Driving and road signs
Learn practical English for directions, parking and the road signs you are likely to meet while travelling.
Useful language for real life
Give way.
Use it for: road sign
There’s a Give Way sign at the junction.
No entry.
Use it for: road sign
That street is one-way — there’s a No Entry sign.
Is parking allowed here?
Use it for: parking
Is parking allowed here after six?
Take the second exit at the roundabout.
Use it for: directions
Take the second exit at the roundabout and stay in the left lane.
The speed limit is 50 kilometres per hour.
Use it for: speed limits
The speed limit drops to 50 kilometres per hour here.
Your turn
Choose two expressions from this lesson. Say them aloud, then build one short situation where you could genuinely need them. Keep it simple and make the sentence personal to you.
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Nice work. You do not need to remember everything today — come back to the phrases that match your real life and they will become easier to use.