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Asking politely for a haircut to be fixed

Real life · At the hairdresser's

Asking politely for a haircut to be fixed

Your goal: Explain politely what is wrong with your cut and get it fixed.

  • B1
  • 8 turns · about 6 min

You talk to: Salon manager

Phrases you will need

  • Not quite, I'm afraid.
  • I had it cut here on Saturday.
  • as long as both sides are even
  • I really appreciate you fixing it.

A spoken scene: sound plays only when you press a speaker.

  1. Before you start, read the scene's goal and the useful phrases.
  2. Read the other person's speech bubble.
  3. Choose the most natural reply, or complete the missing word in it.
  4. 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 salon manager wants to help. Choose the polite, correct 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.