Day 3 - Music

In this session, students will learn about Iranian music, including lyrics and singers. They will also practice using Past Simple and Past Continuous tenses to improve their grammar skills.

Grammar: Sometimes, complex sentences use two different tenses, such as Past Simple and Past Continuous. Learning how and when to use them helps students to sound more fluent.

Reading: We will read about the story of a remarkable song: استاد حسین گل گلاب و ماجرای سرود ای

Listening: In today's session, we will listen to a song by Dariush, a recognized Iranian singer, and then watch  an interview with him.

The song: Dariush: Soroudeh Zendegani | داریوش: سرود زندگانی | Official Audio

The interview: به عبارت دیگر: داریوش - ناگفته ها - بخش دوم - آغاز خوانندگی و زندان

Conversation topic: Optional

Homework:
- Listen to the following song and describe your interpretation of it: آهنگ نگین دنیا قشنگه قشنگی شو ندیدم
- Introduce your favorite song. You should mention the name of the singer and the  song, describe what the lyrics are about, and explain why you like this song.

Vocabulary:

Persian Transcription English
نقل کردن naql kardan to narrate, to tell
نیرو niru military force
متفقین mottafeqin allies
اشغال کردن ešƴāl kardan to occupy
سرباز sarbāz soldier
کتک زدن kotak zadan to beat
فحاشی fahāši swearing
بقال baqqāl grocer
حتی hattā even
افسر نظامی afsar-e nezāmi military officer
سیلی زدن sili zadan to slap
محکم mohkam firm, strong
اشک آلود aškālud tearful
موسیقی دان musiqidān musician
اجنبی ajnabi foreigner
تأثیر نداشتن tasir nadāštan to not have an effect 
زمزمه کردن zemzeme kardan to hum
خواندن xāndan to sing
ظرف zarf-e during
هنرجویان honarjuyān art students
دهه dahe decade
صاحب نام sāhebnām famous
آموزش دادن āmuzeš dādan to teach
کميک komik comic