Places Flashcards
Birmingham
Fingerspell B-H-M in quick succession.
Brighton
Open primary hand shakes up and down while moving across in front of body.
Bristol
Fingerspell B-L in quick succession.
Britain
Both flat hands held in front of body with palms facing down makes small downward movement twice.
Cardiff
Fingerspell C-F-F in quick succession
Carlise
Extended index and middle finger of primary hand forms ‘V’ shape which taps a few times on secondary arm starting near wrist and moving towards shoulder.
Dublin
Tips of index finger and thumb of primary hand touch chin. Index and thumb open apart while hand moves upwards to outline chin.
Edinburgh
Fingerspell “E D H”
Exeter
Both hands, making “C” shape, point down in front on one side then the other.
England
Extended index finger of primary hand moves backwards and forwards along extended index finger of secondary hand.
Glasgow
Fingerspell G-W in quick succession.
America
Fingers of flat hands inter-locked. Hands move in small circles in front of body.
Australia
Primary hand starts flat on side of head then changes to closed fist.
Canada
Closed fist of primary hand taps upper chest (on primary side) twice.
China
Extended index finger of primary hand starts by secondary shoulder and moves along top of chest then down body.
Europe
Primary hand closed with thumb held along tips of fingers. Hand makes small circular movement in front of body.
France
Primary closed hand starts off by side of mouth. Hand twists sideways while thumb twists along index finger (can be 2 handed).
Germany
Fingerspell G-G in quick succession.
Italy
Primary hand with tip of index finger and thumb held a little apart moves downwards by side of body while moving from side to side.
New York
Fingerspell “N Y”
Paris
Both hands with extended index finger and middle finger start apart in front of lower body then move up and towards each other.
