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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

Urban Regeneration in Berlin

Answer all 5 questions in a test, then press Check answers. Tap See explanation under any question to see why — in 🇬🇧 English, 🇺🇿 Uzbek and 🇷🇺 Russian.

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Test A · Questions 1–5

Meaning Match

Choose the correct meaning
1A run-down area is…

🇬🇧Run down = in bad condition because no one has looked after it.

🇺🇿Run down — qarovsiz, eskirgan. run down — qarovsiz, eskirgan.

🇷🇺Run down — запущенный, обветшалый. run down — запущенный, обветшалый.

2It became imperative to find a purpose for the zone. Imperative means…

🇬🇧Imperative = extremely important and urgent. (imperative: extremely important and urgent (it is imperative to do / that…))

🇺🇿Imperative — shoshilinch va o‘ta zarur. imperative — shart, o‘ta zarur.

🇷🇺Imperative — крайне необходимый. imperative — крайне необходимый, обязательный.

3Local amenities are…

🇬🇧Amenities = useful public facilities: parks, playgrounds, sports fields, gardens.

🇺🇿Amenities — qulayliklar: bog‘lar, sport maydonlari va h.k.

🇷🇺Amenities — объекты для удобства: парки, площадки и т.п.

4To reconcile two goals means to…

🇬🇧Reconcile = make two different needs work together — new park AND railway heritage.

🇺🇿Reconcile — ikki maqsadni murosaga keltirmoq.

🇷🇺Reconcile — согласовать две цели. reconcile — согласовывать, примирять.

5Adjacent neighbourhoods are…

🇬🇧Adjacent = next to. (adjacent (to): next to or very near something)

🇺🇿Adjacent — yonma-yon, qo‘shni. adjacent (to) — qo‘shni, yonma-yon.

🇷🇺Adjacent — соседний. adjacent (to) — соседний, прилегающий.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadAfter 1945 the old railway land was (6) and became a rubbish tip. Nature took over and made it a green (7). Later, the city decided to (8) the site into a park that would join several neighbourhoods and provide new local (9). Planners also had to protect the area’s railway (10).
Word bankadjacentamenitiesheritageconverthavenabandonedtrigger
6Gap (6): …the old railway land was ______…

🇬🇧‘was + adjective’: abandoned = left empty and unused.

🇺🇿Abandoned — tashlab ketilgan. abandoned — tashlab ketilgan.

🇷🇺Abandoned — заброшенный. abandoned — заброшенный.

7Gap (7): …made it a green ______.

🇬🇧‘a green ___’ needs a noun for a place: haven = a safe, peaceful place.

🇺🇿Haven — osoyishta maskan. haven — osoyishta maskan, boshpana.

🇷🇺Haven — тихое убежище. haven — убежище, тихая гавань.

8Gap (8): …decided to ______ the site into a park…

🇬🇧Convert … into = change into something else. (convert (into): to change something into a different form or use)

🇺🇿Convert into — … ga aylantirmoq. convert (into) — … ga aylantirmoq.

🇷🇺Convert into — превратить в. convert (into) — превращать, переоборудовать.

9Gap (9): …provide new local ______.

🇬🇧Local amenities is a strong collocation. (amenities: useful or pleasant places and services such as parks, shops and sports centres (local amenities))

🇺🇿Local amenities — turg‘un birikma: mahalliy qulayliklar.

🇷🇺Local amenities — устойчивое сочетание. amenities — удобства, объекты инфраструктуры.

10Gap (10): …protect the area’s railway ______.

🇬🇧Railway heritage = the history left by the railway. ‘Trigger’ is a verb and ‘adjacent’ an adjective.

🇺🇿Railway heritage — temir yo‘l merosi. heritage — meros.

🇷🇺Railway heritage — железнодорожное наследие. heritage — наследие.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11The area was subjected ___ decontamination.

🇬🇧Be subjected to something. (be subjected to: to experience something, often unpleasant, because someone makes it happen)

🇺🇿Be subjected to — … ga duchor bo‘lmoq. be subjected to — … ga duchor qilinmoq, … dan o‘tkazilmoq.

🇷🇺Be subjected to — подвергаться. be subjected to — подвергаться.

12The station testified ___ the site’s existence.

🇬🇧Testify to = show or prove. (testify to: to show or prove that something exists or is true (formal))

🇺🇿Testify to — … ni ko‘rsatmoq. testify to — … ga guvohlik bermoq, … ni ko‘rsatib turmoq.

🇷🇺Testify to — свидетельствовать о. testify to — свидетельствовать о.

13The amenities were built in harmony ___ nature.

🇬🇧In harmony with. (in harmony with: in agreement with; existing peacefully together with)

🇺🇿In harmony with — … bilan uyg‘un. in harmony with — … bilan uyg‘unlikda.

🇷🇺In harmony with — в гармонии с. in harmony with — в гармонии с.

14The plan converted the site ___ a park.

🇬🇧Convert something into something else. (convert (into): to change something into a different form or use)

🇺🇿Convert into. convert (into) — … ga aylantirmoq.

