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Day 26 · City & Technology · A2 Level

Predicting the Future

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⏱ Time target: 4-5 minutes 📖 Reading + Vocabulary ✅ 10 True / False questions
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In class, the teacher asks an unusualunusual (adj)Not common or ordinary.≈ Synonym: uncommon🇺🇿UZ: g'ayrioddiy🇷🇺RU: необычный question: "What will the worldworld (noun)The earth and all the people and things on it.≈ Synonym: planet🇺🇿UZ: dunyo🇷🇺RU: мир look like in twenty years?" The students start discussingdiscuss (verb)To talk about a subject.≈ Synonym: debating🇺🇿UZ: muhokama qilayotgan🇷🇺RU: обсуждающий eagerlyeagerly (adverb)With great enthusiasm or interest.≈ Synonym: keenly🇺🇿UZ: ishtiyoq bilan🇷🇺RU: с энтузиазмом.

"I think cars will drivedrive (verb)To control the movement of a vehicle.≈ Synonym: operate🇺🇿UZ: haydamoq🇷🇺RU: водить themselves," says Jasur. "Nobody will need a drivingdriving licence (noun)An official document allowing someone to drive.≈ Synonym: driver's licence🇺🇿UZ: haydovchilik guvohnomasi🇷🇺RU: водительские права licencelicence (noun)An official document giving permission to do something.≈ Synonym: permit🇺🇿UZ: guvohnoma🇷🇺RU: лицензия." "I agreeagree (verb)To have the same opinion as someone.≈ Synonym: concur🇺🇿UZ: rozi bo'lmoq🇷🇺RU: соглашаться," says Malika, "and I think most people will work from home more than they do now."

"Will robotsrobot (noun)A machine that can perform tasks automatically.≈ Synonym: machine🇺🇿UZ: robotlar🇷🇺RU: роботы replacereplace (verb)To take the place of something or someone.≈ Synonym: substitute🇺🇿UZ: almashtirmoq🇷🇺RU: заменить teachers?" someone asks. "No," the teacher laughs, "I don't think robots will replace teachers completelycompletely (adverb)Totally; in every way.≈ Synonym: entirely🇺🇿UZ: butunlay🇷🇺RU: полностью — but they'll probablyprobably (adverb)Likely to happen or be true.≈ Synonym: likely🇺🇿UZ: ehtimol🇷🇺RU: вероятно help us in the classroom."

"What about phones?" Rustam asks. "I think phones won't look like phones at all," he predictspredict (verb)To say what will happen in the future.≈ Synonym: forecasts🇺🇿UZ: bashorat qiladi🇷🇺RU: предсказывает. "Maybe we'll wearwear (verb)To have something on your body.≈ Synonym: have on🇺🇿UZ: kiymoq/taqmoq🇷🇺RU: носить something on our wristwrist (noun)The joint connecting the hand and arm.≈ Synonym: carpus🇺🇿UZ: bilak🇷🇺RU: запястье or in our glassesglasses (noun)Lenses worn to help someone see.≈ Synonym: spectacles🇺🇿UZ: ko'zoynak🇷🇺RU: очки instead."

"I don't think paperpaper (noun)Thin material used for writing or printing.≈ Synonym: sheet🇺🇿UZ: qog'oz🇷🇺RU: бумага books will disappeardisappear (verb)To stop existing or being seen.≈ Synonym: vanish🇺🇿UZ: yo'qolmoq🇷🇺RU: исчезнуть," Kamola says thoughtfullythoughtfully (adverb)In a way that shows careful thinking.≈ Synonym: reflectively🇺🇿UZ: o'ylab🇷🇺RU: задумчиво. "People will still love holdinghold (verb)To have something in your hands.≈ Synonym: gripping🇺🇿UZ: ushlab turish🇷🇺RU: держать a real book, even if screensscreen (noun)The flat surface of an electronic device that shows images.≈ Synonym: display🇺🇿UZ: ekranlar🇷🇺RU: экраны are everywhereeverywhere (adverb)In all places.≈ Synonym: all around🇺🇿UZ: hamma joyda🇷🇺RU: везде."

