Read the text once more, divide it in parts and give a name to each of them.

Answer the questions.

1. Do you study nail technology at college?

2. What kind of profession is it?

3. What are the career areas in nail technology?

4. When the first manicure was recorded?

5. Who could allow oneself this procedure?

6. Who performed it?

7. What have today's professional nail technicians to learn?

8. What Latin words does the word "manicure" come from?

9. When and where was the first evidence of nail care recorded in history?

10. What color did Ancient Egyptian men and women paint their nails in?

11. Was the color of a person's nails a sign of importance?

12. What kind of services can modern nail technologists give their clients?

 

Summarize the text using the questions.

Topic 16. ROFESSIONAL ETHICS

(ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНАЯ ЭТИКА)

Topical vocabulary

ethics этика

career профессия, карьера

profession профессия

artistic abilities художественные способности

knowledge знания

skill опыт, навык

staff персонал

fashion-conscious следующий моде

conduct поведение

environment среда, окружение

relaxed спокойный

to arrange appointments назначать деловую встречу

schedule график, план

to schedule составить график

courteous вежливый

competitive конкурентоспособный

to perform выполнять

to complain жаловаться

to use good judgment быть позитивным

to fulfill one’s obligations выполнять обязанности

employer работодатель, предприниматель

coworker сотрудник

guidelines правила

employee служащий

fellow employee сослуживец

essen­tial values главные ценности

honesty честность

fairness справедливость

courtesy вежливость, любезность

respect уважение

feeling чувство

 

Text А. PROFESSIONAL SALON CONDUCT

Read and translate the text with the help of dictionary.

Salon conduct is the way you behave when you are working with clients, your employer, and coworkers in a salon.

You have chosen to become a hairdresser, one of the fast growing and most creative, rewarding, and high-paying professions in the field of service today. As a hairdresser you will use latest technology to cut and style hair. You will use your artistic abilities to create original hairstyles. Your work will be relaxed and comfortable, with many successful and fashionable clients some of whom may pay as much as $125 an hour for a service. You will be part of the beauty industry.

Because hairdressing is a complex, changing profession you will want to continue learning even after you receive a license. You may start your career as a hairdresser in a salon. As you develop your knowledge and skills, you may want to move into other career areas in hairdressing. These include teaching hairdressing technology in hairdressing schools or demonstrating products at shows, conventions, or stores. You can become a salon owner or even the personal hairdresser for fashion models or actors on the stage, in movies, or on TV.

Hairdressing is enjoyed by millions of fashion-conscious people from many social and economic groups. Hairdressing services are performed by licensed professionals who have completed up to 500 hours of classroom instruction. During instruction they become skilled in using the latest techniques while following proper sanitation and safety procedures to protect both themselves and their clients. They also learn how to handle the business aspects of their profession.

You will become a successful hairdresser by studying hard and learning the skills and professional manner to make all your clients feel like 20th Century kings and queens. Let's get started studying this exciting field.

 

Complete the phrases.

1. A hairdresser is one of the … professions in the field of service today. 2. As a hairdresser you will use... 3. You will be part of the …. 4. Because hairdressing is a complex, changing profession you will want to …. 5. As you develop your …, you may want to move into other career areas in hairdressing. 6. Hairdressing services are performed by licensed …. 7. You will become a successful hairdresser by ….