# Road & Rail Upper Intermediate

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- CEFR: B2 (Upper-intermediate)
- Theme: Travel & Transportation
- Words: 20
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Road and rail vocabulary for daily transport, including a detour, roadworks and the speed limit, plus a commuter, park and ride and a congested route.

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## Word list

* **detour** /dɪˈtʊr/: A longer, different route taken because the usual road is blocked or closed. — “Roadworks forced us to take a **detour** through the village.”
* **junction** /ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/: The point where one road joins or crosses another, especially where you leave a motorway. — “Leave the motorway at **junction** twelve and follow the river.”
* **overtake** /ˈoʊvərˌteɪk/: To drive past a slower vehicle in front of you and move ahead of it. — “Never try to **overtake** on a narrow country road.”
* **windscreen**: The big glass window at the front of a car that the driver looks through. — “A stone cracked the **windscreen** on the motorway.”
* **roadworks**: Repair or building work on a road that often causes delays for drivers. — “We were stuck for an hour because of **roadworks**.”
* **speed limit**: The fastest a driver is legally allowed to go on a particular road. — “He was fined for driving above the **speed limit**.”
* **tailgate** /ˈteɪlˌɡeɪt/: To drive too closely behind the vehicle in front of you. — “The van behind us kept **tailgating** on the motorway.”
* **skid** /skɪd/: To slide sideways or lose control, especially on a wet or icy road. — “The car began to **skid** on the icy bend.”
* **dashboard** /ˈdæʃˌbɔrd/: The panel in front of the driver showing information and controls. — “The warning light appeared on the **dashboard**.”
* **learner driver**: Someone who does not yet have a full licence and is still practising. — “A **learner driver** must display L-plates on the car.”
* **commuter** /kəˈmjutər/: Someone who travels into a city for work each morning and home again each evening. — “Every **commuter** on this line knows the morning delays.”
* **shuttle** /ˈʃʌtəl/: A bus or train that runs back and forth between two nearby places all day. — “A free **shuttle** runs between the car park and the terminal.”
* **punctual** /ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/: Arriving or happening at exactly the agreed time, never late. — “The trams in this city are impressively **punctual**.”
* **park and ride**: A system where drivers leave their cars outside a city and take a bus into the centre. — “We used the **park and ride** to reach the city centre.”
* **congested** /kənˈdʒɛstəd/: Extremely crowded or blocked, especially with traffic or people. — “The platform was dangerously **congested** during rush hour.”
* **overcrowded** /ˈoʊvərˌkraʊdɪd/: Too full of people; more crowded than is comfortable or safe. — “Commuters complained about the **overcrowded** trains.”
* **reliability** /riˌlaɪəˈbɪləti/: The quality of being trustworthy or performing consistently well. — “Passengers praised the bus service's **reliability**.”
* **frequency** /ˈfrikwənsi/: How often something happens, such as buses running. — “They increased the **frequency** of trains during rush hour.”
* **subsidised**: Partly paid for by the government or an organisation, to reduce the cost to users. — “Students get a **subsidised** bus pass.”
* **real-time** /ˈrilˌtaɪm/: Happening and being shown immediately, without delay. — “The app shows **real-time** bus arrival times.”

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