L13

L13. Tell me a story about a girl who has no friends at school ... . The story should be comprehensible to beginning learners of English.
Note: Any word, phrase, sentence or paragraph that I consider to be wrong is shown in red. And any text I consider to be questionable is followed by a question mark: questionable.

Request 1: Tell me a story about a girl who has no friends at school until a new Chinese girl joins her class and they find that they have similar interests and personalities. The story should be comprehensible to beginning learners of English.

Response 1: Once upon a time, there was a girl named Lily who lived in a small town. She went to school every day, but she didn't have any friends. Lily liked to read books and draw pictures, but the other kids in her class didn't seem interested in those things.

One day, a new girl named Mei-Ling came to their school. Mei-Ling was from China, and she didn't speak much English. Lily was nervous about talking to her, but she decided to say hello.

To Lily's surprise, Mei-Ling was interested in the same things as she was. They both loved to read stories about dragons and draw pictures of animals. They even had similar personalities - both were shy at first, but funny and kind once they got to know someone.

As the days went on, Lily and Mei-Ling became great friends. They shared their favorite books and drawings with each other, and even started teaching each other some words in their languages. Lily was no longer lonely at school, and she was grateful to have found such a good friend in Mei-Ling.

From that day on, Lily learned that it's always worth taking a chance to talk to someone new. You never know who might share your interests and become a great friend.

This nice little story is probably beyond a true beginner. But the true beginner could always ask ChatGPT to help understand various parts of the story or to translate the whole story into the native language.

Request 2: Rewrite the story such that someone with advanced proficiency in English would have no trouble understanding the vocabulary and complex grammar structures.

Response 2: Once upon a time, there existed a girl named Lily who resided in a small town. She would attend school on a daily basis, but unfortunately, she lacked companionship amongst her peers. Her fondness for reading and drawing did not resonate with the other children in her class, as they appeared uninterested.

One day, a fresh face by the name of Mei-Ling arrived at their school. Mei-Ling originated from China and possessed a limited English vocabulary. Although Lily was apprehensive about conversing with her, she decided to extend a warm greeting.

Lily was pleasantly surprised when she discovered Mei-Ling had identical interests to hers. Both girls shared a love for dragon stories and sketching animals. In addition, they shared comparable personalities - they both exhibited shyness initially, but possessed a humorous and compassionate demeanor once they had formed a bond with someone.

As the days progressed, Lily and Mei-Ling formed a deep friendship. They exchanged their favorite books and artwork with one another and even commenced teaching each other new words in their respective languages. Lily was no longer lonely during her school days and expressed gratitude towards Mei-Ling for becoming such a wonderful friend.

Lily learned that taking a chance and communicating with a new acquaintance could result in finding someone who shared the same passions and could become a great friend.

Yes, this clearly has more advanced grammar and vocabulary.

General comment
This is another of the tasks that ChatGPT is very good at.