Daily Reading Practice · Elementary passage
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It's been fifty days since Malika started her dailydaily (adj)Happening every day.≈ Synonym: everyday🇺🇿UZ: kundalik🇷🇺RU: ежедневный English readingreading (noun)The activity of looking at and understanding written words.≈ Synonym: book-reading🇺🇿UZ: o'qish🇷🇺RU: чтение practicepractice (noun)Repeated activity to improve a skill.≈ Synonym: training🇺🇿UZ: mashq🇷🇺RU: практика, and today her teacher asks the class to reflectreflect (verb)To think carefully about something, especially the past.≈ Synonym: consider🇺🇿UZ: mulohaza yuritmoq🇷🇺RU: размышлять on their progressprogress (noun)Improvement or development over time.≈ Synonym: improvement🇺🇿UZ: taraqqiyot🇷🇺RU: прогресс.
"When I started," Malika says, "I couldn't read a wholewhole (adj)Complete; all of something.≈ Synonym: entire🇺🇿UZ: butun🇷🇺RU: целый pagepage (noun)One side of a sheet of paper.≈ Synonym: sheet🇺🇿UZ: sahifa🇷🇺RU: страница without checkingcheck (verb)To look at something to verify it.≈ Synonym: consulting🇺🇿UZ: tekshirib🇷🇺RU: проверяя the dictionarydictionary (noun)A book listing words and their meanings.≈ Synonym: wordbook🇺🇿UZ: lug'at🇷🇺RU: словарь constantlyconstantly (adverb)All the time; repeatedly.≈ Synonym: continually🇺🇿UZ: doimo🇷🇺RU: постоянно. Now I understand most of what I read."
"I've learned so many new words," her classmateclassmate (noun)A person in the same class as you.≈ Synonym: fellow student🇺🇿UZ: sinfdosh🇷🇺RU: одноклассник Behruz addsadd (verb)To say something further.≈ Synonym: continues🇺🇿UZ: qo'shib qo'yadi🇷🇺RU: добавляет, "and I've gotten much better at understanding grammargrammar (noun)The rules for forming sentences in a language.≈ Synonym: syntax🇺🇿UZ: grammatika🇷🇺RU: грамматика I used to find confusingconfusing (adj)Difficult to understand; puzzling.≈ Synonym: puzzling🇺🇿UZ: chalkash🇷🇺RU: запутанный, like the present perfect."
"What was the most difficult grammar for you?" the teacher asks. "Honestly, the passivepassive voice (noun)A grammar form where the subject receives the action.≈ Synonym: passive form🇺🇿UZ: majhul nisbat🇷🇺RU: страдательный залог voice," Malika laughs. "But if I keep practisingpractise (verb)To repeat an activity to improve a skill.≈ Synonym: training🇺🇿UZ: mashq qilib🇷🇺RU: практикуясь, I'll mastermaster (verb)To become highly skilled at something.≈ Synonym: become expert at🇺🇿UZ: mukammal egallamoq🇷🇺RU: овладеть в совершенстве it completelycompletely (adverb)Totally; in every way.≈ Synonym: entirely🇺🇿UZ: butunlay🇷🇺RU: полностью one day."
"Has anyone got a favouritefavourite (adj)Liked more than any other.≈ Synonym: preferred🇺🇿UZ: sevimli🇷🇺RU: любимый storystory (noun)An account of events, real or imagined.≈ Synonym: tale🇺🇿UZ: hikoya🇷🇺RU: история from these fifty days?" the teacher asks. "Minemine (pronoun)Belonging to me.≈ Synonym: my own🇺🇿UZ: meniki🇷🇺RU: моё was about the touristtourist (noun)A person travelling for pleasure.≈ Synonym: visitor🇺🇿UZ: sayyoh🇷🇺RU: турист who got lost," Behruz says. "It remindedremind (verb)To make someone remember something.≈ Synonym: made recall🇺🇿UZ: eslatdi🇷🇺RU: напомнило me of my own trip to Khiva."
