The concept behind these popular sessions is to 'try before you buy'. We know paying for a course is a big commitment, so why not book an Introduction to BSL and see if BSL is for you or not.

Your topic can be customised within the course name. If you can’t find the individual topics below that interest you, please describe the topic you wish to cover during your session. However, your chosen topic is often subject to time constraints within your date/time booking.

Understand and produce fingerspelling (the manual alphabet) for names of people and places
Candidate finger spelled at least two different words correctly using the correct form of letter on hand(s).

Learning outcomes: Know different weather conditions and respond to questions about the weather
Describe a range of weather conditions
Ask about the weather using a range of vocabulary

Know a range of transport modes
Give and receive information about different ways of travelling
Describing different ways of travelling

Describing people:
Give, ask for and understand information about people: – size, colour and shape – location.
Describing people, e.g. Sue is tall and slim. Jayne has red, curly hair. John is short and wears glasses.

Describing pets, farm and animals
Give, ask for and understand information about pets, farms and animals: – size, colour and shape – location.

Interests and activities
Give, ask for and understand information about interests and activities of self and others.
Describing interests and activities in the home:

Description: Hot (food/drink), cold, taste – sweet, sour, bitter, delicious, lousy, horrible, too much, enough, more, bit/little, smell nice, hungry, starving, thirsty, full.