The Hair You Wear

10/10/2020 5:07:00 PM
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Do you know?

  • The average person has 100,000 – 150,000 strands of hair.
  • Hair is the second fastest growing tissue in the body after bone marrow.

Let's explore more about hair!

FACT: A single hair has a lifespan of about five years.

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Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

  • How many styles of hair are mentioned in the audio?
  • Which kind of shapes are the hairs of people with wavy hair?

How many styles of hair are mentioned in the audio?

  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

Which kind of shapes are the hairs of people with wavy hair?

  • round shape
  • flat shape
  • oval shape

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

What does your hair look like? Is it curly, wavy, or straight? The natural style of your hair the shape of each hair itself.

People with straight hair have hairs that are round. They are like long . The tube-like shape keeps the hair from curling on its own.

People with hair have oval-shaped hairs. They are long, slightly squished tubes.

People with hair have almost flat hair. Think about the you might use to presents. It is flat, long, and called curling ribbon. Like this ribbon, hairs curl easily and naturally.

Read and answer the following questions.

Hair types. Image: vectorstock.com

What does your hair look like? Is it curly, wavy, or straight? The natural style of your hair depends on the shape of each hair itself.

People with straight hair have hairs that are round. They are like long tubes. The tube-like shape keeps the hair from curling on its own.

People with wavy hair have oval-shaped hairs. They are long, slightly squished tubes.

People with curly hair have almost flat hair. Think about the ribbon you might use to wrap presents. It is flat, long, and called curling ribbon. Like this ribbon, flat hairs curl easily and naturally.

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Why do the hairs of people with straight hair not curl on their own?

  • Because they have the shape of a tube.
  • Because people use ribbons to tie them.
  • Because people brush their hair every day.
  • Because they are flat and long like ribbons.

The author uses the ribbon to _____

  • make sure people use it to curl their hair.
  • describe straight hair.
  • compare with flat hairs.
  • prove that tying hair is like wrapping a present.

What is the main idea of the text?

  • Each kind of hair needs a specific way to protect it from being dry.
  • The kind of hair you have depends on the shape of each hair itself.
  • People like going to the hair salon to take care of their hair.
  • There are many ways to make your hair stronger and thicker.

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

  1. People with hair have oval-shaped hairs.
  2. People with hair have almost hairs.
  3. The natural style of your hair the shape of each hair itself.
  4. People with straight hair have hairs that are round. They are like long .
  5. Think about the you might use to presents.

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text.

  1. He spent the evening up the Christmas presents.
  2. She poured the liquid down the .
  3. She wished she had naturally hair.
  4. He made his hair slightly wet to make it .
  5. Jasmine’s got blond hair.
  6. Her present was tied with yellow .
  7. Most of the local population fishing for their income.