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Day 24 · People & Relationships · A2 Level

The Perfect Job

Daily Reading Practice · Elementary passage

⏱ Time target: 4-5 minutes 📖 Reading + Vocabulary ✅ 10 True / False questions
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Shokhrukh is lookinglook for (verb)To try to find something.Synonym: search for🇺🇿UZ: qidirmoq🇷🇺RU: искать for a new jobjob (noun)Paid work that someone does regularly.Synonym: position🇺🇿UZ: ish🇷🇺RU: работа, and he knows exactlyexactly (adverb)In a precise and accurate way.Synonym: precisely🇺🇿UZ: aniq🇷🇺RU: точно what he wants. "I want a job that lets me traveltravel (verb)To go from one place to another, especially a long distance.Synonym: journey🇺🇿UZ: sayohat qilmoq🇷🇺RU: путешествовать," he tells his careercareer (noun)A person's course of professional life.Synonym: profession🇺🇿UZ: karyera🇷🇺RU: карьера advisor, "and a company which values creativitycreativity (noun)The ability to produce new and original ideas.Synonym: imagination🇺🇿UZ: ijodkorlik🇷🇺RU: творчество."

"What kind of rolerole (noun)A job or function someone has.Synonym: position🇺🇿UZ: vazifa🇷🇺RU: роль are you imaginingimagine (verb)To form a picture of something in your mind.Synonym: picture🇺🇿UZ: tasavvur qilmoq🇷🇺RU: представлять?" the advisor asks. "Something that combinescombine (verb)To join two or more things together.Synonym: merge🇺🇿UZ: birlashtiradi🇷🇺RU: объединяет writing and photographyphotography (noun)The activity of taking photographs.Synonym: photo-taking🇺🇿UZ: fotografiya🇷🇺RU: фотография," Shokhrukh says. "A job which challengeschallenge (verb)To test someone's abilities in a demanding way.Synonym: test🇺🇿UZ: sinaydi🇷🇺RU: бросает вызов me, but doesn't make me miserablemiserable (adj)Very unhappy or uncomfortable.Synonym: unhappy🇺🇿UZ: baxtsiz🇷🇺RU: несчастный."

"That's a good place to startstart (noun)The point at which something begins.Synonym: beginning🇺🇿UZ: boshlanish🇷🇺RU: начало," the advisor says. "Is there a company you particularlyparticularly (adverb)Especially; more than usual.Synonym: especially🇺🇿UZ: ayniqsa🇷🇺RU: особенно admireadmire (verb)To respect and think highly of someone.Synonym: respect🇺🇿UZ: hurmat qilmoq🇷🇺RU: восхищаться?" "Yes," Shokhrukh says immediatelyimmediately (adverb)At once; without delay.Synonym: instantly🇺🇿UZ: darhol🇷🇺RU: немедленно. "A travel magazinemagazine (noun)A publication with articles and photos, usually issued regularly.Synonym: periodical🇺🇿UZ: jurnal🇷🇺RU: журнал that I've read since I was a teenagerteenager (noun)A person aged between 13 and 19.Synonym: adolescent🇺🇿UZ: o'smir🇷🇺RU: подросток."

"What is it about that magazine that appealsappeal to (verb)To be attractive or interesting to someone.Synonym: attract🇺🇿UZ: yoqadi🇷🇺RU: привлекает to you?" the advisor asks. "The writerswriter (noun)A person who writes books or articles.Synonym: author🇺🇿UZ: yozuvchilar🇷🇺RU: писатели, who clearlyclearly (adverb)In a way that is easy to see or understand.Synonym: obviously🇺🇿UZ: aniq ravishda🇷🇺RU: явно love what they do," Shokhrukh explainsexplain (verb)To describe something to make it clear.Synonym: clarifies🇺🇿UZ: tushuntiradi🇷🇺RU: объясняет. "You can feel it in every articlearticle (noun)A piece of writing in a magazine or newspaper.Synonym: piece🇺🇿UZ: maqola🇷🇺RU: статья they write."

The advisor makes some notesnote (noun)Short pieces of writing to help you remember something.Synonym: jottings🇺🇿UZ: eslatmalar🇷🇺RU: заметки. "There's a positionposition (noun)A job within an organisation.Synonym: post🇺🇿UZ: lavozim🇷🇺RU: должность which just openedopen (verb)To become available.Synonym: became available🇺🇿UZ: ochildi🇷🇺RU: открылась at a similarsimilar (adj)Almost the same as something else.Synonym: alike🇺🇿UZ: o'xshash🇷🇺RU: похожий company. It's a job that matchesmatch (verb)To be the same as or suitable for something.Synonym: fits🇺🇿UZ: mos keladi🇷🇺RU: соответствует almost everything you've describeddescribe (verb)To say what something is like.Synonym: explained🇺🇿UZ: tasvirlagan🇷🇺RU: описал."

Shokhrukh's eyes widenwiden (verb)To become wider, e.g. with surprise.Synonym: open wide🇺🇿UZ: kattalashadi🇷🇺RU: расширяются. "Really? Can you send me the detailsdetail (noun)Small pieces of specific information.Synonym: particulars🇺🇿UZ: tafsilotlar🇷🇺RU: подробности?" "Of course," the advisor smilessmile (verb)To move the mouth to show pleasure.Synonym: grins🇺🇿UZ: jilmayadi🇷🇺RU: улыбается. "Sometimes the job that seems impossibleimpossible (adj)Not able to happen or be done.Synonym: unachievable🇺🇿UZ: imkonsiz🇷🇺RU: невозможный is closerclose (adj)Near in distance or time.Synonym: nearer🇺🇿UZ: yaqinroq🇷🇺RU: ближе than you think."

That evening, Shokhrukh reads the job descriptiondescription (noun)A written or spoken account of something.Synonym: account🇺🇿UZ: tavsif🇷🇺RU: описание twice, then a third time. "This is it," he thinks. "This is the job I've been looking for."

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