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Tips & Tricks in Learning Persian

Im the Iranian Persian teacher at SLS, born in Tehran the capital of Iran and Im happy to be the first one writing on the SLS blog 🙂

Here is some tips about Persian Language:

There are 4 skills in every language

1-Writing
2-Reading
3-Speaking
4-Listening

Try to improve the four skills at the same time…

Why?
Most of the language learners are more interested to improve their speaking skill, but the right way to learn a language is to learn how to communicate with others sufficiently by knowing and using all of the skills when you need.

For instance you may need to write a formal letter to a company or an informal letter to a friend of yours, or simply a short sentence like "I love you" 😉 on a birthday card! Then you need writing skill, besides it helps you pronounce a word or phrase correctly.

You need reading skill when someone writes a letter (or that "I love you") to you. Moreover, you can learn more words and phrases by reading new articles and improve your language more and more. On the other hand, it helps you not forget what you have learnt.

Just imagine you can speak a language very well but you cant understand what others say, funny, innit?! Then you need listening skill as well.

Formal and Informal:
Tell your teacher (whether Im your teacher or someone else) to teach you both formal and informal communication. Sometimes it looks funny if you use a formal word or phrase when you should use the informal one and vice versa.

Farsi Dari, Persian, Farsi OR Parsi?!
Generally I could say that all are the same but you can find more information here

If you have any question about Persian course at SLS just ask me. I`ll be happy to help you find the answer 🙂

Kian

The OET speaking task – becoming a good communicator

Welcome to the OET speaking test. You have 5 minutes to complete your task. Begin.

Nurse: Good morning, I hope you had a good sleep. Could you please take your medication now?

Patient: Please go away. I am tired. I just need sleep, I do not want to take the medication.

Nurse: But I need you to ta-

Patient: I said leave me alone.

Nurse: (on the verge of tears) – ok… bye.

A significant factor for success in the OET speaking test is to be prepared for situations such as this. While your grammatically spoken English may be excellent, you are also being tested on your ability to communicate, especially with difficult patients.

As health professionals, it is part of our job to approach these circumstances with tact and professionalism, while at the same time displaying assertiveness and confidence. And in the OET test, it just might be your job to communicate with a role player who has been instructed to refuse all your advice and act upset.

This can make you nervous. This can make you forget your lines. This can make your face flush beetroot red and wish that you were at home in the safety of your blanket, away from the OET test. But there are many strategies you can use to turn this type of situation to your advantage, and instead showcase your excellent communication skills.

Remember – practice makes perfect!

For more information about the OET test, feel free to contact any of the SLS OET teachers. We are always happy to help.

Jaime

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