Daily Reading Practice · Elementary passage
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Farrukh is a student who has always found mathsmaths (noun)The study of numbers, shapes, and quantities.≈ Synonym: mathematics🇺🇿UZ: matematika🇷🇺RU: математика difficultdifficult (adj)Not easy; hard to do.≈ Synonym: hard🇺🇿UZ: qiyin🇷🇺RU: трудный. Everything changedchange (verb)To become different.≈ Synonym: alter🇺🇿UZ: o'zgardi🇷🇺RU: изменился when he met Professor Nazarov, a teacher who explainsexplain (verb)To make something clear by describing it.≈ Synonym: clarify🇺🇿UZ: tushuntiradi🇷🇺RU: объясняет things in a way everyone understandsunderstand (verb)To know the meaning of something.≈ Synonym: comprehend🇺🇿UZ: tushunadi🇷🇺RU: понимает.
"He's the kindkind (noun)A type or sort of something.≈ Synonym: type🇺🇿UZ: turi🇷🇺RU: вид (тип) of teacher who never makes you feel stupidstupid (adj)Not intelligent; showing a lack of thought.≈ Synonym: foolish🇺🇿UZ: ahmoq🇷🇺RU: глупый," Farrukh tells his sister. "He's someone who really listenslisten (verb)To pay attention to sound or someone speaking.≈ Synonym: hear🇺🇿UZ: tinglaydi🇷🇺RU: слушает when you're confusedconfused (adj)Unable to think clearly; puzzled.≈ Synonym: puzzled🇺🇿UZ: chalkash🇷🇺RU: растерянный."
The class, which usually meetsmeet (verb)To take place at a particular time.≈ Synonym: convene🇺🇿UZ: o'tkaziladi🇷🇺RU: проводится on Tuesdays, has become Farrukh's favouritefavourite (adj)Liked more than any other.≈ Synonym: preferred🇺🇿UZ: sevimli🇷🇺RU: любимый part of the week. "It's the only class that I actually look forwardlook forward to (phrasal verb)To feel excited about something that will happen.≈ Synonym: anticipate happily🇺🇿UZ: intiqlik bilan kutmoq🇷🇺RU: с нетерпением ждать to," he admitsadmit (verb)To agree that something is true.≈ Synonym: confess🇺🇿UZ: tan oladi🇷🇺RU: признаёт.
Professor Nazarov, who studiedstudy (verb)To spend time learning about something.≈ Synonym: learn🇺🇿UZ: o'qigan🇷🇺RU: учился in Germany for many years, oftenoften (adverb)Frequently; many times.≈ Synonym: frequently🇺🇿UZ: tez-tez🇷🇺RU: часто sharesshare (verb)To tell others about something.≈ Synonym: tell🇺🇿UZ: baham ko'radi🇷🇺RU: делится stories about his own strugglesstruggle (noun)Great difficulty in doing something.≈ Synonym: difficulty🇺🇿UZ: qiyinchiliklar🇷🇺RU: трудности with maths as a student. "He's a person who understands what it's like to failfail (verb)To not succeed at something.≈ Synonym: not succeed🇺🇿UZ: muvaffaqiyatsizlikka uchramoq🇷🇺RU: терпеть неудачу and try again," Farrukh says.
One day, Farrukh finallyfinally (adverb)After a long time; at last.≈ Synonym: eventually🇺🇿UZ: nihoyat🇷🇺RU: наконец understood a topictopic (noun)A subject that is discussed or studied.≈ Synonym: subject🇺🇿UZ: mavzu🇷🇺RU: тема that had confused him for monthsmonth (noun)Periods of about thirty days.≈ Synonym: thirty-day periods🇺🇿UZ: oylar🇷🇺RU: месяцы. "That's the moment which changed everything for me," he says. "I realisedrealise (verb)To become aware of something.≈ Synonym: understand🇺🇿UZ: angladi🇷🇺RU: осознал maths isn't something I'm bad at — it's just something I hadn't learned properlyproperly (adverb)In a correct or suitable way.≈ Synonym: correctly🇺🇿UZ: to'g'ri🇷🇺RU: должным образом yet."
