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Day 40 · City & Technology · A2 Level

The Lost Tourist

Daily Reading Practice · Elementary passage

⏱ Time target: 4-5 minutes 📖 Reading + Vocabulary ✅ 10 True / False questions
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Odina was walkingwalk (verb)To move on foot.Synonym: strolling🇺🇿UZ: yurib ketayotgan🇷🇺RU: идущая пешком home from workwork (noun)A place of employment, or the activity of a job.Synonym: job🇺🇿UZ: ish🇷🇺RU: работа when she noticednotice (verb)To become aware of something.Synonym: observed🇺🇿UZ: sezdi🇷🇺RU: заметила a touristtourist (noun)A person travelling for pleasure.Synonym: visitor🇺🇿UZ: sayyoh🇷🇺RU: турист standingstand (verb)To be on your feet.Synonym: being upright🇺🇿UZ: turgan🇷🇺RU: стоящий at the bus stopbus stop (noun)A place where buses stop for passengers.Synonym: stop🇺🇿UZ: avtobus bekati🇷🇺RU: автобусная остановка, staringstare (verb)To look for a long time without moving your eyes.Synonym: gazing🇺🇿UZ: tikilib turgan🇷🇺RU: уставившись at the mapmap (noun)A drawing showing the layout of an area.Synonym: chart🇺🇿UZ: xarita🇷🇺RU: карта in complete confusionconfusion (noun)A state of not understanding.Synonym: puzzlement🇺🇿UZ: chalkashlik🇷🇺RU: растерянность.

"Are you all right?" Odina asked kindlykindly (adverb)In a friendly and caring way.Synonym: gently🇺🇿UZ: mehribonlik bilan🇷🇺RU: по-доброму. "I'm trying to get to the train station," the tourist said, "but I can't understandunderstand (verb)To know the meaning of something.Synonym: comprehend🇺🇿UZ: tushunmoq🇷🇺RU: понимать which busbus (noun)A large road vehicle carrying passengers.Synonym: coach🇺🇿UZ: avtobus🇷🇺RU: автобус to taketake (verb)To use a particular form of transport.Synonym: catch🇺🇿UZ: chiqmoq (transportga)🇷🇺RU: сесть на (транспорт)."

While Odina was checkingcheck (verb)To look at something to verify it.Synonym: examining🇺🇿UZ: tekshirayotgan🇷🇺RU: проверяющий the map with him, she realisedrealise (verb)To become aware of something.Synonym: understood🇺🇿UZ: angladi🇷🇺RU: поняла the scheduleschedule (noun)A plan of times for events, e.g. transport.Synonym: timetable🇺🇿UZ: jadval🇷🇺RU: расписание had recentlyrecently (adverb)Not long ago.Synonym: lately🇺🇿UZ: yaqinda🇷🇺RU: недавно changedchange (verb)To become different.Synonym: altered🇺🇿UZ: o'zgargan🇷🇺RU: изменилось. "This map is outdatedoutdated (adj)Old-fashioned and no longer useful or correct.Synonym: old🇺🇿UZ: eskirgan🇷🇺RU: устаревший," she explainedexplain (verb)To make something clear by describing it.Synonym: clarified🇺🇿UZ: tushuntirdi🇷🇺RU: объяснила. "You need to take bus numbernumber (noun)A figure used for counting or identifying.Synonym: figure🇺🇿UZ: raqam🇷🇺RU: номер twelve now, not number seven."

