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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Submitted by Bell01 on Sat, 06/06/2026 - 18:20

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In my town, there are no traffic lights or crossings, we just have pavement and streetlights 

Submitted by KOURA on Wed, 20/05/2026 - 05:22

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My house is near the square  of the town. When I left my home at night to meet a friend, I took a road in front of me and turned at the next corner. I reached the first crossroads and I had to wait the pedestrian crossing the road and the traffic lights turned to green before leaving. All the road was brighted by street lights. There aren't traffic as the rush hour.  

Submitted by Maiss on Sat, 09/05/2026 - 07:50

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Near my home I can see only a road, street lights and a square in the middle village, but when I go to the town I can see the pavements, roundabouts, trafficlights, bus stop and signposts

Submitted by Nambinina on Tue, 21/04/2026 - 14:10

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When I left my house,I walked on the pavement in the side of the roads,then there are street lights in the side of the roads and I usually crossed in crossing to get my University!

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Submitted by keka40 on Thu, 05/03/2026 - 04:46

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Things I can see near my home are traffic lights, crossing, pavements, corners, road and street lights.

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Submitted by swinsou on Sun, 15/02/2026 - 23:35

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Near my home, there are many facilities and public places. For example, there is a basketball court, a supermarket, a hospital, several pharmacies, and a gym. There are also a number of schools, a police station, and a gas station. In addition, you can find banks, restaurants, clothes shops, a church, and a mosque.

Overall, my neighborhood is well-equipped and provides easy access to essential services and recreational facilities.

Submitted by Besriaty Simanullang on Thu, 05/02/2026 - 14:40

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  • Every weekend, the local government holds a food festival at the town square.
  • A signpost at the street corner is very helpful because it help us not to get lost.
  • My city is not very friendly to pedestrians because the pavements are in bad condition
     
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Submitted by abukhater on Sat, 31/01/2026 - 05:42

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Where I live, I am close to the main road. When I go to work, after I leave my house, I wait at the traffic lights until they turn green for pedestrians, then I cross the road at the crossing. After that, I wait for the bus stop. 

When I return home, sometimes I am late, and there is no bus available. In that case, I look for a signpost showing the taxi stop, and I usually wait on the pavement for a taxi. 

Submitted by Safe_Mode on Mon, 26/01/2026 - 06:19

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Do we use 'crossroads' as a plural only? What if we need to talk about several crossroads?

Hello Safe_Mode,

Crossroads can be used as a singular or plural form:

This crossroads is really badly designed and causes a lot of traffic congestion.

There are three crossroads on the route. Turn left at the last one.

 

Peter

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