The beauty salon

to have one’ hair cut / trimmed/ styled / washed / done / dyed / dressed

to have / get a haircut / a shave / a manicure

to have one’s nails done / varnished / extended

2. the cleaner’s

to have a coat / dress cleaned

To have a stain removed

The laundry

to have one’s linen washed

To collect the clothes from the laundry

EXERCISES:

Answer my questions:

What services can you get at the barber’s?

What services can you get at the hairdresser’s?

What services can you get at the cleaner’s?

What services can you get at the laundry?

What services can you get at the beauty salon?

Where can you get a shave?

Where can you get a haircut?

Where can you get a manicure?

Where can one get one’s clothes cleaned?

Where can one get one’s hair trimmed?

What do you say if you want your hair cut?

What do you say if you want your hair dyed?

What do you say if you want your hair washed?

What do you say if you want your hair dressed?

What do you say if you want your hair trimmed?

What do you say if you want your nails done?

What do you say if you want your nails varnished?

What do you say if you want your coat dry-cleaned?

What do you say if you want your dress made?

What do you say if you want your nails extended?

Vocabulary on Text 2

1. to be sure of smth. I’m not sure I can do this work. Are you sure of your future?

to be sure to do smth. (in the future) – непременно

You are sure to like this concert. She is sure to come.

They are sure to make this mistake. The weather is sure to be fine.

Granny is sure to forget it. You are sure to fall ill if you eat ice-cream.

You are sure to fail in English if you go on like this.

2. to go wrong Something has gone wrong with my standard lamp / hoover / TV-set.

To go blind

to go deafMy grandmother is going deaf.

To go bald

to go greyMy brother’s hair is going grey, and my father is going bald.

to go madHe’ll go mad if he sees your jacket.

to go bankrupt The company went bankrupt last year.

EXERCISE Complete the sentences:

You can wear a hearing aid if you go … (deaf).

If business doesn’t improve, they could go … (bankrupt).

You can dye your hair if you start going … (grey).

And you can wear a wig if you go … (bald).

If she sees the dog destroying her flowers, she’ll go … (mad).

3. to have a look at smth.Can you have a look at the plug?

4. There is nothing the matter with theiron / hoover / wireless/ TV-set/ fridge.

5. How clever ofyou!/ How kind ofyou!/How generous ofhim! / How silly ofhim!

6. to be short oftime / money / food / paper We are short of sugar.

to be short of time = to pressed for time (only about ‘time’)