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Day 45 · Fun & Free Time · A1 Level

Sports I Play

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My classmatesclassmate (noun)A student in your class.≈ Synonym: fellow student🇺🇿UZ: sinfdosh🇷🇺RU: одноклассник and I love sportssport (noun)A game or activity like football or swimming.≈ Synonym: game🇺🇿UZ: sport🇷🇺RU: спорт, and everyone plays something different.

I play footballfootball (noun)A game where two teams kick a ball.≈ Synonym: soccer🇺🇿UZ: futbol🇷🇺RU: футбол every weekendweekend (noun)Saturday and Sunday.🇺🇿UZ: dam olish kunlari🇷🇺RU: выходные with my friends. I can run fastfast (adv)Quickly.≈ Synonym: quickly🇺🇿UZ: tez🇷🇺RU: быстро, but I can't scorescore (verb)To get a point in a game.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: gol urmoq🇷🇺RU: забивать (гол) many goalsgoal (noun)A point scored in a game like football.≈ Synonym: point🇺🇿UZ: gol🇷🇺RU: гол! My favourite positionposition (noun)The place or role a player has in a team.≈ Synonym: role🇺🇿UZ: pozitsiya🇷🇺RU: позиция is defenderdefender (noun)A player who tries to stop the other team from scoring.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: himoyachi🇷🇺RU: защитник.

Piotr plays basketballbasketball (noun)A game where players throw a ball through a high ring.🇺🇿UZ: basketbol🇷🇺RU: баскетбол twice a week. He is talltall (adj)Higher than most people.🇺🇿UZ: baland bo‘yli🇷🇺RU: высокий, so he can jump high and catch the ballball (noun)A round thing you throw, kick or catch.🇺🇿UZ: to‘p🇷🇺RU: мяч easilyeasily (adv)Without difficulty.≈ Synonym: without trouble🇺🇿UZ: osonlik bilan🇷🇺RU: легко. He can't play football very well, though.

Elif does gymnasticsgymnastics (noun)A sport with jumping, bending, and body movements.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: gimnastika🇷🇺RU: гимнастика. She trainstrain (verb)To practise regularly to get better at something.≈ Synonym: practise🇺🇿UZ: mashq qilmoq🇷🇺RU: тренироваться every day after school. She can do amazing things with her bodybody (noun)All of a person, from head to feet.🇺🇿UZ: tana🇷🇺RU: тело — she can bendbend (verb)To move your body so it is not straight.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: egilmoq🇷🇺RU: сгибаться and jump in ways I can't even imagineimagine (verb)To make a picture of something in your mind.≈ Synonym: picture🇺🇿UZ: tasavvur qilmoq🇷🇺RU: представлять!

Maria swims competitively. She swims in a poolpool (noun)A place filled with water for swimming.≈ Synonym: swimming pool🇺🇿UZ: basseyn🇷🇺RU: бассейн three times a week. She can swim very fast, and she often wins competitionscompetition (noun)An event where people try to win.≈ Synonym: contest🇺🇿UZ: musobaqa🇷🇺RU: соревнование.

John plays tennistennis (noun)A sport played with rackets and a small ball.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: tennis🇷🇺RU: теннис. He practises with his fatherfather (noun)Your male parent.≈ Synonym: dad🇺🇿UZ: ota🇷🇺RU: отец on Sundays. He can hithit (verb)To touch something hard and fast.≈ Synonym: strike🇺🇿UZ: urmoq🇷🇺RU: бить the ball very hard, but he can't always controlcontrol (verb)To make something go where you want.≈ Synonym: direct🇺🇿UZ: boshqarmoq🇷🇺RU: контролировать where it goes.

Akiko does karatekarate (noun)A sport of fighting using hands and feet, without weapons.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: karate🇷🇺RU: карате. She started three years ago, and now she has a black beltbelt (noun)A band worn around the waist, or a rank in martial arts.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: kamar🇷🇺RU: пояс. She can protectprotect (verb)To keep someone or something safe.≈ Synonym: defend🇺🇿UZ: himoya qilmoq🇷🇺RU: защищать herself well.

Sports help us stay healthyhealthy (adj)Good for your body; not ill.≈ Synonym: fit🇺🇿UZ: sog‘lom🇷🇺RU: здоровый and have funfun (noun)Enjoyment; a good time.≈ Synonym: enjoyment🇺🇿UZ: maroq, qiziqarli vaqt🇷🇺RU: веселье. We don't all play the same sport, but we all understand something important: exerciseexercise (noun)Moving your body to stay strong and healthy.≈ Synonym: workout🇺🇿UZ: jismoniy mashq🇷🇺RU: физические упражнения makes us feel good.

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      classmatenoun
      sinfdoshодноклассникMy classmates play football with me.
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      sportnoun
      sportспортWhat sport do you play?
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      footballnoun
      futbolфутболLet's watch football tonight!
      4
      weekendnoun
      dam olish kunlariвыходныеI swim at the weekend.
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      fastadverb
      tezбыстроDon't drive so fast!
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      scoreverb
      gol urmoqзабивать (гол)Who scored the first goal?
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      goalnoun
      golголHe scored two goals!
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      positionnoun
      pozitsiyaпозицияWhat position do you play?
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      defendernoun
      himoyachiзащитникOur defender is very strong.
      10
      basketballnoun
      basketbolбаскетболBasketball players are tall.
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      talladjective
      baland bo‘yliвысокийMy father is very tall.
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      ballnoun
      to‘pмячThrow me the ball!
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      easilyadverb
      osonlik bilanлегкоShe easily won the race.
      14
      gymnasticsnoun
      gimnastikaгимнастикаMy sister does gymnastics.
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      trainverb
      mashq qilmoqтренироватьсяThe team trains every evening.
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      bodynoun
      tanaтелоExercise is good for your body.
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      bendverb
      egilmoqсгибатьсяBend your knees, please.
      18
      imagineverb
      tasavvur qilmoqпредставлятьI can't imagine life without music.
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      poolnoun
      basseynбассейнWe swim in the pool on Saturdays.
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      competitionnoun
      musobaqaсоревнованиеShe won a singing competition.
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      tennisnoun
      tennisтеннисDo you play tennis?
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      fathernoun
      otaотецMy father teaches me chess.
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      hitverb
      urmoqбитьHit the ball hard!
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      controlverb
      boshqarmoqконтролироватьTry to control the ball.
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      karatenoun
      karateкаратеMy little brother does karate.
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      beltnoun
      kamarпоясHe has a yellow belt in karate.
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      protectverb
      himoya qilmoqзащищатьSun cream protects your skin.
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      healthyadjective
      sog‘lomздоровыйSport keeps you healthy.
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      funnoun
      maroq, qiziqarli vaqtвесельеSport is a lot of fun.
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      exercisenoun
      jismoniy mashqфизические упражненияDo some exercise every day.