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Tāhūrangi - Thumbs Up An Introduction to New Zealand Sign Language

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Categories

Videos are sorted in the following categories.

Vocabulary
Short clips of key words in a unit

Sentence patterns
Clips of simple statements, questions, and commands

Grammar

Dominant hand
Positive and Negative Statements
The concepts
Topic-comments sentences
Non-manual signals, question forms

Scenes
Scenarios of everyday life

Deaf Culture

Visual prompting in Deaf culture
Happy Birthday song

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Vocabulary
Sentence patterns
Grammar
Scenes
Deaf culture

Vocabulary

Clip 0.1: Learn NZSL

Vocabulary Clip 0.1: Learn NZSL

Clip 1.1a: Basic Greetings

Vocabulary Clip 1.1a: Basic greetings

Clip 1.1b: Numbers 1 to 10

Vocabulary Clip 1.1b: Numbers 1 to 10

Clip 1.1c: The alphabet

Vocabulary Clip 1.1c : Fingerspelling the alphabet

Clip 0.2: Classroom instructions

Vocabulary Clip 0.2: Often-used classroom instructions

Clip 2.1a: Introducing family members

Vocabulary Clip 2.1a: Introducing family members

Clip 2.1b: See you again later

Vocabulary Clip 2.1b: See you again later

Clip 2.1c: Numbers 11 to 20

Vocabulary Clip 2.1c: Numbers 11 to 20

Clip 3.1a: When, where, older, younger

Vocabulary Clip 3.1a: When, where, older, younger

Clip 3.1b: Ages

Vocabulary Clip 3.1b: Ages

Clip 3.1c: Days of the Week

Vocabulary Clip 3.1c: Days of the Week

Clip 4.1a: Time one o'clock to twelve o'clock

Vocabulary Clip 4.1a: Time one o'clock to twelve o'clock

Clip 4.1b: Numbers 21 to 31

Vocabulary Clip 4.1b: Numbers 21 to 31

Clip 4.1c: Months of the year

Vocabulary Clip 4.1c: Months of the year

Clip 5.1: Sports

Vocabulary Clip 5.1: Sports

Clip 6.1a: What do you need?

Vocabulary Clip 6.1a: What do you need?

Clip 6.1b: What do you need?

Vocabulary Clip 6.1b: What do you need?

Clip 7.1a: Things in the classroom

Vocabulary Clip 7.1a: Things in the classroom

Clip 7.1b: Prepositions

Vocabulary Clip 7.1b: Prepositions

Clip 8.1a: Rooms, things in the home

Vocabulary Clip 8.1a: Rooms, things in the home

Clip 8.1b: Colours

Vocabulary Clip 8.1b: Colours

Clip 9.1: Breakfast foods

Vocabulary Clip 9.1: Breakfast foods

Clip 11.1a: Animals

Vocabulary Clip 11.1a: Animals

Clip 11.1b: Words to descxribe animals

Vocabulary Clip 11.1b: Words to describe animals

Clip 12.1a: Words to describe feelings

Vocabulary Clip 12.1a: Words to describe feelings

Clip 12.1b: Short responses

Clip 12.1b: Short responses

Clip 13.1a: Party, movie, picnic, sorry

Clip 13.1a: Party, movie, picnic, sorry

Clip 13.1b: Music, fun, dance

Clip 13.1b: Music, fun, dance

Clip 14.1a: Weather words

Clip 14.1a: Weather words

Clip 14.1b: Seasons

Clip 14.1b: Seasons

Clip 15.1a: Features (hair types, eyes, other)

Clip 15.1a: Features (hair types, eyes, other)

Clip 15.1b: Clothing

Clip 15.1b: Clothing

Clip 16.1a: Numbers 31 to 99

Clip 16.1a: Numbers 31 to 99

Clip 16.1b: Words often used when buying things

Clip 16.1b: Words often used when buying things

Clip 17.1a: Naming places and objects

Clip 17.1a: Naming places and objects

Clip 17.1b: Prepositions

Clip 17.1b: Prepositions

Clip 17.2b: First, second, third ...

Clip 17.2b: First, second, third ...

Clip 18.1: Words related to an invitation

Clip 18.1: Words related to an invitation

Clip 19.1: Words related to holidays

Clip 19.1: Words related to holidays

Sentence patterns

Clip 1.2: Introductions

Clip 1.2: Introducing yourself

Clip 2.2: Family members

Clip 2.2: Family members

Clip 3.2: Birthdays and age

Clip 3.2: Birthdays and age

Clip 4.2: Dates and months

Clip 4.2: Dates and months

Clip 5.2a: Sports

Clip 5.2a: Sports

Clip 5.2b: What's the score?

