Is a motorway bigger than a dual carriageway? What’s the difference between street, road and avenue?
What is a roundabout and how do you say roundabout in American English?
We’ll answer all these questions and more in this episode on traffic.
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I would like you to prepare a session on traffic and related vocab, unless you have already done so. If so, which episode, please.
Cars and Driving” https://inglespodcast.com/101
Different Roads
Path – narrow, for pedestrians; metaphorical.
Trail – adventurous path, perhaps not well marked
Lane – small, unimportant street, urban or rural; marked part of a road designed to be wide enough for one vehicle
Bus lane, bike/cycle lane, taxi lane, etc.
Road – anything that connects two points
Way – small side road off of a road
Street – public roads with buildings
Avenue – run perpendicular (90 degrees) to streets
Drive – winding
Boulevard – lined with trees
Dual carriageway – a road with a dividing strip between the traffic in opposite directions and usually two or more lanes in each direction.
Motorway – autopista (toll road) or autovía / Highway (US) – more than one lane
Expressway / freeway (US) – wider than a highway
Main road – important thoroughfare in a town or connecting two towns
Country road – unimportant road in the countryside, not a main road, secondary road
Backstreet – street away from the main thoroughfares
Video (US English) :
https://360.here.com/2016/12/30/whats-the-difference-between-a-road-a-street-and-an-avenue/
Road works
Road signs
Speed limit
Intersection/Crossroads – where two or more roads cross
T junction – intersection where one road ends with a right or left turn onto another road
Road block
Check point – used for security checks
Traffic lights/signals
Roundabout (UK) / traffic circle (US) – like an intersection but where the roads meet at a circle
Zebra crossing / pedestrian crossing (UK) / crosswalk (US)
Pelican crossing – a zebra crossing but with traffic lights
Pavement (UK) / sidewalk (US)
Traffic jam
Heavy traffic
Flyover (UK) / overpass (US)
Layby
Pull over / pull out (into traffic)
Parking meter (UK)
Carpark (UK) / parking lot (US)
Tailgate – drive aggressively too close behind enough car
Traffic warden / meter maid (US) – person responsible for enforcing parking laws
Discussion
Do you enjoy driving?
Do you suffer from road rage?
Where’s the worst place you’ve ever had to drive?
Have you ever had an accident?
What’s the answer to easing urban traffic congestion?
…and now it’s your turn to practise your English. Where’s the worst place you’ve ever driven? Do you enjoy driving?
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