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Getting a Haircut

A complete A2 classroom lesson with the EnglishDrills nine-colour lesson sequence.

A250–60 minutesEveryday EnglishPrintable
Teacher lesson: Look at the picture and title. What do you already know? Discuss with a partner and write two ideas. Work through the nine panels in order, or choose the sections that suit your class. Teacher answers and the listening script are stored separately.
Teacher Answers
1 Lesson Goals
A friendly haircut in a bright modern salon

By the end of this lesson, I will be able to:

  • understand the main ideas and key details in Getting a Haircut.
  • learn and use important vocabulary from the lesson.
  • use the lesson language in speaking or writing.
Start here: What do you already know about this topic? Tell a partner one idea.
2 Reading
Before you read:

Look at the picture and title. What do you already know? Discuss with a partner and write two ideas.

Anna wants a new haircut, so she visits a hair salon in the morning. The hairdresser asks what style she would like. Anna says she wants her hair a little shorter, with a few layers. First, the hairdresser washes her hair. Next, she trims the ends and adds the layers. Finally, she dries and styles Anna’s hair. Anna looks in the mirror and smiles because she feels fresh and confident.
3 Vocabulary
Words: hairdresser · salon · trim · layers · mirror

Write a short meaning or example for each word.

hairdresser –

salon –

trim –

layers –

mirror –

4 Check Your Understanding

1. What is the main topic of the reading?

2. Write one important detail from the reading.

3. What happens or is explained next?

4. Which detail did you find most interesting?

5. What can we learn from this topic?

5 Language Focus

Turn each idea into a polite request using Can you…? or Could you…?.

1. cut the sides shorter

2. not cut it too short

3. add some layers

4. show me the back

6 Listen & Speak

Listen

Listen to your teacher. You will hear the text twice. Answer the questions.

1. What does the customer want?

2. How short should the hair be?

3. Does the customer want layers?

4. What does the hairdresser do first?

Speak

Discuss with a partner.

• What was new or surprising?
• How does this topic connect with real life?
• What question would you like to ask about it?

Getting a Haircut — Continued
7 Use Your English

Something New

Choose a hairstyle card or invent one. Take turns being the customer and hairdresser. Use at least three polite requests.

Write

Write 6–8 sentences about a visit to a hair salon or barber.

8 Puzzle or Game
Two Truths and a Trick

Write three short statements about the Reading panel. Make two true and one false. Read them to a partner. Can your partner find the trick?

9 Success Criteria ✓

Tick each statement when you can do it.

  • I can explain the main idea of the lesson.
  • I can use at least three new words correctly.
  • I can complete the language task.
  • I can share an idea in spoken or written English.

One thing I am proud of today:

10 Show What You Can Do
My final challenge: Getting a Haircut

Plan: Write 5 useful words or ideas from the lesson, or make a quick labelled sketch.

Write: Write 5–7 sentences that show what you learned. Try to use at least 3 words from the Vocabulary panel.

Share: Explain your work to a partner for about 30 seconds.