English File - Intermediate - Aralin 3A

a large, heavy motor vehicle designed for transporting goods or materials over long distances

truck

a light vehicle that has two wheels and is powered by an engine

motorbike

a very wide road that has no intersections or cross-traffic and is designed for high-speed travel

motorway

a light motor vehicle with a floorboard on which the rider puts their legs, and with wheels of usually small size

scooter

a vehicle that is powered by electricity and moves on rails in a street, used for transporting passengers

tram

a city's railway system that is below the ground, usually in big cities

metro

a big vehicle without back windows, smaller than a truck, used for carrying people or things

van

a belt in cars, airplanes, or helicopters that a passenger fastens around themselves to prevent serious injury in case of an accident

seatbelt

a system or method for carrying people or goods from a place to another by trains, cars, etc.

transportasyon

a bus with comfortable seats that carries many passengers, used for long journeys

coach

a boat or ship used to transport passengers and sometimes vehicles, usually across a body of water

feri

a device that photographs one's vehicle if one exceeds the speed limit

speed camera

a situation where a car collides with something, such as another vehicle or other object

aksidente ng kotse

an area on a road that is marked with wide white lines, where vehicles must stop so people could walk across the road safely

zebra crossing

a time of day at which traffic is the heaviest because people are leaving for work or home

oras ng tindi ng trapiko

a large number of bikes, cars, buses, etc. that are waiting in lines behind each other which move very slowly

trapiko

a sum of money one needs to pay as punishment for parking one's vehicle at a place that parking is illegal

parusa sa pagparada

a section of a road specially marked and separated for people who are riding bicycles

daan ng bisikleta

a set of lights, often colored in red, yellow, and green, that control the traffic on a road

ilaw ng trapiko

the most speed that a vehicle is legally allowed to have in specific areas, roads, or conditions

limitasyon ng bilis

an area where taxis park and wait until someone orders a taxi

istasyon ng taxi

an area where taxis stand in a line to pick up passengers

prasyon ng taxi

the work that is done to build or repair a road

mga gawaing kalsada

a place where people can buy fuel for their vehicles

petrol zone

to leave somewhere with something that one does not own

tumakas kasama ang

to take and lift something or someone up

kunin