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Short reading texts

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  1. Read the text. Where is Aziza from?

    "Mening ismim Aziza. Men Samarqanddanman. Men talabaman. Men universitetda o'qiyman. Mening oilamda besh kishi bor: ota, ona, ikki aka va men."
  2. In the same text, what does Aziza do?
  3. How many people are in Aziza's family, according to the text?
  4. How many older brothers does Aziza have?
  5. In the same text, what does "Men universitetda o'qiyman" mean?
  6. Read the text. What day is it?

    "Bugun yakshanba. Biz bozorga boramiz. Onam non, sabzi va olma sotib oladi. Men choy ichaman."
  7. Where does the family go?
  8. What does the mother buy?
  9. What is the speaker doing in the text?
  10. In "Biz bozorga boramiz", which words give the clues "we" and "to the market"?
  11. Read the text. When did they go to Tashkent?

    "Kecha biz Toshkentga bordik. Toshkent katta shahar. U yerda ko'p park va bozor bor. Biz u yerda ikki kun bo'ldik. Bugun uyga qaytamiz."
  12. What does the text say about Tashkent?
  13. How long did they stay in Tashkent?
  14. What can you find in Tashkent, according to the text?
  15. What are they doing today?
  16. Read the English text. On what date is Navruz celebrated?

    "Navruz marks the spring equinox and the start of a new year in many Central Asian countries. In Uzbekistan it is celebrated on 21 March and…
  17. What does Navruz mark, according to the text?
  18. What is sumalak made from, according to the text?
  19. Which statement about Navruz is supported by the text?
  20. What can be inferred from "in many Central Asian countries"?
  21. Which question can the Navruz text answer?
  22. If Aziza's family had one more older brother, how would the family be described?

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