Every one of us produces garbage of one kind or another. Some of the garbage is thrown into the sea. Some is burnt or buried under the ground. Every year we need to find about 800.000 cubic meters of empty land just to bury the garbage.
This is the same as filling one football stadium with garbage up to 20 meters high! This garbage damages the environment. Although a lot of garbage is buried in the ground, some of it gets blown about in the wind. Also, when garbage is burnt, poisonous gases are given off into the air. The garbage thrown into the sea will pollute the water.
What can we do about these problems? One very easy answer is to produce less garbage. We can recycle things made from glass and paper as well as tin cans. People can refuse to take the plastic bags from the shops and supermarkets by bringing with them their own bags or baskets when they go shopping.
The government should tell people about the dangers of garbage pollution. Education is perhaps the most important factor for keeping our environment healthy for the future.

Millions of Irish people travel to foreign countries on holiday each year. Many people go on package holidays with travel companies (30) they can arrange everything for you. The company (31) your train, plane or bus tickets and finds you a hotel or a flat. In summer, many people go to places (32) the weather is warmer than in Ireland. They go to the beach and swim or sunbathe.
Skiing holidays are very popular in winter. Many people travel to countries such as Austria, France, Switzerland, Sweden and Canada to go skiing and snowboarding. Many people also go on more (33) holidays, like wildlife safaris in Africa. Irish people usually have holidays and in winter in Ireland there are a lot of TV programs about holidays, Irish people also have holidays in Ireland. They go to the seaside to swim and sunbathe, or go hiking (34) the country.