Book 2 · Unit 7

tartib, yo'nalish

To do something on time's basis is how often you do it.

“My grandfather gets his hearing checked on a yearly basis.”

biologiya

Biology is the study of living things.

“We learned about the human heart in biology class.”

qafas

A cage is something that holds an animal so it cannot leave.

“We put the parrots in their cage at night.”

hamkasb

A colleague is somebody you work with.

“My colleague helped me finish the job.”

koloniya, mustamlaka

A colony is a country controlled by another country.

“The USA was at one time a colony of Great Britain.”

muhokama qilmoq

To debate is to seriously discuss something with someone.

“The husband and wife debated over which TV to buy.”

jo'namoq, ketmoq

To depart is to leave some place so you can go to another place.

“The plane departed for Italy at 3:00 this afternoon.”

dilini xufton qilmoq

To depress someone is to make them sad.

“The bad news from work depressed the man.”

asosli, dalilga boy

When something is factual, it is true.

“John learns about history from factual books.”

maftun qilmoq, qiziqtirmoq

To fascinate someone is to make them really like something.

“The kitten was fascinated by the ball of yarn.”

missiya, topshiriq

A mission is an important job that is sometimes far away.

“The woman's mission was to help sick people.”

shunga qaramay

You use nevertheless to show that something goes against a fact.

“He is usually friendly. Nevertheless, he wasn't this afternoon.”

kasb

An occupation is a person's job.

“My father's occupation is a dentist.”

okean orti, chet elga

If you go overseas, you go to a country on the other side of an ocean.

“John often goes overseas for vacations.”

ko'ndirmoq

To persuade someone is to make them agree to do something.

“The children persuaded their parents to buy them gifts.”

marshrut, yo'nalish

A route is the way you go from one place to another.

“I saw many new houses along the route to the city.”

xaroba

Ruins are old buildings that are not used anymore.

“I visited some interesting ruins in Greece.”

bilimdon

A scholar is a person who studies something and knows much about it.

“The scholar knew much about art history.”

muhim, ahamiyatli

When someone or something is significant, they are important.

“I read many significant novels as a literature major in university.”

vulqon

A volcano is a mountain with a hole on top where hot liquid comes out.

“When the volcano erupted, smoke and heat filled the air.”