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Article: Blue Zones 🗾
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Article Collocations to learn:
✨1.Life expectancy — how long people usually live
✨2. Run in the family — be passed from parents to children
✨3 .Stay in shape — keep your body fit and healthy
✨4. A balanced diet — food with the right mix of everything
✨5. Cut down on (sth) — use or eat less of something
✨6. Get into the habit of (doing sth) — start doing sth regularly
✨7. A close-knit community — a group whose members are very connected
✨8. A strong sense of purpose — a clear reason for living
✨9. Take a nap — sleep for a short time during the day
✨10. Reduce stress — make worry and pressure smaller.
✨1.Life expectancy — how long people usually live
Life expectancy is higher in some countries.
✨2. Run in the family — be passed from parents to children
Being good at music runs in my family
✨3 .Stay in shape — keep your body fit and healthy
I go to the gym to stay in shape
✨4. A balanced diet — food with the right mix of everything
I try to eat a balanced diet
✨5. Cut down on (sth) — use or eat less of something
I’m trying to cut down on sugar.
✨6. Get into the habit of (doing sth) — start doing sth regularly
I got into the habit of walking every morning.
✨7. A close-knit community — a group whose members are very connected
We live in a close-knit community
✨8. A strong sense of purpose — a clear reason for living
Helping others gives me a strong sense of purpose
✨9. Take a nap — sleep for a short time during the day
I usually take a nap after lunch
✨10. Reduce stress — make worry and pressure smaller.
Exercise helps me reduce stress
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1. “Versatile” means:
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13%
A) unable to adapt
71%
B) having many different uses or abilities
9%
C) extremely expensive
8%
D) difficult to understand
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2. “Feasible” means:
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11%
A) impossible
10%
B) dangerous
70%
C) possible and practical
9%
D) unnecessary
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3. “Reluctant” means:
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54%
A) unwilling or hesitant
10%
B) very excited
25%
C) completely confident
11%
D) extremely curious
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4. “Coherent” means:
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9%
A) confusing
75%
B) logical and well-connected
9%
C) emotional
6%
D) complicated
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Useful Collocations from the article:✅
✨1. In the middle of nowhere — juda olis joyda
✨2. Strike it rich — birdan boyib ketmoq
✨3. Temperatures soar — harorat keskin ko‘tarilmoq
✨4. Set up home — yangi joyda yashay boshlamoq
✨5. Put up with sth — yoqimsiz narsaga chidamoq
✨6. Get used to sth — biror narsaga ko‘nikmoq
✨7. Take shelter — pana joyga yashirinmoq
✨8. Come across sth — tasodifan topib qolmoq
✨9. Make a living — tirikchilik qilmoq / pul topmoq
✨10. Make ends meet — zo‘rg‘a kun kechirmoq
✨1. In the middle of nowhere — juda olis joyda
We stayed in a house in the middle of nowhere.
✨2. Strike it rich — birdan boyib ketmoq
He hopes to strike it rich one day.
✨3. Temperatures soar — harorat keskin ko‘tarilmoq
Temperatures soar in summer
✨4. Set up home — yangi joyda yashay boshlamoq
They moved to London and set up home there.
✨5. Put up with sth — yoqimsiz narsaga chidamoq
I can't put up with this noise anymore.
✨6. Get used to sth — biror narsaga ko‘nikmoq
It took me a week to get used to my new school.
✨7. Take shelter — pana joyga yashirinmoq
People took shelter from the heavy rain.
✨8. Come across sth — tasodifan topib qolmoq
I came across an interesting book yesterday.
✨9. Make a living — tirikchilik qilmoq / pul topmoq
He makes a living by teaching English.
✨10. Make ends meet — zo‘rg‘a kun kechirmoq
Many families struggle to make ends meet.
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