Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction to the Persian Language Spoken in Iran
- About the Textbook
- To the Student
- To the Instructor
- Image Credits
- 1 Hello!
- 2 My Family
- 3 Occupation and Profession
- 4 My Daily Activities
- 5 My University
- 6 My House and Home
- 7 My Hometown and Country
- 8 Shopping
- 9 Review
- 10 Weather
- 11 Personality Traits
- 12 Traveling in Iran, the Taãrof
- Appendix A Understanding Persian Verbs: Why Do “They All Appear Alike”?
- Appendix B High Frequency Base Verbs in Present, Past and Subjunctive Forms
- Appendix C High Frequency Composite Verbs in Present, Past and Subjunctive
- Appendix D A Guide to High Frequency Verb Categories in Persian (with examples)
- Appendix E A Quick Guide to Differences between Spelling and Pronunciation in Persian
- Appendix F Grammarian’s Corner
- Appendix G Answer Key (on the companion website)
6 - My House and Home
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 December 2024
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction to the Persian Language Spoken in Iran
- About the Textbook
- To the Student
- To the Instructor
- Image Credits
- 1 Hello!
- 2 My Family
- 3 Occupation and Profession
- 4 My Daily Activities
- 5 My University
- 6 My House and Home
- 7 My Hometown and Country
- 8 Shopping
- 9 Review
- 10 Weather
- 11 Personality Traits
- 12 Traveling in Iran, the Taãrof
- Appendix A Understanding Persian Verbs: Why Do “They All Appear Alike”?
- Appendix B High Frequency Base Verbs in Present, Past and Subjunctive Forms
- Appendix C High Frequency Composite Verbs in Present, Past and Subjunctive
- Appendix D A Guide to High Frequency Verb Categories in Persian (with examples)
- Appendix E A Quick Guide to Differences between Spelling and Pronunciation in Persian
- Appendix F Grammarian’s Corner
- Appendix G Answer Key (on the companion website)
Summary
Listen and repeat. Try to imitate the native speaker's pronunciation. Repeat each word and phrase a few times aloud until you can easily pronounce them.
Listen and read along. Complete the translation based on what you hear and see in the Persian original.
Look at the image of the house and complete the description.
Listen and read along. Complete the translation based on the Persian text. Answer the questions in Persian. Prepare to say your answers aloud and fluently.
Look at the image of the house and complete the description. Useful words: درَ سَمت راست on the right side: ⇔ on the left side.
Listen to the description of the apartment and draw its outline . Write in Persian the names of the rooms in your drawing.
Prepare to describe in Persian your parents’ house. Say how many floors it has and what rooms are on each floor. Say if it has an attic and basement and whether or not it has a yard. You can use the text from Exercise 3 above as an example.
Prepare to say these questions fluently in class. Be ready to answer the questions.
Complete the sentences with appropriate words from the glossary of this chapter.
Listen and complete the sentences with the words you hear. Translate the sentences into English.
Listen to Parisa and Neema, who are talking about the furniture they need for their rooms. Complete the transcript according to what they say. Now, based on the items they mention, identify the three rooms that they have to furnish.
Take a photo of your room, classroom or office. Prepare to describe the room and its furniture in Persian. In class, you will be working with a classmate who will listen to your description and draw on paper your room with the furniture in it. See how accurately you can help your classmate to draw the image that you describe. Make sure your description is not too complicated.
Look at the image below and ask your classmates about the position of various items in the room in relation to each other and to the walls and window.
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- Modern Persian, Elementary Levelbeh farsi begoo, pp. 181 - 210Publisher: Anthem PressPrint publication year: 2024