"Do you want to becomebecome (verb)To start to be something.≈ Synonym: turn into🇺🇿UZ: bo'lmoq🇷🇺RU: становиться a teacher who inspiresinspire (verb)To give someone the desire or motivation to do something.≈ Synonym: motivate🇺🇿UZ: ilhomlantiradi🇷🇺RU: вдохновляет people the way he does?" his sister asks. Farrukh thinks for a moment. "Actually... yes. I never expectedexpect (verb)To think that something will happen.≈ Synonym: anticipate🇺🇿UZ: kutgan🇷🇺RU: ожидал to say that."
Now Farrukh helps youngeryoung (adj)In an early period of life.≈ Synonym: youthful🇺🇿UZ: yoshroq🇷🇺RU: младше students who strugglestruggle (verb)To have great difficulty doing something.≈ Synonym: have difficulty🇺🇿UZ: qiynalmoq🇷🇺RU: испытывать трудности with maths, using the same patiencepatience (noun)The ability to stay calm while waiting or facing difficulty.≈ Synonym: tolerance🇺🇿UZ: sabr🇷🇺RU: терпение Professor Nazarov showedshow (verb)To demonstrate something to someone.≈ Synonym: demonstrate🇺🇿UZ: ko'rsatgan🇷🇺RU: показал him. "It's the best way I know to say thank you," he says.
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Every highlighted word from this story with its meaning in Uzbek 🇺🇿 and Russian 🇷🇺, and an example. Tap 🇬🇧 or 🇺🇸 to hear the word or the sentence in a British or American accent.
| # | 🇬🇧 | 🇺🇿 | 🇷🇺 | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mathsnoun | matematika | математика | Maths is my favourite subject. |
| 2 | difficultadjective | qiyin | трудный | This crossword is very difficult. |
| 3 | changeverb | o'zgardi | изменился | The city has changed a lot in ten years. |
| 4 | explainverb | tushuntiradi | объясняет | The video explains how to make bread. |
| 5 | understandverb | tushunadi | понимает | My dog understands when I'm sad. |
| 6 | kindnoun | turi | вид (тип) | What kind of music do you like? |
| 7 | stupidadjective | ahmoq | глупый | There are no stupid questions. |
| 8 | listenverb | tinglaydi | слушает | My best friend always listens to my problems. |
| 9 | confusedadjective | chalkash | растерянный | The tourists looked confused at the metro map. |
| 10 | meetverb | o'tkaziladi | проводится | Our book club meets every Thursday. |
| 11 | favouriteadjective | sevimli | любимый | Blue is my favourite colour. |
| 12 | look forward tophrasal verb | intiqlik bilan kutmoq | с нетерпением ждать | I look forward to the summer holidays. |
| 13 | admitverb | tan oladi | признаёт | He admits that he is afraid of the dark. |
| 14 | studyverb | o'qigan | учился | My aunt studied medicine in Moscow. |
| 15 | oftenadverb | tez-tez | часто | How often do you go to the gym? |
| 16 | shareverb | baham ko'radi | делится | My sister shares her clothes with me. |
| 17 | strugglenoun | qiyinchiliklar | трудности | Everyone has struggles in their first year at university. |
| 18 | failverb | muvaffaqiyatsizlikka uchramoq | терпеть неудачу | If you don't study, you might fail the exam. |
| 19 | finallyadverb | nihoyat | наконец | The rain finally stopped in the evening. |
| 20 | topicnoun | mavzu | тема | Today's topic is the environment. |
| 21 | monthnoun | oylar | месяцы | I've lived here for six months. |
| 22 | realiseverb | angladi | осознал | I realised I was on the wrong bus. |
| 23 | properlyadverb | to'g'ri | должным образом | Close the door properly, please. |
| 24 | becomeverb | bo'lmoq | становиться | I want to become a doctor. |
| 25 | inspireverb | ilhomlantiradi | вдохновляет | My grandmother inspires me to work hard. |
| 26 | expectverb | kutgan | ожидал | The exam was harder than I expected. |
| 27 | youngadjective | yoshroq | младше | My younger brother is eight. |
| 28 | struggleverb | qiynalmoq | испытывать трудности | Many students struggle with English grammar. |
| 29 | patiencenoun | sabr | терпение | Teaching small children needs a lot of patience. |
| 30 | showverb | ko'rsatgan | показал | She showed me her wedding photos. |