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Globalisation is a word that we hear often in news reportsnews report (noun)A story about recent events on TV, radio or online.🇺🇿UZ: yangiliklar xabari🇷🇺RU: новостной репортаж, school books, and even in daily conversationsconversation (noun)A talk between two or more people.≈ Synonym: chat🇺🇿UZ: suhbat🇷🇺RU: разговор. But what does it really mean? Simply put, globalisation describes the way the world is becoming more connectedconnected (adj)Joined or linked together.≈ Synonym: linked🇺🇿UZ: bog'langan, aloqador🇷🇺RU: связанный through tradetrade (noun)The activity of buying and selling goods or services.≈ Synonym: commerce🇺🇿UZ: savdo🇷🇺RU: торговля, travel, technology, and communicationcommunication (noun)The sharing of information between people, often using technology.≈ Synonym: exchange of information🇺🇿UZ: aloqa, kommunikatsiya🇷🇺RU: связь, коммуникация. People, ideas, goodsgoods (noun)Things that are made to be sold.≈ Synonym: products🇺🇿UZ: tovarlar, mahsulotlar🇷🇺RU: товары, and servicesservice (noun)Work done by one person or company to help another, not a physical product.≈ Synonym: work provided🇺🇿UZ: xizmatlar🇷🇺RU: услуги now move across bordersborder (noun)Lines that separate one country from another.≈ Synonym: frontiers🇺🇿UZ: chegaralar🇷🇺RU: границы more easily than ever before.
In the past, most people lived and worked in small communitiescommunity (noun)Groups of people living in the same area.≈ Synonym: local groups🇺🇿UZ: jamoalar, mahallalar🇷🇺RU: сообщества, общины. They ate food that was grown nearbynearby (adv)Not far away.≈ Synonym: close by🇺🇿UZ: yaqinda, yaqin atrofda🇷🇺RU: поблизости, wore clothes made locallylocallyIn or near the place where someone lives.≈ Synonym: nearby🇺🇿UZ: mahalliy tarzda🇷🇺RU: на местном уровне, and rarelyrarelyNot often; seldom.≈ Synonym: seldom🇺🇿UZ: kamdan-kam, kam hollarda🇷🇺RU: редко travelled far from home. Today, things are very different. Many of the itemsitem (noun)One thing in a group or list.≈ Synonym: thing🇺🇿UZ: buyum, narsa🇷🇺RU: предмет, вещь we use every day come from other countries. For example, your mobile phone might be designeddesign (verb)Planned and created for a particular purpose.≈ Synonym: created🇺🇿UZ: loyihalashtirilgan🇷🇺RU: спроектирован, разработан in the United States, made in China, and containcontain (verb)To have something inside.≈ Synonym: include🇺🇿UZ: tarkibida bo'lmoq🇷🇺RU: содержать parts from Germany or South Korea. The fruit you eat at breakfast could come from South America, while your clothes may be made in Bangladesh or Vietnam.
One of the main driversdriver (noun)Things that cause or push forward a process or change.≈ Synonym: driving forces🇺🇿UZ: harakatlantiruvchi kuchlar, sabablar🇷🇺RU: движущие силы of globalisation is trade. Thanks to modern ships, planes, and trucks, goods can be moved quickly and cheaply across long distancesdistance (noun)The amount of space between two places.≈ Synonym: spans🇺🇿UZ: masofalar🇷🇺RU: расстояния. At the same time, the internet and new technologiestechnology (noun)Scientific tools, methods, or knowledge used to do practical things.≈ Synonym: tech tools🇺🇿UZ: texnologiyalar🇷🇺RU: технологии make it easy for companiescompany (noun)Businesses that sell goods or services.≈ Synonym: businesses🇺🇿UZ: kompaniyalar🇷🇺RU: компании to do business around the world. For example, a small business in Africa can sell productsproduct (noun)Items made to be sold.≈ Synonym: goods🇺🇿UZ: mahsulotlar🇷🇺RU: продукты, товары onlineonline (adv)On the internet.🇺🇿UZ: onlayn, internet orqali🇷🇺RU: онлайн, в интернете to customerscustomer (noun)A person who buys things from a shop or business.≈ Synonym: buyer🇺🇿UZ: xaridor, mijoz🇷🇺RU: покупатель, клиент in Europe or America.
