input question: W: It looks pretty good. Are you also majoring in Elementary Education? M: Yes. I can use this to fulfill the requirement for my course. W: Have you finished the first assignment yet? M: Not yet. I just bought the books today. How about you? W: I started this afternoon. It's great fun reading those wonderful children stories by Doctor Seuss. M: Doctor Seuss? I don't remember seeing his name on the reading list. W: His full name's Theodore Seuss Geisel. You can find this name on the reading list. Doctor Seuss is his pen name. M: I love reading those stories as a child. It'll be interesting to read them now from a different point of view. I guess they'll give me a good idea of how children think. W: Those stories are also great for classroom use. M: How's that? W: Well, take a typical Doctor Seuss's book like The Cat in the Hat. It has a controlled vocabulary of only two hundred words. M: So that means the children get lots of practices using a small number of words over and over again. W: Exactly. In fact The Cat in the Hat was written mainly to show how a controlled-vocabulary book could also be interesting and fun. M: Well, it sounds as though this course is also going to be interesting and fun. I think I'll get started on those readings tonight. What was said before this conversation????
output answer: M: Hi, Helen, what do you think of our class in Children's Literature?
M: They mustn't have got in that way. I locked it. W: What about the windows? The bathroom window is open. Surely they must have climbed through that. M: Yeah. Wow, the television is gone. W: They must have had a car or a truck. M: My camera's here, but the radio's gone. Nothing else has been stolen. All your jeweler is here, but our daughter's toy is broken. W: Thank goodness. They can't have been here long. M: No, I think we must have disturbed them. They must have heard us coming and got out of the bathroom window quickly. W: Yes, well, hurry up. We'd better phone the police. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: W: Oh god! Look at the mess. Somebody's broken in. The back door's open.
Q: M: Oh, yes, I was standing outside my house. W: Do you remember what time it happened? M: Yes, it was 4: 30 by my watch. W: Good. Now, was the truck going fast? M: Yes. Well, perhaps the driver thought the light was changing to green. But it was red. W: Are you sure, Mr. White? M: Yes, absolutely sure. W: Then the truck hit the taxi, did it? M: Yes, with much noise. Then I called the police. W: Well, thanks a lot, Mr. White. Good-bye. M: Good-bye. What was said before this conversation?
A: W: Now, Mr White, did you see the accident clearly?
Question: M: 6.50 dollars for each. But 12 dollars for two. They are really nice. What was said before this conversation?
Answer: W: They are very nice shirts. How much are they?
[Q]: M: Hello. Is that Jean? W: Yes, speaking. M: There is a really good film on at the cinema this week. It's called "Sounds Forever". Would you like to come and see it with me on Wednesday evening? W: No. I'm afraid I can't. I'm going to play at a concert at London University on Wednesday. M: What about Friday then? W: That would be great. Yes, I'd love to. What time does it start? M: At 7:00 pm. Would you like to go for a drink first? W: Yes, fine. Is six o'clock OK? We can meet outside the cinema. M: OK. See you on Friday then. Bye. What was said before this conversation?
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[A]: W: 4373811.
Problem: Given the question: W: Well, I couldn't stand them either at first. But now I've come to like modern art, particularly those sculptures carved by Italian artists. What was said before this conversation?
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The answer is:
M: Those modern sculptures over there are really weird. Don't you think so?