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Day 7 · Town & Everyday Life · A1 Level

A Busy City

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⏱ Time target: 4-5 minutes 📖 Reading + Vocabulary ✅ 10 True / False questions
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Last month, I visitedvisit (verb)To go to see a place or person.Synonym: go to🇺🇿UZ: tashrif buyurmoq, bormoq🇷🇺RU: посещать a big city for the firstfirst (adj)Coming before all others.Synonym: earliest🇺🇿UZ: birinchi🇷🇺RU: первый time. It was an excitingexciting (adj)Making you feel happy and interested.Synonym: thrilling🇺🇿UZ: qiziqarli, hayajonli🇷🇺RU: захватывающий triptrip (noun)A journey to a place.Synonym: journey🇺🇿UZ: sayohat🇷🇺RU: поездка.

The city has talltall (adj)Having great height.Synonym: high🇺🇿UZ: baland🇷🇺RU: высокий buildingsbuilding (noun)A structure like a house or office.Synonym: structure🇺🇿UZ: bino🇷🇺RU: здание, busy streets, and modernmodern (adj)New and up to date.Synonym: new🇺🇿UZ: zamonaviy🇷🇺RU: современный shops. In the morning, the streets are busy. Many people walk quicklyquickly (adv)Fast; not slowly.Synonym: fast🇺🇿UZ: tez🇷🇺RU: быстро to work. Cars, buses, and taxistaxi (noun)A car you pay to ride in.Synonym: cab🇺🇿UZ: taksi🇷🇺RU: такси movemove (verb)To go from one place to another.Synonym: go🇺🇿UZ: harakatlanmoq🇷🇺RU: двигаться slowly because there is a lot of traffictraffic (noun)Many cars and vehicles on the road.Synonym:🇺🇿UZ: transport oqimi🇷🇺RU: движение (транспорт).

In the old part of the city, there are beautifulbeautiful (adj)Very nice to look at.Synonym: pretty🇺🇿UZ: chiroyli, go'zal🇷🇺RU: красивый buildings from a long time ago. There is a famousfamous (adj)Known by many people.Synonym: well-known🇺🇿UZ: mashhur🇷🇺RU: знаменитый marketmarket (noun)A place where people buy and sell things.Synonym: bazaar🇺🇿UZ: bozor🇷🇺RU: рынок too. At the market, there are cheapcheap (adj)Not costing much money.Synonym: inexpensive🇺🇿UZ: arzon🇷🇺RU: дешёвый fruitsfruit (noun)Food like apples or bananas that grows on trees or plants.Synonym:🇺🇿UZ: meva🇷🇺RU: фрукт and expensiveexpensive (adj)Costing a lot of money.Synonym: costly🇺🇿UZ: qimmat🇷🇺RU: дорогой clothesclothes (noun)Things you wear, like shirts and trousers.Synonym: clothing🇺🇿UZ: kiyim🇷🇺RU: одежда. I bought a cheap souvenirsouvenir (noun)A small gift you buy to remember a place.Synonym: memento🇺🇿UZ: sovg'a, esdalik🇷🇺RU: сувенир for my mother.

In the eveningevening (noun)The part of the day before night.Synonym:🇺🇿UZ: kechqurun🇷🇺RU: вечер, the city is different. The streets are quiet, and the shops are closedclosed (adj)Not open.Synonym: shut🇺🇿UZ: yopiq🇷🇺RU: закрытый. Small cafescafe (noun)A small restaurant that serves drinks and simple food.Synonym: coffee shop🇺🇿UZ: kafe🇷🇺RU: кафе and restaurants open, and colorfulcolorful (adj)Having many bright colors.Synonym: bright🇺🇿UZ: rang-barang🇷🇺RU: яркий, разноцветный lightslight (noun)Something that shines and lets you see.Synonym: lamp🇺🇿UZ: chiroq, yorug'lik🇷🇺RU: свет are everywhere.

I stayedstay (verb)To not leave a place; to live somewhere for a short time.Synonym: remain🇺🇿UZ: qolmoq, turmoq🇷🇺RU: оставаться in a small hotelhotel (noun)A place where travellers pay to sleep.Synonym: inn🇺🇿UZ: mehmonxona🇷🇺RU: отель near the city center. My room was cleanclean (adj)Not dirty.Synonym: tidy🇺🇿UZ: toza🇷🇺RU: чистый and comfortablecomfortable (adj)Nice and relaxing to use.Synonym: cozy🇺🇿UZ: qulay🇷🇺RU: удобный. From my windowwindow (noun)A glass opening in a wall.Synonym:🇺🇿UZ: deraza🇷🇺RU: окно, I saw a busy street and a beautiful park. It was a wonderful trip. Cities are noisynoisy (adj)Making a lot of sound.Synonym: loud🇺🇿UZ: shovqinli🇷🇺RU: шумный and busy, but they are also interesting and fullfull (adj)Having a lot of something inside.Synonym: filled🇺🇿UZ: to'la🇷🇺RU: полный of life. I want to visit another big city next year.

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