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Narrator: Every winter, Britain’s roads face a quiet enemy.
Narrator: Water seeps into cracks, freezes, expands and breaks the surface apart.
Narrator: The result is a pothole.
Narrator: A pothole is a hole in the surface of a road, caused by weather and traffic.
Narrator: Hit one at speed, and you may damage a tyre or a wheel.
Narrator: Cyclists fear them even more.
Narrator: The word has a second meaning: a deep hole worn into rock by water.
Narrator: Potholers are people who explore such caves for sport.
Narrator: On the road or underground, a pothole is a hole worth avoiding.
Speaker A: Sorry I am late. I hit a massive pothole on Station Road.
Speaker B: Oh no. Is the car all right?
Speaker A: The front tyre burst. I had to wait for the recovery van.
Speaker B: That road is full of potholes. It has been for months.
Speaker A: Someone should report it to the council.
Speaker B: You can do it online. It only takes a few minutes.
Speaker A: Could I claim for the tyre as well?
Speaker B: Possibly, if the pothole was already reported and ignored.
Speaker A: Right. I will take a photo of it on the way home.
Speaker B: Good idea. Just drive carefully this time.
Speaker B: Our council wants an AI assistant to help residents report potholes.
Speaker A: Then the prompt must collect the right details every time.
Speaker B: Location, size and any damage caused.
Speaker A: List them clearly so the model asks for each one.
Prompt: You help residents report road potholes. Ask for the street name, the nearest landmark, and the approximate size of the pothole.
Speaker B: Some people will be angry. How should it respond?
Speaker A: Set a calm, polite tone.
Prompt: Stay calm and polite. Acknowledge any frustration in one sentence before asking questions.
Speaker B: And the final output?
Speaker A: Make it structured so staff can process it.
Prompt: When all details are collected, output a summary with the fields location, landmark, size and damage.
Speaker B: Clean reports, happier residents.
Speaker A: And fewer potholes, hopefully.
Pothole — meaning in Arabic & definition More P courses GL Dictionary