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Question
Build a conversation for the following situation with a minimum of five exchange.
A father and his daughter about the advantages of the habit of newspaper reading.
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Solution
| Father | Maydhini my dear, you must read newspapers daily. |
| Maydhini | How does it help dad? Will they ask questions in the examination from them? |
| Father | No, newspapers help you know about the world. |
| Maydhini | I’m a small girl. Are there sections in a newspaper which will have things to my taste? |
| Father | Why not? You read the young world in the Hindu. In fact, children write and send things to be published here. |
| Maydhini | Can I send my puzzles and paintings? |
| Father | Yes, of course. |
| Maydhini | Ok, dad, I will read the newspaper every day. |
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