Read and translate the text with the help of dictionary. Text А. Professional salon conduct

Text А. PROFESSIONAL SALON CONDUCT

Summarize the text using the questions.

Answer the questions.

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

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.

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