Welcome to a new episode of English Vocabulary Booster.
My name is Lara and I'm a SALSA-certified English teacher.
Learning new vocabulary usually takes a long time, but we'll do it in a way that's easy, quick and efficient.
In every episode, we'll learn how to use five new English words or expressions, so that you too can start speaking like a native.
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Alright, let's move on to today's story and today we're talking about hair.
Hello and welcome to Splendid Hair Salon.
This is your first time here?
Yes, I just moved to the neighborhood.
Oh, wonderful.
Okay, what would you like to do today?
Well, I think just a trim.
I have a lot of split ends.
Wow, yeah, I see it.
When was the last time you got your hair cut?
Oh, I don't know.
Two, three years ago?
Alright, sweetie, no problem.
You just relax and I'll take care of your hair.
It won't take long, sweetheart.
And voila, all done.
What do you think?
What?
What'd you do to my hair?
It's gone.
You gave me a buzz cut?
Why would you do that?
Well, honey.
I don't mean to be rude, but your hair was really damaged.
Oh, and I actually see you have quite a few gray hairs.
Would you like to go ahead and dye your hair?
Dye what?
There's nothing left to dye.
You've chopped off all of my hair.
Well, let's look on the bright side.
No more split ends.
I guess.
Remember a couple of episodes ago, when I was saying that the story about the mushroom haircut was actually based on a true story.
Well, this one too.
So now I'm going to tell you a little bit more about what I did over the last few days.
Expression number one, trim.
Well, I think just trim.
I have a lot of split ends.
If you ask for a trim how much of your hair will be cut?
A lot or just a little?
If you ask for a trim they should cut your hair only a little.
Will a trim completely change a haircut?
No, if you go in for a trim, it means that you want to keep the same haircut, but you just want to shorten your hair a bit.
Just very, very little.
And why would some people choose to get just a trim?
Some people decide to get a trim because maybe their hair is damaged and they need to cut the part that's damaged.
But just a little bit.
And usually the people that just want to get a trim are either people that like their haircut and they don't want to change it, and people that like the length and they don't want to change the length too much.
How often should you get a trim?
I think what they suggest is between three and six months.
So every three to six months.
I'm talking especially for people that have longer hair.
If you want to make sure that it stays healthy, I think you should get a trim, like I said, between every three to six months.
I don't do that.
That's what people say.
That's what I read online.
Expression number two, split ends.
Well, I think just a trim.
I have a lot of split ends.
If you have split ends, does that mean your hair is healthy or not?
If you have split ends, it means that your hair is damaged.
And what causes split ends?
I think a lot of heat.
For example, if you blow dry your hair or if you curl it or straighten it a lot, that can cause split ends.
Or even if you brush your I was going to say teeth, you brush your hair really, really hard it could cause the hair to get damaged.
So that's how you would get split ends.
What can you do to remove split ends?
Unfortunately, I think the only thing that you can do to remove split ends is cutting the hair off, cutting that part of hair that is damaged.
I don't think there's anything else.
I think there's like shampoos that promise you that they're going to get rid of your split ends, but I don't think that that's possible.
Do you have split ends?
Yes.
No, at this time, I'm pretty sure I have no split ends.
I've had them before, when my hair was really long, but now my hair is really really short because I did something very, very stupid a few days ago.
So at least I'm sure that I don't have any split ends.
Expression number three, bus cut.
You gave me a bus cut?
How long is your hair when you have a bus cut?
If you have a bus cut, that means that your hair is super, super short everywhere.
Okay, you don't have like longer sections no, everything is super short.
You can almost see your scalp, you can almost see your.
You know the your head.
Are bust cuts more popular among men or women?
Um, i think, i think bust cuts are more popular among men just because women prefer to have to have longer hair.
But um, who knows, maybe things will change and, and you know, your haircut is a fashion statement.
So, who knows, have you ever given yourself a buzz cut or have you ever thought of doing it?
No,
Oh, gosh, no.
I don't think I would look good with a buzz cut.
I have a pretty round face, especially when I smile.
I look like a ball, basically.
And I don't think I would look great with a bust cut, because that would make my face look even more round.
So, no.
Hopefully, I will never have to do it.
I think it would be very practical and, you know, very convenient, because then it's easier when you shower.
So, I actually envy men a lot because they don't need to worry about their hair.
But I don't think I'll ever do it.
Expression number four, dye.
Would you like to go ahead and dye your hair?
If you dye your hair, what happens to it?
Do you change its color, texture, or length?
If you dye your hair, you're going to change its color.
You can make it darker, you can make it lighter, you can make it purple, you can make it whatever color you want.
Why do people decide to dye their hair?
I think for two main reasons.
Number one, for fun, because, you know, it's fun to have blue hair once in your life.
Or for the reason why I do it, which is to cover the gray hairs.
Do you dye your hair?
If yes, how often do you dye it?
Yes, I dye my hair and it's a struggle because I don't like doing it.
And I do it, I try to do it twice a month because I get a lot of gray hairs now.
I know I'm only, I'm 31, but I do get a lot of gray hairs.
So yes, I try to do it at least twice a month.
Expression number five, chop off.
You've chopped off all of my hair.
If you chop something off, do you add it or remove it?
If you chop something off, you remove it.
You cut it off and remove it.
What kind of tool do you need to chop something off?
It depends on what you're chopping off.
If it's hair, you're going to need scissors.
But anyway, you're going to need some sort of sharp tool.
If you're a Mulan, you can use a sword to chop off your hair.
You can chop off some other stuff, but it's used a lot with hair, especially if you cut off a lot of hair at once.
Have you ever chopped off your hair?
Yes, and this is what I was going to talk to you about.
So this is something that I did a few days ago because I was by myself.
I should not be allowed by myself in the bathroom with a pair of scissors when I don't like my hair, because I know what's going to happen, and it happens every time.
And I'm trying to grow out my hair, but I keep chopping it off.
So that's what I did a few days ago.
I had a pair of scissors.
I was just like not feeling my hair.
I did not like it.
I did not like the haircut that the hairdresser had given me.
And so I said, you know what?
I'm going to chop it all off.
And I just – I had my hair in a ponytail and –
Boom.
I just took the pair of scissors and chopped it all off.
And actually, I don't regret it.
It's one of those rare times when I don't regret chopping off my hair.
And that is it for today.
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