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Day 20 · City & Technology · A2 Level

A Very Busy Week

Daily Reading Practice · Elementary passage

⏱ Time target: 4-5 minutes 📖 Reading + Vocabulary ✅ 10 True / False questions
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Zarina lookslook (verb)To direct your eyes in order to see.Synonym: glance🇺🇿UZ: qaraydi🇷🇺RU: смотрит at her calendarcalendar (noun)A chart showing the days, weeks, and months of a year.Synonym: schedule🇺🇿UZ: kalendar🇷🇺RU: календарь and sighssigh (verb)To breathe out slowly, showing tiredness.Synonym: exhale🇺🇿UZ: xo'rsinadi🇷🇺RU: вздыхает. This week is going to be exhaustingexhausting (adj)Making you feel extremely tired.Synonym: tiring🇺🇿UZ: charchatuvchi🇷🇺RU: изнурительный. "I have to finishfinish (verb)To complete something.Synonym: complete🇺🇿UZ: tugatmoq🇷🇺RU: заканчивать a reportreport (noun)A written document describing something.Synonym: document🇺🇿UZ: hisobot🇷🇺RU: отчёт for work by Wednesday," she tells her roommateroommate (noun)A person you share a room or flat with.Synonym: flatmate🇺🇿UZ: xonadosh🇷🇺RU: сосед по комнате, "and I have to studystudy (verb)To spend time learning about something.Synonym: learn🇺🇿UZ: o'qimoq🇷🇺RU: учиться for a testtest (noun)A set of questions to check knowledge.Synonym: exam🇺🇿UZ: test🇷🇺RU: тест on Friday."

"Do you have to do both in the same week?" her roommate Nigora asks sympatheticallysympathetically (adverb)In a way that shows understanding of someone's problems.Synonym: kindly🇺🇿UZ: hamdardlik bilan🇷🇺RU: сочувственно. "Unfortunatelyunfortunately (adverb)Unluckily; it is a shame that.Synonym: sadly🇺🇿UZ: afsuski🇷🇺RU: к сожалению, yes," Zarina says. "And I have to visitvisit (verb)To go to see someone.Synonym: go see🇺🇿UZ: tashrif buyurmoq🇷🇺RU: навещать my parentsparent (noun)A mother or father.Synonym: guardian🇺🇿UZ: ota-ona🇷🇺RU: родители on Saturday — I promisedpromise (verb)To say that you will definitely do something.Synonym: pledge🇺🇿UZ: va'da bergan🇷🇺RU: обещал weeks ago."

"You don't have to do everything perfectlyperfectly (adverb)In a way with no faults; completely.Synonym: flawlessly🇺🇿UZ: mukammal ravishda🇷🇺RU: идеально," Nigora says gentlygently (adverb)In a soft, kind way.Synonym: softly🇺🇿UZ: muloyimlik bilan🇷🇺RU: нежно. "That's truetrue (adj)In accordance with fact; correct.Synonym: correct🇺🇿UZ: to'g'ri🇷🇺RU: верный," Zarina admits, "but I have to at leastleast (determiner)The smallest amount; the minimum.Synonym: minimum🇺🇿UZ: eng kami🇷🇺RU: наименьший trytry (verb)To make an effort to do something.Synonym: attempt🇺🇿UZ: harakat qilmoq🇷🇺RU: пытаться my bestbest (noun)The highest level of quality or effort.Synonym: greatest effort🇺🇿UZ: eng yaxshisi🇷🇺RU: лучшее."

On Monday, Zarina has to staystay (verb)To remain in a place.Synonym: remain🇺🇿UZ: qolmoq🇷🇺RU: оставаться latelate (adverb)After the usual or expected time.Synonym: delayed🇺🇿UZ: kech🇷🇺RU: поздно at the officeoffice (noun)A room or building where people do administrative work.Synonym: workplace🇺🇿UZ: ofis🇷🇺RU: офис. On Tuesday, she has to skipskip (verb)To not do something you would usually do.Synonym: miss🇺🇿UZ: o'tkazib yubormoq🇷🇺RU: пропускать lunchlunch (noun)A meal eaten in the middle of the day.Synonym: midday meal🇺🇿UZ: tushlik🇷🇺RU: обед to keep working. "This isn't sustainablesustainable (adj)Able to continue over a long time without problems.Synonym: manageable🇺🇿UZ: barqaror🇷🇺RU: устойчивый," she thinks, rubbingrub (verb)To move your hand back and forth on something.Synonym: massage🇺🇿UZ: ishqalamoq🇷🇺RU: тереть her tired eyeseye (noun)The organ of the body used for seeing.Synonym: vision organ🇺🇿UZ: ko'zlar🇷🇺RU: глаза.

By Wednesday afternoon, she finallyfinally (adverb)After a long time; at last.Synonym: eventually🇺🇿UZ: nihoyat🇷🇺RU: наконец finishes the report. "You don't have to work this weekend, do you?" Nigora asks hopefullyhopefully (adverb)In a way that shows hope.Synonym: optimistically🇺🇿UZ: umid bilan🇷🇺RU: с надеждой. "No," Zarina smiles. "I have to study, but at least I don't have to go to the office."

On Friday, Zarina takestake (verb)To do or complete something, like an exam.Synonym: sit (an exam)🇺🇿UZ: topshiradi🇷🇺RU: сдаёт (экзамен) her test feelingfeel (verb)To experience an emotion or state.Synonym: sense🇺🇿UZ: his qilib🇷🇺RU: чувствуя well-preparedwell-prepared (adj)Ready, having prepared thoroughly.Synonym: ready🇺🇿UZ: yaxshi tayyorlangan🇷🇺RU: хорошо подготовленный. "I think it wentgo (verb)To happen in a particular way.Synonym: turn out🇺🇿UZ: o'tdi🇷🇺RU: прошло well," she tells Nigora afterwardsafterwards (adverb)At a later time; after something else has happened.Synonym: later🇺🇿UZ: keyinroq🇷🇺RU: потом. "You don't have to worryworry (verb)To feel anxious about something.Synonym: be anxious🇺🇿UZ: xavotirlanmoq🇷🇺RU: беспокоиться so much next time," Nigora smiles.

On Saturday, sittingsit (verb)To be in a position resting on your bottom.Synonym: be seated🇺🇿UZ: o'tirib🇷🇺RU: сидя with her parents, Zarina finally relaxesrelax (verb)To become calm and free of stress.Synonym: unwind🇺🇿UZ: dam oladi🇷🇺RU: расслабляется. "This week nearlynearly (adverb)Almost, but not completely.Synonym: almost🇺🇿UZ: deyarli🇷🇺RU: почти finished me," she laughs, "but I made it throughthrough (preposition)From beginning to end, having survived it.Synonym: to the end🇺🇿UZ: oxirigacha🇷🇺RU: насквозь."

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