live you where?

Answer 5

Response: Live me Rugby. Live you where?

• Repeat question after answering
• Repeat tutors answer to show understanding (Live you ______?)

Question 6

Questions on personal information:

Tutor: Birthday you when?

Answer 6

Response: Birthday me June 6. Birthday you when?

• Repeat question after answering
• Repeat tutors answer to show understanding (Birthday you ______?)

Question 7

Two signs on transport:

Tutor: You arrive here how?

Answer 7

Response: Arrive here bus and walk. You arrive here how?

• Use two transport methods
• Repeat question after answering
• Repeat tutors answer to show understanding (You arrive here by ____ and ____?)

Question 8

Numbers 0-30:

Tutor: You walked here how long?

Answer 8

Response: Walked- 5 minutes. You drove here how long?

• Repeat question after answering
• Repeat tutors answer to show understanding (__ minutes?)

Question 9

Numbers 0-30:

Tutor: Time you arrived what?

Answer 9

Response: I arrived here early- 9 o’clock. Time you arrived what?

• Make sure to use correct sentence order
• Repeat question after answering
• Repeat tutors answer to show understanding (You arrived here ________?)

Question 10

Two signs on weather:

Tutor: Weather yesterday what?

Answer 10

Response: Weather yesterday cold and rainy. Weather today what?

• Use facial expressions for weather signs
• Repeat question after answering
• Repeat tutors answer to show understanding (Weather today ______?)

Question 11

Ask/give/receive simple directions:

Tutor: Help with directions please. (Library)

Answer 11

Response: Directions where. (Tutor responds). Out the door; right; straight ahead; up the stairs; library.

• Repeat question after answering (Help with directions please. (Tutor asks where). Restaurant)
• Repeat tutors answer to show understanding (Repeat directions; ask for repetition if unsure)
• Say thank you after getting directions

Question 12

Taking leave:

Tutor: Time for the assessment to end. Thank you for coming.

Answer 12

Response: Thank you! See you again soon.