Daily Reading Practice · Beginner passage
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Today is my lastlast (adj)Coming at the end.≈ Synonym: final🇺🇿UZ: oxirgi🇷🇺RU: последний day at the language schoolschool (noun)A place where people go to learn.≈ Synonym: college🇺🇿UZ: maktab🇷🇺RU: школа. Our coursecourse (noun)A set of lessons on one subject.≈ Synonym: class🇺🇿UZ: kurs🇷🇺RU: курс is finished, and I feel many emotionsemotion (noun)A strong feeling, like happiness or sadness.≈ Synonym: feeling🇺🇿UZ: hissiyot🇷🇺RU: эмоция.
I remember my firstfirst (adj)Coming before all others.≈ Synonym: earliest🇺🇿UZ: birinchi🇷🇺RU: первый day, when I felt nervousnervous (adj)Feeling a little worried.≈ Synonym: worried🇺🇿UZ: hayajonlangan, xavotirli🇷🇺RU: нервный and didn't know anyone. Now, fifty days later, I have many good friendsfriend (noun)A person you like and know well.≈ Synonym: pal🇺🇿UZ: do‘st🇷🇺RU: друг from many different countriescountry (noun)A place with its own government, like Uzbekistan.≈ Synonym: nation🇺🇿UZ: mamlakat🇷🇺RU: страна.
Our teacherteacher (noun)A person who teaches students.≈ Synonym: instructor🇺🇿UZ: o‘qituvchi🇷🇺RU: учитель, Mrs. Karimova, asks us to say why we are thankfulthankful (adj)Feeling or showing thanks.≈ Synonym: grateful🇺🇿UZ: minnatdor🇷🇺RU: благодарный.
“I am thankful because I learned so much English,” says Piotr. “I understand grammargrammar (noun)The rules of a language.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: grammatika🇷🇺RU: грамматика well now, and I can speakspeak (verb)To say words; to talk.≈ Synonym: talk🇺🇿UZ: gapirmoq🇷🇺RU: говорить confidentlyconfidently (adv)In a confident way, without fear or doubt.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: ishonch bilan🇷🇺RU: уверенно.”
“I am thankful for my classmates,” says Maria. “We laughed and studied togethertogether (adv)With each other.≈ Synonym: jointly🇺🇿UZ: birga🇷🇺RU: вместе. We became a small familyfamily (noun)A group of people like parents, children, brothers and sisters.≈ Synonym: relatives🇺🇿UZ: oila🇷🇺RU: семья.”
“English opened new opportunitiesopportunity (noun)A good chance to do something.≈ Synonym: chance🇺🇿UZ: imkoniyat🇷🇺RU: возможность for me,” says Akiko. “I want to study at a universityuniversity (noun)A place where people study after school.≈ Synonym: college🇺🇿UZ: universitet🇷🇺RU: университет in the UK one day.”
When it's my turnturn (noun)The time when it is your chance to do something.🇺🇿UZ: navbat🇷🇺RU: очередь, I say, “I am thankful for my teacher, my classmates, and every lessonlesson (noun)A time when you learn something in class.≈ Synonym: class🇺🇿UZ: dars🇷🇺RU: урок we sharedshare (verb)To have or experience something together with others.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: bo'lishmoq🇷🇺RU: делить(ся). I came here to speak English well, and now I understand so much.”
Mrs. Karimova smiles. “I am proudproud (adj)Feeling happy about something good you or others did.≈ Synonym: pleased🇺🇿UZ: faxrlanuvchi🇷🇺RU: гордый of all of you. You worked hardhard (adv)With a lot of effort.≈ Synonym: a lot🇺🇿UZ: qattiq, astoydil🇷🇺RU: усердно, and you never gave up. That's why you improvedimprove (verb)To become better at something.≈ Synonym: get better🇺🇿UZ: yaxshilanmoq🇷🇺RU: улучшаться so quickly.”
