input question: M: Yes. I'm looking for information on courses in computer programming. I would need it for the fall semester. W: Do you want a day or evening course? M: Well, it would have to be an evening course since I work during the day. W: Aha. Have you taken any courses in data processing? M: No. W: Oh! Well, data processing is a course you have to take before you can take computer programming. M: Oh, I see. Well, when is it given? I hope it is not on Thursdays. W: Well, there's a class that meets on Monday evenings at 7. M: Just once a week? W: Yes. But that's almost 3 hours from 7 to 9:45. M: Oh! Well, that's alright. I could manage that. How many weeks does the course last? W: Mm, let me see. 12 weeks. You start the first week in September, and finish, oh, just before Christmas. December 21st. M: And how much is the course? W: That's 300 dollars including the necessary computer time. M: Ah-hum. Okay. Eh, where do I go to register? W: Registration is on the second and third of September between 6 and 9 in Frost Hall. M: Is that the round building behind the parking lot? W: Yes, that's the one. M: Oh, I know how to get there. Is there anything that I should bring with me? W: No, just your checkbook. M: Well, thank you very much. W: You're very welcome. Bye! M: Bye! What was said before this conversation????
output answer: W: Hello, Parkson College. May I help you?
M: There must be some mistake. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: W: John's been dismissed for stealing.
Q: W: It's very hot and humid. M: Quite different from the forecast. W: The weather changes often at this time of the year. It's possible to cool down in the late afternoon. M: How are the summers here generally? W: They are usually hot and rainy. M: I have been here for about a month. It's very hot and humid. W: It's just June now. The rainy season hasn't arrived yet. M: What shall we do today? Good weekends shouldn't be wasted. W: What about swimming? M: That's a great idea. What was said before this conversation?
A: M: How is the weather today?
Question: M: Well, don't worry. We have twenty minutes to get there. What was said before this conversation?
Answer: F: Come on, John. The play starts at seven thirty.
[Q]: M: You'd better not. It is not good for your health. What was said before this conversation?
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[A]: W: I'll stay up playing computer games tonight.
Problem: Given the question: M: Well, there are essentially domestic stories. We don't cover international stories. We don't cover party politics or economics. We do issues of general social concern to our British audience. They can be anything from the future of the health service to the way the environment is going downhill. W: How do you choose the topic? Do you choose one because it's what the public wants to know about or because it's what you feel the public ought to know about? M: I think it's a mixture of both. Sometimes you have a strong feeling that something is important and you want to see it examined and you want to contribute to a public debate. Sometimes people come to you with things they are worried about and they can be quite small things. They can be a story about corruption in local government, something they cannot quite understand, why it doesn't seem to be working out properly, like they are not having their litter collected properly or the dustbins emptied. W: How do you know that you've got a really successful program? One that is just right for the time? M: I think you get a sense about it after working in it in a number of years. You know which stories are going to get the attention. They are going to be published just the point when the public are concerned about that. What was said before this conversation?
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The answer is:
W: You're the editor of Public Eye. What kind of topics does your program cover?