Day 22 - Industry

On Day 22, we will focus more on industry-related topics, and particularly on the oil industry in Iran. The class will start with a brief overview of the homework, which will be followed by the reading of the day’s text on global industries that benefited from the Corona-19 pandemic. Then a video about the Iranian oil industry will be watched and discussed.

Reading - برندگان صنعتی عصر کرونا

“Corona age industrial winners” is yet another article by Doniya-e Eqtesad, which discusses the industrial giants that despite the rising economic pressures on the global economy, have managed to increase their capital.

Listening - به زبان ساده - تاریخ صنعت نفت و گاز در ایران

This is a 28-minute very interesting Manoto documentary about the history of the gas and oil industry in Iran. The students will listen to the audio and try to translate the contents. Explanations that will be given while watching the video in the classroom, will help students to enhance their comprehension skills of this kind of material. 

Conversation topic - Oil industry in Iran: What do we know about it?

At the end of the class, a discussion will be conducted in Persian on the above-mentioned topic. Questions related to the history of the oil industry in Iran, its origins, the importance of the Iranian economy, and its vulnerabilities will be discussed in the classroom.

Vocabulary  

Persian

Transcription

English

همه‌گیری

hamegiri

epidemic

مصون

masun 

immune

آمار

āmār 

statistics

رقابت‌پذیری

reqābatpaziri 

competitiveness

شرایط بحرانی

šarāyet-e bohrāni

critical conditions

شاخص

šāxes 

index

رتبه‌بندی

rotbebandi 

ranking

تبعات

taba’āt

consequences

ظرفیت بالا

zarfiyyat-e bālā     

high capacity

فناوری

fanāvāri 

technology

کسری تجاری

kasri-e tejāri

trade deficit

محصولات اولیه

mahsulāt-e avvaliye

basic products

لوازم پزشکی

lavāzem-e pezeški

medical supplies

پوشاک 

pušāk 

clothing

تجهیزات محافظتی

tajhizāt-e mohāfezāti

protective equipment

مزیت

maziyyat 

advantage

رفاه

refāh 

prosperity

اولویت

olaviyyat 

priority

حراست

herāsat 

protection

رکود

rokud

recession