4 Practice Complete with the Present Simple or the Present Progressive of the verbs in brackets. 1. A: What (1) (you / do) here, Dave? B:1 (2) (wait) for the underground, just like you A: I(3) (know) that. I (4) (mean), where (5) (you / go)? You (6) (usually / not use) the underground. You (7) (have) a motorbike, right? B: Yeah, but I (8) (want) to go to the city centre and the underground is the best way. No traffic! (hate) driving in A: Yeah, I (9) traffic, too. 2. A: Where's Gordon today? (not work) in the office B: He (10) this week. A:1 (11) (not understand). B: Every year, Mr O'Brien (12) (send) people to London for seminars. A: That sounds interesting. B: (13) (you/ want) to go next year? I can talk to Mr O'Brien for you. A: Thanks.

1.Plastic bags are convenient in the household, but if viewed from the side of the environment, they are very polluting our land. In my opinion, the use of plastic bags should be completely prohibited.
2. First, they damage the environment. Secondly, they suffer from animals, birds and marine mammals. Floating packages regularly mislead sea turtles who think that this is their favorite prey - jellyfish. Thousands of animals die every year after swallowing packets from suffocation.
3. In addition, plastic bags are not biodegradable. They fly out of garbage trucks, and then pollute the environment. In the best case, plastic bags get to the dumps. And still, plastic bags will continue to pollute the land and water resources.
4. I believe that those who think that the ban on plastic bags is not needed-wrong. Because they do not understand all the danger to the environment and the inhabitants in it. Or they do not want to understand.
5. In the end, I think that the law on the prohibition of plastic bags will be an effective solution to environmental problems, as well as the beginning of the fight against pollution

                                   POPULAR SPORT IN RUSSIA

Russian people love all kinds of sport, but the most popular sport in Russia is football.

This game is played everywhere. If there is a stadium or a football pitch nearby, you can always see men or boys playing there. Russians love to watch their favourite teams playing and football matches always attract thousands of fans. The Russian national team gets to compete in the World Cup and the European Championship, so these are the most watched competitions in Russia. There are also competitions considered less important, such as the Russian Cup. Some of the most successful clubs include Spartak Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, CSKA Moscow, Zenit St. Petersburg and Dynamo Moscow. The top teams are usually sponsored by different companies, so their players can earn big money. Among other reasons for the popularity of football in Russia are the following: it is cheap to play, it can be played on any flat ground, indoors or outdoors, with just a few people or many, and it is so simple that any child can play it without training.

I like playing football too. For me and friends it is the best pastime ever.