Reading - بازار خودرو در سراشیبی
This is an article from Doniya-e Eqtesad which is speaking about the risks and prospects of the car market in Iran in the following months. The major challenge that the car market is going to face in the current year is the restoration of the JCPOA deal between the US, Iran, and the other members. The students are going to read passages from the text and translate them with the help of the instructor.
Listening - تاثیرپذیری صنعت خودرو ایران از تحریمها
An interesting video report by Manoto TV on the vulnerability of the car market in Iran because of the sanctions. The students are going to watch the clip with their instructor and try to translate the contents with the help and explanations of the instructor.
Conversation topic - Do Iranians like their cars?
The real topic of this conversation is going to be the social aspects of owning a car among the Iranians and its influence over their personal and social life. The conversation will be conducted in Persian and thus will help students to internalize the vocabulary learned during the class.
Vocabulary
Persian |
Transcription |
English |
سراشیبی |
sarāšibi |
decline |
داده |
dāde |
data |
شکلگیری |
šeklgiri |
formation |
منتخب |
montaxab |
selected |
پرفروش |
porforuš |
bestselling |
بیانگر |
bayāngar |
indicator |
نزول |
nozul |
fall |
بازه |
bāze |
period |
شوک |
šuk |
shock |
ریزش |
rizeš |
downfall |
منحنی |
monhani |
curve |
سکته |
sekte |
halt |
خفیف |
xafif |
mild, minor |
سرازیری |
sarāziri |
descent |
اغلب |
aqlab |
majority |
لغو تحریم |
laqv-e tahrim |
removal of sanctions |
موازی |
movāzi |
parallel |
افت و خیز |
oft o xiz |
rise and fall |
تقلید |
taqlid |
imitation |
عدم |
‘adam |
lack |