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Unit 4.1: Long documents

Summarise, question and compare long texts, contracts, circulars and reports, without letting the AI fill the gaps.

A job contract from an agent. A school circular. A bank's loan terms. A 40-page research paper for your degree. Long documents are where AI saves the most time, and where a wrong answer costs the most. In this unit you learn a way of working, not a single prompt.

The workflow

Working with a long document

  1. ContextWho you are and why you are reading it: "I am about to sign this contract for a job in Malaysia."
  2. TaskStep 1: map it. Step 2: question it. Step 3: check the answers against the text.
  3. ConstraintsUse only this document. Quote the exact words. Say "the document doesn't say" when it doesn't.
  4. FormatA short list or a table, with the section number for each point.

Step 1: Map it

Clear
List the sections of this contract, with one line on what each section covers.

A map tells you where things are, and shows you quickly if the AI has read the whole document. If the list stops at section 6 and the contract has 12, it didn't.

Step 2: Question it

Ask about the things that matter to you, one or two at a time:

Questions for a job contract

  • What does it say about working hours and overtime pay? Quote the sentences.
  • Who pays for the air ticket home, and when?
  • What happens if I leave before the contract ends?
  • Is there anything about holding my passport?
  • List anything in this contract that is unusual or unfair to the worker.

Step 3: Make it quote

The most important constraint for documents: quote the exact words, and say when the document is silent. A summary can quietly add things that aren't there. A quote can be checked.

Clear
Use only this document. For each answer, quote the exact sentence and give the section number. If the document doesn't mention something, say "The document doesn't say."

Comparing documents

Clear
Compare these two job offers in a table with the columns: Salary, Hours per week, Overtime, Housing, Air ticket, Contract length. Write "not stated" where an offer doesn't say.

"Not stated" matters. Without it, the AI may fill an empty cell with what is usual, and you will think the offer promised it.

Before and after

In your world

Unclear
summarise this research paper
Clear
I am writing a literature review on rural poverty in Sri Lanka. From this paper, list: the research question, the method, the sample size, and the main finding. Quote the sentence for each, with the page number. Say "not stated" if the paper doesn't give it.

Quick check

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  1. What is a good first request for a long document?

  2. Which constraint lets you check the answer?

  3. Why ask for "not stated" in a comparison?

Your turn

Your turn

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Choose a long document in your life: a contract, a circular, terms and conditions, a chapter. Write the first two requests you would send: one to map it, one to question it, with the quoting rule.

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

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Level 4 · Real projects

B1 to B2. Finish real tasks with AI, from a CV to a Facebook page.

Unit 4.2: CV and interview

Build an honest CV from your own facts, fit it to one job, and practise the interview out loud.

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The workflowStep 1: Map itStep 2: Question itStep 3: Make it quoteComparing documentsBefore and afterQuick checkYour turn