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On the road

Road features

traffic lights

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junction
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a bend in the road
this road bends to the right

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pedestrian crossing © Coy
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(= where people can cross the road)
roadworks

An accident
Read the text and use the context and the diagram to help
you with the key words.
There was a serious accident on one of the main roads
into Stuttgart this morning. An old lorry (AmEng = truck)
broke down in the middle of the road, and the driver
couldn’t move it. It was eight o’clock, the middle of the
rush hour, so it soon created a terrible traffic jam. Drivers
got very angry and a man in a Mercedes tried to go round
the lorry. Unfortunately another car was coming in the
opposite direction. The driver braked hard and tried to
stop, but he couldn’t prevent the accident — the Mercedes
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crashed into the front of his car. The driver of the Mercedes
was OK, but the other driver was badly injured and both
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cars were very badly damaged.
Giving directions
Go along here, turn right into
the main road, then take the first
turning on your left. Keep going,
and then turn left again when
you get to the bank.

Important words and phrases

Taxis (AmEng = cab) use the road; pedestrians use the pavement (AmEng = sidewalk).
The speed limit on motorways in Great Britain is 70 mph (120 kph).
Most petrol stations (AmEng = gas station) in Great Britain are self-service.
Get in the car and remember to fasten your seat belt.
The other car was going very slowly, so I decided to overtake (= pass it on the outside lane).
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