Example Interface - Generate Tourist Information Dialogue Utterances

In this experiment, you will produce example utterances that a tourist information system might say to someone looking for information about a venue in Cambridge. In the second part, you will be asked to indicate which word is associated with which meaning, as in this example. The overall goal of this experiment is to improve what our current tourist information system says. Participants must be native speakers of British or American English, and please do not complete more than 15 HITs from this batch.

Instructions -- please read carefully:

  • For each table below, please do carefully read the description of the intended meaning and the examples provided, and then think of an utterance conveying every aspects of that meaning in a natural, polite and concise way. Make sure your utterance refers to all concepts, as you will be asked to indicate which words correspond to which concept in the second part of this HIT.
  • All underlined phrases must be copied exactly in the utterance. For all other concepts, feel free to use the most natural synonyms. For example, if the meaning description includes the concept area(city_centre), there has to be a phrase or word in the utterance expressing that the venue is in the centre of the city, but it does not have to be city centre. Do not use underscores.
  • The concepts are presented in random order, you have to decide in what order they should appear in the utterance.
  • Please do use the appropriate punctuation, i.e. commas, fullstops or question marks.
  • Try to use international expressions (e.g. avoid using 'downtown', 'mall' or 'eatery').
  • The following areas are not proper nouns: area(city_centre) indicates the centre of the city, area(riverside) indicates a venue near the river.

Utterances to produce:

 
1. Offer the venue The Fleur Bar and Bistro and provide the information near(Fort Saint George), area(riverside), type(place_to_eat), pricerange(expensive)

First, make sure you understand the following examples (please use a different phrasing if possible):

  • Offer the venue Kasbah and provide the information address(37, Mill road), area(Romsey), type(restaurant), phone(01224313135):
    The Kasbah is a restaurant in the Romsey area. It is located on 37, Mill road and its phone number is 01224313135.
  • Offer the venue Savino's and provide the information area(riverside), children_allowed, type(cafe), has_food:
    Savino's is a cafe along the river which provides food and allows children.


 
2. Tell the user that there are no venues matching the constraints type(type_of_transport), area(Cherry Hinton)

First, make sure you understand the following examples (please use a different phrasing if possible):

  • Tell the user that there are no venues matching the constraints area(riverside), type(hotel), pricerange(cheap), has_internet_connection:
    There are no cheap hotels with internet access on the riverside.
  • Tell the user that there are no venues matching the constraints food(Delivery_take_away), type(restaurant), pricerange(expensive):
    I am sorry but there is no information about a restaurant providing take-away deliveries in the expensive price range.


 
3. Offer the venue Old Schools and provide the information near(The Agora at the Copper Kettle), type(place_to_see)

First, make sure you understand the following examples (please use a different phrasing if possible):

  • Offer the venue Charlie Chan and provide the information near(The Regal), area(city_centre), type(place_to_eat):
    Charlie Chan is a place to eat in the centre of town, near The Regal.
  • Offer the venue Greens Health Club and provide the information type(place_to_play_sport), sport_type(gym), area(Romsey):
    Greens Health Club is a sport facility in Romsey with a gym.


 
4. Offer the venue The Eagle and provide the information type(bar) and mention that there is no information for the attribute(s) has_internet, pricerange
(note: concepts starting with has can only be true or false, e.g. has_food means that the venue serves food, not(has_food) that it does not)

First, make sure you understand the following examples (please use a different phrasing if possible):

  • Offer the venue Greens Health Club and provide the information type(place_to_play_sport), sport_type(gym), area(Romsey):
    Greens Health Club is a sport facility in Romsey with a gym.
  • Offer the venue Savino's and provide the information area(riverside), children_allowed, type(cafe), has_food:
    Savino's is a cafe along the river which provides food and allows children.


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