Walking around · Getting around
a pedestrian crossing
road crossing place
A pedestrian crossing is a marked place where people can cross a road safely.
This vs that
Cross at the pedestrian crossing.
Walk along the footpath.
Hear it in real life
Should we cross here?
No, let’s walk to the pedestrian crossing.
There’s a pedestrian crossing outside the school, so you don’t need to cross between the cars.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
The native version is the normal brief instruction about road safety.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Please cross the road in the pedestrian crossing.
Say: Please cross the road at the pedestrian crossing.
Use 'at' for the place where you cross.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
use a pedestrian crossing
Always use a pedestrian crossing when one is available.
We walked a little further to use a pedestrian crossing.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about walking around.
walk all the way to ___
We walked all the way to the castle.
take the next turning
Take the next turning on your right.
Walking around words
Getting around · Walking around: the words around “a pedestrian crossing”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
Use the pedestrian crossing.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
a pedestrian crossing
road crossing place
“There’s a pedestrian crossing outside the school, so you don’t need to cross between the cars.”
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