Day 2 - City and Countryside

As usual, the class will begin with grammar and then proceed to reading, listening, and speaking.

Grammar: Students are familiar with the concept of "صفت مفعولی"; nevertheless, they will review it to understand its function in different sentences.

Reading: The borrowed text from BBC Persian discusses the idea of the smart city in Toronto. Students will read the text and share their understanding with the class: کلیک‌باز؛ گوگل و طرح شهر جنجالی آینده در تورنتو

Listening: Smart Cities are the latest trend in urban planning. The following video showcases a plan in Japan: شهرک‌های هوشمند ژاپن بر چه اساسی طراحی و ساخته می‌شوند؟

Conversation topic: Optional

Homework:
- Summarize the text.
- Compose new sentences with the new vocabulary.

Vocabulary:

Persian Transcription English
همکار hamkār colleague
جنجالی janjāli controversial
سند sanad document
بهبود behbud improvement
نوآوری‌ noāvari innovation
توسعه شهری touse'e-ye šahri urban development
برچیده شدن barčide šodan to be dismantled
بنا شده banā šode constructed
دریچه dariče trapdoor, valve, flap
نرم‌افزار narmafzār software
یادگیری yādgiri learning
رونمایی کردن runamāyi kardan to unveil
وفق دادن vefq dādan to adapt
فرماندهی سایبری farmāndehi-ye sāyberi cyber command
هشدار hošdār warning
سلول‌ selul cell
ضخامت zexāmat thickness