Unit 2 Care for hair

Oxford English S1AShanghai Edition 2009

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Care for hair

Questions on hair1. How often do you wash your hair?

2. Do you ever put gel or mousse on your hair?

3. How often do you have your hair cut?

4. How much do you pay for your haircut?

5. Do you have your hair permed?

6. How often do you change your hairstyle?

7. Which pop star had the best hairstyle?

8. If you could, would you like to dye your hair? What color?

9. Do you always go to the same hairdresser or do you change frequently?

Short hairstyles

Medium hairstyles

Long hairstyles

Curly hair

Wavy hair

Straight hair

Ponytail

Pigtail

Shapes of facea long

face

a round

face

a heart-shaped

face

an oval

face

a square

face

a diamond face

Face shapes and hairstyles

•Do you know your own face shape?

•Do you know what kind of hairstyle is best for you?

Face shapes and hairstyles

All hairstyles suit this balanced shape.

oval

Do

Don’t

Long Curls and medium length suit long face.

Short hair with curls will make face longer.Do

Don’t

Round

Do Don’t Don’t Do

Longer styles suit square faces.

They hide the angle of the face.

square

Do Don’t Don’t Do

Side-parted hair brushed off the forehead.

Heart-shaped

Skimming1. What is the writer’s main topic?

hairdressing/hair care

2. What are the sub-topics?

hairstyles and keeping hair healthy

3. Is this a story, an advertisement or a newspaper article?

4. Is this written for children, younger people or elderly people?

Scanning

1. A _______ hairstyle suits a square face.

2. You should shampoo your hair______.

3. Be sure to use a shampoo that______ your type of hair.

4. A hairdryer should be used at a______ temperature.

longer

often

suits

low

• Have one or two words in your mind.

• Find the words and answer the questions.

How do we choose the hairstyles?

Face shapes …? ( other factors )

Help me!

Danceractive

mechanicbusy

modelfashionable

Welcome to Connie’s

Work in pairs, talking about your beauty.

Customer: ask for advice.

Hairdresser: judge the customer’s face shape and give advice on hairstyles according to customer’s job, lifestyles.

Customer: What is my face shape do

you think?

What kind of hairstyle suit

me best?

Hairdresser: I think your face shape is ……

I think ……may suit you.

……may be suitable for you.

……is best for you because ……

Oval, round, long, square, heart-shaped, diamond,

Long, medium, short, curly, straight, ponytail

Assignment

Finish exercise D, E on page 18,19.