The Routledge Intermediate Persian Course
Farsi Shirin Ast, Book Two
2nd Edition
Published on 28. September 2023
248 pages
978-1-000-91964-6 (ISBN)
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The Routledge Intermediate Persian Course, second edition, is an intermediate level Persian textbook written specifically for English-speaking university students that incorporates the guidelines of the American Council of Teaching Foreign Languages and those of the Common European Framework of Reference in its tasks and activities.
The diversity of the texts in this textbook helps to familiarize students with a range of literary genres and provides them with the necessary building blocks to continue reading on their own.
One of the distinctive features of this book is its content-based and task-based approach to learning the language; all the material provided has been carefully selected to support and enhance a student-centred class environment. In addition, all the texts are real texts and excerpts extracted from books published in Iran.
As with The Routledge Introductory Persian Course , all the texts in this volume are available online in the form of audio files. These texts are recorded by native speakers and available for instructors and students to download freely at www.routledge.com/9781032319728.
The Routledge Intermediate Persian Course: Farsi Shirin Ast, Book Two, second edition, follows on where the first textbook ends and is ideal for all intermediate learners of Persian in their second year of study.
The diversity of the texts in this textbook helps to familiarize students with a range of literary genres and provides them with the necessary building blocks to continue reading on their own.
One of the distinctive features of this book is its content-based and task-based approach to learning the language; all the material provided has been carefully selected to support and enhance a student-centred class environment. In addition, all the texts are real texts and excerpts extracted from books published in Iran.
As with The Routledge Introductory Persian Course , all the texts in this volume are available online in the form of audio files. These texts are recorded by native speakers and available for instructors and students to download freely at www.routledge.com/9781032319728.
The Routledge Intermediate Persian Course: Farsi Shirin Ast, Book Two, second edition, follows on where the first textbook ends and is ideal for all intermediate learners of Persian in their second year of study.
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"This book offers engaging lessons designed to develop literacy and communicative competency in Persian at the intermediate level. The carefully selected themes and texts make the book especially appropriate for university classrooms while the extensive exercises included in each chapter encourage active, independent learning."Samad Alavi, University of Oslo, Norway
"I have been using The Routledge Intermediate Persian Course: Farsi Shirin Ast, Book Two at my Intermediate Persian classes for a few years as it contains lessons on variety of topics with variety of exercises and some grammar points embedded. The second edition with task-based pre-reading activities and vocabulary sections before the main texts will help the students to understand the texts better. Additional vocabulary and grammar exercises are definitely a milestone which will strengthen the book and improve the vocabulary and grammar knowledge of the students and enhance learning. I found the book a very useful tool for teaching Persian at higher education as it has almost all the instructors require with no need to spend a great amount of time looking for appropriate class materials."
Mahbod Ghaffari, University of Cambridge, UK
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Dominic Parviz Brookshaw is Professor of Persian Literature and Iranian Culture at the University of Oxford and Senior Research Fellow in Persian at Wadham College. Brookshaw has been teaching Persian language and literature at the university level for more than two decades.
Pouneh Shabani-Jadidi is Instructional Professor of Persian at the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, the University of Chicago. She teaches Persian language and culture as well as media Persian and Persian literary translation. Prior to that, she was Senior Lecturer of Persian Language and Linguistics at McGill University.
Pouneh Shabani-Jadidi is Instructional Professor of Persian at the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, the University of Chicago. She teaches Persian language and culture as well as media Persian and Persian literary translation. Prior to that, she was Senior Lecturer of Persian Language and Linguistics at McGill University.
Content
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Lesson One
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Which sport are you interested in?
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Reading: football
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Grammar: Arabic broken plural
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Media exercises: general media vocabulary
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Colloquial/written Persian: Zoya Pirzad, "The Acrid Taste of Persimmons"
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Let's know more: compound verbs
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Let's get to know Iran better: script
????? ?? ???????????: ??
Lesson Two
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What issues normally cause divorce?
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Reading: divorce in Iran's tribal communities
??????: ???? ?? ????? ???? ?????
Grammar: Compound nouns and adjectives
?????: ??? ? ??? ????
Media exercises: politics and government
????? ?? ?????: ????? ? ????
Colloquial/written Persian: Moniru Ravanipur, "The Long Night"
????? ??????? / ?????:
????? ???????? << ?? ???? >>
Let's know more: Forugh Farrokhzad
????? ??????: ???? ??????
