Paola Briano

Patrizia Gorgerino

Silvia Coletto

L’argomento
 On Beauty è rivolto agli studenti iscritti ai percorsi di istruzione e formazione professionale e ai percorsi di qualifica e diploma professionale nel settore dei servizi, indirizzo di Estetica, e, più in generale, a chi opera nel settore, in quanto finalizzato all’acquisizione di competenze linguistiche specifiche del settore.
 
 Grazie alla ricchezza del materiale proposto, On Beauty – concepito per promuovere un apprendimento attivo basato sui contenuti (contentbased learning) – offre la possibilità di scegliere gli argomenti sia in base ai programmi delle materie di indirizzo, sia in base al livello di competenza linguistica degli studenti.
 
 I brani, autentici o appositamente pensati per il profilo di apprendente a cui il corso è indirizzato, sono tratti da fonti diverse: giornali e riviste, libri e manuali, materiale promozionale e siti web.
 
 La struttura dell’opera
 Il testo si articola in 4 sezioni:
 1. Student’s book – 13 unità organizzate intorno ad un unico nucleo tematico e con la seguente struttura:
 • Vocabulary: lessico specifico dell’unità corredato da immagini ed esercizi e con la traduzione dei termini.
 • Skills: brani riguardanti aspetti specifici della professione corredati di glossario, seguiti da attività di comprensione, scrittura, ascolto e dialoghi.
 • Communication: attività di Listening, Speaking, Writing, Role play, Real-life task legate alla fraseologia di carattere professionale proposta.
 
 2. Vocabulary bank – sezione di riferimento lessicale con termini specifici del settore divisi per categorie logiche e per unità.
 
 3. Workbook – eserciziario, per consolidare i contenuti e la lingua appresi nel corso, diviso nelle sezioni di Vocabulary, Skills, Communication e Translation.
 
 4. Grammar – ampia sezione che riprende tutta la grammatica di livello A2/B1 con schemi semplici ma completi e che la consolida e potenzia con numerosi esercizi in contesto.

Index

Unit 1 - The salon

Vocabulary

Skills

Communication

Unit 2 - Staff

Unit 3 - The skin

Unit 4 - Facial care

Unit 5 - Make-up

Unit 6 - The Body

Unit 7 - Body treatments

Unit 8 - Before a mani-pedi

Unit 9 - Manicure and pedicure

Unit 10 - Body hair

Unit 11 - Body hair removal

Unit 12 - Lash and brow

Unit 13 - Quick hairdos

Vocabulary bank

Workbook

Workbook • Unit 1

Workbook • Unit 2

Workbook • Unit 3

Workbook • Unit 4

Workbook • Unit 5

Workbook • Unit 6

Workbook • Unit 7

Workbook • Unit 8

Workbook • Unit 9

Workbook • Unit 10

Workbook • Unit 11

Workbook • Unit 12

Workbook • Unit 13

Grammar

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Unit 9 skillS Basic professional manicure D   isinfect your and your client s hands and remove any existing nail polish. Soak the client s fingers in lukewarm water to soften the cuticles and dead skin. If necessary, apply a cuticle remover, then gently push the cuticles back with a cuticle pusher or an orangewood stick and trim off the excess cuticle. Massage the hands with a scrub, then apply a hydrating mask. Cut the nails, and, using an emery board, file them into the shape desired by the client. Buff the nails to give them a natural sheen and to stimulate growth. Apply a base coat, two thin coats of the desired nail polish and             1 2 9.1 3 to file: limare lukewarm: tiepida relief: sollievo sheen: lucentezza to soak: immergere thin: sottile tip: punta to trim off: spuntare, tagliare wax: cera 4 5 Your trainer has given you these rules to follow when doing a mani-pedi treatment. Decide which of them are a do and which are a don t, then listen and check your answers. Nail salon golden rules 1. Keep work stations clean and tidy. 2. Disinfect emery board files and orange sticks in an autoclave. 3. Use UV light to sterilize metal tools. 4. Use a generic file for both natural and artificial nails. 5. File nails back and forth. 6. Never cut client s cuticles. 7. Remove all traces of massage lotion before applying nail polish. 8. Thin out old thick nail polish using acetone. 88                   To help your client decide which type of manicure she would like, show her these photos and explain how you are going to work. 3 4 finish off with a layer of topcoat to prolong the duration of the polish.   Finally, leave adequate time for nails to dry. In French manicure, a pale pink base coat is applied to the nail, and then the tips are painted white. Baby boomer nails have the same white tips as a French manicure but with a more gradual fade from pink to white. An American manicure uses nude colours and looks more natural than French. In a Paraffin wax manicure the hands are soaked in liquid wax to moisturize and smooth the skin. In a Hot stone manicure, heated stones are placed over the hands to provide relief and comfort during the treatment. Do s Dont s 

MANICURE AND PEDICURE skillS Nail art T here are several options of decorative nail art techniques.Drawing with brushes helps create unique nail designs, but needs practice, skill and a steady hand.   Sharpie nail art resembles watercolour painting.   Sponge bobbing uses a sponge to apply nail polish on a dry base coat.   Stamping allows to transfer and stamp pre-designed patterns on nails.   Taping consists in applying strips of tape on nails to create unique designs.   Splattering uses fan brush strokes to make trendy splatter nails.   Airbrushing uses an atomizer to spray the desired design on the nails.   Water marbling involves dropping nail lacquers into clear water and creating a design on the water surface, the design is then transferred to the nails.   Digital nail art employs digital machines to scan images that can be printed onto the nail.   Stencilling requires stencils which are applied on nails and painted in a color contrasting the nail below.   Decals and Stickers are simply stuck on nails.   Piercing allows piercing charms and jewels on nails.                             5 atomizer: aerografo charm: ciondolo drawing: disegno to drop: lasciar cadere fan brush: pennello a ventaglio marbling: marmorizzatura Sharpie: pennarello indelebile splatter: schizzato: spruzzato sponge bobbing: effetto spugnato, ombreggiato steady: fermo stuck: incollato stroke: pennellata tape: nastro adesivo watercolour: acquarello You are going to listen to Simcha Whitehill - a famous nail artist also known as Miss Pop talking about the  Tools needed for Nail Designs . Match beginning and ends. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntWG-frHTug 1. To do ombré nails, Miss Pop prefers  2. She uses pre-bottled nail art brushes because  3. For a precise work, Miss Pop uses  4. A long and thin striper is necessary  5. A dotter costs about 10 dollars and  6. Dotters can be found  7. Drawing a perfect circle  8. Dotters are used to draw  9. A cleanup brush is  10. Cleanup brushes must be dipped  11. Plastic containers can t be used to hold acetone  12. It s better to avoid using Q-tips to clean the edge of the nails because  a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. a size 5 acrylic brush made out of sable. because it corrodes plastic. brushes of different length. for drawing long lines on nails. in many different sizes and shapes. into glass or crystal dishes containing acetone. is very difficult. it can be bought at beauty supply stores or online. polka dots, hearts, and other roundedged designs. the cotton may get in the wet nail polish. they never dry out and are easy to use. to use a sponge rather than a brush. 89 

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