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Text А. PROFESSIONAL SALON CONDUCT
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Answer the questions.
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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?
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
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.
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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.
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