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Persian Conditional

Twelfth graders learn the Persian conditional and polite requests — agar (اگر) means “if” (agar bârân biyâyad = if it rains), and mishe…? / momken ast make requests polite, with lotfan (please). It’s the key to sounding polite and refined.

Grade 12Conditional50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Make polite requests.
  • ✓Use agar “if”.
  • ✓Add lotfan / mishe.
  • ✓Sound refined.
Essential Question

mishe…? agar… — how do you make polite requests and “if” statements in Persian?

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Interactive Task
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Persian Conditional Check

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The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Politely, Please

6 min

How do you make a polite request or an “if” statement in Persian?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask bluntly, then politely.
  • Ask the difference.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Conditional

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Conditional Check.
  • Note mishe…? + lotfan.
  • Note agar (if).

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Make a polite request.
  • Say an “agar…” sentence.
  • Add “lotfan.”

🎒 Student Actions

  • Request.
  • Say it.
  • Add it.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Order with “mishe lotfan…?”
  • Say “agar vaght dâshte bâsham…”
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order.
  • Say it.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Make a polite request.
  • Say one “if” sentence.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Request.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Mid).

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: make polite requests.

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: express conditions.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare conditional grammar.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Explore politeness (ta’ârof) in Persian.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Polite/direct pairs.
  • Frame: “mishe lotfan…?”
  • Model aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with mishe lotfan…?
  • One phrase at a time.
  • Use examples.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Build “agar…” sentences.
  • Write 3 polite requests.
  • Role-play a café.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🤝Conditional cards
  • 💻Persian Conditional Check
  • ☕Café role-play cards
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

sharti (شرطی)conditionalagar (اگر)ifmishe (می‌شه)can / is it possiblemomken ast (ممکن است)is it possiblelotfan (لطفاً)pleasekâsh (کاش)if only / I wishshâyad (شاید)maybekhâhesh mikonam (خواهش می‌کنم)please / you’re welcome
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
How do you politely ask “May I have some water?” in Persian?
mishe lotfan âb bedin?
QUESTION 2
What word means “if” in Persian?
agar (اگر).
QUESTION 3
What does “agar bârân biyâyad” mean?
If it rains.

Reflect: conditional.

Have students write one polite request in Persian using “mishe lotfan…?”. A printable Persian conditional sheet is in the World Languages library.

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Practice · Quiz

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: agar (اگر), khâhesh mikonam (خواهش می‌کنم), kâsh (کاش), lotfan (لطفاً), mishe (می‌شه), momken ast (ممکن است), sharti (شرطی), shâyad (شاید)
  1. please / you’re welcome
  2. if
  3. can / is it possible
  4. conditional
  5. please
  6. maybe
  7. if only / I wish
  8. is it possible

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you politely ask “May I have some water?” in Persian?
  2. What word means “if” in Persian?
  3. What does “agar bârân biyâyad” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) khâhesh mikonam (خواهش می‌کنم) · 2) agar (اگر) · 3) mishe (می‌شه) · 4) sharti (شرطی) · 5) lotfan (لطفاً) · 6) shâyad (شاید) · 7) kâsh (کاش) · 8) momken ast (ممکن است)
Part B: 1) mishe lotfan âb bedin? 2) agar (اگر). 3) If it rains.