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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 newspaperreading.

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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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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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