"Thank goodnessthank goodness (phrase)An expression of relief.Synonym: thank heavens🇺🇿UZ: xudoga shukur🇷🇺RU: слава богу," the tourist sighedsigh (verb)To breathe out slowly showing an emotion.Synonym: exhaled🇺🇿UZ: xo'rsindi🇷🇺RU: вздохнул with reliefrelief (noun)A feeling of comfort after a worry is removed.Synonym: reassurance🇺🇿UZ: yengillik🇷🇺RU: облегчение. "I was standingstand (verb)To be on your feet.Synonym: being upright🇺🇿UZ: turgan🇷🇺RU: стоящий here for twenty minutes, completelycompletely (adverb)Totally; in every way.Synonym: entirely🇺🇿UZ: butunlay🇷🇺RU: полностью lostlost (adj)Not knowing where you are.Synonym: disoriented🇺🇿UZ: adashgan🇷🇺RU: заблудившийся." "Don't worry," Odina smiled. "It happens to localslocal (noun)People who live in a particular area.Synonym: residents🇺🇿UZ: mahalliy aholi🇷🇺RU: местные жители too, honestlyhonestly (adverb)In a truthful way; frankly.Synonym: frankly🇺🇿UZ: rostini aytsam🇷🇺RU: честно говоря."

While they were waitingwait (verb)To stay in place until something happens.Synonym: holding on🇺🇿UZ: kutayotgan🇷🇺RU: ждущий for the bus togethertogether (adverb)With each other.Synonym: jointly🇺🇿UZ: birga🇷🇺RU: вместе, they startedstart (verb)To begin doing something.Synonym: began🇺🇿UZ: boshladilar🇷🇺RU: начали chattingchat (verb)To talk in a friendly, informal way.Synonym: talking🇺🇿UZ: suhbatlashayotgan🇷🇺RU: болтающий. The tourist was visitingvisit (verb)To go somewhere for a temporary stay.Synonym: touring🇺🇿UZ: tashrif buyurayotgan🇷🇺RU: посещающий from Poland, and he was hopinghope (verb)To want something to happen.Synonym: wishing🇺🇿UZ: umid qilayotgan🇷🇺RU: надеющийся to see the old fortressfortress (noun)A large, strong building built to defend a place.Synonym: castle🇺🇿UZ: qal'a🇷🇺RU: крепость before his flightflight (noun)A journey by air.Synonym: plane trip🇺🇿UZ: parvoz🇷🇺RU: рейс home.

"You'll lovelove (verb)To like something very much.Synonym: adore🇺🇿UZ: yaxshi ko'rmoq🇷🇺RU: полюбить it," Odina said. "Just rememberremember (verb)To keep something in your memory.Synonym: recall🇺🇿UZ: eslamoq🇷🇺RU: помнить to get offget off (phrasal verb)To leave a vehicle such as a bus.Synonym: exit🇺🇿UZ: tushmoq🇷🇺RU: выйти at the third stopstop (noun)A place where a bus regularly halts.Synonym: station🇺🇿UZ: bekat🇷🇺RU: остановка." As the bus arrivedarrive (verb)To reach a place.Synonym: got there🇺🇿UZ: yetib keldi🇷🇺RU: прибыл, she addedadd (verb)To say something further.Synonym: continued🇺🇿UZ: qo'shib qo'ydi🇷🇺RU: добавила, "Enjoy the restrest (noun)The remaining part of something.Synonym: remainder🇺🇿UZ: qolgan qismi🇷🇺RU: остаток of your trip!"

"Thank you so much for your helphelp (noun)Assistance given to someone.Synonym: assistance🇺🇿UZ: yordam🇷🇺RU: помощь," the tourist called as he boardedboard (verb)To get on a vehicle such as a bus or plane.Synonym: got on🇺🇿UZ: chiqdi (transportga)🇷🇺RU: сел (в транспорт). Odina smiled and wavedwave (verb)To move your hand as a greeting or goodbye.Synonym: gestured🇺🇿UZ: qo'l silkitdi🇷🇺RU: помахала, gladglad (adj)Feeling pleased about something.Synonym: happy🇺🇿UZ: xursand🇷🇺RU: рада she had stopped to help a strangerstranger (noun)A person you do not know.Synonym: unknown person🇺🇿UZ: notanish odam🇷🇺RU: незнакомец find his way.

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