3.4 reading/ Listening 3: What are you studying?
Learning Objectives
- You will learn vocabulary related to the field of study.
- You will learn how to ask and answer questions regarding different field of study and school subjects.
Vocabulary of Field of Study:
| English | Persian |
|---|---|
| Math | ریاضی |
| Science | علوم |
| History | تاریخ |
| Geography | جغرافی |
| Political Science | علوم سیاسی |
| Chemistry | شیمی |
| Economic | اقتصاد |
| Engineering | مهندسی |
| medical | پزشکی |
| Statistic | آمار |
| Music | موزیک |
| Psychology | روانشناسی |
| Art | هنر |
| Physic | فیزیک |
| Computer | کامپیوتر |
Test Yourself:
Singular noun following question word:
Singular noun is used after question word: How many (چند) :
چند تا کلاس داری ؟
چند کلاس داری ؟
Note: تا is added to the noun for counting except for number 1 which we don’t useتا for.
example:
one bookیک کتاب –
two books دو تا کتاب
Reading and listening:
| English Translation | Transliteration | Persian |
|---|---|---|
| Nasrin: Hello Kamran! | Nasrin: salam kamran. | نسرین: سلام کامران |
| Kamran: Hi Nasrin. How are you? | Kamran: salam Nasrin. chetori? | کامران: سلام نسرین. چطوری؟ |
| Nasrin: I am well. Thanks. How are you? | Nasrin: man khobam. mamnoon. to chetori? | نسرین: من خوبم. ممنون. تو چطوری؟ |
| Kamran: Good. Merci. what is your major? | Kamran: khob, mersi. reshte to chie? | کامران: خوب . مرسی. رشته تو چیه؟ |
| Nasrin: I am studying English language. How about you? | Nasrin: Man zaban englisi mikhanam. to chetor? | نسرین: من زبان انگلیسی می خوانم. تو چی؟ |
| Kamran: I am studying political science. What classes are you taking this semester? | Kamran: man reshte oloom siasi mikhanam. To in term che class haee dari ? | کامران: من رشته علوم سیاسی می خوانم. تو این ترم چه کلاس هایی داری؟ |
| Nasrin: I am taking Psychology, English, and Education. How about you? | Nasrin: man ravan shenasi, engelisi and amoozesh. to chetoor? | نسرین: من روان شناسی , انگلیسی و آموزش دارم . تو چطور؟ |
| Kamran: I have 4 classes this semester. Math, Politic, Persian Language and Social study. | Kamran: man in term chahar ta class daram. Riazi, siasat e khareji, zaban e farsi va oloom Ejtemaaee. | کامران: من در این ترم چهار تا کلاس دارم. ریاضی , سیاست خارجی , زبان فارسی و علوم اجتماعی |
| Nasrin: Oh sounds great. see you later! | Nasrin: oh che khob! Badan mibinamet. | نسرین: اهان چه خوب . بعداً می بینمت. |
listen to the audio of the reading above.
Reading and Writing Activity:
Kamran and Nasrin are in Persian class. They are assigned to ask each other about their field of study and write it down. Please respond to the following questions. write down the answers.
Key Takeaways
- You can talk about different field of study,
- You can talk about different Majors and educational system in Iran.
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