Around town

What's the difference between a 'crossing' and a 'crossroads'? Do these exercises to help learn words for the things around your town and find out.

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In Madrid you there are too much bike rider on the pavement and all the street has signpost and traffic lights.

Submitted by cittàutopica on Mon, 22/03/2021 - 19:54

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I live in an area near the city center; therefore I can see a crossroad, the pedestrian crossing and the pavements, but there are neither traffic lights nor bus stop.

Submitted by Liax on Sun, 14/03/2021 - 20:44

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near to my home i can see street lights, trafic lights, roundabout, crossing, crossroad and signepost. I leave in the city center

Submitted by Afina on Sun, 14/03/2021 - 15:30

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I can see the road,crossroad,pavement and traffic lights from my window. Here is no square,signposts and roundabouts near my home. But it is crossroad and bus stop not far from my home.

Submitted by azzkrds on Tue, 02/03/2021 - 07:14

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I can see the corner and pavements from our balcony. the traffic lights are 5min away from our home. the bus stop is within walking distance from home. there isn't crossing and roundabout near my home. there are street lights in front of my home to help people can see clearly.
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Submitted by Rafaela1 on Sun, 28/02/2021 - 12:49

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I can see some corners and street pavements. ;)

Submitted by Wendy Farrera on Sun, 28/02/2021 - 04:18

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We have new signposts around my community
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Submitted by Jack Milgram on Fri, 05/02/2021 - 13:18

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Wow, it took me some time to consider "pavement." I almost forgot it's the BrE version for the AmE "sidewalk."

Submitted by Bau on Thu, 04/02/2021 - 17:43

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In my village, there are many traffic lights on the street. At night, they turn on the street lighs to help people can see the road clearly.

Submitted by yin thu htet on Sun, 17/01/2021 - 16:28

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In my hometown, there are no roundabouts, crossing, pavement anfd traffic lights because it is not a big city.