Daily Reading Practice · Beginner passage
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Each of my classmates has a favourite seasonseason (noun)One of the four parts of the year: spring, summer, autumn, winter.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: fasl🇷🇺RU: сезон, and everyone has a different reasonreason (noun)Why something happens or why someone does something.≈ Synonym: cause🇺🇿UZ: sabab🇷🇺RU: причина.
Piotr loves winter. “I like winter because I enjoy skiingski (verb)To move over snow on skis.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: chang'i uchmoq🇷🇺RU: кататься на лыжах in the mountains,” he says. “The snow is beautiful, and I love drinking hot tea after a cold day outside.”
Maria prefers summer. “Summer is my favourite season,” she says. “The days are long and sunny. I swim in the sea, and I eat ice cream every day!”
Akiko loves spring the most. “I like spring because the flowers bloombloom (verb)When a flower opens and grows.≈ Synonym: blossom🇺🇿UZ: gullamoq🇷🇺RU: цвести, and everything looks freshfresh (adj)New; not old, frozen, or preserved.≈ Synonym: new🇺🇿UZ: yangi🇷🇺RU: свежий and new,” she explains. “The weather is warm, but not too hot.”
Elif chooses autumn. “Autumn is calmcalm (adj)Peaceful; not excited or worried.≈ Synonym: peaceful🇺🇿UZ: xotirjam, tinch🇷🇺RU: спокойный and peacefulpeaceful (adj)Quiet and calm.≈ Synonym: calm🇺🇿UZ: tinch🇷🇺RU: мирный,” she says. “I love the colourscolour (noun)Red, blue, green, and other colors.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: rang🇷🇺RU: цвет of the leaves — red, orange, and yellow. I also like wearing warm sweaterssweater (noun)A warm piece of clothing for your top half.≈ Synonym: jumper🇺🇿UZ: sviter🇷🇺RU: свитер.”
“What about you, Aziz?” John asks me. “I love autumn too,” I say. “The weather is comfortablecomfortable (adj)Nice and relaxing; not causing pain or difficulty.≈ Synonym: cozy🇺🇿UZ: qulay🇷🇺RU: удобный, not too hot and not too cold. I enjoy long walks in the park when the leaves fall.”
“I really like spring and autumn,” John adds. “I don't like extremeextreme (adj)Very great in degree; not moderate.≈ Synonym: severe🇺🇿UZ: haddan tashqari🇷🇺RU: экстремальный weather — very hot or very cold. I prefer mildmild (adj)Not extreme; gentle.≈ Synonym: gentle🇺🇿UZ: mo''tadil🇷🇺RU: умеренный days.”
Our teacher smiles. “It's interestinginteresting (adj)Making you want to know more.≈ Synonym: fascinating🇺🇿UZ: qiziqarli🇷🇺RU: интересный how everyone chooses a different season. There is no wrong answer.”