“Turn right at the second light, then stay left at the fork.”
A2 · Elementary9 minPhrases
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When the directions are for driving, people stop counting streets and start counting traffic lights. "Go through two lights and turn left at the third" is a very American way to give directions, because you can see a light from far away, and street signs are hard to read at speed.
The other landmark is a place where the road splits in two, like the letter Y. People call it a "fork" or a "Y." The verbs change here: you don't "turn" at a fork, you "stay" or "keep" left or right, or "bear" left, which means go gently to the left.
Phrases
the red, yellow and green lights at a crossing; people often say "the light"
where the traffic light is
count the lights; turn at number two
continue straight past it
a red sign where every car must stop
a crossing with a stop sign on every side; the first car to stop goes first
a place where one road splits into two
follow the left or right road at a fork
turn a little, following the curve
the lines on the road where people walk across
in most of the US you may turn right at a red light after stopping
the traffic light after this one
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