Fill in with a suitable word in the context, based on the above definitions: When you go to New York, don’t forget to visit Fifth . We took a walk along Hollywood ______ to see the stars. Take the right before entering the city. We need to buy a ____ map before visiting Italy by car. Just follow the __ left by people in the snow and you won’t get lost. If you follow the marked ___ you won’t get lost. Which is the shortest to the library? Be careful when you cross the __. They will build a 5 ___ _____________ to ease the traffic between the two cities. Follow the signs and you will find the hotel easily. You shouldn’t walk alone on the ____ at this late hour. Get out of my ! I’m late already! Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the sentences: Could you tell me the to the bus-station, please? a) avenue b) path c) way The __ to their mansion was shadowed by oak trees. a) avenue b) highway c) lane The police chased the robbers for 2 hours on the ___. a) highway b) track c) way We went for a walk along the across the forest. a) boulevard b) path c) street You can see the museum at the end of the . a) boulevard b) lane c) track You forgot to indicate before changing ___. a) lanes b) paths c) tracks Take the main ___ when exiting the town. a) path b) road c) street Check if there’s any train coming before crossing the ___. a) avenues b) paths c) tracks Look at the words on the right. They are synonyms, but there is a difference between them: they collocate differently. For example, we can say cross the road or cross the street, but we can not say cross the path or cross the track. Now read the following dictionary entries of these words. avenue boulevard highway lane path road street track way avenue /’ævə’nj u’/ n 1 a street, esp a wide one lined with trees or tall buildings boulevard /’bu’lə vɑː(r)d/ n 1 a wide city street, often with trees on each side 2 (US) a broad main road highway /’haɪ ˌweɪ/ n (esp US) 1 a main road, usu connecting large towns lane /leɪn/ n 1 a narrow road, esp in the country 2 a street, esp a narrow one, between buildings 3 any of several sections of a wide road, marked with white broken lines and each intended for a single line of traffic path /pɑːθ/ n 1 a way or track made for or by people walking road /rəʊd/ n 1 a way between places, esp one with a prepared surface which vehicles can use street /stri’t/ n 1 a public road in a city, town or village with houses and buildings on one side or both sides track /træk/ n 1 a line or series of marks left by a moving vehicle, person, animal, etc 2 a path or rough road way /weɪ/ n 1 [C] a place for walking, travelling, etc along; a path, road, street, etc 2 [C usu sing] a route, road, etc taken in order to reach a place In a town or city, STREET is the most general word for a road lined with buildings. In British English STREET is not used for roads outside towns but streets in town are also often called ROAD. An AVENUE is usually a wide street lined with trees. In older American cities STREETS often run across AVENUES. An ALLEY or a LANE is a narrow street between buildings. ROADS, or HIGHWAYS in American English, connect towns and villages. MOTORWAYS in British English (FREEWAYS, EXPRESSWAYS or HIGHWAYS in American English) are built for long-distance traffic to avoid towns. A LANE is also a narrow road in the country. It can also refer to one of the sections of a wide road that is marked for a single line of traffic to use. Runners in an athletics stadium run in individual LANES. The especially prepared area used for running is called the TRACK. HIGHWAY is not used very often in British English except in certain official phrases. ROAD, STREET and AVENUE are the most common words used in street names and are often written as Rd, St and Ave. A PATH or FOOTPATH is a narrow way marked out for people to walk along, between houses in a town, or across fields, besides rivers, etc in the country. A TRACK is a rough path in the country that has been formed by people, animals or vehicles constantly using it. A train also travels along a TRACK. KEY TO EXERCISES Fill in with a suitable word in the context, based on the above definitions: Avenue Boulevard lane road tracks path way street/road lane – highway/motorway/freeway road streets way Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the sentences: way avenue highway path boulevard lanes road/street tracks . tracks path way street/ road lane – highway/ motorway/freeway road streets way Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the sentences: way avenue highway path. British English STREET is not used for roads outside towns but streets in town are also often called ROAD. An AVENUE is usually a wide street lined with