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Question
Build a conversation for the following situation with a minimum of five exchange.
Two friends about the NSS camp which they are going to attend.
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Solution
| Tarun | I am leaving for NSS camp. |
| Kavin | How many days? |
| Tarun | One week. |
| Kavin | Where are you going? |
| Tarun | To Madagupatti. |
| Kavin | That village has no electricity. |
| Tarun | Yes. That’s why we are going there to help them in small possible ways. |
| Kavin | What will you do? |
| Tarun | We will deepen the lakes, clean the streets, remove the unneeded thorny |
| Kavin | bushes from the school and temple premises. |
| Tarun | That is a lot of work. |
| Kavin | We will conduct a medical camp with the help of doctors too. |
| Tarun | Sounds exciting. Can I join you? |
| Tarun | No, brother. Wait till you become old enough to become a volunteer. |
| Kavin | Well, I’m ten years old already. |
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