4.2 Reading/Listening 1: Fariba’s House
“خانه فریبا”
Learning Objectives
- You will learn how to talk about different part of the house.
House Vocabulary:
| English translation | فارسی |
| House, Home | خانه/ منزل |
| Backyard | حیاط پشت |
| Car Garage/ Parking | پارکینگ / گاراژ |
| Living Room | اتاق نشیمن |
| Bedroom | اتاق خواب |
| Dining room | اتاق ناهار خوری |
| Kitchen | آشپزخانه |
| Library | کتابخانه |
| Bathroom | سرویس بهداشتی |
| Washroom | دستشویی |
| Toilet | توالت |
| Shower | حمام |
| Bathtub | وان |
| Stairs | پله |
| Window | پنجره |
| Wall | دیوار |
| Hallway | راهرو |
| Door | در |
| Courtyard | حیاط |
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Making sentence with the house vocabularies
Pre-Reading Activity:
(a) Please collect photos of the several parts of your home and on the back of each photo, write its name in Persian Language. It should look like a flash-card, but with photos.
Reading:
Context: Arianna is visiting Fariba’s house for the first time. Fariba is giving Arianna tour of her home.
Door-bell rings and Fariba opens the door.
| English | Persian | Names |
| It is Aryan. Hello, how are you? | سلام . چطوری؟ | فریبا |
| Hello, all is well. How are you? | سلام . همه چیز خوبه. چطوری؟ | آریانا |
| I am okay, too. Come, come inside. | !من هم خوبم. بفرمایید داخل | فریبا |
| Thanks, your home is very beautiful. | .ممنون , خانه شما خیلی زیباست | آریانا |
| Thanks. Let’s go, I will show you my whole house. | ممنون. بریم , من همه خانه ام را به شما نشان میدهم | فریبا |
| Okay, Let’s go. | !باشه بریم | آریانا |
| This is the door of our house. After that, there is a hallway which takes you to living room.
On the left side of the living room is kitchen and dining room. On the right side of the living room, there are one bathroom and two bedroom. |
این در ورودی به خانه ما است.بعد یک راهرو است که به اتاق نشیمن می رود. در سمت چپ اتاق نشیمن آشپزخانه و اتاق غذا خوری است در سمت راست اتاق نشیمن یک راهرو است که در آن یک دستشویی و دو اتاق خواب هست |
فریبا |
| Okay. Thanks | خوب ,ممنون | آریانا |
Test Yourself:
Listening:
Listen to the audio and choose the best correct match:
Activity:
Drawing: Based on the above description of Fariba’s house, please draw a picture of the main floor of Fariba’s house.
Writing/Speaking Activity:
As you read how Fariba gave tour of his house to Arianna. Now, it is your turn to describe your home in 15-20 sentences. Please write them on the paper first and then audio-record yourself. Alternatively, you can also video-record describing your home.
Key Takeaways
- You can recognize and list main areas in the house.
- You can ask and answer about housing and living.
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