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I wonder how many times we have our hair cut in our life. Hundreds. It would also be interesting to know how many different hairstyles we have. I know the styles I had when I was younger would look silly today. I really like haircuts. It’s interesting sitting in the hairdresser’s chair and watching the stylist do things. I often think a good haircut is like art and the hairdresser is the artist. I have had a few disastrous haircuts – usually when they cut too much off. I need a long fringe because my face is a strange shape. The best thing I like about haircuts is having a chat to the hairdresser. He or she can usually talk about anything and everything. I also like the smell of everything when I’m sitting in the chair.

LISTENING GAP FILL

_______________________ many times we have our hair cut in our life. Hundreds. It would also be interesting _______________________ many different hairstyles we have. I know the styles I had when I was younger _______________________ today. I really like haircuts. It’s interesting _______________________ hairdresser’s chair and watching the stylist do things. _______________________ a good haircut _______________________ and the hairdresser is the artist. I have had a few disastrous haircuts – usually when they cut _______________________ . I need _______________________ because my face is a strange shape. The best thing I like about haircuts is _______________________ to the hairdresser. He or she can usually talk about anything and everything. I also _______________________ of everything when I’m sitting in the chair.

CORRECT THE SPELLING

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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS

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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

STUDENT HAIRCUTS SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about haircuts in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITING

Write about haircuts for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about haircuts. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about haircuts. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. HAIRCUTS POSTER Make a poster about haircuts. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.

5. MY HAIRCUTS LESSON: Make your own English lesson on haircuts. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.

6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on haircuts. Share your findings with the class.

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