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Chota: I sabi, abi? E be like say di sun dey vex or somethin’. And you don
notice how di seasons dey seem to dey shift? E be like say we dey get
less and less rain during di rainy season, and then di dry season dey feel
like say e go last forever.

Chichi: Exactly! And e no be only about di weather, you know. Global warming
dey cause all kinds of wahala for di environment. Like, you don see how
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di ice caps dey melt and di sea levels dey rise?
Chota: Yes! And dat no even be di worst part. Di effects of global warming dey
affect us well-well for Tanzania too. I mean, look at our farmers wey
dey struggle with unpredictable weather patterns and crops wey dey fail
because of droughts or floods.

Chichi: E dey break my heart, really. And e no be only about di environment
sef. Global warming dey affect people’s lives and livelihoods. Families
dey lose dia houses to rising sea levels, and communities dey face food
shortages because of failed harvests.

Chota: E be real crisis, no doubt about am. But you know wetin? We no fit just
sit down do nothing. We gots to take action, even if e na just small steps
like conserving energy, planting trees, or spreading awareness about di
issue.

Chichi: Absolutely! Every small thing dey count. We fit just be two students for
Chato High School, but together we fit make difference. Make we start
by organizing one school-wide campaign to raise awareness about global
warming and encourage our fellow students to take action.
Chota: Dat one na great idea, Chichi! Make we do am. Together, we fit help
combat di global warming crisis and protect our planet for future
generations.
Chichi: Let’s go, Chota! We get work to do.

1. Compare and contrast the styles of the three dialogues.

2. What version of the dialogues do you find easy to read and understand? Give
reasons for your answer.
3. Provide the meanings of the words or expressions in bold in Dialogue A and
construct one sentence for each word or expression.
4. Determine the dialect of each dialogue by examining the pronunciation, spelling,
vocabulary, grammar, and syntactic features.

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