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Day 9 · People & Relationships · A2 Level

A Surprise for Nodira

Daily Reading Practice · Elementary passage

⏱ Time target: 4-5 minutes 📖 Reading + Vocabulary ✅ 10 True / False questions
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Nodira's birthdaybirthday (noun)The date each year when someone was born.Synonym: anniversary of birth🇺🇿UZ: tug'ilgan kun🇷🇺RU: день рождения is next Saturday, and her friends have a planplan (noun)A set of ideas or actions for achieving something.Synonym: scheme🇺🇿UZ: reja🇷🇺RU: план: a surprisesurprise (noun)An unexpected event, often a pleasant one.Synonym: shock🇺🇿UZ: kutilmagan voqea🇷🇺RU: сюрприз partyparty (noun)A social event where people celebrate something.Synonym: celebration🇺🇿UZ: ziyofat🇷🇺RU: вечеринка at Malika's flat. The only problemproblem (noun)A situation that causes difficulty.Synonym: issue🇺🇿UZ: muammo🇷🇺RU: проблема is keepingkeep (verb)To continue to have or do something.Synonym: maintain🇺🇿UZ: saqlamoq🇷🇺RU: хранить it a secretsecret (noun)Information that is not told to other people.Synonym: confidential info🇺🇿UZ: sir🇷🇺RU: секрет from Nodira, who noticesnotice (verb)To become aware of something.Synonym: observe🇺🇿UZ: sezmoq🇷🇺RU: замечать everythingeverything (pronoun)All things; every single thing.Synonym: all🇺🇿UZ: hamma narsa🇷🇺RU: всё.

"Why is everyone actingact (verb)To behave in a particular way.Synonym: behave🇺🇿UZ: harakat qilmoq🇷🇺RU: вести себя so strangestrange (adj)Unusual or unfamiliar.Synonym: odd🇺🇿UZ: g'alati🇷🇺RU: странный this week?" Nodira asks Malika on the phone. "What do you meanmean (verb)To intend to say or refer to something.Synonym: intend🇺🇿UZ: nazarda tutmoq🇷🇺RU: иметь в виду?" Malika says quickly, trying to soundsound (verb)To give a particular impression when heard.Synonym: seem🇺🇿UZ: eshitilmoq🇷🇺RU: звучать calmcalm (adj)Not nervous, worried, or excited.Synonym: relaxed🇺🇿UZ: xotirjam🇷🇺RU: спокойный. "No one's acting strange!"

Meanwhilemeanwhile (adverb)At the same time; in the meantime.Synonym: at the same time🇺🇿UZ: shu bilan birga🇷🇺RU: тем временем, the groupgroup (noun)A number of people together.Synonym: team🇺🇿UZ: guruh🇷🇺RU: группа is busy preparingprepare (verb)To get ready for something.Synonym: get ready🇺🇿UZ: tayyorlanmoq🇷🇺RU: готовиться. Aziz is buyingbuy (verb)To get something by paying money.Synonym: purchase🇺🇿UZ: sotib olmoq🇷🇺RU: покупать balloonsballoon (noun)A small rubber bag filled with air, used for decoration.Synonym: party decoration🇺🇿UZ: sharlar🇷🇺RU: воздушные шары, Kamola is baking a cake, and Sardor is making a playlistplaylist (noun)A list of songs to be played in order.Synonym: song list🇺🇿UZ: pleylist🇷🇺RU: плейлист of Nodira's favourite songssong (noun)A piece of music with words that is sung.Synonym: tune🇺🇿UZ: qo'shiq🇷🇺RU: песня.

"Did you telltell (verb)To give someone information by speaking.Synonym: inform🇺🇿UZ: aytmoq🇷🇺RU: рассказывать Nodira about Saturday?" Aziz asks Malika. "Of course not!" Malika says. "I told her we're just having a quietquiet (adj)Making little or no noise.Synonym: silent🇺🇿UZ: sokin🇷🇺RU: тихий dinnerdinner (noun)The main meal of the day, usually eaten in the evening.Synonym: evening meal🇺🇿UZ: kechki ovqat🇷🇺RU: ужин, nothing special."

On Saturday evening, Malika invitesinvite (verb)To ask someone to come somewhere.Synonym: ask along🇺🇿UZ: taklif qilmoq🇷🇺RU: приглашать Nodira overover (adverb)To a place, especially someone's home.Synonym: across🇺🇿UZ: u yerga🇷🇺RU: туда. "Come in," Malika says, openingopen (verb)To move something, like a door, so it is no longer closed.Synonym: unlock🇺🇿UZ: ochmoq🇷🇺RU: открывать the door slowlyslowly (adverb)Not quickly; taking time.Synonym: gradually🇺🇿UZ: asta🇷🇺RU: медленно. The room is darkdark (adj)With little or no light.Synonym: unlit🇺🇿UZ: qorong'u🇷🇺RU: тёмный. "Why are the lightslight (noun)A source of brightness, such as a lamp.Synonym: lamp🇺🇿UZ: chiroq🇷🇺RU: свет offoff (adverb)Not switched on or working.Synonym: switched off🇺🇿UZ: o'chiq🇷🇺RU: выключен?" Nodira asks, suspicioussuspicious (adj)Feeling that something is wrong or strange.Synonym: doubtful🇺🇿UZ: shubhali🇷🇺RU: подозрительный.

Suddenly, the lights turn onturn on (phrasal verb)To make something start working, like a light.Synonym: switch on🇺🇿UZ: yoqmoq🇷🇺RU: включать. "SURPRISE!" everyone shoutsshout (verb)To speak or call out very loudly.Synonym: yell🇺🇿UZ: baqirmoq🇷🇺RU: кричать. Nodira jumpsjump (verb)To push yourself suddenly off the ground.Synonym: leap🇺🇿UZ: sakramoq🇷🇺RU: прыгать back, genuinelygenuinely (adverb)In a real and honest way; truly.Synonym: truly🇺🇿UZ: haqiqatan🇷🇺RU: искренне shockedshocked (adj)Feeling very surprised, often unpleasantly.Synonym: stunned🇺🇿UZ: hayratda qolgan🇷🇺RU: потрясённый. "You actually surprised me!" she laughs. "I really didn't expect this!"

"We were terribleterrible (adj)Very bad or unpleasant.Synonym: awful🇺🇿UZ: dahshatli🇷🇺RU: ужасный at keeping secrets," Kamola admits, "but somehowsomehow (adverb)In a way that is not known or certain.Synonym: in some way🇺🇿UZ: qandaydir tarzda🇷🇺RU: каким-то образом it worked!" Nodira hugshug (verb)To put your arms around someone to show affection.Synonym: embrace🇺🇿UZ: quchoqlamoq🇷🇺RU: обнимать everyone. "Best birthday ever," she says, wipingwipe (verb)To rub something to remove liquid or dirt.Synonym: clean off🇺🇿UZ: artmoq🇷🇺RU: вытирать away happy tearstear (noun)A drop of liquid that falls from the eye when crying.Synonym: teardrop🇺🇿UZ: ko'z yoshi🇷🇺RU: слеза.

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