"Will spacespace (noun)The area beyond Earth's atmosphere.≈ Synonym: outer space🇺🇿UZ: kosmos🇷🇺RU: космос travel become normalnormal (adj)Usual or typical.≈ Synonym: typical🇺🇿UZ: oddiy🇷🇺RU: обычный?" the teacher asks. "I hope so," Jasur says excitedlyexcitedly (adverb)In an eager or enthusiastic way.≈ Synonym: enthusiastically🇺🇿UZ: hayajon bilan🇷🇺RU: взволнованно. "I think ordinaryordinary (adj)Normal, not special or different.≈ Synonym: regular🇺🇿UZ: oddiy🇷🇺RU: обычный people will travel to space one day, not just astronautsastronaut (noun)A person trained to travel in space.≈ Synonym: cosmonaut🇺🇿UZ: kosmonavtlar🇷🇺RU: космонавты."

The teacher smiles at the discussiondiscussion (noun)A conversation about a topic.≈ Synonym: debate🇺🇿UZ: muhokama🇷🇺RU: обсуждение. "Nobody knows exactly what will happen," she says, "but I think the futurefuture (noun)The time that is to come.≈ Synonym: time ahead🇺🇿UZ: kelajak🇷🇺RU: будущее will belongbelong to (verb)To be rightfully owned by or connected to.≈ Synonym: be for🇺🇿UZ: tegishli bo'lmoq🇷🇺RU: принадлежать to people who keep asking questions like these."

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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
      unusualadjective
      g'ayrioddiyнеобычныйIt's unusual to see snow in April.
      2
      worldnoun
      dunyoмирI want to travel around the world.
      3
      discussverb
      muhokama qilayotganобсуждающийWe were discussing the football match.
      4
      eagerlyadverb
      ishtiyoq bilanс энтузиазмомThe children waited eagerly for the holidays.
      5
      driveverb
      haydamoqводитьMy mother can drive, but my father can't.
      6
      driving licencenoun
      haydovchilik guvohnomasiводительские праваMy brother is taking driving lessons.
      7
      licencenoun
      guvohnomaлицензияYou need a licence to drive a car.
      8
      agreeverb
      rozi bo'lmoqсоглашатьсяDo you agree with me?
      9
      robotnoun
      robotlarроботыRobots build cars in many factories.
      10
      replaceverb
      almashtirmoqзаменитьI need to replace my old phone.
      11
      completelyadverb
      butunlayполностьюThe town has completely changed.
      12
      probablyadverb
      ehtimolвероятноShe's probably at home now.
      13
      predictverb
      bashorat qiladiпредсказываетThe weather app predicts rain tomorrow.
      14
      wearverb
      kiymoq/taqmoqноситьDo you wear glasses for reading?
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      wristnoun
      bilakзапястьеHe wears a watch on his left wrist.
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      glassesnoun
      ko'zoynakочкиI can't read without my glasses.
      17
      papernoun
      qog'ozбумагаWrite your answers on this paper.
      18
      disappearverb
      yo'qolmoqисчезнутьMy socks always disappear in the washing machine!
      19
      thoughtfullyadverb
      o'ylabзадумчивоShe looked at the painting thoughtfully.
      20
      holdverb
      ushlab turishдержатьThe boy is holding a big ice cream.
      21
      screennoun
      ekranlarэкраныChildren spend too much time looking at screens.
      22
      everywhereadverb
      hamma joydaвездеI looked everywhere for my keys.
      23
      spacenoun
      kosmosкосмосWould you like to travel to space?
      24
      normaladjective
      oddiyобычныйIt's normal to feel nervous before an exam.
      25
      excitedlyadverb
      hayajon bilanвзволнованноThe kids talked excitedly about the trip.
      26
      ordinaryadjective
      oddiyобычныйIt was just an ordinary day.
      27
      astronautnoun
      kosmonavtlarкосмонавтыAstronauts live on the space station for months.
      28
      discussionnoun
      muhokamaобсуждениеWe had a long discussion about the environment.
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      futurenoun
      kelajakбудущееWhat do you want to do in the future?
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      belong toverb
      tegishli bo'lmoqпринадлежатьThese books belong to the library.