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Every parent is anxious about the welfare of his/her children. Parents express their anxiety by advising them almost all the time. What kind of advice do you frequently receive from your parents? Fill in the bubbles. Tick the ones you like to follow implicitly and give reasons for the ones you don’t like to follow.
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Solution
- Wash your fingers before eating.
- Don’t stay awake till late at night.
- Who are you talking to over the phone for a long time?
1. I don’t like to tell my parents what I do with the phone. Why should they interfere with my privacy?
2. I don’t gossip; I just share what I enjoyed. My friends tell me what they like. How can my parents call it ‘gossip’?
Time spent in sharing our dreams is not wasted but invested. The other three agree.
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