Rearrange the letters in bold in this sentence to make words and expressions.
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 574.
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1. In German it is an autobahn, in French it is an autoroute, in Italian it is an autostrada. What are the British and American words for this kind of road?
2. What is the British expression for a road that you have to pay to use? What is the American equivalent?
3. What is the name of a main road that goes around a town or city (so that drivers on their way to another place do not have to go through the city? Is it:
(a) a circle road (b) a through road (c) a ring road (d) a round road (e) a pass road
4. What is the name given to a minor road which runs through beautiful countryside (often advertised
as a tourist attraction)? Is it:
(a) a pretty route (b) a nature route (c) a beauty route (d) an eco-route (e) a scenic route
11 Match the British-English words (which are all connected with cars and the road) in the first box with their American equivalent in the second box:
| bonnet (of a car) boot (of a car) diversion dual carriageway flyover indicator junction main road pavement petrol puncture roundabout subway taxi traffic lights tyre verge windscreen wing (of a car) | |
| cab detour divided highway fender flat (noun) gas highway hood intersection overpass shoulder (of a road) sidewalk tire traffic circle traffic signal trunk turn signal underpass windshield | |
Drivers in Britain need a driving eiclecn to show that they have passed their driving test and are qualified to drive, enisarcnu in case they have an accident, and ador axt (money paid to the government which allows them to use the road) before they can drive their cars on public roads. If they take their car to another country, they need a nerge drac to show that they are insured to drive.