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Band 5+: Do you prefer making phone calls or sending text messages? Why?

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Yes, I prefer making phone calls or sending text messages to my friends because they explain how to study and learn. They share personal activities that help me improve my own activities. We inspire each other, and I find it beneficial to communicate this way with my friends.

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Yes I prefer making phone calls or sending messages as well as text for my friend because my friends tell me about explain how to study learn about study and he is here about one personal activities for me to improve my own one personal activities we are from inspiring with my friends.

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