Textual Analysis

If you fancy getting (gerund) a new look with a difference this party season, head to Japan where (relative clause)  one hairstylist is offering free cuts, providing (conditional) he can (modal verb) do whatever ( noun clause) he wants to your hair.( Tense Function : to express an offer )

It’s a bold move (present continuous tense)  but the barber in Tokyo is offering ( continuous tense ) drastic makeovers for those daring (reduction of relative clause) enough to take the snip.(Tense Funtion: to express generalization )

The event is part of a promotion ( p. continuous tense ) for chocolate snack Snickers and anything goes (simple present) from crazy colour to crazy cuts.(Tense function: to express process)

The customers don’t seem (simple present) too fazed, as this guy said ( simple past ) he was really excited ( simle past ) to see what it would look like. (Tense Function: to  express thoughts , feelings )

The company behind what  is now being called the crazy barbershop ( noun clause ) say many people has taken advantage of the relaxed feeling at the end of the year.( Tense Function : to express thoughts )

“It’s the Christmas season ( continuous tense ) and many of our customers say( reported speech ) they want to cheer up their parties or make themselves stand out from the crowd.”(Tense Function: to express thoughts )

While being different can be fun, it might not be ( modal verb) so great if you get fired( conditional), as many companies in Japan have rules regulating certain hairstyles.(Tense Function: to refer to general truths )

Difficult words: fancy (to want), head (to go), providing (on the condition that), bold (risky), daring (brave), snip (cut), fazed (worried), regulating (controlling).

Source: www.ondemandnews.com

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The tone of the text : It is informative because it gives some information about crazy barbershop in Tokyo. 

Language Use : In most of the text , present simple and present continuous tenses are used. Also reported speech is used. For example :

“It’s the Christmas season  and many of our customers say they want to cheer up their parties or make themselves stand out from the crowd.”

Commenton the text:

This text is about crazy barbershop in Tokyo. The authors gives some interesting information actually which  isn't known by lots of people. The author uses lots of present simple tense and continuous tense. Past tense isn't used  many times and just few times reported speech şs used. The text is very easy to understand and the information is reliable because the author explains them with their causes.