Unit 2.2: Task

Swap weak verbs like "help" and "do" for precise ones like "rewrite", "shorten" and "compare".

"Help me with my CV" is a real request, and an AI will do something. But what? Rewrite it? Check the spelling? Make it shorter? Add skills? The AI picks one, and it might not be yours. In Level 1 you put the verb first. In Level 2 you choose a better verb.

help, do, make it nice වගේ verbs වලින් AI එකට හරියටම කරන්න ඕන මොකක්ද කියලා තේරෙන්නේ නෑ. rewrite, shorten, compare, proofread වගේ නිශ්චිත verbs පාවිච්චි කළාම, AI එක කරන්නේ ඔයාට ඕන වැඩේමයි.

Weak verbs and precise verbs

Weak	Precise	What the AI does
help me with	proofread	fixes spelling and grammar only
	rewrite	says the same thing in new words
	shorten / expand	makes it shorter / longer
	summarise	keeps only the main points
look at	review	gives you comments, doesn't change it
	compare	shows how two things are different
do something / make	draft	writes a first version you will edit
	suggest	gives you options to choose from
make it nice	simplify	makes it easier to read
	format	changes the layout, not the words

විශේෂයෙන්ම proofread සහ rewrite අතර වෙනස මතක තියාගන්න. proofread කිව්වම AI එක වැරදි විතරක් හදනවා, ඔයාගේ වචන එහෙමම තියෙනවා. rewrite කිව්වම මුළු දේම අලුතෙන් ලියනවා.

Precise tasks

Proofread my assignment. Fix only the mistakes; don't change my words.
Rewrite the dish descriptions on this menu to be shorter.
Review my Upwork profile and list three things to improve.
Compare these two job offers.
Suggest ten names for our new shop.

One main task, or numbered steps

If you need several things, number them. The AI does them in order and is less likely to forget one.

Clear

Here is my cover letter.

Proofread it.
Then shorten it to under 200 words.
Then suggest a better first sentence.

Before and after

In your world

Unclear

Help me with my research proposal

Clear

Review the research question in my proposal and suggest three ways to make it narrower.

Quick check

Tap an answer. Nothing is saved.

You want your words, with the mistakes fixed.
You want only the main points of a long report.
You want comments, not changes.
Which task is precise?

Your turn

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Take something you would normally ask with "help me with…". Rewrite it with a precise verb from the table. Add context from Unit 2.1 if it helps.

Your prompt

Score it: 0, 1 or 2 for each.

Clarity
AI එකට කරන්න ඕන දේ පැහැදිලිද?
Completeness
අවශ්‍ය විස්තර ඔක්කොම තියෙනවද?
Structure
කොටස් හරි පිළිවෙළටද?
Internationally clear
ලංකාවෙන් පිට කෙනෙක්ටත් තේරෙනවද?

Total: 0 / 8

Side quest

Send the same text twice, once with proofread and once with rewrite. Compare how much changed.

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