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Day 9 · Society & Work · B1 Level

What Makes a Good Job?

Daily Reading Practice · Nonfiction passage

⏱ Time target: 4-5 minutes 📖 Reading + Vocabulary ✅ 10 True / False questions
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Most people spendspend (verb)To use time doing something.Synonym: use time🇺🇿UZ: sarflamoq (vaqt)🇷🇺RU: проводить (время) a large part of their lives working, so having a good job is very important. But what makes a job “good”? While everyone has their own ideas, there are some things that most workersworker (noun)People who work, especially employees.Synonym: employees🇺🇿UZ: ishchilar🇷🇺RU: работники agree onagree onTo have the same opinion about something.Synonym: share the same view🇺🇿UZ: kelishmoq, rozi bo'lmoq🇷🇺RU: соглашаться.

First, a good job should provide a fairfair (adj)Reasonable and treating people equally.Synonym: reasonable🇺🇿UZ: adolatli🇷🇺RU: справедливый salarysalary (noun)Money paid regularly to someone for doing their job.Synonym: wage🇺🇿UZ: maosh🇷🇺RU: зарплата. People want to earnearn (verb)To get money by working.Synonym: make money🇺🇿UZ: pul topmoq🇷🇺RU: зарабатывать enough money to pay for their basic needsbasic needThe essential things a person requires to live.Synonym: essential needs🇺🇿UZ: asosiy ehtiyojlar🇷🇺RU: основные потребности, such as food, housinghousing (noun)A place to live.Synonym: accommodation🇺🇿UZ: turar joy🇷🇺RU: жильё, and clothingclothing (noun)Clothes worn to cover the body.Synonym: clothes🇺🇿UZ: kiyim-kechak🇷🇺RU: одежда. A good salary also allowsallow (verb)Makes it possible for someone to do something.Synonym: enables🇺🇿UZ: imkon beradi🇷🇺RU: позволяет people to enjoy life, savesave (verb)To keep money instead of spending it, for later use.Synonym: put aside money🇺🇿UZ: jamg'armoq🇷🇺RU: копить for the future, and take care of their families.

Second, a good job should offeroffer (verb)To provide something to someone.Synonym: provide🇺🇿UZ: taklif qilmoq, taqdim etmoq🇷🇺RU: предлагать a safe and pleasantpleasant (adj)Nice, enjoyable, or comfortable.Synonym: enjoyable🇺🇿UZ: yoqimli🇷🇺RU: приятный working environmentenvironment (noun)The conditions and surroundings in which someone lives or works.Synonym: surroundings🇺🇿UZ: muhit🇷🇺RU: среда, обстановка. Nobody wants to work in a place where they might get hurtget hurtTo be injured.Synonym: be injured🇺🇿UZ: jarohat olmoq🇷🇺RU: получить травму or feel uncomfortableuncomfortable (adj)Not physically or mentally at ease.Synonym: not at ease🇺🇿UZ: noqulay🇷🇺RU: неудобно, дискомфортно. People want to feel respectedrespect (verb)Treated with honor and consideration.Synonym: valued🇺🇿UZ: hurmat qilingan🇷🇺RU: уважаемый by their managersmanager (noun)People who are in charge of a business or team.Synonym: supervisors🇺🇿UZ: menejerlar, rahbarlar🇷🇺RU: менеджеры and co-workersco-worker (noun)People that someone works with.Synonym: colleagues🇺🇿UZ: hamkasblar🇷🇺RU: коллеги. They also want clean and healthy workplacesworkplace (noun)The places where people work.Synonym: places of work🇺🇿UZ: ish joylari🇷🇺RU: рабочие места.

Another important part of a good job is the chancechance (noun)An opportunity to do something.Synonym: opportunity🇺🇿UZ: imkoniyat🇷🇺RU: шанс to learn and grow. People want jobs where they can improveimprove (verb)To make something better, or to get better.Synonym: develop🇺🇿UZ: yaxshilamoq, rivojlantirmoq🇷🇺RU: улучшать their skills or move to higher positionsposition (noun)Jobs or ranks within a company.Synonym: job ranks🇺🇿UZ: lavozimlar🇷🇺RU: должности. This helps keep work interestinginteresting (adj)Causing curiosity or attention.Synonym: engaging🇺🇿UZ: qiziqarli🇷🇺RU: интересный and gives people hope for the future.

Finally, a good job should allow for work-life balancework-life balanceHaving enough time for both work and personal life.Synonym: balance between job and personal time🇺🇿UZ: ish va shaxsiy hayot muvozanati🇷🇺RU: баланс между работой и личной жизнью. It’s important for people to have time for family, friends, and hobbieshobby (noun)Activities done for pleasure in free time.Synonym: leisure activities🇺🇿UZ: sevimli mashg'ulotlar🇷🇺RU: хобби. If someone works too much, they can feel tired and stressedstressed (adj)Feeling worried and under pressure.Synonym: under pressure🇺🇿UZ: stressga tushgan🇷🇺RU: в стрессе, and this can affectaffect (verb)To have an influence on something.Synonym: influence🇺🇿UZ: ta'sir qilmoq🇷🇺RU: влиять на their health.

In the end, a good job is one that meetsmeet (verb)Satisfies or fulfills a requirement.Synonym: satisfies🇺🇿UZ: qondirmoq (ehtiyojni)🇷🇺RU: удовлетворять (потребности) a person’s needs today and gives them opportunitiesopportunity (noun)Chances to do something good.Synonym: chances🇺🇿UZ: imkoniyatlar🇷🇺RU: возможности for a better tomorrow.

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