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The Great Barrier Reef is one of the most famous natural wondersnatural wonderAmazing things in nature that are not made by people.≈ Synonym: wonders of nature🇺🇿UZ: tabiiy mo'jizalar🇷🇺RU: природные чудеса in the world. It lies offlie off (verb)Is located near a coast or piece of land in the sea.≈ Synonym: is situated near🇺🇿UZ: (qirg'oq) yaqinida joylashgan🇷🇺RU: расположен у (побережья) the coastcoast (noun)The land next to the sea.≈ Synonym: shore🇺🇿UZ: qirg'oq, sohil🇷🇺RU: побережье of Queensland, Australia, and stretchesstretch (verb)Extends or continues over a long distance.≈ Synonym: extends🇺🇿UZ: cho'zilib ketadi🇷🇺RU: тянется over 2,300 kilometres. In fact, it is so large that it can be seen from spacespace (noun)The area outside the Earth where the stars are.🇺🇿UZ: koinot, kosmos🇷🇺RU: космос. The reef is made up of billionsbillion (noun)Numbers of one thousand million or more.≈ Synonym: huge numbers🇺🇿UZ: milliardlab🇷🇺RU: миллиарды of tinytiny (adj)Very small in size.≈ Synonym: minuscule🇺🇿UZ: mayda, juda kichik🇷🇺RU: крошечный animals called coral polypscoral polypTiny sea animals that build hard coral structures.≈ Synonym: coral organisms🇺🇿UZ: marjon poliplari🇷🇺RU: коралловые полипы. These small creaturescreature (noun)Living animals or beings.≈ Synonym: animals🇺🇿UZ: jonzotlar, mavjudotlar🇷🇺RU: существа build the hard structuresstructure (noun)Things that are built or made of connected parts.≈ Synonym: formations🇺🇿UZ: tuzilmalar🇷🇺RU: структуры we know as coral reefs.
The Great Barrier Reef is home to an incredibleincredible (adj)So great or extreme that it is hard to believe.≈ Synonym: amazing🇺🇿UZ: ishonib bo'lmaydigan darajada katta🇷🇺RU: невероятный varietyvariety (noun)A number of different types of something.≈ Synonym: range🇺🇿UZ: xilma-xillik🇷🇺RU: разнообразие of life. More than 1,500 kinds of fish, 400 types of coral, and many other animals, such as sea turtlesturtle (noun)A sea animal with a hard shell.🇺🇿UZ: toshbaqa (dengiz)🇷🇺RU: черепаха, sharks, and dolphins, live there. It is one of the most beautiful and diversediverse (adj)Including many different types or kinds.≈ Synonym: varied🇺🇿UZ: rang-barang, xilma-xil🇷🇺RU: разнообразный ecosystemsecosystem (noun)Communities of living things interacting with their environment.≈ Synonym: natural systems🇺🇿UZ: ekotizimlar🇷🇺RU: экосистемы on Earth, attractingattract (verb)Drawing people's interest or attention to come to a place.≈ Synonym: drawing🇺🇿UZ: jalb qilmoqda🇷🇺RU: привлекая millions of visitorsvisitor (noun)A person who comes to see a place or a person.≈ Synonym: guest🇺🇿UZ: tashrif buyuruvchi, mehmon🇷🇺RU: посетитель each year. People come to see its colourfulcolourful (adj)Having many bright colours.≈ Synonym: vibrant🇺🇿UZ: rang-barang🇷🇺RU: красочный corals and swimswim (verb)To move through water using your arms and legs.🇺🇿UZ: suzmoq🇷🇺RU: плавать among its amazing sea creatures.
