15. Speed limit (n):
/spiːd/ /ˈlɪmɪt/ Límite de velocidad
The fastest speed allowed for vehicles in a particular area.
Example:
The speed limit in this area must be respected.
16. Speed up (v):
/spiːd/ /ʌp/ Acelerar
To move or happen faster.
Example:
My boyfriend loves speeding up when he drives his sports car.
17. Tollbooth (n):
/ˈtəʊlˌbuːθ/ Peaje
A small building where drivers pay to use a particular bridge or road.
Example:
They are building another tollbooth in this highway.
18. Traffic jam (n):
/ˈtræfɪk/ /dʒæm/ Atasco de tráfico
A line of vehicles waiting behind something that is blocking the road.
Example:
This city has the world's longest traffic jam.
Practice: |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Seatbelt | Bottleneck | Speed up | Passenger |
| Get stuck | Crosswalk | Fine | Pull over |
| Intersection | Fine | Pedestrian | Obey |
| Traffic jam | Tollbooth | Speed limit | Seatbelt |
| Carpool | Obey | Get stuck | Lane |
| Lane | Parking lot | Carpool | Fine |