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प्रश्न
Write conversation on the following situation.
Between two friends on the benefits of early rising
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उत्तर
| A | What do you want sir? |
| B | Yesterday I had been to the movies. I overslept. |
| A | You must practice early rising. |
| B | Why? |
| A | Early to bed and early to rising makes you a healthy person. |
| B | Tell me why I should get up early? |
| A | If you get up early, you will be brisk. The morning walk will provide you extra energy, you will bathe in time and be celebrated for being punctual. An early bird catches its prey. Similarly, early risers achieve a lot in life. |
| B | Thank you. I will rise early from tomorrow. |
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A |
B |
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ornithologist |
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gerontologist |
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ergonomist |
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dermatologist |
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cytologist |
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| Pen names | Charles Willis, E.G.O’Brien |
| Birth | 16 Dec 1917, England |
| Career | novelist, television host, inventor, and film screenwriter. |
| Genre | Science-Fiction, Television series, Film screenplay |
| Awards and Honours | 1961, Kalinga Prize - an award given by UNESCO for popularising science Hugo and Nebula Awards Chairman of the Interplanetary Society Highest Civil Honour of Sri Lanka – ‘Sri Lankabhimanya 2005’ |
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