Globalisation has also made travel easier and faster. Today, millions of people crosscross (verb)To go from one side of something to the other.🇺🇿UZ: kesib o'tmoq🇷🇺RU: пересекать international borders each year to work, study, or go on holiday. This movementmovement (noun)The action of people or things moving from one place to another.≈ Synonym: migration🇺🇿UZ: harakat, ko'chish🇷🇺RU: движение, перемещение of people helps to spreadspread (verb)To make something reach and affect a larger area or more people.≈ Synonym: disseminate🇺🇿UZ: tarqalmoq, yoyilmoq🇷🇺RU: распространять(ся) ideas and culturesculture (noun)The customs, beliefs, and way of life of particular groups of people.≈ Synonym: traditions🇺🇿UZ: madaniyatlar🇷🇺RU: культуры. A restaurant in London might serveserve (verb)To provide food or a service to someone.≈ Synonym: provide🇺🇿UZ: xizmat ko'rsatmoq, taqdim etmoq🇷🇺RU: подавать, обслуживать food from India, while a shop in Tokyo might sell American jeans or Italian coffee.
There are many benefits of globalisation. It gives people accessaccess (noun)The chance or right to use or get something.≈ Synonym: availability🇺🇿UZ: kirish imkoniyati🇷🇺RU: доступ to a wider variety of goods and services, often at lowerlow (adj)Small in amount or level.🇺🇿UZ: past(roq)🇷🇺RU: низкий prices. It helps create jobs, especially in developing countriesdeveloping countryCountries that are working to build stronger economies and industries.≈ Synonym: emerging economies🇺🇿UZ: rivojlanayotgan davlatlar🇷🇺RU: развивающиеся страны where companies set up factoriesfactory (noun)Buildings where goods are made in large numbers using machines.≈ Synonym: plants🇺🇿UZ: fabrikalar, zavodlar🇷🇺RU: фабрики, заводы or offices. Globalisation can also bring people closer togethercloser togetherNearer to each other, more united.≈ Synonym: more united🇺🇿UZ: bir-biriga yaqinroq🇷🇺RU: ближе друг к другу by allowing us to learn about other cultures and ways of life.
However, globalisation also brings challenges. Some people worryworry (verb)To keep thinking about problems that might happen.≈ Synonym: be anxious🇺🇿UZ: xavotirlanmoq🇷🇺RU: волноваться, беспокоиться that it can harm local businesses that cannot competecompete (verb)To try to be more successful than others in the same market.≈ Synonym: rival🇺🇿UZ: raqobatlashmoq🇷🇺RU: конкурировать with large international companies. Others are concernedconcerned (adj)Worried about something.≈ Synonym: worried🇺🇿UZ: xavotirda, tashvishlangan🇷🇺RU: обеспокоенный about workers being treated unfairlytreated unfairlyNot given fair or just treatment.≈ Synonym: mistreated🇺🇿UZ: adolatsiz munosabatda bo'lish🇷🇺RU: несправедливое обращение in factories in poor countries. There are also fearsfear (noun)Feelings of worry that something bad might happen.≈ Synonym: worries🇺🇿UZ: qo'rquvlar, xavotirlar🇷🇺RU: опасения that globalisation can damage the environment because goods have to be transportedtransport (verb)Moved from one place to another.≈ Synonym: moved🇺🇿UZ: tashildi, olib borildi🇷🇺RU: перевезены, транспортированы over long distances, using energy and producing pollution.
In conclusion, globalisation is a powerful forceforce (noun)Something that has a strong effect on things.≈ Synonym: power🇺🇿UZ: kuch🇷🇺RU: сила that is changing the world in many ways. It offers new opportunitiesopportunity (noun)Chances to do something good or beneficial.≈ Synonym: chances🇺🇿UZ: imkoniyatlar🇷🇺RU: возможности but also creates new problems that people, businesses, and governments need to think about carefully.
