Table 20: An example of a zero-shot version of the prompt used for DST.
Definition: Give the dialogue state of the last utterance in the following dialogue in JSON (for example: STATE:
"hotel-parking": "yes", "hotel-type": "guest house") by using the following pre-defined slots and possible values:
-Slot Name: hotel-pricerange; Slot Description: price budget of the hotel; Possible values: ['expensive', 'cheap', 'moderate']
-Slot Name: hotel-type; Slot Description: type of the hotel; Possible values: ['guest house', 'hotel']
-Slot Name: hotel-parking; Slot Description: whether the hotel has parking; Possible values: ['no', 'yes']
-Slot Name: hotel-day; Slot Description: day of the hotel booking; Possible values: ['monday', 'tuesday', 'wednesday', 'thursday', 'friday', 'saturday', 'sunday']
-Slot Name: hotel-people; Slot Description: number of people booking the hotel; Possible values: ['1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8']
-Slot Name: hotel-stay; Slot Description: length of stay at the hotel; Possible values: ['1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8']
-Slot Name: hotel-internet; Slot Description: whether the hotel has the free internet; Possible values: ['no', 'yes']
-Slot Name: hotel-name; Slot Description: name of the hotel; Possible values: []
-Slot Name: hotel-area; Slot Description: area of the hotel; Possible values: ['centre', 'east', 'north', 'south', 'west']
-Slot Name: hotel-star; Slot Description: star of the hotel;Possible values: ['0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5']
-Slot Name: train-arriveby; Slot Description: the arrival time of the train, 24-hour standard time, e.g. 06:00, 18:30; Possible values: []
-Slot Name: train-day; Slot Description: day of the train departure; Possible values: ['monday', 'tuesday', 'wednesday', 'thursday', 'friday', 'saturday', 'sunday']
-Slot Name: train-people; Slot Description: number of people travelling by train; Possible values: ['1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8']
-Slot Name: train-leaveat; Slot Description: leaving time of the train, 24-hour standard time, e.g. 06:00, 18:30; Possible values: []
-Slot Name: train-destination; Slot Description: destination of the train; Possible values: ['birmingham new street', 'bishops stortford', 'broxbourne', 'cambridge', 'ely', 'kings lynn', 'leicester', 'london kings cross', 'london liverpool street', 'norwich', 'peterborough', 'stansted airport', 'stevenage']
-Slot Name: train-departure; Slot Description: departure of the train; Possible values: ['birmingham new street', 'bishops stortford', 'broxbourne', 'cambridge', 'ely', 'kings lynn', 'leicester', 'london kings cross', 'london liverpool street', 'norwich', 'peterborough', 'stansted airport', 'stevenage']
-Slot Name: attraction-area; Slot Description: area of the attraction; Possible values: ['centre', 'east', 'north', 'south', 'west']
-Slot Name: attraction-name; Slot Description: name of the attraction; Possible values: []
-Slot Name: attraction-type; Slot Description: type of the attraction; Possible values: ['architecture', 'boat', 'cinema', 'college', 'concerthall', 'entertainment', 'museum', 'multiple sports', 'nightclub', 'park', 'swimmingpool', 'theatre']
-Slot Name: restaurant-pricerange; Slot Description: price budget for the restaurant; Possible values: ['expensive', 'cheap', 'moderate']
-Slot Name: restaurant-area; Slot Description: area of the restaurant; Possible values: ['centre', 'east', 'north', 'south', 'west']
-Slot Name: restaurant-food; Slot Description: the cuisine of the restaurant; Possible values: []
-Slot Name: restaurant-name; Slot Description: name of the restaurant; Possible values: []
-Slot Name: restaurant-day; Slot Description: day of the restaurant booking; Possible values: ['monday', 'tuesday', 'wednesday', 'thursday', 'friday', 'saturday', 'sunday']
-Slot Name: restaurant-people; Slot Description: number of people for the restaurant booking; Possible values: ['1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8']
-Slot Name: restaurant-time; Slot Description: time of the restaurant booking, 24-hour standard time, e.g. 06:00, 18:30; Possible values: []
-Slot Name: hospital-department; Slot Description: department of the hospital; Possible values: []
-Slot Name: taxi-leaveat; Slot Description: leaving time of taxi, 24-hour standard time, e.g. 06:00, 18:30; Possible values: []
-Slot Name: taxi-destination; Slot Description: destination of taxi; Possible values: []
-Slot Name: taxi-departure; Slot Description: departure location of taxi; Possible values: []
-Slot Name: taxi-arriveby; Slot Description: arrival time of taxi, 24-hour standard time, e.g. 06:00, 18:30; Possible values: []
-Slot Name: profile-name; Slot Description: the name of the user; Possible values: []
-Slot Name: profile-email; Slot Description: the email of the user; Possible values: []
-Slot Name: profile-idnumber; Slot Description: the idnumber of the user; Possible values: []
-Slot Name: profile-phonenumber; Slot Description: the phonenumber of the user; Possible values: []
-Slot Name: profile-platenumber; Slot Description: the platenumber of the user; Possible values: []
USER: Hello, I need some help.
SYSTEM: Okay, how can i help you.
USER: Yes, I'm looking for a train.