Hair Salons and Barber Shops
barber – чоловічий перукар
barbershop – чоловіча
перукарня
beauty salon – салон краси
beauty shop – салон краси
color - колір
hair salon - перукарня
hair stylist - перукар
haircut - стрижка
perm or permanent - завивка
to shave - голитися
to trim – підрізати
to cut – різати
to dyed – пофарбувати волосся
bang – чілка
buzz cut – коротка чоловіча
стрижка
layers – стрижка різної
довжини
split ends – посічені кінчики
blowdry – укладка феном
“Chop it all off” - зробіть
коротку стрижку
Grade 1 (3mm) – підстригти під
1 hair clips – заколки для волосся
Grade 2 (6mm) – підстригти під
2
Grade 3 (9mm) – підстригти під
3
Grade 4 (12mm) – підстригти
під 4
Hair styling products:
Hairdryer – фен для волосся
scissors – ножиці
clippers – машинки для
стрижки
trimmers – тримери
razor – бритва
straighteners – випрямлячі
curling tongs – щипці для
завивки
curling irons – бігуді
gel - гель
mousse – мус
wax – віск
cream – крем
hair lacquer – лак для волосся
hair spray – спрей для волосся
hair slides – гірки для волосся
 USEFUL PHRASES
Customer:
Do you have any openings today? – Чи ви маєте вільні місця на запис
сьогодні?
Is there anyone free who can cut my hair now/at 3:00pm/in the next
hour? – Чи хтось зможе сьогодні мене підстригти зараз/о 3/через
годину?
When is your next opening? – Коли у вас буде наступне вільне місце?
How much do you charge for a wash, cut and blowdry? – Скільки
коштує помити, підстригти та укласти феном волосся?
Just an inch of the ends please – Лише кінчики,будь ласка
Is that complementary? – Це безкоштовно?
Could you trim my beard / moustache, please? - Не могли б ви
підрізати мені бороду / вуса, будь ласка?
I’d like it short at the sides, please – Я б хотів коротко з боків
I’d like it longer on top, please – Я б хотів довше посередині
A grade 2, please – Під двійку,будь ласка
Quite short / very short / completely shaven - Досить коротко / дуже
коротко / повністю поголено
Hair Stylist:
What do you want me to do to your hair today? – Що ви хочете щоб я
сьогодні зробила з вашим волоссям?
How much do you want taken off?/ How much do you want off (the
ends)? – Скільки Ви хочете щоб я вам відрізала?
When was your last haircut? – Коли ви останній раз робили стрижку?
You have some split ends - У вас посічене волосся
Would you like anything on it? (asking if you want gel, mousse, hair
spray) - Чи хотіли б ви ще щось? (чи клієнт хоче гель, мус, лак для
волосся)
 Translate into Ukrainian

I would like…
… a cut (This means you want some amount of hair cut off and you will
have to be more specific about how much.)
… a trim (This means you only want a little bit of hair cut off, to make
your current hairdo neat, but you don’t want to change your hairstyle
entirely.)
… a wash and cut. (This means you want your hair washed before it is
cut. The wash usually costs extra.)
… a wash, cut, and dry (or style). (If you want your hair to be dried
and styled before you leave the salon, you will want to ask for that.)
Other hair treatments you can ask for include:

I would like…
… to get a perm. (This is a treatment that makes the hair curly)
… to have my hair straightened. (This is a treatment that makes curly
hair straight.)
… to have my hair dyed or colored. (This involves changing the color
of ones hair.)

bangs = This is a hair cut with short hair across the forehead. (This term
is used for women’s hair only.)
buzz cut = This is when hair is shaved very short. (This term is used
primarily for men’s cuts.)
layers = This is when hair is cut in many different lengths.
split ends = This means the ends of your hair are split in two and
damaged.
tapered = cuts are where the hair is longer at the top and then gradually
gets shorter down the back and sides of the head. In a
normal taper haircut, the top is left about 2-4 inches long while the rest
of the hair is cut shorter.
 “Chop it all off.” = Chop is another word for cut. This is a request to
cut off all of one’s hair and make it very short.
Crew cut = similar to a short back and sides, where the top is cut with
scissors to give it more texture and length, while the sides and back are
tapered with an electric razor
Short back and sides = a traditional man’s haircut, a ‘sensible’ haircut
with short back and sides and slightly longer on top
Taper = hair is tapered from longer to shorter as it reaches your neck
line
Fade = similar to a taper but a fade goes down to the skin
 HAIRSTYLES

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 7. 8.
6.

9. 11.
10. 12.

13. 14. 15. 16.

