Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Context: Last night the enlarged family went out for a meal at a carvery in a pub -the Toby Jug , Ewell , Surrey- to celebrate the double birthdays of Dad and my niece Francesca . Dad was 83 and Cesca was 28 . Poor old Dad ca n't hear so well in company so I had to sit next to the birthday boy and made sure he never missed the conversation . 
Question: Why was dad sitting so close to the celebrate ?
Output (English): So they could hear .