English File - Intermediate - Lesson 3A

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

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

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

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

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

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

a large vehicle with no rear side windows, smaller than a truck and used for transporting people or goods

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

the work that is done to build or repair a road

a place where people can buy fuel for their vehicles

to leave somewhere with something that one does not own

to take and lift something or someone up