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2.3 Speaking – HELLO? OR WELCOME?
Today is the day when the first customer is coming to the beauty salon. Since this is the first client,
Mia is a bit unsure how to approach her. What is more, the client does not speak Slovene, which is
why Mia is even more nervous. She wants everything to be perfect, which is why you need to help
her by suggesting possible ways of speaking to the client.
PRE-SPEAKING
ACTIVITY
In groups discuss what the possible ways of greeting a new client are and write them down.
Which of the mentioned phrases are formal, informal and which are very polite?
After the greetings and introduction, how would you continue the conversation? Try to find
at least 5 possible ways or topics to talk about with the client when you first meet.
ROLEPLAY. Pick one topic from those your group has
suggested and in pairs act out a short dialogue. Try to
simulate the situation in which Mia greets the client and
continues the conversation connected to the treatment she
is about to give.
2.4 Vocabulary – PARTS OF THE FACE.
After the introductory conversation, Mia explains the client the procedure of the treatment in detail,
as the client has never had a facial treatment before.
For a better and more vivid explanation of the treatment, use the sketch of the face below. Firstly,
draw the basic features of the face and mark the following parts on it:
hair
forehead
ears
eyes
eyebrows
eyelids
lips
nose
mouth
chin
cheeks
neck
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2.5 Listening – HOW IS IT DONE?
Now that you have created a poster of the face and its features, Mia will explain
the procedure of the
treatment to her client more easily.
PRE-LISTENING ACTIVITY
How would you describe a facial to a new client?
Make a list of the things Mia absolutely must inform her client about before giving the
treatment.
WHILE-LISTENING ACTIVITY
ACTIVITY 1
You are going to listen to the description of the
facial. While Mia is speaking, try to draw the
procedure she is explaining in such a way that
you draw the lines on the face according to the
ongoing of the treatment.
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ACTIVITY 2.
When listening to Mia explaining the procedure of the treatment for the second time,
try to fill in the missing gaps with phrases form the text.
1. Before the treatment begins, all the hair is pinned with a .................................. .
2. The next step is .................................. .
3. In order to .................................. this procedure is done two times.
4. This step finishes by cleaning the face with fresh water with the help of .............................. .
5. After the cleansing .................................. is used.
6. Then the .................................. is used for about 4 minutes.
7. The skin is then ready for the removal of .................................. .
8. In the end .................................. is applied on the face.
POST-LISTENING ACTIVITY
What would you recommend to the client after having a facial? What should they avoid and
how to take care of their skin?
What other procedures of doing a facial are there?
Choose one and write down the steps in a similar manner as Mia described them.
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2.6 Reading – HOW TO USE IT?
In the introductory conversation, Mia finds out that the client has had problems with creams
containing citric acid and alcohol in the past. The client is not allergic to these substances in general,
but finds such products too aggressive for her very sensitive skin.
To make sure none of these substances are present in the
products Mia intends to use, she wants you to check the
ingredients of the products.
PRE-READING ACTIVITY
Do you personally find these two
ingredients in creams problematic?
List 5 products you would personally
use when doing a facial in the case when a
client has sensitive skin.
WHILE-READING
For each product decide on the brand which you think is the best. Compare your choice of
products with classmates.
Now that you have the list of 5 specific products, check their ingredients. Visit the websites
of these brands and try to find the lists of the ingredients of their products.
Check whether the above mentioned substances are used in these products.
POST-READING ACTIVITY
In class, discuss which ingredients could be more appropriate instead of using these two and
decide on possible alternatives.
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2.7 Writing –REPORT.
After having explained everything thoroughly to the client, it is essential to document every step of
the treatment in detail.
Therefore, write a report of the treatment in around 100-150 words. Your report should include:
a brief description of the steps of treatment,
the list of products used and explanation of your choice,
the approximate duration of the treatment,
advice for further skin treatment.
Use the information Mia provided when explaining
the procedure to the client in Task 2.5.
2.8 Unit 2 – WHAT HAVE I LEARNT?
This is Mia’s diary, which summarises all the events so far.
Read it and fill in the gaps with the
appropriate words.
Dear Diary.
I am so excited, because the salon has got the .............................. client. I was very nervous for the
first treatment, I even had to write down what to say to the client. I greeted her by saying
“.............................................................................................................................................”. After the
greeting I explained the ongoings of the treatment with the help of the poster, on which different
parts of the face are marked, such as
hair
, .............................., ..............................,
.............................., .............................., .............................., .............................., ..............................,
.............................. . Then I talked to the client and she explained her concerns about
.............................., which is why it was necessary to check the .............................. of all the
products I was going to use. After the treatment everything was documented in a form of a
.............................. .
Everything went according to the plan and I am very satisfied with my first treatment.
Love, Mia.