ON THE ROAD ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE PRE INTERMEDIATE

 

ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE PRE INTERMEDIATE UNIT 29 ON THE ROAD

 

A Roads B Finding your way “Yesterday, I got lost1 on my way to2 the airport. I decided to use side roads and go via3 the village of Pensford, but I took the wrong turning4 just before I got there, and I ended up5 in a supermarket car park. Fortunately I was able to ask someone the way6, and a very kind woman directed7 me to the A38, where I could then follow signs for the airport. C An accident “I saw an accident this morning on the main road1 into town. A pedestrian2 – a young boy – stepped off the pavement3 and into the road just as a car was approaching4. The driver braked5, but the car swerved6 and crashed into a parked car7 on the opposite side of the road. Fortunately the driver wasn’t injured but both cars were quite badly damaged.”   Language help   You damage a thing [harm or break it] but injure a person [hurt them]. The related nouns are damage and injury, e.g. There was a lot of damage to the bike, but the cyclist only had minor injuries.   EXERCISES 29.1 Which words are being defined? 1 part of a road that is separated from other parts by a line _____ lane_______ 2 people who are walking _____________________ 3 the place where people usually walk _____________________ 4 the place where people can cross the road _____________________ 5 the place where two roads meet _____________________ 6 the thing you put your foot on to stop a car _____________________ 7 a message or symbol beside the road that gives information _____________________ 29.2 Complete the information for these road signs. 29.3 Rewrite the sentences on the left starting with the words given. Keep a similar meaning. 29.4 Complete the text. I was on the 1_____ main _____ road into town today and I saw an 2______________. I was 3______________ a roundabout when the guy behind tried to 4______________ me and the driver in front of me. He was driving too fast – over the 5______________ limit – and he lost control of the car. He had to 6______________ to avoid a car on the other side of the road, and in the end he 7______________ into a tree. The car was badly 8______________ , but to my surprise, the man got out of the car with no 9______________ at all. 29.5

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