DOCUMENT RESUME ED 321 577 FL 018 715 TITLE English-Farsi Phrasebook with Useful Word List. INSTITUTION Center ‘or Applied Linguistics, Washington, D.C. SPONS AGENCY Department of State, Washington, DC. Bureau of , Refugee Programs. PUB DATE 89 _ NOTE mp. PUB TYPE Guides - Classroom Use - Materials (For Learner) (051) -- Reference Materials - Vocabularies/Classifications/Dictionaries (134) LANGUAGE English; Persian EDRS PRICE MFOL/PCO7 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS © *Acculturation; *Daily Living Skills; Dictionaries; Employment; *English; Health; Immigrants? Intercultural Communication; *Interpersonal Conmunication; Interpersonal Competence; Maps; Monetary Systems; Number Systems; *Persian; Schools; Uncommonly Taught Languages; *Vocabulary ABSTRACT This phrasebook is designed to introduce newly-arrived Iranian residents to the daily activities of American ife. The phrases and supplementary vocabulary in the book's 19 units cover a wide range of situations. Topics inclre coping with the language barrier, useful forms of etiquette, giving information about oneself, recognizing signs, converting weights and measures, using numbers, dealing with money, dealing with time, locating things, describing things and people, doing things, going places, conveying information, health, food, clothing, housing, jobs, and schools. The English phrases included are selected for their directness, brevity, and relevance to the needs of newly-arrived residents. Most are Presented in the form of two-line dialogues. Following these units a List of useful words provides additional terms that are most frequently needed. A map of the United States locating all states and major cities is also included. Each unit supplies phrases written in English with parallel Farsi translations. (MSE) * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made = * from the original document. *English-Farsi Phrasebook with Useful Wordlist ~~ wn et ed oo A el --peniSSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY QR Tdlle a ‘TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. INFORMATION CENTER (ERICL” Bureau for Refugee Programs U.S. Department of State FLolsHs BEST COPY AVAILABLE.English-Farsi Phrasebook with Useful Wordlist Bureau for Refugee Programs U.S. Department of State eo