ABSTRACT

The Routledge Intermediate Persian Course: Farsi Shirin Ast, Book Two is the first intermediate level Persian textbook written specifically for English-speaking university students that makes use of up-to-date pedagogical techniques, and stresses the importance of communicative competence. 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 the approach to language learning it is based on; all the material contained in it is geared towards a content-based and task-based approach to learning the language. This approach enhances a student-centred class environment.

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 https://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415691376/.

The Routledge Intermediate Persian Course: Farsi Shirin Ast, Book Two 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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chapter 1|14 pages

Lesson One

Which sport are you interested in?

chapter 2|13 pages

Lesson Two

Which issues normally cause divorce?

chapter 3|11 pages

Lesson Three

What do you know about Iran's ancient sites?

chapter 4|11 pages

Lesson Four

What are the advantages and disadvantages of life in the capital?

chapter 5|10 pages

Lesson Five

Which do you prefer: poetry or prose?

chapter 6|14 pages

Lesson Six

What are the pros and cons of travelling by train?

chapter 7|10 pages

Lesson Seven

What do you do to protect the environment?

chapter 8|11 pages

Lesson Eight

What do commercial centres look like in your country?

chapter 9|9 pages

Lesson Nine

How many of Iran's provinces do you know?

chapter 10|11 pages

Lesson Ten

What is mourning?

chapter 11|11 pages

Lesson Eleven

Who is your favourite poet?

chapter 12|14 pages

Lesson Twelve

What are the main characteristics of people's clothing in your country?

chapter 13|12 pages

Lesson Thirteen

What day of the year is New Year's Day in Iran?

chapter 14|12 pages

Lesson Fourteen

Can natural disasters be prevented?

chapter 15|12 pages

Lesson Fifteen

What do you know about Islam?