🇷🇺Convert into. convert (into) — превращать, переоборудовать.

15The school is adjacent ___ the park.

🇬🇧Adjacent to. (adjacent (to): next to or very near something)

🇺🇿Adjacent to — … ga yonma-yon. adjacent (to) — qo‘shni, yonma-yon.

🇷🇺Adjacent to — прилегающий к. adjacent (to) — соседний, прилегающий.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankcome togetherstrongappearlargeprotectcrossroads
16safeguard (safeguarding the railway heritage)

🇬🇧Safeguard = protect. (safeguard: to protect something from harm or danger)

🇺🇿Safeguard = protect — himoya qilmoq. safeguard — himoya qilmoq, asrab qolmoq.

🇷🇺Safeguard = protect — защищать. safeguard — охранять, защищать.

17converge (zones which converged there)

🇬🇧Converge = come together at one point. (converge: to come together from different directions and meet at one point)

🇺🇿Converge = come together — bir nuqtada tutashmoq.

🇷🇺Converge = come together — сходиться. converge — сходиться.

18extensive (an extensive area of waste ground)

🇬🇧Extensive = large, covering a big area. (extensive: covering a large area; large in amount or range)

🇺🇿Extensive = large — keng. extensive — keng, katta hududni egallagan.

🇷🇺Extensive = large — обширный. extensive — обширный.

19robust (a robust general order)

🇬🇧Robust = strong, unlikely to fail. (robust: strong and unlikely to break or fail)

🇺🇿Robust = strong — mustahkam. robust — mustahkam, pishiq.

🇷🇺Robust = strong — прочный. robust — прочный, надёжный.

20emerge (the need … also emerged)

🇬🇧Emerge = appear, become known. ‘Crossroads’ is a synonym of intersection.

🇺🇿Emerge = appear — paydo bo‘lmoq. emerge — paydo bo‘lmoq, yuzaga chiqmoq.

🇷🇺Emerge = appear — возникать. emerge — возникать, появляться.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21overlook

🇬🇧Overlook takes a direct object: overlooks the river.

🇺🇿Overlook — predlogsiz: overlooks the river. overlook — … ga qarab turmoq (manzara).

🇷🇺Overlook — без предлога: overlooks the river.

22amenities

🇬🇧Amenities is usually plural: good amenities (no a).

🇺🇿Amenities odatda ko‘plikda, a siz. amenities — qulayliklar, maishiy xizmat obyektlari.

🇷🇺Amenities обычно во мн. ч., без a. amenities — удобства, объекты инфраструктуры.

23precede

🇬🇧Passive: be preceded by. Spelling: precede (not preceed).

🇺🇿Majhul: be preceded by; imlo: precede. precede — … dan oldin kelmoq.

🇷🇺Пассив: be preceded by; правописание: precede.

24imperative

🇬🇧Use it is imperative that + clause or it is imperative to + verb.

🇺🇿It is imperative that … yoki it is imperative to ….

🇷🇺It is imperative that … или it is imperative to ….

25to some extent

🇬🇧The phrase is to some extent (singular, with t).

🇺🇿Ibora: to some extent. to some extent — ma’lum darajada.

🇷🇺Выражение: to some extent. to some extent — в некоторой степени.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 infratuzilma · 🇷🇺 инфраструктура

🇬🇧Infrastructure = roads, railways and other basic systems.

🇺🇿Infrastructure — infratuzilma. infrastructure — infratuzilma.

🇷🇺Infrastructure — инфраструктура. infrastructure — инфраструктура.

27🇺🇿 zich qurilgan hudud · 🇷🇺 застроенный район

🇬🇧Built-up area = a place with many buildings. (built-up area: an area with a lot of buildings and not much open land)

🇺🇿Built-up area — zich qurilgan hudud. built-up area — zich qurilgan hudud.

🇷🇺Built-up area — застроенный район. built-up area — застроенный район.

28🇺🇿 sabab bo‘lmoq, boshlab bermoq · 🇷🇺 вызывать, запускать

🇬🇧Trigger = make something start suddenly. (trigger: to make something happen suddenly, especially a series of events)

🇺🇿Trigger — boshlab bermoq. trigger — sabab bo‘lmoq, boshlab bermoq.

🇷🇺Trigger — вызывать. trigger — вызывать, запускать.

29🇺🇿 barqaror · 🇷🇺 устойчивый, экологичный

🇬🇧Sustainable = able to continue without harming the environment.

🇺🇿Sustainable — barqaror. sustainable — barqaror, ekologik toza.

🇷🇺Sustainable — устойчивый. sustainable — устойчивый, экологичный.

30🇺🇿 ma’lum darajada · 🇷🇺 в некоторой степени

🇬🇧To some extent = partly. (to some extent: partly; not completely (useful for balanced opinions: I agree to some extent))

🇺🇿To some extent — ma’lum darajada. to some extent — ma’lum darajada.

🇷🇺To some extent — в некоторой степени. to some extent — в некоторой степени.