Let's get to know Iran better: wind tower
????? ?? ???????????: ??????
Lesson Three
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What do you know about Iran's ancient sites?
?? ???? ???? ??????? ????? ?? ???????? ??????
Reading: Tepe Marlik
??????: ??? ??????
Grammar: Review of tenses (1): Past tense
?????: ????? ?? ???? ?? (?): ???? ?????
Media exercises: elections
????? ?? ?????: ????????
Colloquial/written Persian:
Goli Taraghi, "Hibernation"
????? ??????? / ?????:
??? ???? << ???? ??????? >>
Let's know more: morphology
????? ??????: ???? ?????
Let's get to know Iran better: mud brick
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Lesson Four
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What are the advantages and disadvantages to life in the capital?
????? ?? ?????? ?? ????? ? ?????? ?????
Reading: Tehran
??????: ?????
Grammar: Review of tenses (2): Present tense
?????: ????? ?? ???? ?? (?): ???? ???
Media exercises: security and conflict
????? ?? ?????: ????? ? ??????
Colloquial/written Persian: Jalal Al-e Ahmad, "Samanu-cooking"
????? ??????? / ?????:
???? ?? ???? << ????????>>
Let's know more: Fereydun Moshiri
????? ??????: ?????? ?????
Let's get to know Iran better: freeway
????? ?? ???????????: ???????
Lesson Five
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Which do you prefer; poetry or prose?
???? ?? ????? ?? ????? ??? ?? ????
Reading: Nizami Ganjavi
??????: ????? ?????
Grammar: Review of tenses (3): Future tense - Imperative
?????: ????? ?? ???? ?? (?): ???? ????? - ??? ????
Media exercises: law and order
????? ?? ?????: ??? ? ?????
Colloquial/written Persian: Iraj Pezeshkzad, "My Uncle Napolean"
????? ??????? / ?????:
???? ??????? << ???? ??? ???????>>
Let's know more: morpheme types
????? ??????: ????? ????
Let's get to know Iran better: column
????? ?? ???????????: ????
Lesson Six
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What are the pros and cons of traveling by train?
???? ???? ? ???? ??? ?? ???? ?????
Reading: railways
??????: ??? ???
Grammar: Tense and person of the verb
?????: ???? ? ??? ???
Media exercises: Human Rights
????? ?? ?????: ???? ???
Colloquial/written Persian: Ahmad Mahmud, "Scorched Earth"
????? ??????? / ?????:
???? ????? << ???? ????? >>
Let's know more: Sadeq Hedayat
????? ??????: ???? ?????
Let's get to know Iran better: pigeon tower
????? ?? ???? ???????: ??? ?????
Lesson Seven
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What do you do to protect the environment?
???? ??? ???? ???? ?? ??????? ????? ?? ?????
Reading: Iran's natural geography
??????: ???????? ????? ?????
Grammar: Adjectival clause
?????: ????? ????
Media exercises: economics
????? ?? ?????: ??????
Colloquial/written Persian: Simin Daneshvar, "The Life of the Alley"
????? ??????? / ?????:
????? ?????? << ?????? ???? >>
Let's know more: affixes (prefixes and suffixes)
????? ??????: ??? (?????? - ?????)
Let's get to know Iran better: fire temple
????? ?? ???? ???????: ??????
Lesson Eight
??? ????
What do commercial centres look like in your country?
????? ???? ?? ???? ??? ?? ?? ???? ??????
Reading: bazaar
??????: ?????
Grammar: Exclamatory sentences
?????: ????? ?????
Media exercises: trade and industry
????? ?? ?????: ???? ? ?????
Colloquial/written Persian: Sadeq Hedayat, "The Darkroom"
????? ??????? / ?????:
???? ????? << ????????? >>
Let's know more: the folklore of the people of Iran
????? ??????: ????? ??????? ???? ?????
Let's get to know Iran better: traditional market
????? ?? ???? ???????: ????? ????
Lesson Nine
??? ???
Who many of Iran's provinces do you know?
??? ????? ?? ????? ?? ?? ???????
Reading: Mazandaran
??????: ????????
Grammar: past participle - Passive
?????: ??? ?????? - ?????
Media exercises: science and technology
????? ?? ?????: ???? ? ?? ????
Colloquial/written Persian:
Ghazaleh Alizadeh, "The Edrisis' House"
????? ??????? / ?????:
????? ??????? << ????? ????????>>
Let's know more: affixes (inflectional - derivational)
????? ??????: ??? (?????? - ???????)
