Food/drink/household/daily life Flashcards
Tomato
Open hand twists twice on bunched fingers
Shirt
Mime collar in a diamond shape; start open then close
Fire alarm
Both hands wiggle up like flames (fire)
Index taps left palm rapidly (alarm)
Fire
Both hands wiggle up and down like flames
Alarm
Index finger taps left palm thrice
Light
Hand opens above head like a light turning on
Home
Flat, forward-facing hand pats downward
Bin
Hand opens like throwing something in a bin
Chair
Both fists push down like on the back of a chair
Recycle
Index hooked on edge of left hand; hand moves forward several times
House
Mime roof
Kitchen
K-K
Door
Flat palms mime opening a door
Room
Draw a square, starting away from you
Garden
Right hand mimes scooping soil from left hand
Desk
Flat hands mime desk top
Wash
Flat palms move on each other like washing something
Dress
Flat palms move down chest and flare out
Skirt
Mime flared skirt
Traffic lights
Flash lights in front of face
Gloves
Mime putting on gloves
Bag
Fist mimes holding bag handle and moves down twice
Address
Middle finger moves up and down chest
Jumper
Mime pulling on a jumper
Cap
Like doffing a cap with a closed hand
2-3 bird beaks
Computer
Mime typing
Phone
Thumb and finger mimes phone by ear
Pencil
Mime drawing in air
Phone you/me
Phone with direction
Book
Open book with both hands
Toilet
T-T
Laptop
Mime opening a laptop
Eraser
Mime rubbing something out by head
E Both index fingers of fist flick 2-3x toward each other
Reception
Short ‘come here’ motion with both hands
Pen
Mime swishy pen on left palm
Table
Hands trace tabletop and legs
Bedroom
C shaped pillow with whole hand over right ear; tilt head
Hat
Pulling on a wooly hat or cowboy hat
Bath/bathroom
Mime drying self with towel
Window
Flat hands move like vertical sliding windows
Pour
Tilt Y shape, fast or slow
Kettle
Y shape makes downward motion
Trousers
Two fingers of both hands move down left then right side
Appointment
Two fingers held slightly apart land deliberately on left palm
I would like a coffee, please
Finger C twists to mouth (coffee)
‘I’
Tap chest (like)
‘please’
Breakfast
Mime eating cereal
I would like a cheese sandwich, please
Fingers make small twisting motion on left palm (cheese)
Mime pushing bread down on sandwich (sandwich)
‘I’
Tap chest (like)
‘please’
Apple
Hand C twists up and away from mouth
Cabbage
Chop up back of forearm
Bread
Slice palm
I am thirsty
‘I’
V by throat (thirsty)
Biscuit
Clawed hand taps elbow twice
Banana
Peel fist
Carrot
Fist twists by corner of mouth
Cake
Clawed hand taps back of left twice
Ice cream
Mime licking ice cream
Hamburger
Mime holding burger to mouth
Garlic
G. Wiggle fingers from mouth
Fruit
Wiggle fingers under chin and out the side
Flour
Mime sprinkling flour
Dinner
Two fingers held together back and forth from mouth
Cream
Backward cream whip over palm
Chips
Fingers and thumbs start apart and move away and close
Egg
Two fingers remove egg top OR E-G-G
Crisps
Finger and thumb pinch crisps from hand bag to mouth
Chicken
Mime beak while flapping elbow like a wing