noun · neutral
traffic
/ˈtræfɪk/TRAF·fic
Band 4-5speakingtask2
the movement of vehicles on roads and the problems caused when there are too many vehicles
Examples
“I was late because of heavy traffic on the highway.”
“Traffic in the city centre gets worse during rush hour.”
“They built a bypass to ease traffic through the town.”
Band 8 sentence
“The city's chronic traffic problems deter many businesses from locating in the centre.”
Collocations
- heavy traffic
- traffic jam
- reduce traffic
Word family
traffic jam nountraffic light nountraffic-free adjective
Common mistakes
traffics→traffic
transport→traffic
Say it for a higher band
5cars→6transport→7+traffic
Synonyms
congestion
traffic flow
Easily confused
transport
“The city needs better public transport to reduce car use.”
congestion
“Traffic congestion on the main roads makes commuting slow.”
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