However, the Great Barrier Reef is under threatunder threatIn danger of being harmed or destroyed.≈ Synonym: at risk🇺🇿UZ: xavf ostida🇷🇺RU: под угрозой. Climate change is one of the biggest dangersdanger (noun)Something that can cause harm.≈ Synonym: threat🇺🇿UZ: xavf🇷🇺RU: опасность it faces. As the world’s oceans get warmerwarm (adj)A little hot.🇺🇿UZ: iliq(roq)🇷🇺RU: тёплый, the coral becomes stressedstressed (adj)Under pressure or strain, and not in a healthy state.≈ Synonym: under stress🇺🇿UZ: stressga uchragan, zo'riqqan🇷🇺RU: подвергшийся стрессу. This can lead to a problem called coral bleachingbleaching (noun)The process of losing colour, often because of damage or stress.≈ Synonym: whitening🇺🇿UZ: rangsizlanish🇷🇺RU: обесцвечивание. When this happens, the coral loseslose (verb)To stop having something.🇺🇿UZ: yo'qotmoq🇷🇺RU: терять its colourcolour (noun)Red, blue, green, etc.🇺🇿UZ: rang🇷🇺RU: цвет and may die if the water stays too warm for too long. Pollution from farmingfarming (noun)The activity of growing crops or raising animals for food.≈ Synonym: agriculture🇺🇿UZ: dehqonchilik, fermerchilik🇷🇺RU: сельское хозяйство and fishing also harmsharm (verb)Causes damage to.≈ Synonym: damages🇺🇿UZ: zarar yetkazadi🇷🇺RU: вредит the reef. Chemicalschemical (noun)Substances used or produced in a chemical process.≈ Synonym: chemical substances🇺🇿UZ: kimyoviy moddalar🇷🇺RU: химические вещества and wastewaste (noun)Unwanted material that is thrown away.≈ Synonym: rubbish🇺🇿UZ: chiqindi🇷🇺RU: отходы that enter the sea can damagedamage (verb)To harm or break something.≈ Synonym: harm🇺🇿UZ: zarar yetkazmoq🇷🇺RU: повреждать the delicate balancedelicate balanceA fragile state in which different things stay evenly and carefully arranged.≈ Synonym: fragile equilibrium🇺🇿UZ: nozik muvozanat🇷🇺RU: хрупкое равновесие of the reef’s ecosystem.
Australia and international organisationsorganisation (noun)Groups of people who work together for a particular purpose.≈ Synonym: organizations🇺🇿UZ: tashkilotlar🇷🇺RU: организации are working to protect the reef. Effortseffort (noun)Attempts or hard work aimed at achieving something.≈ Synonym: attempts🇺🇿UZ: harakatlar, sa'y-harakatlar🇷🇺RU: усилия include reducingreduce (verb)Making something smaller or less in amount.≈ Synonym: decreasing🇺🇿UZ: kamaytirish🇷🇺RU: сокращение, уменьшение pollutionpollution (noun)Harmful substances that damage the air, water, or land.≈ Synonym: contamination🇺🇿UZ: ifloslanish🇷🇺RU: загрязнение, controllingcontrol (verb)Limiting or managing something.≈ Synonym: regulating🇺🇿UZ: nazorat qilish🇷🇺RU: контроль, регулирование fishing, and helping coral recoverrecover (verb)To return to a normal, healthy state after damage.≈ Synonym: heal🇺🇿UZ: tiklanmoq🇷🇺RU: восстанавливаться from damage. Scientists are also studying ways to help coral survivesurvive (verb)To continue to live despite difficult conditions.≈ Synonym: endure🇺🇿UZ: omon qolmoq, yashab qolmoq🇷🇺RU: выживать in warmer waters.
The Great Barrier Reef is not only a natural wonder, but also an important part of our planet’s environment. By protecting it, we help protect the ocean and all the life that depends ondepend on (verb)Needs something else in order to exist or succeed.≈ Synonym: relies on🇺🇿UZ: bog'liq bo'lmoq🇷🇺RU: зависит от it.
