Write an opinion essay. 120-180 words, organized in three paragraphs (introduction, reason, and conclusion). Use a formal style (no contractions or colloquial expressions). Use the linking expressions and modal verbs: should, must, have to. Write in present tenses.
Choose one of the topics:
Topic 1. Are you in favor of exams or against them?
Topic 2. Students should have PE classes every day. Do you agree?​​

1 Tom remarked that he hadn`t expected him to be so young. 2 Jane muttered that she was sorry she was late. 3 Jean said that her Dad would be fifty years old the following year. 4 Mother answered that the children were playing in the garden. 5 Sam said that it was raining and told Boris to take an umbrella. 6. The teacher said in surprise that she apologized but I had got a bad mark for my test. 7. Mike noted that he had called him a few days before. 8 Vlad explained that he had had a flue, but at that time he was feeling much better. 9 Lena told her friend that she was going to the seaside for a holiday. 10. His friend shouted that it was a lie.

Living in the city has a lot of pluses.  Shops, schools and hospitals are not far from your house.  Your friends and relatives can easily get to your place by bus or on foot.  You can never be absolutely alone in the city with so many people around you all the time.  Yet living in the city has some bad sides too.  One of them is pollution.  Thousands of cars and public transports pollute the city's air.  Another bad side is  a lot of  noise.  Street noise, noise coming from your neighbours do a lot of harm to our nerves.  Fresh air, beautiful quiet landscapes can hardly be found in big cities.