Teacher:In this task, you will be given a short story. One sentence from the story is chosen. Consider the likely emotions and basic human drives of the participants in that sentence. Does any of these states of mind/feelings motivate the participant to do what happens in that sentence? You should write your answer in the form " A >Motivates> B". Try to use phrases and sentences from the story to compose your answer when possible. For the motivation sentence, you must choose a verb from :feel(s), want(s) or like(s). There will always be some motivation in the given story.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: story: Michael has liked alicia for years. He was always too scared to confess. One day when they went out to the movies, he confessed to her. She did not like him that way. They hardly talk now.
 selected sentence: They hardly talk now.
Student:
Alicia and Michael want(s) to stay away from each other >Motivates> Alicia and Michael hardly talk