Clip 5.2b: What's the score?

Clip 5.2c: Favourite sport

Clip 5.2c: Favourite sport

Clip 6.2a: Congratulations

Clip 6.2a: Congratulations

Clip 6.2b: What do you need?

Clip 6.2b: What do you need?

Clip 6.2c: Topic-Comment sentences

Clip 6.2c: Topic-Comment sentences

Clip 7.2: Questions about things in the classroom

Clip 7.2: Questions about things in the classroom

Clip 8.2a: What things do you have in your bedroom?

Clip 8.2a: What things do you have in your bedroom?

Clip 8.2b: What is your favourite colour?

Clip 8.2b: What is your favourite colour?

Clip 9.2a: What foods to do you like?

Clip 9.2a: What foods to do you like?

Clip 9.2b: What did you eat for breakfast?

Clip 9.2b: What did you eat for breakfast?

Clip 11.2a: Do you have any pets?

Clip 11.2a: Do you have any pets?

Clip 11.2b: What is your favourite animal?

Clip 11.2b: What is your favourite animal?

Clip 12.2a: How are you feeling?

Clip 12.2a: How are you feeling?

Clip 12.2b: That' a great story!

Clip 12.2b: That' a great story!

Clip 13.2a: How about the seven o'clock showing?

Clip 13.2a: How about the seven o'clock showing?

Clip 13.2b: I can't feel the beat

Clip 13.2b: I can't feel the beat

Clip 14.2a: What will you do today?

Clip 14.2a: What will you do today?

Clip 14.2b: About the weather

Clip 14.2b: About the weather

Clip 15.2a: Who is that person with the ... ?

Clip 15.2a: Who is that person with the ... ?

Clip 15.2b: What does your dress look like?

Clip 15.2b: What does your dress look like?

Clip 16.2a: I want to buy some jeans

Clip 16.2a: I want to buy some jeans

Clip 16.2b: How much does this cost?

Clip 16.2b: How much does this cost?

Clip 17.2a: Where's the library?

Clip 17.2a: Where's the library?

Clip 18.2a: Do you want to go to a party?

Clip 18.2a: Do you want to go to a party?

Clip 18.2b: Can you please help me?

Clip 18.2b: Can you please help me?

Clip 19.2a: Have you been to Australia?

Clip 19.2a: Have you been to Australia?

Clip 19.2b: Christmas is great!

Clip 19.2b: Christmas is great!

Grammar

Clip 0.3: Dominant hand

Clip 0.3: Dominant hand

Clip 0.4: Positive and negative statements

Clip 0.4: Positive and negative statements

Clip 0.5: The concepts

Clip 0.5: The concepts

Clip 0.6: Topic-comments sentences

Clip 0.6: Topic-comments sentences

Clip 0.7: Non-manual signals, question forms

Clip 0.7: Non-manual signals, question forms

Scenes

Scene A – Ben comes to visit

Scene A – Ben comes to visit

Scene B – Meeting the family

Scene B – Meeting the family

Scene C – What's new?

Scene C – What's new?

Scene D – Making plans

Scene D – Making plans

Scene E – Join our team

Scene E – Join our team

Scene F – On-court drama

Scene F – On-court drama

Scene G – Time-out

Scene G – Time-out

Scene H – Winner takes all

Scene H – Winner takes all

Scene I – Watching the clock

Scene I – Watching the clock

Scene J – On board

Scene J – On board

Scene K – Food to go

Scene K – Food to go

Scene L – Life's a beach

Scene L – Life's a beach

Scene M – Nothing to wear

Scene M – Nothing to wear

Scene N – We're having a party!

Scene N – We're having a party!

Scene O – Let's go shopping

Scene O – Let's go shopping

Scene P – What a bargain!

Scene P – What a bargain!

Scene Q – Where are the girls?

Scene Q – Where are the girls?

Scene R – Taking a break

Scene R – Taking a break

Scene S – Nice place!

Scene S – Nice place!

Scene T – Who's cooking?

Scene T – Who's cooking?

Scene U – Making music

Scene U – Making music

Scene V – See you later

Scene V – See you later

Scene W – What next?

Scene W – What next?

Deaf culture

Clip 1.3: Visual prompting in Deaf culture

Clip 1.3: Visual prompting in Deaf culture

Visual prompting in Deaf culture

Clip 3.3: Happy Birthday song

Clip 3.3: Happy Birthday song

HAPPY BIRTHDAY song

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