Level 3 · Reading series
Lesson 22 · The Prompt That Changed the Plan
Audio track 22
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Our class wanted a booth at the school festival. When I asked an AI tool for ideas, it suggested a photo contest and a quiz. They sounded fine, but our room was small, and we had almost no budget.
I tried again: “Suggest an activity for a small classroom. It should cost little, take five minutes, and let visitors work together.” This time, the tool suggested a puzzle made from reused paper.
We tested the idea with four classmates. The puzzle took too long, so we changed its rules and made the pieces larger. The final booth was ours, not the tool's. The better question helped us begin, but watching real visitors helped us finish.
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Chinese translation
我们班想在校园节开一个活动摊位。我请 AI 工具出主意，它建议办摄影比赛和知识问答。听起来都不错，可我们的教室很小，预算也几乎没有。
我换了个问法：‘请推荐适合小教室的活动，花钱少，五分钟能完成，还能让来的人一起合作。’这一次，工具建议用废纸做一个拼图。
我们请四位同学试玩，发现拼图耗时太长，于是修改规则，把拼图块做大。最后的摊位是我们自己设计出来的，不是工具替我们完成的。问得更具体帮我们迈出了第一步；观察真实参与者，才帮我们把活动做成。
Key words and expressions
Key terms have Chinese explanations. Hover over dotted words in the English passage for word help and pronunciation when available.
- booth
- 摊位；校园节上的活动区域。
- suggest
- 建议；工具最初给出两种活动。
- budget
- 预算；班级几乎没有活动经费。
- cost little
- 花费少；方案不能依赖昂贵材料。
- visitor
- 来访者、参与者；要让他们一起动手。
- work together
- 共同合作；拼图活动需要多人参与。
- reused paper
- 再利用的纸张；用废纸制作拼图。
- test an idea
- 测试想法；先让四位同学试玩。
- take too long
- 耗时太长；原方案超过预期。
- rule
- 规则；小组根据测试结果修改玩法。
Background notes (Chinese)
提出预算、场地、时长和参与方式等条件，能让建议更贴近实际。但好点子还需要试玩：四位同学的反馈让小组发现了时间问题，并调整规则。