Hair

Verb + hair

  • brush / comb your hair

  • wash your hair

  • cut your hair

  • get your hair cut

  • lose your hair

  • dye your hair

Adjective + hair

  • long / short hair

  • wet / dry hair

  • fair / grey / dark hair

  • straight / curly hair

Exercise

Verb + hair

  1. How often do you wash your hair? I usually do mine when I have a shower.

  2. Your hair's a mess! Make sure you brush it before you go into the meeting!

  3. Does your sister dye her hair, or is that her natural color?

    • Where do you get your hair cut ?

    • I don't! My wife cuts it to save money.

  4. Serge started losing his hair in his twenties. He's now completely bald.

Adjective + hair

  1. I've got straight hair, but my brother's hair is naturally curly.

  2. My dad's in his forties now, and he's starting to get a few grey hairs.

  3. I usually wear a cap in the shower to keep my hair dry.

  4. Gunnar is a typical Swede with fair hair and blue eyes.

  5. Don't go out with wet hair. You can borrow my hairdryer.

  6. Vera looks better with short hair. You could hardly see her face when her hair was so long!

Notes

  1. Hair which is very fair can be described as blond / blonde.

    My girlfriend's got long blonde hair and blue eyes.

  2. Note that men get their hair cut. Women have their hair done.

    • Have you seen Derek? He's just had his hair cut. Its really short. It doesn't suit him.

    • Liz is having her hair done this afternoon. She's getting married tomorrow.