CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE ADVANCED
UNIT 25
On the road: traffic and driving
A |
Driving and traffic regulations
1 stop at a junction before entering a bigger road 2 is allowed to go before other traffic 3 often called a zebra crossing when it has black and white stripes 4 beeping is less formal than sounding 5 not stopping at 6 very dangerous, without any care for others 7 driving after consuming alcohol above the off icial limit 8 driving after taking illegal drugs 9 instrument you breathe into to measure alcohol level 10 running into someone and not stopping 11 removal of your driving licence 12 negative points which are added up over time and which can result in the loss of your licence 13 given at the scene of the offence 14 waste gases produced by the vehicle 15 in a condition that it can be driven safely 16 the depth of the grooves in the tyre rubber 17 one which has lost its tread |
|
B |
Traffic problems
It was the rush hour, and there was a long tailback. [line of slow or stopped traffic] There’s always congestion in the city centre. [situation in which there is a lot of traffic that can’t move. In some cities, cars have to pay a congestion charge to go into the city centre.] You have to pay a toll on the new motorway. [a charge you have to pay to use the road] There was a pile-up involving ten cars, because of the fog, so the road was closed and we were diverted onto a narrow country lane. [crash between several or many cars] [directed away from our road] Overnight snow caused disruption this morning on many roads, but it has cleared now. [when a system, process or event is prevented from continuing as usual or as expected] I had stupidly parked in a tow-away zone and came back to find my car had gone! [area where your car may be taken away if you park illegally] I only parked for a few minutes outside the station, but when I came out my car had been clamped. [fitted with a metal device on the wheel to prevent it from moving] I saw two men fighting next to their cars. I think it was a case of road rage. [anger or violence between drivers because of difficult driving conditions] The road was wet and I skidded on a bend and almost crashed. [lost control of the steering so that the car slid across the road] There was a head-on collision on the main road between here and the next village last night. [two vehicles hitting each other directly in the front] |
|
|
(Radio announcement) There was an accident at the junction between the A476 and the A53 this morning involving a lorry carrying a load of glue. Traffic has been stuck there for the last three hours. |
|
|
|
EXERCISES
25.1 |
Fill the gaps in these sentences using words and phrases from the opposite page.
|
|
25.2 |
Respond to these comments as in the example, so that your response explains the meaning of the underlined words. Use words from the opposite page.
|
|
25.3 |
What do you think the underlined expressions mean? Write their meaning in your own words. Use a dictionary if you can’t work out the meaning from the context.
|
ANSWER KEY
25.1 1 tow-away 7 (exhaust) emissions 25.2 Suggested answers:
25.3 Suggested answers: |
No comments:
Post a Comment
thank you for visiting my blog and for your nice comments