Places, traffic, directions

vocabulary

Places 1

• Roundabout/ ring road• Bridge• Flyover• Overpass• Highway• Pedestrian crossing• Zebra crossing• Bus lane • Cycle lane

Places 2

• U-turn• T-junction• Crossroads• Fork in the road• Traffic lights• Street signs • Blind alley• One-way street• Dead-end street

Places 3

• Street (neutral)• Est. “tee” = road, way, path, route• Lane, narrow str, alley, side street

(kitsas tn., kõrvaltänav)• Boulevard• Waterside – kaldatänav• Pothole – teeauk• Ditch – kraav• Crescent – kaarjas tänav

Useful verbs

• To overtake• To crash• To break

down• To skid• To speed• To drive• To pass

• To go astray• To get lost• To lose one’s

bearings• To give directions• To follow

directions• To have a sense

of direction

Traffic

• Parking ticket• Traffic jam (tailback BrE)• Congestion (congested road)• Rush hour• School run – journeys parents make

to/from school by car• Rat run = quiet str. that drivers use as a

quick way of getting to a place• Bottleneck – place in a road where traffic

cannot pass easily

Traffic 2

• Roadworks/ road repairs (AmE)• Breakdown• Road/car/traffic accident• (car) crash / (car) wreck (AmE)• Collision (head-on collision)• Pile-up = accident involving many vehicles• Bypass – ümbersõit• Clamping / wheel clamping / booting = the

action of putting a metal object on one of the wheels of a car so that it cannot be driven away (illegal parking)

Car crime

• Speeding• Tailgating = driving dangerously close to the

vehicle in front• Car theft• Joyriding• Carjacking• Drink-driving/ drunk-driving• DUI = driving under the influence (too much

drink)• Road rage• Hit-and-run

Directions

• Where’s …?• I’m looking for/trying to find…• Can you tell me the way to…• Can you tell me where … is?• Can you tell me where I’ll find…?• Could you direct me to…?• Am I going the right way for…?• How can I get to…?• Which way is…?

Directions 2

• It’s on (the 1st floor, in the basement)/ over there/beside/ next to/ opposite / on your left (as you go out)

• Go along … / through… / left/ to your left/ downstairs/ straight ahead

• Turn right (at the end of the corridor)• Follow the sign to…• You’ll see it (in front of you)• You can’t miss it!

In addition

• Traffic circle = roundabout (AmE)• Traffic cone• Traffic island• Traffic lights• Traffic warden (legal parking)• Junction• Inside lane/outside (fast) lane• Slip road