A colour consultation at the salon
Real life · At the hairdresser's
A colour consultation at the salon
Your goal: Discuss colour options and your budget with a colourist.
- B2
- 8 turns · about 7 min
You talk to: Colourist
Phrases you will need
- My hair was dyed about a year ago.
- I'd rather do it gradually.
- That's a bit more than I'd budgeted for.
- Could you book me in for next Wednesday?
A spoken scene: sound plays only when you press a speaker.
- Before you start, read the scene's goal and the useful phrases.
- Read the other person's speech bubble.
- Choose the most natural reply, or complete the missing word in it.
- After a wrong reply you see why at once; at the end you can read the whole conversation again.
How to play? Scoring and details
- In this set
- The colourist asks about your hair and budget. Choose the most natural reply or the missing word.
- This game reads words aloud
- This scene can be read aloud: Emma (British accent) reads the other person, Heart (American accent) reads the natural reply. Sound plays only when you press a speaker button, at a pace that suits your level.
The other person's line comes as sound only at first. Press the speaker, listen and reply; show the words if you need them.
- Scoring
- Your answers are checked; at the end you see your score, your mistakes and the right answers.
- With a keyboard
- Keys 1, 2 and 3 choose a reply; Enter continues the conversation.