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A Haircut It was time for a haircut. Lenny didn't even have to look in the mirror. Even though he was going bald, he knew that he needed to cut his hair every two weeks. He had a "tongue" of hair on the top of his head. His hair was thinning at the crown. He still had plenty of hair on the sides and back. It was what they call "salt and pepper," a mixture of gray hair and dark brown hair. It was only a few years, he figured, until the salt and pepper became just salt. He never let his hair grow for more than two weeks. The longer it got, the worse it looked, he thought. He spread a newspaper over the bathroom sink so that no hair went down the drain. He plugged in the clippers and started cutting his hair. He started at the back of his head, went to the sides, and finished on the top. Every minute or so, he had to clean the hair out of the blades with an old toothbrush. Finished, he picked up a hand mirror to check out the back of his head. Everything looked okay. He carried the newspaper back out to the kitchen and shook the hair clippings into the trash can. Then he took a shower.

A)

Questions

1.

Was it time for a haircut?

2.

Did Lenny have to look in the mirror to know that he had to cut his hair?

3.

Was he going bald?

4.

Did he need to cut his hair every week?

5.

Was a "tongue" of hair on the back of his head?

6.

Was his hair thinning at the crown?

7.

Did he still have plenty of hair on the sides and back?

8.

Did he ever let his hair grow for more than two weeks?

9.

Did his hair look worse the longer it got?

10.

Did he spread a magazine over the kitchen table?

11.

Why did he spread a newspaper magazine over the bathroom sink?

12.

What did he start doing after he plugged in the clippers? 1

13.

What did he have to do every minute or so?

14.

What did he do after he finished cutting his hair?

15.

What did he do after he checked out the back of his head?

16.

What about you, do you have short or long hair?

17.

How often do you have your hair cut?

B)

Crossword Puzzle

Fill in the squares with the correct word.

Across: While washing the dishes, she lost 1. her ring down the ___. A stew is a delicious ___ of slowly 3. cooked vegetables and meat or fish. A king wears a jeweled ___ on his 5. head. You will almost always find ___ 8. and pepper on a restaurant table. Almost everyone owns nail ___s; 10. some people have their own hair ___s. Most knife ___s need occasional 11. sharpening. 14. Many dentists think an electric ___

Down: Will the Internet and smart phones 2. replace ___s and magazines? Brain, liver, and ___ are organ 4. meats served at many restaurants. The ___ is where all the household 6. cooking is done (except for barbecues). Black ___ and chile ___s are two 7. popular spices. An apartment should always have a 9. window that you can open in the ___. ___ eagles soar in the Alaska sky; 11. old ___ men live in Alaska's cities. 12. A cork in the bottle is used as a ___ 2

is more effective than a manual one. "___, mirror, on the wall, who in 15. the land is fairest of all?" (Snow White)

to seal in the flavor of wine. Slim and ___ are okay; skinny and 13. bony are not.

C) Now look back at the story, read it again silently two or three times. Then, translate the Portuguese version below back to English. Era altura de cortar o cabelo. O Lenny nem sequer precisava de se olhar no espelho. Embora ele estivesse a ficar careca, ele sabia que precisava de cortar o cabelo a cada duas semanas. Ele tinha uma "língua" de cabelo no topo da cabeça. O seu cabelo estava a rarear na coroa. Ele ainda tinha muito cabelo nos lados e na parte detrás. Era o que se designa de "sal e pimenta", uma mistura de cabelos grisalhos e cabelos castanhos-escuros. Levaria apenas alguns anos, achava ele, até que o sal e a pimenta se tornasse apenas sal Ele nunca deixava o seu cabelo crescer por mais de duas semanas. Quanto mais comprido ficava, pior parecia, pensava ele. Abriu um jornal sobre o lavatório da casa de banho de modo a que nenhum cabelo caísse pelo ralo. Ligou o aparador eléctrico, e começou a cortar o cabelo. Começou na parte de trás da cabeça, continuou para os lados, e terminou no topo. A cada minuto mais ou menos, ele tinha que limpar o cabelo das lâminas com uma escova de dentes velha. Após terminar, pegou num espelho de mão para verificar a parte de trás da sua cabeça. Tudo parecia bem. Levou o jornal de volta para a cozinha e sacudiu os cortes do cabelo para o caixote de lixo. De seguida, tomou um banho.

Answers 3

Questions 1.

Was it time for a haircut? - Yes, it was.

2.

Did Lenny have to look in the mirror to know that he had to cut his hair? – No, he didn´t because he knew he had to cut his hair every two weeks.

3.

Was he going bald? - Yes, he was.

4.

Did he need to cut his hair every week? – No, he didn´t. He needed to cut his hair every two weeks.

5.

Was a "tongue" of hair on the back of his head? – No, it was on the top of his head.

6.

Was his hair thinning at the crown? - Yes, it was.

7.

Did he still have plenty of hair on the sides and back? - Yes, he did.

8.

Did he ever let his hair grow for more than two weeks? - No, he didn´t.

9.

Did his hair look worse the longer it got? - Yes, it did.

10.

Did he spread a magazine over the kitchen table? - No, he didn´t. He spread it over the bathroom sink.

11.

Why did he spread a newspaper magazine over the bathroom sink? - So that no hair went down the drain.

12.

What did he start doing after he had plugged in the clippers? – He started cutting his hair.

13.

What did he have to do every minute or so? - He had to clean the hair out of the blades with an old toothbrush.

14.

What did he do after he finished cutting his hair? - He picked up a hand mirror to check out the back of his head.

15.

What did he do after he checked out the back of his head? - He carried the newspaper back out to the kitchen and shook the hair clippings into the trash can.

16.

What about you, do you have short or long hair? - Student´s own answer.

17.

How often do you have your hair cut? - Student´s own answer.

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