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Day 28 · Culture & Free Time · A2 Level

Maybe This Weekend

Daily Reading Practice · Elementary passage

⏱ Time target: 4-5 minutes 📖 Reading + Vocabulary ✅ 10 True / False questions
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Reading Passage

"What are you doing this weekendweekend (noun)Saturday and Sunday.Synonym: days off🇺🇿UZ: dam olish kunlari🇷🇺RU: выходные?" Nilufar asks her friend Ozoda. "I'm not suresure (adj)Certain about something.Synonym: certain🇺🇿UZ: ishonchli🇷🇺RU: уверенный yet," Ozoda says. "I might go to the botanical gardenbotanical garden (noun)A large garden where many kinds of plants are grown for people to see.Synonym: botanic garden🇺🇿UZ: botanika bog'i🇷🇺RU: ботанический сад, but it might rainrain (verb)When water falls from clouds.Synonym: pour🇺🇿UZ: yomg'ir yog'moq🇷🇺RU: идти дождю, so I might just staystay (verb)To remain in a place.Synonym: remain🇺🇿UZ: qolmoq🇷🇺RU: оставаться home."

"I might joinjoin (verb)To take part in an activity with others.Synonym: come along🇺🇿UZ: qo'shilmoq🇷🇺RU: присоединиться you," Nilufar says, "if the weatherweather (noun)The condition of the atmosphere at a place and time.Synonym: climate🇺🇿UZ: ob-havo🇷🇺RU: погода looks OK. Otherwiseotherwise (adverb)If not; under other circumstances.Synonym: if not🇺🇿UZ: aks holda🇷🇺RU: иначе, I might visit my cousincousin (noun)The child of your aunt or uncle.Synonym: relative🇺🇿UZ: amakivachcha🇷🇺RU: двоюродный брат/сестра instead." "That sounds nicenice (adj)Pleasant or enjoyable.Synonym: pleasant🇺🇿UZ: yoqimli🇷🇺RU: приятный too," Ozoda says.

"Do you think Rustam will come?" Nilufar asks. "He might," Ozoda shrugsshrug (verb)To raise your shoulders to show you don't know.Synonym: gestures uncertainly🇺🇿UZ: yelka qisadi🇷🇺RU: пожимает плечами, "but he also might have to workwork (verb)To do a job.Synonym: labour🇺🇿UZ: ishlamoq🇷🇺RU: работать. He wasn't sure this morningmorning (noun)The early part of the day.Synonym: dawn period🇺🇿UZ: ertalab🇷🇺RU: утро."

"What about the new cafécafé (noun)A small restaurant serving light meals and drinks.Synonym: coffee shop🇺🇿UZ: kafe🇷🇺RU: кафе downtowndowntown (adverb)In or towards the central area of a city.Synonym: city centre🇺🇿UZ: shahar markazida🇷🇺RU: в центре города?" Nilufar suggestssuggest (verb)To put forward an idea for consideration.Synonym: proposes🇺🇿UZ: taklif qiladi🇷🇺RU: предлагает. "We might try it on Saturday, if we're not too busybusy (adj)Having a lot to do.Synonym: occupied🇺🇿UZ: band🇷🇺RU: занятый." "Good ideaidea (noun)A thought or suggestion.Synonym: thought🇺🇿UZ: g'oya🇷🇺RU: идея," Ozoda says. "I might inviteinvite (verb)To ask someone to come to an event.Synonym: ask along🇺🇿UZ: taklif qilmoq🇷🇺RU: пригласить Malika too — she might likelike (verb)To find something enjoyable or pleasing.Synonym: enjoy🇺🇿UZ: yoqtirmoq🇷🇺RU: нравиться the idea."

"Should we make a finalfinal (adj)Coming at the end; last.Synonym: last🇺🇿UZ: yakuniy🇷🇺RU: окончательный planplan (noun)A decision about what to do.Synonym: arrangement🇺🇿UZ: reja🇷🇺RU: план?" Nilufar asks. "Let's waitwait (verb)To stay in place until something happens.Synonym: hold on🇺🇿UZ: kutmoq🇷🇺RU: ждать," Ozoda laughs. "The weather might changechange (verb)To become different.Synonym: alter🇺🇿UZ: o'zgarmoq🇷🇺RU: меняться, people's plans might change — everything might change by Friday!"

"You're right," Nilufar agreesagree (verb)To have the same opinion.Synonym: concurs🇺🇿UZ: rozi bo'ladi🇷🇺RU: соглашается. "Let's just messagemessage (verb)To send a written note to someone.Synonym: text🇺🇿UZ: xabar yubormoq🇷🇺RU: написать сообщение each other on Friday evening and decidedecide (verb)To make a choice about something.Synonym: choose🇺🇿UZ: qaror qilmoq🇷🇺RU: решить then." "Perfect," Ozoda says. "That way, we might actuallyactually (adverb)In fact; really.Synonym: in fact🇺🇿UZ: aslida🇷🇺RU: на самом деле enjoyenjoy (verb)To get pleasure from something.Synonym: appreciate🇺🇿UZ: zavqlanmoq🇷🇺RU: наслаждаться it more, not less."

By Friday evening, the skysky (noun)The space above the earth, visible from the ground.Synonym: heavens🇺🇿UZ: osmon🇷🇺RU: небо is clearclear (adj)Free of clouds; bright.Synonym: cloudless🇺🇿UZ: tiniq🇷🇺RU: ясный, and everyone confirmsconfirm (verb)To state that something is definitely true or will happen.Synonym: verifies🇺🇿UZ: tasdiqlaydi🇷🇺RU: подтверждает. "Botanical garden it is," Nilufar smiles, "exactly as we might have hopedhope (verb)To want something to happen.Synonym: wished🇺🇿UZ: umid qilgan🇷🇺RU: надеялись."

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