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 |