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Name the speaker. S.No. Lines from the lesson Speaker 1 “Do you do anything other than eating?" 2 “Are you feeling unwell?”

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Name the speaker.

S.No. Lines from the lesson Speaker
1 “Do you do anything other than eating?"  
2 “Are you feeling unwell?”  
3 “I don’t have a camera phone “  
4 “I told you I am thirteen, the same age as you."  
5 “You are a brave pair!”  
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Solution

S.No. Lines from the lesson Speaker
1 “Do you do anything other than eating?" online friend of Shree
2 “Are you feeling unwell?” Akka
3 “I don’t have a camera phone “ Shree
4 “I told you I am thirteen, the same age as you." Imposter in the name of Chaitra
5 “You are a brave pair!” Police woman
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