Day 5 - Space

The week will conclude with an exciting journey into space, introducing vocabulary and concepts related to astronomy and exploration. In addition, students will delve into the topic of diglossia in Farsi, learning about the differences between formal and colloquial language.

Grammar: Farsi speakers use formal and informal language, a feature known as diglossia. Rules help learners distinguish between the two. Today, students will explore the differences and learn how to navigate between formal and informal speech appropriately.

Rading: The planets each have their own names in Persian. In this session, we will learn these names and discover more about some of the planets: سیاره های منظومه شمسی | هر آنچه باید بدانید

Listening: In this episode of Click, a BBC tech show, we will explore NASA's history and its contribution to space discovery: کلیک: ناسا

Conversation topic: Humans have always dreamed of discovering another habitable planet to call home. However, space exploration is costly, and for many, this dream may never become a reality. What is your opinion? Do you think the scientists will eventually find another Earth-like planet suitable for human habitation? 

Homework:
- Choose a relevant topic and prepare a presentation.

Vocabulary:

Persian Transcription English
ترتیب tartib order
سیارات sayārāt planets
منظومه شمسی manzume-ye šamsi solar system
کلی kolli general
داخلی dāxeli internal, inner
اغلب aƴlab often, mostly
سیارات زمینی یا خاکی sayārāt-e zamini yā xāki terrestrial planets
سطح sath surface, level
سنگلاخ sanglāx rocky
سنگی sangi stony
البته albatte here: obviously
منجمد monjamed frozen
بیرونی biruni external
چرخیدن čarxidan to spin, to turn 
در بین dar beyn among
ماه māh moon
چشمگیر češmgir eye-catching, impressive
شبانه روز šabāne ruz day and night
ذوب کردن zoub kardan to melt
سرب sorb lead
در همین حال dar hamin hāl meanwhile
کاهش یافتن kāheš yāftan to decrease 
دوقلو doqolu twin
کوه‌ kuh mountain
آتشفشان‌ ātašfešān volcano
فراتر از farātar az beyond
جو jav(v) atmosphere
غلیظ ƴaliz dense
سمی sammi poisonous
اثرات گلخانه asarāt-e golxāne greenhouse effects
فشار fešār pressure
خرد شدن xord šodan to be crushed, to be shattered