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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Average: 4.3 (112 votes)

Submitted by Kurt.72 on Mon, 05/10/2026 - 18:55

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In my Homecountry traffic lights are more in use rather than turnarounds. One disadvantage of traffic lights is, that you have to wait at crossroads, if the light shows red, even there is no traffic. At certain crossroads, to a certain time, the traffic lights switched off so that signposts coordinate the traffic. Moreover there are many pavements for passerbys on the streets, in the greens, which increases the lifequality in my town. Only a Square i am missing. 

Submitted by myhuynh1105 on Sun, 06/09/2026 - 10:29

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There aren't many signposts, traffic lights, or roundabouts in my hometown. It only has street lights to make the streets brighter at night. But when I moved to HCM City to attend university, I saw so many traffic lights, crossroads, and signposts on the streets. Even though I've been here for approximately six years, I still get lost sometimes. Especially because I usually commute during rush hours, the traffic can be terrible.

Submitted by IBRAHIMALZOGHBI on Tue, 01/09/2026 - 11:03

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I can see roads, roundabouts, corner, crossing, pavement, streetlights, and bus stop.

Submitted by Ivan_Lyepilin on Mon, 31/08/2026 - 09:39

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None of them is located near my home.

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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.