Task: Question Answering
Input (English): For some reason I suddenly remembered those the other day when we were back - to - school shoe shopping for Emma . I asked her if she wanted to decorate a pair of white sneakers herself and she was totally for it . I explained that she would need to do her very best drawing , not rush , and probably think about and practice it all before she started decorating the shoes . I showed her some of my favorite pairs so she could get an idea of what we were talking about . 
Question: Why were we back - to - school shoe shopping for Emma ?
Output (English): Emma needed new shoes for school .