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 hoang- on Wed, 20/08/2025 - 03:44

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in my city, roundabouts always have traffic jam in rush hour even though the roads is very wide. sometime, it can last for an hour. especially in my country, people not only cross on pedestrian crossing, but also cross at wherever they are standing, and the divers on this road will instinctively them. 

 

Submitted by hiJohnNguyen86 on Sun, 17/08/2025 - 18:29

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I want to say that the traffic jam is very popular in Calgary, Canada, where I live. You can see it on the highway from 4 PM business days. Because people take out work and go back home. But it's not a big deal when I used the Google Maps. It always helped me which the road is a traffic jam, so I can choose better ways to go back home.

Submitted by loran on Tue, 05/08/2025 - 15:00

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Where i live, cars don't give way to pedetrians crossing, and there is heavy traffic on all the roads.

Submitted by Khanh-Dka on Sat, 28/06/2025 - 10:04

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My country is in the developing progress, in this year we've been having many huge changes in our government. The trafic rules applyed on 1th January 2025, this systerm works effectively and it's been changing more, that help us reduces accidents, traffic violantors. Besides, in my city when the rain season comes, the roads are flooding and make the traffic jams happen normally. I hope that our transport infrastructure better in the near future for serving people, transportation,...etc.

Submitted by rkb on Thu, 12/06/2025 - 20:13

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Sometimes when I have to reache somewhere at right time but unfortunately , most of the time whether I face long que of traffic or traffic light on  at my side. Many time people cross the road or some animals like dog or bull crossing the road in the morning . You can say that it's my  bed luck.  

Submitted by PaikaSan on Sat, 10/05/2025 - 04:43

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In my city we have some traffic lights but some people don't follow the rules with their cars, you should be careful when you drive

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Submitted by Phyo Wai Htun on Wed, 30/04/2025 - 11:21

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Currently, I'm living in apartment near the crossroad. So there is really noises of cars and bikes at night. I couldn't sleep well. I'm thinking to move the place where away from crossroads.

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Submitted by PozoleSeco on Tue, 29/04/2025 - 17:11

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Near my house there are many corners, numerous signposts, several street lights and of course the pavement.

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Submitted by alleche.bouale… on Sun, 13/04/2025 - 22:44

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I usually drive from my home in the countryside to my work at university. I cross many crossroads and roundabouts on my trajectory, but never traffic lights. There're many cars, buses and lorries on the roads, though I generally never face to rush hours since I'm not bounded by time. This'd because I go and return whenever I want!

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