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You forget to wish your best friend on his/her birthday. He gets very angry. How will you try to pacify him/her? Construct a dialogue of about 4 to 5 exchanges and enact a role play
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Solution
| Ramesh | Ravi, aren’t you my best friend? |
| Ravi | Why do you doubt it? |
| Ramesh | You didn’t even wish me. Yesterday evening I was waiting for you till 9 pm. |
| Ravi | I’m terribly sorry! I was at the Chepauk stadium watching CSK batting under trying conditions. |
| Ramesh | Oh! when it comes to cricket, you forget even your weekly tests. |
| Ravi | Friend, forgive me. Accept my belated wishes. |
| Ramesh | Okay. Let us forget it and talk about the match. |
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