We all clapclap (verb)To hit your hands together to show you like something.≈ Synonym: applaud🇺🇿UZ: qarsak chalmoq🇷🇺RU: аплодировать and thank her for her patiencepatience (noun)The ability to wait calmly, without getting angry.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: sabr🇷🇺RU: терпение and hard work.
This is not the endend (noun)The last part of something.≈ Synonym: finish🇺🇿UZ: oxir, tugash🇷🇺RU: конец — it's the beginningbeginning (noun)The start of something.≈ Synonym: start🇺🇿UZ: boshlanish🇷🇺RU: начало of a new chapterchapter (noun)A part of a book, or a part of someone's life or story.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: bob, davr🇷🇺RU: глава (этап). I am readyready (adj)Prepared.≈ Synonym: prepared🇺🇿UZ: tayyor🇷🇺RU: готовый for the next stepstep (noun)One part of a process; a stage.≈ Synonym: stage🇺🇿UZ: qadam, bosqich🇷🇺RU: шаг (этап). Thank you, teacher. Thank you, English. See you soon!
In your own words, write a short summary of what you just read (30–50 words). Don't copy sentences — explain the main ideas.
Every highlighted word from this story with its meaning in Uzbek 🇺🇿 and Russian 🇷🇺, and a simple example. Tap 🇬🇧 or 🇺🇸 to hear the word or the sentence in a British or American accent.
| # | 🇬🇧 | 🇺🇿 | 🇷🇺 | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lastadjective | oxirgi | последний | December is the last month of the year. |
| 2 | schoolnoun | maktab | школа | Our school has a big garden. |
| 3 | coursenoun | kurs | курс | The course lasts three months. |
| 4 | emotionnoun | hissiyot | эмоция | Music can show many emotions. |
| 5 | firstadjective | birinchi | первый | This is my first time in Khiva. |
| 6 | nervousadjective | hayajonlangan, xavotirli | нервный | I was nervous on my first day at work. |
| 7 | friendnoun | do‘st | друг | I made new friends this year. |
| 8 | countrynoun | mamlakat | страна | Uzbekistan is my country. |
| 9 | teachernoun | o‘qituvchi | учитель | Thank you, teacher! |
| 10 | thankfuladjective | minnatdor | благодарный | I am thankful for my family. |
| 11 | grammarnoun | grammatika | грамматика | We practise grammar every day. |
| 12 | speakverb | gapirmoq | говорить | I can speak three languages. |
| 13 | confidentlyadverb | ishonch bilan | уверенно | She speaks English confidently. |
| 14 | togetheradverb | birga | вместе | Let's work together. |
| 15 | familynoun | oila | семья | My classmates are like a family. |
| 16 | opportunitynoun | imkoniyat | возможность | Don't miss this opportunity! |
| 17 | universitynoun | universitet | университет | My sister studies at university. |
| 18 | turnnoun | navbat | очередь | Wait for your turn, please. |
| 19 | lessonnoun | dars | урок | I enjoyed today's lesson. |
| 20 | shareverb | bo'lishmoq | делить(ся) | We share our food with friends. |
| 21 | proudadjective | faxrlanuvchi | гордый | I am proud of my little brother. |
| 22 | hardadverb | qattiq, astoydil | усердно | My parents work very hard. |
| 23 | improveverb | yaxshilanmoq | улучшаться | My English is improving every day. |
| 24 | clapverb | qarsak chalmoq | аплодировать | Everyone clapped at the end of the song. |
| 25 | patiencenoun | sabr | терпение | Learning a language needs patience. |
| 26 | endnoun | oxir, tugash | конец | The film has a happy end. |
| 27 | beginningnoun | boshlanish | начало | This is just the beginning! |
| 28 | chapternoun | bob, davr | глава (этап) | I read one chapter every night. |
| 29 | readyadjective | tayyor | готовый | I'm ready for the test. |
| 30 | stepnoun | qadam, bosqich | шаг (этап) | The first step is the hardest. |