Daily Reading Practice · Beginner passage
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In artart (noun)Painting, drawing, and other creative work.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: san'at🇷🇺RU: искусство class, our teacher asks us about our favourite colours.
“I like blue,” says Piotr. “I like it because it reminds me of the sky and the sea. My bedroom walls are blue, and most of my clothes are blue too.”
“I like green,” says Elif. “I like green because it remindsremind (verb)To make someone think of something.≈ Synonym: make think of🇺🇿UZ: eslatmoq🇷🇺RU: напоминать me of nature — trees, grass, and forestsforest (noun)A large area covered with trees.≈ Synonym: woods🇺🇿UZ: o'rmon🇷🇺RU: лес. Green makes me feel calm and relaxedrelaxed (adj)Calm; not worried or stressed.≈ Synonym: calm🇺🇿UZ: xotirjam🇷🇺RU: расслабленный.”
“I love red,” says Maria. “Red is a strongstrong (adj)Powerful; having a lot of force.≈ Synonym: powerful🇺🇿UZ: kuchli🇷🇺RU: сильный, exciting colour. I like wearing red dressesdress (noun)A piece of clothing for women or girls, in one piece.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: ko'ylak🇷🇺RU: платье, and my favourite flowers, rosesrose (noun)A flower, often red, with a nice smell and thorns.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: atirgul🇷🇺RU: роза, are red.”
“I like yellow,” says Akiko. “Yellow reminds me of the sun and sunflowerssunflower (noun)A tall yellow flower that faces the sun.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: kungaboqar🇷🇺RU: подсолнух. It's a happy colour, and it always makes me smile.”
“What about you, John?” the teacher asks. “I don't really like bright colours,” John says. “I prefer black and grey. I think they look elegantelegant (adj)Stylish and graceful.≈ Synonym: stylish🇺🇿UZ: nafis🇷🇺RU: элегантный and simple.”
“And you, Aziz?” “I like orange,” I say. “It reminds me of sunsets and autumn leaves. It's a warm, friendly colour.”
Our teacher smiles. “Colours can tell us a lot about a person's personalitypersonality (noun)The kind of person someone is; their character.≈ Synonym: character🇺🇿UZ: shaxsiyat🇷🇺RU: личность. I personally like purple — it's mysteriousmysterious (adj)Difficult to understand or explain; strange and interesting.≈ Synonym: strange🇺🇿UZ: sirli🇷🇺RU: таинственный and creativecreative (adj)Good at making new and interesting things.≈ Synonym: imaginative🇺🇿UZ: ijodiy🇷🇺RU: творческий, just like artart (noun)Painting, drawing, and other creative work.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: san'at🇷🇺RU: искусство!”