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Day 27 · Culture & Free Time · A2 Level

Saturday Arrangements

Daily Reading Practice · Elementary passage

⏱ Time target: 4-5 minutes 📖 Reading + Vocabulary ✅ 10 True / False questions
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Dilshod lookslook at (verb)To direct your eyes toward something.Synonym: glances at🇺🇿UZ: qaraydi🇷🇺RU: смотрит at the familyfamily (noun)A group of related people.Synonym: household🇺🇿UZ: oila🇷🇺RU: семья calendarcalendar (noun)A chart showing the days, weeks, and months of a year.Synonym: schedule🇺🇿UZ: kalendar🇷🇺RU: календарь on the kitchenkitchen (noun)A room used for cooking.Synonym: cookroom🇺🇿UZ: oshxona🇷🇺RU: кухня wall. "What's happeninghappen (verb)To take place; to occur.Synonym: occurring🇺🇿UZ: sodir bo'layotgan🇷🇺RU: происходящий this Saturday?" he asks his mother. "Let me checkcheck (verb)To look at something to verify it.Synonym: verify🇺🇿UZ: tekshirib ko'rmoq🇷🇺RU: проверить," she says, scanningscan (verb)To look over something quickly.Synonym: skimming🇺🇿UZ: ko'zdan kechirayotgan🇷🇺RU: просматривающий the pagepage (noun)One side of a sheet of paper.Synonym: sheet🇺🇿UZ: sahifa🇷🇺RU: страница.

"Your father is meetingmeet (verb)To come together with someone.Synonym: seeing🇺🇿UZ: uchrashayotgan🇷🇺RU: встречающийся his old universityuniversity (noun)A place of higher education.Synonym: college🇺🇿UZ: universitet🇷🇺RU: университет friends at eleven," she reads. "Your sister is playing volleyballvolleyball (noun)A team sport played by hitting a ball over a net.Synonym: ball sport🇺🇿UZ: voleybol🇷🇺RU: волейбол at two, and I'm having lunchlunch (noun)A meal eaten in the middle of the day.Synonym: midday meal🇺🇿UZ: tushlik🇷🇺RU: обед with your auntaunt (noun)The sister of your mother or father.Synonym: auntie🇺🇿UZ: amma/xola🇷🇺RU: тётя at one."

"What am I doing?" Dilshod asks, confusedconfused (adj)Unable to understand clearly.Synonym: puzzled🇺🇿UZ: chalkash🇷🇺RU: растерянный. "You're visitingvisit (verb)To go to see a person or place.Synonym: seeing🇺🇿UZ: boryapti🇷🇺RU: посещающий the dentistdentist (noun)A doctor who treats teeth.Synonym: tooth doctor🇺🇿UZ: stomatolog🇷🇺RU: стоматолог at ten," his mother says. "Don't forget — you're not eating breakfastbreakfast (noun)The first meal of the day.Synonym: morning meal🇺🇿UZ: nonushta🇷🇺RU: завтрак beforehandbeforehand (adverb)Before a particular time or event.Synonym: in advance🇺🇿UZ: oldindan🇷🇺RU: заранее, remember?"

"Oh no, I forgotforget (verb)To fail to remember something.Synonym: did not remember🇺🇿UZ: unutdi🇷🇺RU: забыл completely," Dilshod groansgroan (verb)To make a low sound of unhappiness.Synonym: moans🇺🇿UZ: nolib qo'yadi🇷🇺RU: стонет. "Is anyone freefree (adj)Not busy; available.Synonym: available🇺🇿UZ: bo'sh🇷🇺RU: свободный in the afternoonafternoon (noun)The time between noon and evening.Synonym: midday period🇺🇿UZ: tushdan keyin🇷🇺RU: день (после полудня)? I'm hopinghope (verb)To want something to happen.Synonym: wishing🇺🇿UZ: umid qilayotgan🇷🇺RU: надеющийся to watch the footballfootball (noun)A team sport played by kicking a ball.Synonym: soccer🇺🇿UZ: futbol🇷🇺RU: футбол matchmatch (noun)A sports game between two teams or players.Synonym: game🇺🇿UZ: o'yin🇷🇺RU: матч with someone."

"Your father is coming home aroundaround (preposition)Approximately; at about a certain time.Synonym: about🇺🇿UZ: atrofida🇷🇺RU: около three," his mother says. "Maybe you're watching it togethertogether (adverb)With each other; jointly.Synonym: jointly🇺🇿UZ: birga🇷🇺RU: вместе?" "Perfectperfect (adj)Exactly right; without fault.Synonym: ideal🇺🇿UZ: ajoyib🇷🇺RU: идеально," Dilshod smiles. "I'm definitely doing that then."

"What are you and I doing in the eveningevening (noun)The part of the day before night.Synonym: nightfall🇺🇿UZ: kechqurun🇷🇺RU: вечер?" Dilshod asks. "We're having dinnerdinner (noun)The main meal of the day, usually eaten in the evening.Synonym: supper🇺🇿UZ: kechki ovqat🇷🇺RU: ужин at your grandmothergrandmother (noun)The mother of your mother or father.Synonym: granny🇺🇿UZ: buvi🇷🇺RU: бабушка's," his mother remindsremind (verb)To make someone remember something.Synonym: prompts🇺🇿UZ: eslatadi🇷🇺RU: напоминает him. "She's cookingcook (verb)To prepare food by heating it.Synonym: preparing🇺🇿UZ: pishirayotgan🇷🇺RU: готовящий your favouritefavourite (adj)Liked more than any other.Synonym: preferred🇺🇿UZ: sevimli🇷🇺RU: любимый dishdish (noun)A particular type of food prepared a certain way.Synonym: meal🇺🇿UZ: taom🇷🇺RU: блюдо."

Dilshod grinsgrin (verb)To smile broadly.Synonym: beams🇺🇿UZ: keng jilmayadi🇷🇺RU: широко улыбается. "Suddenlysuddenly (adverb)Quickly and unexpectedly.Synonym: abruptly🇺🇿UZ: to'satdan🇷🇺RU: внезапно Saturday sounds much better," he says. "Dentist first, football later, and grandmother's cooking to finish. I can handlehandle (verb)To deal with something successfully.Synonym: manage🇺🇿UZ: uddalamoq🇷🇺RU: справиться that."

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