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Day 14 · Nature & Travel · A2 Level

A Weekend in the Mountains

Daily Reading Practice · Elementary passage

⏱ Time target: 4-5 minutes 📖 Reading + Vocabulary ✅ 10 True / False questions
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Reading Passage

"This weekend in the mountains was better than last year's trip to the seasideseaside (noun)An area next to the sea, often used for holidays.Synonym: coast🇺🇿UZ: sohil🇷🇺RU: побережье," Rustam says, packingpack (verb)To put things together for travelling.Synonym: load up🇺🇿UZ: yig'ishtirmoq🇷🇺RU: упаковывать up the tenttent (noun)A portable shelter made of cloth, used for camping.Synonym: shelter🇺🇿UZ: chodir🇷🇺RU: палатка. "I completely agreeagree (verb)To have the same opinion as someone else.Synonym: concur🇺🇿UZ: rozi bo'lmoq🇷🇺RU: соглашаться," his friend Davron replies. "The air here is fresherfresh (adj)Clean and pure, not polluted.Synonym: clean🇺🇿UZ: tozaroq🇷🇺RU: свежее, and it's much quieterquiet (adj)Making little or no noise.Synonym: silent🇺🇿UZ: sokinroq🇷🇺RU: тише."

"The seaside was fun," Rustam admits, "but it was more crowdedcrowded (adj)Full of people.Synonym: packed🇺🇿UZ: gavjum🇷🇺RU: переполненный, and the hotelhotel (noun)A building where travellers pay to stay.Synonym: inn🇺🇿UZ: mehmonxona🇷🇺RU: отель was more expensive than this campsitecampsite (noun)A place where people camp in tents.Synonym: camping ground🇺🇿UZ: lager joyi🇷🇺RU: кемпинг." "Definitely," Davron nodsnod (verb)To move your head up and down to show agreement.Synonym: agree🇺🇿UZ: bosh irg'aydi🇷🇺RU: кивает. "Campingcamp (verb)To stay in a tent, usually outdoors.Synonym: tent-stay🇺🇿UZ: chodirda yashash🇷🇺RU: разбивать лагерь is cheapercheap (adj)Costing little money.Synonym: inexpensive🇺🇿UZ: arzonroq🇷🇺RU: дешевле, and honestly, it's more relaxingrelaxing (adj)Helping you to feel calm and free from stress.Synonym: calming🇺🇿UZ: dam beruvchi🇷🇺RU: расслабляющий too."

"What was the best momentmoment (noun)A very short period of time.Synonym: instant🇺🇿UZ: lahza🇷🇺RU: момент this weekend?" Rustam asks. "Easyeasy (adj)Not difficult; simple.Synonym: simple🇺🇿UZ: oson🇷🇺RU: лёгкий," Davron says. "Watching the sunrisesunrise (noun)The time when the sun first appears in the morning.Synonym: dawn🇺🇿UZ: quyosh chiqishi🇷🇺RU: рассвет from the toptop (noun)The highest point of something.Synonym: peak🇺🇿UZ: cho'qqi🇷🇺RU: вершина of the hillhill (noun)A raised area of land, smaller than a mountain.Synonym: mound🇺🇿UZ: tepalik🇷🇺RU: холм. It was the most beautiful sunrise I've ever seen."

"For me, it was the campfirecampfire (noun)An outdoor fire, especially at a camping site.Synonym: bonfire🇺🇿UZ: gulхan🇷🇺RU: костёр last night," Rustam says. "That was the funniestfunny (adj)Causing laughter or amusement.Synonym: amusing🇺🇿UZ: kulgili🇷🇺RU: смешной night we've had in agesages (noun)A very long time.Synonym: a long time🇺🇿UZ: ancha vaqt🇷🇺RU: долгое время — remember Davron's terrible jokes?" "They weren't terrible!" Davron protestsprotest (verb)To say strongly that you disagree with something.Synonym: object🇺🇿UZ: e'tiroz bildirmoq🇷🇺RU: возражать, laughing.

"Which trip was more tiringtiring (adj)Making you feel very tired.Synonym: exhausting🇺🇿UZ: charchatuvchi🇷🇺RU: утомительный — this one or the seaside?" Rustam asks. "This one, definitely," Davron says. "All that walkingwalk (verb)To move on foot.Synonym: stroll🇺🇿UZ: yurish🇷🇺RU: ходьба! But it was worthworth (adj)Deserving of; having a value that makes something good enough.Synonym: deserving of🇺🇿UZ: arziydigan🇷🇺RU: стоящий every tiredtired (adj)Feeling that you need rest or sleep.Synonym: exhausted🇺🇿UZ: charchagan🇷🇺RU: уставший musclemuscle (noun)A part of the body that helps you move.Synonym: tissue🇺🇿UZ: mushak🇷🇺RU: мышца."

As they walk down the mountain pathpath (noun)A narrow way for walking.Synonym: trail🇺🇿UZ: yo'lka🇷🇺RU: тропа, Rustam looks backlook back (phrasal verb)To turn your head to see something behind you.Synonym: glance behind🇺🇿UZ: orqaga qaramoq🇷🇺RU: оглядываться one last time. "I think this is the best trip we've ever takentake (verb)To go on or make a journey.Synonym: make (a trip)🇺🇿UZ: qilmoq (sayohat)🇷🇺RU: совершать (поездку) together," he says.

"Agreed," Davron smiles. "Let's plan the next one already — somewhere even higherhigh (adj)Having a great height; far above the ground.Synonym: tall🇺🇿UZ: balandroq🇷🇺RU: выше."

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