Day 1 - Food

Iranian cuisine is renowned globally for its distinct flavors and cooking methods. In this session, we will expand our food-related vocabulary and evaluate our comprehension by watching a video. However, we won't neglect advanced grammar, as the subject matter is interesting enough to keep us engaged.

Grammar: Advanced writing and speaking skills in Persian depend on understanding transitive and intransitive verbs. This lesson introduces verbs from both categories and significant rules to consider.

Reading: The follwing blog post lists the most famous Iranian food: لیست آموزش طرز تهیه انواع غذاهای اصیل ایرانی برای شام و ناهار

Listening: Instant food is becoming increasingly popular, but is it always healthy? BBC Persian performed a brief survey to find out: پرضررترین غذای فوری زیر ذره‌بین ۳۷درجه

Conversation topic: How often do you eat fast food? Why do you think nowadays people cook less than before?

Homework:
- Read the text carefully and find the transitive and intransitive verbs.
- Listen to the video, and use the vocabulary and context to write an essay about the advantages and disadvantages of instant food.

Vocabulary:

Persian Transcription English
زرشک zerešk barberry
اصیل  asil original
پذیرایی pazirāyi reception
مجالس majāles parties
لوبیا lubiyā beans
صدرنشین sadrnešin leader, top-ranked
دسته بندی dastebandi category
گیاهی giyāhi here: vegetarian
عدس 'adas lentils
علاوه بر اینکه 'alāve bar inke in addition to 
مناسبتی monāsebati occasional, special
گران قیمت gerānqeymat expensive
باقالی bāqāli broad beans
ماهیچه māhiče muscle
خورش xoreš stew
آبکی ābāki watery
هویج havij carrot
فوری fouri instant