The Shampoo Bottles Quick Check

1. What surprised Toby when he first entered Swish Hair Salon?

There were bottles everywhere. The salon had no customers. Emma had stopped learning hairdressing.

2. What did Emma realise when Toby asked what the different products did?

She knew exactly why every product was used. She did not really know what many of them did. She thought all shampoo bottles contained the same thing.

3. Why did Toby and Emma visit Jake?

He understood chemicals and materials. He owned another hair salon. He sold the most expensive shampoo.

4. What did Jake explain about the ingredients?

Every ingredient was essential. None of the ingredients did anything useful. Some were useful, while others did not seem to do very much.

5. How had the salon changed a few weeks later?

It had clearer signs and fewer products. It had closed completely. It only sold the most expensive products.

6. “Emma was stacking bottles onto shelves.” Which word is the verb?

Emma stacking shelves

7. “The sales people explain it all very quickly.” Which word is the adverb?

sales explain quickly

8. “Customers seem happier because they understand what they are choosing.” Which word is the conjunction?

because happier choosing

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Could you see yourself doing a job like Emma's, where practical skills, science, technology and talking to customers all matter?

Yes. I like practical work and helping people. Maybe. I would like to find out more. I am not sure yet. Probably not, but I can see why other people would enjoy it.

Write down why you think this kind of work might — or might not — be for you.

This question is not scored. What do you think matters most when choosing a product?

Understanding what it actually does. Choosing the brightest packaging. Buying the most expensive one. Believing everything in the advertising.