Afro bushy and frizzy dreadlock Long twisted locks, typically
s worn by Rastafarian men
bangs fringe cut straight ducktail Hair backswept at the sides with
across the forehead a high tuft and a curl at the
back, resembling a duck’s tail
popular among young men in the
1950s
beehive piled up by Eton Cropped short in the manner of
backcombing crop/shin a schoolboy, popular with
gle women in the 1920s
bob Short even cut all French Cylindrical roll gathered at the
around the head pleat / back
French
roll
chignon Long hair rolled into marcel Regular, tight waves set close to
a knot or bun at the wave the head
back
cornrows Tight parallel braids Mohawk/ Spiky sweep of hair down the
set close to the head, Mohican center of an otherwise shaved
popular with African head
and Afro-American
women
crew cut / Cut short and pageboy Straight hair with the ends
en brosse standing stiffly curled gently inward, typically
upright shoulder-length
crimps Tight curls or waves pouf Piled high in rolled puffs, as
worn by women in the 18th
century
What is the name of haircut?
 GRAMMAR 1
So, Very & Too
So and Very mean a lot or extremely.
His beard is so long. His beard is very long,

Too means more than necessary.

His beard is too long. It needs to be trimmed.

Directions: Read each sentence and fill in the blanks with so, very, or too.

1. My hair is ________ long. I need a haircut.

2. I am ________ tired of my beard. I think I’m going to shave it off.

3. My hair is _________ short. I need to let it grow.

4. My bangs are a little _______ long. They need to be trimmed.

5. I want my hair cut _________ short.

6. My hair is ________ straight. I need a perm.

7. His moustache and sideburns look ________ nice.

8. I want my hair to be darker, but don’t make it _______ dark.

9. Her hair is _________ long and beautiful.

10.The hairstylist cut _______ much off my sides.

11. I don’t like my perm. It made my hair ______ curly.

12. Her new hair color looks __________ nice on her.

 GRAMMAR 2
Have + Object + Past Participle
Have + Object + Past Participle means that someone causes an action to be
completed by someone else.

I have my hair trimmed once a month.

(object) (past participle)

Hair Salon Services: One Way to Say It : Have + Object + Past Participle:

cut or haircut I need a haircut. I need to

have my hair cut.
I would like a haircut.

trim I need a trim. I need to

have my hair trimmed.
I would like a trim.

shave I would like a shave. I would

like to have my beard shaved.

perm or permanent I would like a perm. Should I

get my hair permed?
I need a perm.

hair color I want brown hair color. I would

like to have my hair colored.

highlights I would like to have some You

should get your hair highlighted.
blonde highlights.
Read each sentence below and write the past participle form of
the verb in parenthesis.
1. I would like to have my neck ______________________________
. (shave)

2. I think my moustache needs to be .

(trim)

3. I would like to have my hair .

(perm)

4. My sideburns need to be _____________________________

. (trim)

5. I think my hair needs to be __________

blonde. (highlight)

6. I need to have my bangs

. (trim)

7. I would like to have my gray hair _________________________

. (color)

8. My beard needs to be a
little. (trim)

9. I would like to have my hair like Madonna’s.

(cut)

10. I would like to have my hair _________________________

red. (color)
 LISTENING 1
Making a Hair Appointment over the Telephone

Hair Stylist: Hello. Happy __________________ Hair

___________________________________…

Customer: Yes. I would like to make _________ appointment,

please.

Hair Stylist: What do you need to have ___________________?

Customer: Well, I need to have my hair ___________________

and I would like to have it
__________________________.

Hair Stylist: When _____________________ you come in?

Customer: Let’s see. I get ________ _________ at 4:00. How’s

_________________Tuesday at 4:30?

Hair Stylist: Sorry, I don’t have ____________________ available

for Tuesday _____________________ 4:00. Could you
come a little ________________________?

Customer: No. I ___________________ get off work

____________ earlier. Do you have anything available
for Saturday?
Hair Stylist: I’m ___________________ up all day this
_________________ Saturday, but I can see you the
______________Saturday. Will 9:00
____________________ for you?

Customer:
Do you have anything a little
______________________?

Hair Stylist:
I have an ____________________ opening.

Customer: OK. That ____________________ good.

Hair Stylist: I’ll ______________________ you

__________________ for 11:00 next Saturday.

Customer: OK. Thank you.

KEYS:
Hair Stylist: Hello. Happy Scissors Hair Salon…

Customer: Yes. I would like to make an appointment, please.

Hair Stylist: What do you need to have done?

Customer: Well, I need to have my hair trimmed and I would like to have
it highlighted.

Hair Stylist: When can you come in?

Customer: Let’s see. I get off work at 4:00. How’s this Tuesday at 4:30?

Hair Stylist: Sorry, I don’t have anything available for Tuesday after 4:00.
Could you come a little earlier?

Customer: No. I can’t get off work any earlier. Do you have anything
available for Saturday?

