Day 5 - Iranian Calendar

On the final day of the week, students will explore numbers and learn about the unique structure of the Iranian calendar.

Grammar: Students will summarize all they need to know about numbers and how to write them correctly in a text. 

Reading: The Iranian solar calendar is known for its high accuracy. Here is a brief history of the "Taghvim": تقویم جلالی | شبکه مدرسه

Listening: In the listening section, the students will be watching an episode of Shekarestan.

The watching episode: شکرستان فصل 1 قسمت 1 - دروغی که از دروازه تو نمی آید | Shekarestan S1 E1

Conversation topic: Optional

Homework:
- Introduce an ancient calendar to the class.

Vocabulary:

Persian Transcription English
گاه‌شماری gāhšomāri chronology
بدون تردید bedun-e tardid no doubt
مظاهر mazāher manifestations, expressions, symbols
اصیل asil original, noble, pure
تمدن tamaddon civilization
نجوم nojum astronomy, astrology
سلسله selsele dynasty
قلمرو qalamrou territory
منسجم monsajem coherent
وزارت vezārat ministry
ترقی taraqqi development
عیب 'eyb flaw, fault
درصدد چیزی برآمدن dar sadad-e čizi barāmadan to seek for something, to try to do something
اعتدال بهاری e'tedāl-e bahāri March equinox
برخلاف bar xalāf-e contrary to, unlike
سال‌ کبیسه sāl-e kabise leap year
به استناد be estenād based on, according to
محاسبه mohāsebe calculation
تحقیق tahqiq research
مستشرق mostašreq orientalist
ضمناً zemnan meanwhile, by the way
ملقب molaqqab known as, nicknamed