input question: W: I had words with Jack just now. M: Come to the point. Why did you argue? W: When I asked him to clean up the bedroom, he didn't listen and left his dirty clothes everywhere. M: So you lost your temper? W: Yes. How could I bear it? M: I hope you'll patch up soon. You should respect each other. W: If he doesn't apologize to me, I won't forgive him. What was said before this conversation????
output answer: M: What's the matter with you? You look angry.
M: Yes, I told the Johnsons that we'd be gone for two weeks. They promise to keep an eye on the house for us. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: W: Did you turn off the lights and check the locks on all the doors?
Q: M: At first, they wanted to hear our harmony. We sang to them and they really liked to. So they decided that it would be best to put us together as a group. W: What are some of the distinctive features of your music? M: We have a variety of different songs; we have four different styles: soft rock, slow music, love songs and country music. But we are most at home with soft rock. I really like our voices merged together and I like how it sounds. Actually, there is a song called Studying. Our company really likes the song because it represents our voice. W: What would you like to bring to the audience through your music? M: I'd like to recommend our first song to everyone. The name of the song is Believe. The main idea we want to share is that we want to tell everyone you have to believe in yourself before people can believe in you. Actually we want to bring our music to everyone and make everyone happy. Music is something all around you. You can listen to music and you can feel what the music says. What was said before this conversation?
A: W: You two are quite different. How did your company put you two together as a team?
Question: M: To dinner? What for? W: I have passed my driving test! M: Congratulations! I'm really glad to hear that. W: Thank you! I have been preparing for it for half a year, you know. And I've made it at last. M: So, where shall we have our dinner? W: How about the Friendship Hotel? I like the food and service there. M: I agree. I'll take you there in my car. W: Fine. Let's go at half past six. What was said before this conversation?
Answer: W: Hi, John! I'd like to invite you to dinner this evening.
[Q]: W: Yes. I went to New York to attend a summer course in English. M: Wow. You were lucky. How long did you stay there? W: About 50 days. I went there on July 5th and came back on August 25th. M: How about the course? W: The course was very good. The teachers were nice. They taught us to listen, speak, read and write in English, but it was mostly speaking. One interesting thing I found was that the American classes are different from our classes here because the students have a lot more freedom. You can sit anywhere you like in the classroom. You can ask the teachers questions at any time during the class, and you are welcome to share your ideas with the class. I really like this kind of class. M: How interesting! Maybe our teacher should try that. What was said before this conversation?
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[A]: M: Hi, Jane. It's nice to see you again. I heard that you went to the US during the vacation.
Problem: Given the question: W: Very simple. Take digital photos of youth culture and send them to my company. It's called Look-Look. M: What kind of company is it? W: It's a youth culture marketing and trend forecasting firm in Hollywood. I'm one of Look-Look's 65,000 trendspotters worldwide. M: Look-Look gets a lot of information about the ever-shifting tastes of the youth market by these images. W: Yes, its clients are mostly companies. They get information about trends from Look-Look and develop their products. They also use the images of Look-Look on their websites to impress young people and promote their newly designed products. M: But are there any people who don't like their pictures to be used on the website? W: I always have my subjects' permission before I take their pictures and put up their images onto Look-Look.com. M: Where do you find your best subjects? W: At school, in the park, at local supermarkets and near many music clubs. M: What is difficult about this job? W: To catch our original styles because so many young people try hard to stand out. You have to be able to find the difference between someone who is copying trends and someone who is truly inventing a new look. M: Thank you for talk with us, Emily. What was said before this conversation?
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The answer is:
M: Emily, what do you do as a trendspotter?