Hair Stylist: I’m booked up all day this coming Saturday, but I can see you
the next Saturday. Will 9:00 work for you?

Customer: Do you have anything a little later?

Hair Stylist: I have an 11:00 opening.

Customer: OK. That sounds good.

Hair Stylist: I’ll put you down for 11:00 next Saturday.

Customer: OK. Thank you.

 LISTENING 2
At the Hair Salon
Hair Stylist: Hi. Let’s see… you wanted highlights and a

__________________________?

Customer: Yes.

Hair Stylist: I think ____________________ highlights will look

__________________ on you. How much do you
want taken _________ your
__________________________?

Customer: About a _______________ of an

_________________.

Hair Stylist: How much do you want me to trim from the

________________________?

Customer: Just a _____________________ of inches.

 KEYS:

Hair Stylist: Hi. Let’s see… you wanted highlights and a

trim?

Customer: Yes.

Hair Stylist: I think blonde highlights will look nice on

you. How much do you want taken off your
bangs?

Customer: About a half of an inch.

Hair Stylist: How much do you want me to trim from the

back?

Customer: Just a couple of inches.

 LISTENING 3
At the Barber Shop

Barber: Hello. Have a seat in my _______________.

How much do you want me to take off the

__________________?

Customer: Just ______________________ it a little.

Barber: How about the _____________________?

Customer: ______________________ an inch.

Barber: Do you want your ____________________

shaved?

Customer: Yes, and I would like to have my moustache and

_____________________ trimmed, too.

 KEYS:
Barber: Hello. Have a seat in my chair. How much do
you want me to take off the top?

Customer: Just trim it a little.

Barber: How about the sides?

Customer: About an inch.

Barber: Do you want your beard shaved?

Customer: Yes, and I would like to have my moustache and

sideburns trimmed, too.
 LISTENING 4
Bizarre Hairstyles
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVkgbEGkc9E]
[00:14-03:29]

Rhett and Link discuss a number of strange hairstyles spotted on the

Internet. Watch the video twice and answer the questions.

1. Questions on the conversation.

-Rhett and Link provide funny interpretations of a number of

hairstyles. Mention and explain at least two separate
interpretations.
-To which clown’s hair does Link (guy with black hair) compare
one of the hairstyles?
-According to Rhett (guy with blond hair), what would happen if
one of the guys’ pigtail was pulled?
-Which photo shows the person who works in a school?

Now prepare the questions beneath and reflect on them orally for a total
of 5 minutes.
2. Opinion questions.

-What do you think about the hairstyles discussed by Rhett and

Link? Which is your favourite and which your least favourite one?
Explain.
-How important is it for you to style your own hair and how
important for your friends to style theirs? Explain.
 Conversation cards

Hairdresser: Customer:
I would like ….
What can I do for you? - just a small trim
Would you like just a trim or a new - a new colour
hairstyle? I don’t want my hair too short.
How would you like me to cut it? How much is that?
How short would you like it?
Have you got a parting?
What colour would you like?
Would you like anything on it?
Hairdresser: Customer:
I would like ….
What can I do for you? - just a small trim
Would you like just a trim or a new - a new colour
hairstyle? I don’t want my hair too short.
How would you like me to cut it? How much is that?
How short would you like it?
Have you got a parting?
What colour would you like?
Would you like anything on it?
Hairdresser: Customer:
I would like ….
What can I do for you? - a new hairstyle
Would you like just a trim or a new - some highlights ( blond)
hairstyle? I don’t want my hair too short.
How would you like me to cut it? I want a French plait.
How short would you like it? How much is that?
Have you got a parting?
What colour would you like?
Would you like anything on it?
Hairdresser: Customer:
I would like ….
What can I do for you? - a new hairstyle
Would you like just a trim or a new - a colour (only the roots)
hairstyle? - a fringe
How would you like me to cut it? I would like my hair short.
How short would you like it? How much is that?
Have you got a parting?
What colour would you like?
Would you like anything on it?
Hairdresser: Customer:
I would like ….
What can I do for you? - just a small trim
Would you like just a trim or a new - some lowlights (brown)
hairstyle? - a side parting
How would you like me to cut it?
How short would you like it? I don’t want my hair too short.
Have you got a parting? How much is that?
What colour would you like?
Would you like anything on it?
Hairdresser: Customer:
I would like ….
What can I do for you? - a small trim
Would you like just a trim or a new - a fringe
hairstyle? - a centre parting
How would you like me to cut it? - a new colour (red)
How short would you like it? I want my hair short.
Have you got a parting? How much is that?
What colour would you like?
Would you like anything on it?
 FLASH CARDS

barber

barbershop
beauty salon

beauty shop
 color

hair salon
hair stylist

haircut

perm
permanent

shave
trim