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 |