Let's get to know Iran better: kilim
????? ?? ???? ???????: ????
Lesson Ten
??? ???
What is mourning?
??????? ???? ???
Reading: symbolic coffin
??????: ????? ??????
Grammar: Causative verbs
?????: ????? ????
Media exercises: energy
????? ?? ?????: ?????
A classical Persian prose text: Tarikh-e Bayhaqi
?????? ???? ?????? ??? ?????:
????? ?????
Let's know more: sayings
????? ??????: ??? ?????
Let's get to know Iran better: pilgrim
????? ?? ???? ???????: ????
Lesson Eleven
??? ??????
Who is your favourite poet?
???? ???? ????? ??? ?????
Reading: Ferdowsi's Shahnameh
??????: ??????? ??????
Grammar: Impersonal constructions
?????: ????? ???????
Media exercises: the environment
????? ?? ?????: ???? ????
A classical Persian prose text: the Qabusnama
?????? ???? ?????? ??? ?????:
?????????
Let's know more: inflectional affixes
????? ??????: ?????? ??????
Let's get to know Iran better: synagogue
????? ?? ???? ???????: ?????
Lesson Twelve
??? ???????
What are the main charateristics of people's clothing in your country?
????? ???? ????? ???? ???? ??? ?????
Reading: men's and women's clothing in Iran
??????: ????? ????? ? ???? ?? ?????
Grammar: Present subjuncive
?????: ????? ???????
Media exercises: development and aid
????? ?? ?????: ????? ? ??????
A classical Persian prose text: the Kimia-ye sa'adat
?????? ???? ?????? ??? ?????:
?????? ?????
Let's know more: Omar Khayyam
????? ??????: ??? ????
Let's get to know Iran better: potter
????? ?? ???? ???????: ???? ??
Lesson Thirteen
??? ??????
What day of the year is New Year's Day in Iran?
??? ?? ?? ????? ?? ???? ????
Reading: the Nowruz table setting
??????: ???? ??????
Grammar: Past subjunctive
?????: ???? ???????
Media exercises: culture
????? ?? ?????: ?????
A classical Persian prose text: the Marzubannameh
?????? ???? ?????? ??? ?????:
???????????
Let's know more: Hafez
????? ??????: ????
Let's get to know Iran better: Hafez's tomb
????? ?? ???? ???????: ??????? ????
Lesson Fourteen
??? ???????
Can natural disasters be prevented?
??? ?? ???? ?? ???? ?????? ????? ??????? ????
Reading: famine in Iran
??????: ???? ?? ?????
Grammar: Adverbial clauses - Conditional sentences
???? ?????: ????? ???? - ?????
Media exercises: sport
????? ?? ?????: ????
A classical Persian prose text: the Maqamat-e Hamidi
?????? ???? ?????? ??? ?????:
?????? ?????
Let's know more: Sa'di
????? ??????: ????
Let's get to know Iran better: alley
????? ?? ???? ???????: ????
Lesson Fifteen
??? ???????
What do you know about Islam?
?? ????? ?? ?? ??????
Reading: Islam in Iran
??????: ????? ?? ?????
Grammar: Subject and predicate / Simple and compound sentences
?????: ???? ? ????? / ????? ???? ? ????
Media exercises: common media vocabulary
????? ?? ?????: ?????? ?????? ????
A classical Persian prose text: Kelileh va Demneh
?????? ???? ?????? ??? ?????:
????? ? ????
Let's know more: compunding
????? ??????: ???? ????
Let's get to know Iran better: mosque
????? ?? ???? ???????: ????
Persian-English Glossary
?????? (?? ????? ?????? ?????)
English-Persian Glossary
?????? (?? ????? ?????? ???????)
Index of grammatical terms
????? ???????? ??????
Introduction
Lesson One
??? ???
Which sport are you interested in?
??? ?? ?? ????? ????? ??????
Reading: football
??????: ??????
Grammar: Arabic broken plural
?????: ??? ???? ????
Media exercises: general media vocabulary
????? ?? ?????: ?????? ?????? ????
Colloquial/written Persian: Zoya Pirzad, "The Acrid Taste of Persimmons"
????? ??????? / ?????:
???? ?????? << ??? ?? ??????>>
Let's know more: compound verbs
????? ??????: ????? ????
Let's get to know Iran better: script
????? ?? ???????????: ??
Lesson Two
??? ???
