{"id":"lang-english-phrases-teacher-conference","audience":"parents","category":"language-learning","technique":"context","track":"study","title":"Practice simple English for a parent-teacher conference","free":false,"task":"You're a parent learning English and have a parent-teacher conference next week. Get exactly 5 numbered English sentences you can say, one for each of your concerns, each under 12 words and using simple A2 words, with the Spanish meaning in parentheses after each. Under 130 words, plain text. Only include what you really want to ask, and use your daughter's teacher's correct name.","materialLabel":"Your notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"MIS NOTAS (Rosa Delgado) - conference Tuesday 4:15 p.m.\n\nMi hija: Valentina, 3rd grade, Maple Street Elementary\nTeacher: Mr. Hayes -> no! Mr. Hayes was last year. This year it's Ms. Patel.\n\nLo que quiero decir / preguntar:\n1. How is Valentina doing in reading? (she says reading is hard)\n2. She has a peanut allergy - does the teacher know? (I put it on the form in August)\n3. The bus comes very late some days. Who do I call?\n4. I want to help at home. What can we practice?\n5. Can I get notes from school in Spanish?\n\nNot this time: the field trip money (I already paid)\n\nMy English: I understand more than I can say. Short sentences are best for me. Level A2 in my class at the library.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":5},{"type":"maxWords","max":130},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Getting a generic list","why":"The AI gives 15 or 20 general conference phrases that miss your real questions.","fix":"Add: \"Exactly 5 sentences, one per concern in my notes.\"","checks":["numberedItems","r0"]},{"title":"No translation","why":"The AI writes only English, so you can't check what you're saying.","fix":"Add: \"Put the Spanish meaning in parentheses after each sentence.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Wrong teacher name","why":"The AI may use Mr. Hayes, the first name in your notes.","fix":"Add: \"The teacher is Ms. Patel.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total and it often lands 20% over.","fix":"Cap each sentence: \"each under 12 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Forgetting where it's going","why":"AI adds bold and headings that show up as stray symbols in a printed card to take with you.","fix":"Add: \"Plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Uses your concerns","patterns":["concern","notes","my questions","one (per|for each)"]},{"label":"Asks for Spanish","patterns":["spanish","español","parenthes","translat"]},{"label":"Uses the right name","patterns":["patel"]},{"label":"Keeps it simple","patterns":["a2","simple","easy","short"]},{"label":"Sets a length limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)","under \\d+"]}],"hint":"Practice works when it's the sentences you'll really say. Tell the AI your level, which concerns to cover, the teacher's name, and to add the Spanish meaning.","rubricLabels":["The 5 sentences cover reading, the peanut allergy, the late bus, practice at home, and notes in Spanish, and none is about the field trip money","Each English sentence is followed by its Spanish meaning in parentheses","Any sentence that names the teacher uses Ms. Patel (not Mr. Hayes)"]}