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 | news reportnoun | yangiliklar xabari | новостной репортаж | I saw a news report about the floods. |
| 2 | conversationnoun | suhbat | разговор | We had a long conversation about our plans. |
| 3 | connectedadjective | bog'langan, aloqador | связанный | All the computers in the office are connected to one printer. |
| 4 | tradenoun | savdo | торговля | Trade between the two countries has doubled. |
| 5 | communicationnoun | aloqa, kommunikatsiya | связь, коммуникация | Good communication is the key to a happy family. |
| 6 | goodsnoun | tovarlar, mahsulotlar | товары | The shop sells goods from Turkey and China. |
| 7 | servicenoun | xizmatlar | услуги | The hotel offers a laundry service. |
| 8 | bordernoun | chegaralar | границы | We crossed the border into Kazakhstan by car. |
| 9 | communitynoun | jamoalar, mahallalar | сообщества, общины | The whole community helped rebuild the school. |
| 10 | nearbyadverb | yaqinda, yaqin atrofda | поблизости | Is there a pharmacy nearby? |
| 11 | locally | mahalliy tarzda | на местном уровне | We try to buy vegetables that are grown locally. |
| 12 | rarely | kamdan-kam, kam hollarda | редко | My father rarely watches TV — he prefers books. |
| 13 | itemnoun | buyum, narsa | предмет, вещь | Each item in the shop costs less than 10,000 sum. |
| 14 | designverb | loyihalashtirilgan | спроектирован, разработан | This chair was designed by a famous Italian artist. |
| 15 | containverb | tarkibida bo'lmoq | содержать | This box contains old family photos. |
| 16 | drivernoun | harakatlantiruvchi kuchlar, sabablar | движущие силы | Cheap flights were a major driver of tourism. |
| 17 | distancenoun | masofalar | расстояния | My grandmother can't walk long distances any more. |
| 18 | technologynoun | texnologiyalar | технологии | New technologies are changing the way we shop. |
| 19 | companynoun | kompaniyalar | компании | She works for a large IT company. |
| 20 | productnoun | mahsulotlar | продукты, товары | The product is made from natural materials. |
| 21 | onlineadverb | onlayn, internet orqali | онлайн, в интернете | I bought these shoes online. |
| 22 | customernoun | xaridor, mijoz | покупатель, клиент | The shop gives customers a free bag. |
| 23 | crossverb | kesib o'tmoq | пересекать | Look both ways before you cross the road. |
| 24 | movementnoun | harakat, ko'chish | движение, перемещение | The movement of people from villages to cities is increasing. |
| 25 | spreadverb | tarqalmoq, yoyilmoq | распространять(ся) | Travellers spread new ideas along the trade routes. |
| 26 | culturenoun | madaniyatlar | культуры | I love learning about other cultures through food. |
| 27 | serveverb | xizmat ko'rsatmoq, taqdim etmoq | подавать, обслуживать | This café serves the best coffee in town. |
| 28 | accessnoun | kirish imkoniyati | доступ | Students have free access to the library. |
| 29 | lowadjective | past(roq) | низкий | Prices are lower at the bazaar. |
| 30 | developing country | rivojlanayotgan davlatlar | развивающиеся страны | Many developing countries are building new roads and schools. |
| 31 | factorynoun | fabrikalar, zavodlar | фабрики, заводы | The factory makes shoes for export. |
| 32 | closer together | bir-biriga yaqinroq | ближе друг к другу | The sad news brought our family closer together. |
| 33 | worryverb | xavotirlanmoq | волноваться, беспокоиться | Don't worry — everything will be fine. |
| 34 | competeverb | raqobatlashmoq | конкурировать | Small shops can't compete with big supermarkets on price. |
| 35 | concernedadjective | xavotirda, tashvishlangan | обеспокоенный | Doctors are concerned about the rise in childhood obesity. |
| 36 | treated unfairly | adolatsiz munosabatda bo'lish | несправедливое обращение | She left the job because she felt treated unfairly. |
| 37 | fearnoun | qo'rquvlar, xavotirlar | опасения | His biggest fear is speaking in public. |
| 38 | transportverb | tashildi, olib borildi | перевезены, транспортированы | The fruit is transported by train to Moscow. |
| 39 | forcenoun | kuch | сила | Social media is a powerful force in our lives. |
| 40 | opportunitynoun | imkoniyatlar | возможности | Living abroad gave me the opportunity to learn Korean. |