What issues normally cause divorce?
??????? ?? ?????? ???? ????
?? ????
Reading: divorce in Iran's tribal communities
??????: ???? ?? ????? ???? ?????
Grammar: Compound nouns and adjectives
?????: ??? ? ??? ????
Media exercises: politics and government
????? ?? ?????: ????? ? ????
Colloquial/written Persian: Moniru Ravanipur, "The Long Night"
????? ??????? / ?????:
????? ???????? << ?? ???? >>
Let's know more: Forugh Farrokhzad
????? ??????: ???? ??????
Let's get to know Iran better: wind tower
????? ?? ???????????: ??????
Lesson Three
??? ???
What do you know about Iran's ancient sites?
?? ???? ???? ??????? ????? ?? ???????? ??????
Reading: Tepe Marlik
??????: ??? ??????
Grammar: Review of tenses (1): Past tense
?????: ????? ?? ???? ?? (?): ???? ?????
Media exercises: elections
????? ?? ?????: ????????
Colloquial/written Persian:
Goli Taraghi, "Hibernation"
????? ??????? / ?????:
??? ???? << ???? ??????? >>
Let's know more: morphology
????? ??????: ???? ?????
Let's get to know Iran better: mud brick
????? ?? ???????????: ???
Lesson Four
??? ?????
What are the advantages and disadvantages to life in the capital?
????? ?? ?????? ?? ????? ? ?????? ?????
Reading: Tehran
??????: ?????
Grammar: Review of tenses (2): Present tense
?????: ????? ?? ???? ?? (?): ???? ???
Media exercises: security and conflict
????? ?? ?????: ????? ? ??????
Colloquial/written Persian: Jalal Al-e Ahmad, "Samanu-cooking"
????? ??????? / ?????:
???? ?? ???? << ????????>>
Let's know more: Fereydun Moshiri
????? ??????: ?????? ?????
Let's get to know Iran better: freeway
????? ?? ???????????: ???????
Lesson Five
??? ????
Which do you prefer; poetry or prose?
???? ?? ????? ?? ????? ??? ?? ????
Reading: Nizami Ganjavi
??????: ????? ?????
Grammar: Review of tenses (3): Future tense - Imperative
?????: ????? ?? ???? ?? (?): ???? ????? - ??? ????
Media exercises: law and order
????? ?? ?????: ??? ? ?????
Colloquial/written Persian: Iraj Pezeshkzad, "My Uncle Napolean"
????? ??????? / ?????:
???? ??????? << ???? ??? ???????>>
Let's know more: morpheme types
????? ??????: ????? ????
Let's get to know Iran better: column
????? ?? ???????????: ????
Lesson Six
??? ???
What are the pros and cons of traveling by train?
???? ???? ? ???? ??? ?? ???? ?????
Reading: railways
??????: ??? ???
Grammar: Tense and person of the verb
?????: ???? ? ??? ???
Media exercises: Human Rights
????? ?? ?????: ???? ???
Colloquial/written Persian: Ahmad Mahmud, "Scorched Earth"
????? ??????? / ?????:
???? ????? << ???? ????? >>
Let's know more: Sadeq Hedayat
????? ??????: ???? ?????
Let's get to know Iran better: pigeon tower
????? ?? ???? ???????: ??? ?????
Lesson Seven
??? ????
What do you do to protect the environment?
???? ??? ???? ???? ?? ??????? ????? ?? ?????
Reading: Iran's natural geography
??????: ???????? ????? ?????
Grammar: Adjectival clause
?????: ????? ????
Media exercises: economics
????? ?? ?????: ??????
Colloquial/written Persian: Simin Daneshvar, "The Life of the Alley"
????? ??????? / ?????:
????? ?????? << ?????? ???? >>
Let's know more: affixes (prefixes and suffixes)
????? ??????: ??? (?????? - ?????)
Let's get to know Iran better: fire temple
????? ?? ???? ???????: ??????
Lesson Eight
??? ????
What do commercial centres look like in your country?
????? ???? ?? ???? ??? ?? ?? ???? ??????
Reading: bazaar
??????: ?????
Grammar: Exclamatory sentences
?????: ????? ?????
Media exercises: trade and industry
????? ?? ?????: ???? ? ?????
Colloquial/written Persian: Sadeq Hedayat, "The Darkroom"
????? ??????? / ?????:
???? ????? << ????????? >>
Let's know more: the folklore of the people of Iran
????? ??????: ????? ??????? ???? ?????
