The Man Upstairs
Yuqori qavatdagi odam
Sarlavha va pastdagi so‘zlarga qarang. Matn nima haqida bo‘lishi mumkin? Bir daqiqa o‘ylab ko‘ring — bu miyani o‘qishga tayyorlaydi.
Qiz yuqori qavatdagi g‘alati qo‘shnining sirini bilib oladi.
Kalit so‘zlar
Bu so‘zlar matnda uchraydi va matnda ajratib ko‘rsatiladi. Bosing — talaffuzini eshitasiz.
⏱ O‘qish boshlanganda vaqt o‘lchanadi — oxirida tezligingizni ko‘rasiz.
👆 Istalgan so‘zni bosing — tarjimasi yoki lug‘atga havola chiqadi.
For months, Nigora was annoyed by the man who lived above her. Every night at exactly eleven o’clock, she heard strange noises: something heavy moving across the floor, then a quiet tapping that went on for hours.
Oylar davomida Nigoraning yuqorida yashovchi odamdan jahli chiqardi. Har kecha soat roppa-rosa o‘n birda u g‘alati tovushlarni eshitardi: polda nimadir og‘ir siljirdi, keyin soatlab davom etadigan sekin taqillash eshitilardi.
She had never seen him clearly. He left early in the morning and came home late, always wearing a long grey coat. Her friends joked that he was a spy, or perhaps a ghost.
U uni hech qachon aniq ko‘rmagan edi. U ertalab erta chiqib, kech qaytardi va doim uzun kulrang palto kiyardi. Dugonalari u josus yoki balki arvohdir, deb hazillashishardi.
One evening, Nigora finally decided to complain. She climbed the stairs and knocked on his door. An old man with kind eyes opened it. Behind him, she could see a small room full of wooden toys: horses, trains and tiny houses.
Bir oqshom Nigora nihoyat shikoyat qilishga qaror qildi. U zinadan chiqib, eshigini taqillatdi. Eshikni mehribon ko‘zli keksa kishi ochdi. Uning ortida u yog‘och o‘yinchoqlar — otlar, poyezdlar va kichkina uychalarga to‘la kichik xonani ko‘rdi.
He explained that he made toys for children in hospital, and he worked at night because he couldn’t sleep. He apologised for the noise and gave her a little wooden bird. Now, when Nigora hears the tapping at eleven, she smiles.
U kasalxonadagi bolalar uchun o‘yinchoq yasashini, uxlay olmagani uchun kechasi ishlashini tushuntirdi. U shovqin uchun uzr so‘radi va unga kichkina yog‘och qushcha sovg‘a qildi. Endi Nigora soat o‘n birda taqillashni eshitganda jilmayadi.
The next week, Nigora visited the children’s ward at the hospital with the old man. She watched the children’s faces light up as he took the toys out of his old bag. One little girl, who had been in hospital for months, held a wooden horse and didn’t let it go all afternoon.
Keyingi hafta Nigora keksa kishi bilan kasalxonaning bolalar bo‘limiga bordi. U keksa kishi eski sumkasidan o‘yinchoqlarni chiqarganda bolalarning yuzlari yorishganini kuzatdi. Kasalxonada oylar davomida yotgan bir qizcha yog‘och otni qo‘liga olib, tushdan keyin bo‘yi qo‘yib yubormadi.
Since then, Nigora has started helping him. She paints the toys on Saturdays, and he has taught her how to carve simple shapes. Her friends no longer joke about spies or ghosts. Instead, they ask if they can come and help too.
O‘shandan beri Nigora unga yordam bera boshladi. U shanba kunlari o‘yinchoqlarni bo‘yaydi, keksa kishi esa unga oddiy shakllarni o‘yishni o‘rgatdi. Dugonalari endi josuslar yoki arvohlar haqida hazillashmaydi. Buning o‘rniga ular ham kelib yordam berish mumkinmi, deb so‘rashadi.
Tushundingizmi?
Javob topa olmasangiz, «O‘qish» bosqichiga qaytib, matnga qarang — bu ham mashq.
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Asosiy g‘oya
1 What is the main message of the story?
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2 What did Nigora’s friends joke about the man?
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3 Why did the man work at night?
True / False / Not Given
True — matnda aynan shunday deyilgan. False — matn aksini aytadi. Not Given — matnda bu haqda ma’lumot yo‘q.
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1 Nigora’s friends still think the man is a spy.
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2 Nigora was still angry after meeting the man.
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3 The man lives alone.
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4 The man made toys for children in hospital.
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5 Nigora paints the toys on Saturdays.
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6 The old man used to be a carpenter.
So‘zni ma’nosi bilan juftlang
Chapdan so‘zni, o‘ngdan uning ma’nosini tanlang. Hammasi juftlansa, natija chiqadi.