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Discuss with your friend/brother /sister / your classmate and write your list of wishes to make your village/town/city people happy. You can use the following words.
- great
- wish
- share
- talk
- help
- cooperate
- communicate
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Solution
My wishes to make our city people happy are:
- I wish people understand each other instead of quarreling all the time.
- I wish that people help each other in times of need.
- I wish there is less pollution and everyone becomes environmentally conscious.
- I wish people would share their problems with each other.
- I wish people would co-operate and believe in teamwork.
- I wish people would focus on hard work and honesty.
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