"For me," Malika says, "it was the story about two friends who've been close since childhoodchildhood (noun)The period of being a child.≈ Synonym: early years🇺🇿UZ: bolalik🇷🇺RU: детство. It reminded me of my own best friend."
"You've all workedwork (verb)To make an effort to do something.≈ Synonym: laboured🇺🇿UZ: mehnat qilgan🇷🇺RU: трудились so hard," the teacher says proudlyproudly (adverb)In a way that shows satisfaction with achievement.≈ Synonym: with pride🇺🇿UZ: faxr bilan🇷🇺RU: гордо. "Fifty days ago, this would have been too difficult for most of you. Now look how farfar (adverb)To a great extent or distance.≈ Synonym: a long way🇺🇿UZ: uzoq🇷🇺RU: далеко you've come."
Malika smiles, thinkingthink (verb)To use your mind to consider something.≈ Synonym: reflecting🇺🇿UZ: o'ylab🇷🇺RU: думая back to Day One. "If someone told me then that I'd enjoyenjoy (verb)To get pleasure from something.≈ Synonym: like🇺🇿UZ: yoqtirmoq🇷🇺RU: наслаждаться reading this much," she says, "I wouldn't have believedbelieve (verb)To accept something as true.≈ Synonym: trusted🇺🇿UZ: ishongan🇷🇺RU: поверила them. But here we are."
In your own words, write a short summary of what you just read (50–70 words). Don't copy sentences — explain the main ideas.
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 | dailyadjective | kundalik | ежедневный | I do daily exercise before breakfast. |
| 2 | readingnoun | o'qish | чтение | Reading is my favourite way to relax. |
| 3 | practicenoun | mashq | практика | Speaking needs a lot of practice. |
| 4 | reflectverb | mulohaza yuritmoq | размышлять | At the end of the year, I reflect on what I've learned. |
| 5 | progressnoun | taraqqiyot | прогресс | I can see real progress in my English. |
| 6 | wholeadjective | butun | целый | I read the whole book in one day. |
| 7 | pagenoun | sahifa | страница | Open your books at page twenty. |
| 8 | checkverb | tekshirib | проверяя | Stop checking your phone in class! |
| 9 | dictionarynoun | lug'at | словарь | Look up the word in a dictionary. |
| 10 | constantlyadverb | doimo | постоянно | My little brother asks questions constantly. |
| 11 | classmatenoun | sinfdosh | одноклассник | My classmate helped me with the homework. |
| 12 | addverb | qo'shib qo'yadi | добавляет | The teacher adds one more example. |
| 13 | grammarnoun | grammatika | грамматика | English grammar isn't as hard as it looks. |
| 14 | confusingadjective | chalkash | запутанный | These road signs are confusing. |
| 15 | passive voicenoun | majhul nisbat | страдательный залог | “The bread is baked” is in the passive voice. |
| 16 | practiseverb | mashq qilib | практикуясь | Keep practising — you're getting better. |
| 17 | masterverb | mukammal egallamoq | овладеть в совершенстве | It takes years to master the piano. |
| 18 | completelyadverb | butunlay | полностью | I completely understand now. |
| 19 | favouriteadjective | sevimli | любимый | What's your favourite book? |
| 20 | storynoun | hikoya | история | My grandmother told us a story before bed. |
| 21 | minepronoun | meniki | моё | "Whose pen is this?" "It's mine." |
| 22 | touristnoun | sayyoh | турист | The tourist took photos of the Registan. |
| 23 | remindverb | eslatdi | напомнило | The smell of plov reminded me of home. |
| 24 | childhoodnoun | bolalik | детство | I had a happy childhood in the village. |
| 25 | workverb | mehnat qilgan | трудились | She worked hard and passed all her exams. |
| 26 | proudlyadverb | faxr bilan | гордо | My mother proudly showed my diploma to everyone. |
| 27 | faradverb | uzoq | далеко | How far is it to the next town? |
| 28 | thinkverb | o'ylab | думая | I'm thinking about my summer plans. |
| 29 | enjoyverb | yoqtirmoq | наслаждаться | I really enjoy reading in English now. |
| 30 | believeverb | ishongan | поверила | Nobody believed his story. |