In your own words, write a short summary of what you just read (70–100 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 | natural wonder | tabiiy mo'jizalar | природные чудеса | The Charyn Canyon is a stunning natural wonder. |
| 2 | lie offverb | (qirg'oq) yaqinida joylashgan | расположен у (побережья) | Several small islands lie off the coast. |
| 3 | coastnoun | qirg'oq, sohil | побережье | We drove along the coast to the next town. |
| 4 | stretchverb | cho'zilib ketadi | тянется | The beach stretches for miles along the coast. |
| 5 | spacenoun | koinot, kosmos | космос | Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space. |
| 6 | billionnoun | milliardlab | миллиарды | There are about eight billion people in the world. |
| 7 | tinyadjective | mayda, juda kichik | крошечный | A tiny insect landed on my book. |
| 8 | coral polyp | marjon poliplari | коралловые полипы | Each coral polyp is smaller than a fingernail. |
| 9 | creaturenoun | jonzotlar, mavjudotlar | существа | Strange creatures live at the bottom of the ocean. |
| 10 | structurenoun | tuzilmalar | структуры | The bridge is a huge steel structure. |
| 11 | incredibleadjective | ishonib bo'lmaydigan darajada katta | невероятный | The view from the plane was incredible. |
| 12 | varietynoun | xilma-xillik | разнообразие | The shop has a wide variety of shoes. |
| 13 | turtlenoun | toshbaqa (dengiz) | черепаха | We saw a sea turtle while swimming. |
| 14 | diverseadjective | rang-barang, xilma-xil | разнообразный | Tashkent is a diverse city with many cultures. |
| 15 | ecosystemnoun | ekotizimlar | экосистемы | Cutting down forests damages the whole ecosystem. |
| 16 | attractverb | jalb qilmoqda | привлекая | The festival attracts thousands of tourists every year. |
| 17 | visitornoun | tashrif buyuruvchi, mehmon | посетитель | Thousands of visitors come to Khiva every summer. |
| 18 | colourfuladjective | rang-barang | красочный | The bazaar was full of colourful fabrics. |
| 19 | swimverb | suzmoq | плавать | I learned to swim when I was six. |
| 20 | under threat | xavf ostida | под угрозой | Many old buildings are under threat from new construction. |
| 21 | dangernoun | xavf | опасность | Climate change is a great danger to coral reefs. |
| 22 | warmadjective | iliq(roq) | тёплый | The weather is getting warmer every day. |
| 23 | stressedadjective | stressga uchragan, zo'riqqan | подвергшийся стрессу | Plants get stressed when there isn't enough water. |
| 24 | bleachingnoun | rangsizlanish | обесцвечивание | Coral bleaching turns the reef white. |
| 25 | loseverb | yo'qotmoq | терять | Trees lose their leaves in autumn. |
| 26 | colournoun | rang | цвет | What's your favourite colour? |
| 27 | farmingnoun | dehqonchilik, fermerchilik | сельское хозяйство | Modern farming uses a lot of water. |
| 28 | harmverb | zarar yetkazadi | вредит | Loud music can harm your hearing. |
| 29 | chemicalnoun | kimyoviy moddalar | химические вещества | Don't use strong chemicals to clean the table. |
| 30 | wastenoun | chiqindi | отходы | The factory dumped its waste into the river. |
| 31 | damageverb | zarar yetkazmoq | повреждать | Too much sun can damage your skin. |
| 32 | delicate balance | nozik muvozanat | хрупкое равновесие | Even small changes can upset the delicate balance of nature. |
| 33 | organisationnoun | tashkilotlar | организации | She volunteers for an organisation that plants trees. |
| 34 | effortnoun | harakatlar, sa'y-harakatlar | усилия | Thanks to everyone's effort, the park is clean again. |
| 35 | reduceverb | kamaytirish | сокращение, уменьшение | We need to reduce the amount of plastic we use. |
| 36 | pollutionnoun | ifloslanish | загрязнение | Heavy traffic causes a lot of air pollution. |
| 37 | controlverb | nazorat qilish | контроль, регулирование | The government wants to control the number of cars in the centre. |
| 38 | recoververb | tiklanmoq | восстанавливаться | It took him two weeks to recover from the flu. |
| 39 | surviveverb | omon qolmoq, yashab qolmoq | выживать | Only a few trees survived the fire. |
| 40 | depend onverb | bog'liq bo'lmoq | зависит от | Millions of people depend on the river for water. |