PDF - Elementary - Getting A Hair Cut

Daily Life - Getting A Hair Cut

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A:

Hello there! Come on in! Don’t just stand there! Come and take a seat!

B:

Um, okay. Well, I just want a trim. Nothing too fancy.

A:

Oh my gosh! Your hair is amazing! So silky, so shiny! I am going to work my magic on your hair! You hear me? You are going to look like a million bucks!

B:

Okay. Um... can you make sure my sideburns are even and you just take a little off the top.

A:

Don’t you worry, I’ll take care of everything! ( starts cutting) Oh my god! I just love your curly hair! It’s so fluffy and cute! You should totally let it grow out. An afro would look great on you!

B:

Um... no.

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A:

Okay, but you are going to be my masterpiece!

Key Vocabulary

Don’t just stand there

phrase

Do something. An action is required

take a seat

phrase

choose a place to sit

trim

common noun, singular

a short cut of hair to make one look clean

fancy

Adjective

very fashionable

silky

Adjective

resembling silk, smooth

shiny

Adjective

having a smooth and bright appearance

a million bucks

phrase

Very good. great

sideburns

common noun, plural

hair that grows on the sides of man

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very

To look

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curly

Adjective

hair in form of round shape

fluffy

Adjective

soft

grow out

phrase

grow long

afro

common noun, singular

a kind of hairstyle which very curly hair is formed into round ball

Supplementary Vocabulary

buzz cut

common noun, singular

a type of hairstyle where the hair is cut very short with an electric razor

Mohawk

common noun, singular

a hairstyle which consists of shaving both sides of the head, leaving a strip of noticeably longer hair on top

flat top

common noun, singular

a type of hairstyle where the hair on top is left a bit long and styled upwards, resulting in square looking haircut

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pony tail

common noun, singular

in which most or all of the hair on the head is pulled away from the face, gathered and secured at the back of the head with a hair tie or clip and allowed to hang freely from that point

braid

common noun, singular

formed by intertwining three or more strands of hair so that the result is similar to a woven textile.

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