Let's get to know Iran better: traditional market
????? ?? ???? ???????: ????? ????
Lesson Nine
??? ???
Who many of Iran's provinces do you know?
??? ????? ?? ????? ?? ?? ???????
Reading: Mazandaran
??????: ????????
Grammar: past participle - Passive
?????: ??? ?????? - ?????
Media exercises: science and technology
????? ?? ?????: ???? ? ?? ????
Colloquial/written Persian:
Ghazaleh Alizadeh, "The Edrisis' House"
????? ??????? / ?????:
????? ??????? << ????? ????????>>
Let's know more: affixes (inflectional - derivational)
????? ??????: ??? (?????? - ???????)
Let's get to know Iran better: kilim
????? ?? ???? ???????: ????
Lesson Ten
??? ???
What is mourning?
??????? ???? ???
Reading: symbolic coffin
??????: ????? ??????
Grammar: Causative verbs
?????: ????? ????
Media exercises: energy
????? ?? ?????: ?????
A classical Persian prose text: Tarikh-e Bayhaqi
?????? ???? ?????? ??? ?????:
????? ?????
Let's know more: sayings
????? ??????: ??? ?????
Let's get to know Iran better: pilgrim
????? ?? ???? ???????: ????
Lesson Eleven
??? ??????
Who is your favourite poet?
???? ???? ????? ??? ?????
Reading: Ferdowsi's Shahnameh
??????: ??????? ??????
Grammar: Impersonal constructions
?????: ????? ???????
Media exercises: the environment
????? ?? ?????: ???? ????
A classical Persian prose text: the Qabusnama
?????? ???? ?????? ??? ?????:
?????????
Let's know more: inflectional affixes
????? ??????: ?????? ??????
Let's get to know Iran better: synagogue
????? ?? ???? ???????: ?????
Lesson Twelve
??? ???????
What are the main charateristics of people's clothing in your country?
????? ???? ????? ???? ???? ??? ?????
Reading: men's and women's clothing in Iran
??????: ????? ????? ? ???? ?? ?????
Grammar: Present subjuncive
?????: ????? ???????
Media exercises: development and aid
????? ?? ?????: ????? ? ??????
A classical Persian prose text: the Kimia-ye sa'adat
?????? ???? ?????? ??? ?????:
?????? ?????
Let's know more: Omar Khayyam
????? ??????: ??? ????
Let's get to know Iran better: potter
????? ?? ???? ???????: ???? ??
Lesson Thirteen
??? ??????
What day of the year is New Year's Day in Iran?
??? ?? ?? ????? ?? ???? ????
Reading: the Nowruz table setting
??????: ???? ??????
Grammar: Past subjunctive
?????: ???? ???????
Media exercises: culture
????? ?? ?????: ?????
A classical Persian prose text: the Marzubannameh
?????? ???? ?????? ??? ?????:
???????????
Let's know more: Hafez
????? ??????: ????
Let's get to know Iran better: Hafez's tomb
????? ?? ???? ???????: ??????? ????
Lesson Fourteen
??? ???????
Can natural disasters be prevented?
??? ?? ???? ?? ???? ?????? ????? ??????? ????
Reading: famine in Iran
??????: ???? ?? ?????
Grammar: Adverbial clauses - Conditional sentences
???? ?????: ????? ???? - ?????
Media exercises: sport
????? ?? ?????: ????
A classical Persian prose text: the Maqamat-e Hamidi
?????? ???? ?????? ??? ?????:
?????? ?????
Let's know more: Sa'di
????? ??????: ????
Let's get to know Iran better: alley
????? ?? ???? ???????: ????
Lesson Fifteen
??? ???????
What do you know about Islam?
?? ????? ?? ?? ??????
Reading: Islam in Iran
??????: ????? ?? ?????
Grammar: Subject and predicate / Simple and compound sentences
?????: ???? ? ????? / ????? ???? ? ????
Media exercises: common media vocabulary
????? ?? ?????: ?????? ?????? ????
A classical Persian prose text: Kelileh va Demneh
?????? ???? ?????? ??? ?????:
????? ? ????
Let's know more: compunding
????? ??????: ???? ????
Let's get to know Iran better: mosque
????? ?? ???? ???????: ????
Persian-English Glossary
?????? (?? ????? ?????? ?????)
English-Persian Glossary
?????? (?? ????? ?????? ???????)
Index of grammatical terms
????? ???????? ??????
