milan2003_07
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- Jan 7, 2011
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- Russian
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- Russian Federation
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- Russian Federation
Hello,
When I'm working with tourists I often tell them about places where it is and it is not possible to cross the street. When, for example, we need to get to other side of a street, I say that we'll need to get to a crosswalk where there are traffic lights. Below I've given several sentences that I often use:
1) "There're traffic lights in 50 metres and we need to get there to cross the street"
2) "There is a traffic light in 50 metres and we need to get there to cross the street"
3) "There is a set of traffic lights in 50 metres and we need to get there to cross the street"
Tell me please which expressions mean the set itself (which includes a long stick and lamps producing different lights like green, red, and yellow) and which are only used to talk about lamps of different colour.
Thanks
When I'm working with tourists I often tell them about places where it is and it is not possible to cross the street. When, for example, we need to get to other side of a street, I say that we'll need to get to a crosswalk where there are traffic lights. Below I've given several sentences that I often use:
1) "There're traffic lights in 50 metres and we need to get there to cross the street"
2) "There is a traffic light in 50 metres and we need to get there to cross the street"
3) "There is a set of traffic lights in 50 metres and we need to get there to cross the street"
Tell me please which expressions mean the set itself (which includes a long stick and lamps producing different lights like green, red, and yellow) and which are only used to talk about lamps of different colour.
Thanks