Pratica di Shadowing: Improve Your English Pronunciation with the Shadowing Method - Impara a parlare inglese con YouTube

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They say that shadowing improves your English accent.
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They say that shadowing improves your English accent.
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But how?
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If you want clearer pronunciation and a more natural accent,
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then today I'm going to show you how to shadow in a way that no one else is teaching.
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And since I'm at my lovely home,
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come inside with me and let's shadow.
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Shadowing is when you listen to someone speaking and you repeat what they say as closely as possible.
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This is one of the best and quickest ways to improve your English speaking.
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So as you first watch this video,
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I'm gonna show you vocabulary around my house and I want you to first listen.
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Pay attention to my pronunciation,
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my tone of voice, and even my body language.
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Then I'm going to repeat a second time
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and I'll show you a close-up shot of my mouth so that you can see the shape of my mouth,
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the shape of my jaw,
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my lips, my tongue, to make shadowing as easy as possible for you.
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Ready?
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Let's go.
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This is a bookshelf.
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It's made up of many shelves.
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There are books on the shelves.
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I brought these books from my hometown York back in England.
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Now let's shadow what I just said.
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This is a bookshelf.
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It's made up of many shelves.
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There are books on the shelves.
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I brought these books from my hometown York.
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Back in England.
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Good.
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Remember to pay attention to shelf and shelves.
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Again, shelf and shelves.
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Good.
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This is a rug.
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I'm sitting on the rug and holding a mug.
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We bought this rug and this mug about five months ago
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when we moved in to our new home and they add a a pop of colour to the house.
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They make it feel more creative.
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We bought this rug and this mug about five months ago when we moved into our home.
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They add a pop of colour to the house.
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And they make it feel more creative.
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Guys, remember to pay attention to rug and mug.
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Can you say them fast?
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A bug on a rug found a mug on a rug,
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and the bug and the mug on the rug had a hug.
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If you can say that, you're a legend.
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That is the ceiling.
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Our ceiling is quite high.
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Actually, I like that about our house.
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It makes it feel spacious.
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Up here you can see a glass roof,
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and we call that a roof light.
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The roof light lets in the sunlight,
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which keeps our plants happy.
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Do you know what else keeps our plants happy?
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A good drink.
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I love this.
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This is our tap and it also serves as a plant waterer, a hose pipe.
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It's raining inside.
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That's enough water for you Mr. Cheeseplant.
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Time to shadow.
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That is the ceiling.
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Our ceiling is quite high.
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Actually, I like that about this house.
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It makes it feel spacious.
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Up here, you can see a glass roof.
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And we call that a roof light.
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It lets in the sunlight,
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which keeps our plants happy.
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Now, two words to pay attention to here.
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Ceiling and roof.
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Good.
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Quick notes, a ceiling is on the inside of the house and a roof is on the outside of a house.
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This is a kettle.
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I just boiled the kettle.
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This kettle has a black handle and it's made of glass, plastic and metal.
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A very British way to say boil the kettle is to pop the kettle on.
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I just popped the kettle on.
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This is a kettle.
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I just boiled the kettle.
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This kettle has a black handle,
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and it's made of glass, plastic and metal.
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A very British way to say boil the kettle is to pop the kettle on.
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I just popped the kettle on.
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Now, something to notice when you are listening to English speakers.
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They drop the T.
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So, I would say kettle.
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Kettle.
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Instead of kettle.
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This is just for your listening.
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I would encourage you to say kettle.
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That's the proper way.
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Another one to notice is it's made of becomes it's made of.
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It's made of.
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This mug, it's made of ceramic.
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What are you doing in my microwave?
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Get out of here.
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This is a microwave, and I use it to heat up my food.
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In the UK, a lot of people eat microwave meals,
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because they're cheap and convenient.
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This is the microwave.
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I use it to heat up my food.
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In the UK, a lot of people eat microwave meals.
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Because they're cheap and convenient.
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Okay, with this one, we're going to practice word stress.
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Not that stress.
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Microwave.
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Microwave.
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Good.
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Next one.
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Convenient.
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Convenient.
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Convenient.
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Again, convenient.
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Together, it's convenient to cook food in a microwave.
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Good.
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You are a star.
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This is a canvas, and the canvas is hanging on the wall.
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On the canvas, there is a painting of a dog.
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She's wearing yellow sunglasses, a pink headscarf,
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and she looks very chic.
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There is a chick on her shoulder.
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Chang painted this with acrylic paints.
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This is a canvas.
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The canvas is hanging on the wall.
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On the canvas, there's a painting of a dog.
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She's wearing yellow sunglasses and a pink headscarf.
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She looks chic.
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There is a chick on her shoulder.
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Chang painted this with acrylic paints.
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Good job.
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For this one, there were two similar words.
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Chic and chick.
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Can you hear the difference?
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Chic and chick.
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One more time.
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Sh- Chic.
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And it means cool, groovy.
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And then chick.
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Chick.
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Which is a baby chicken.
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Try this one.
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She's a chic chick.
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She's a chic chick.
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Can you say it fast?
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She's a chic chick.
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If you like this video and you want to practice shadowing further,
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I just released a shadowing tool on SproutLanguage.com.
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Let me show you.
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So first I'm gonna go to settings and choose the speed for J.I.
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I'll choose slower.
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I'll click shadowing and type in home.
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When I'm talking with J.I.
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I can click this button here to reveal the text.
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I can click the turtle button to make him speak more slowly.
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And now I can select any language to translate the text.
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My home is a lovely place.
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My home is a lovely place.
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Two thousand years later.
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Yep, alright.
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See you later.
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What a guy.
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If you want to practise with J.I.,
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you can download the Sprout app on your phone and start practising today from your sofa,
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from the comfort of your own home.
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Thank you guys.
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I hope you found this video useful and I'll see you in the next one.

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Contesto e Antefatti

Il metodo di shadowing è una tecnica innovativa e altamente efficace per imparare l'inglese con youtube e migliorare la pronuncia. Questo approccio coinvolge l'ascolto di un parlante nativo e la ripetizione immediata delle frasi, cercando di imitare non solo le parole, ma anche il tono e l'intonazione. Nel video, il relatore utilizza il proprio ambiente domestico come sfondo per presentare vocaboli chiave e frasi utili, rendendo l'apprendimento interattivo e coinvolgente. Attraverso il shadow speech, gli studenti possono affinare le proprie abilità linguistiche in modo divertente e stimolante.

Le 5 Frasi Chiave per la Comunicazione Quotidiana

  • "This is a bookshelf. It's made up of many shelves."
  • "There are books on the shelves."
  • "We bought this rug and this mug about five months ago."
  • "They add a pop of colour to the house."
  • "Our ceiling is quite high."

Queste frasi sono essenziali per arricchire il proprio vocabolario quotidiano ed esercitarsi nella pronuncia corretta. Utilizzando queste espressioni in contesti reali, potrai facilitare le interazioni e comunicare in modo più autentico, migliorando il tuo shadowspeak.

Guida Passo-passo al Metodo di Shadowing

Per affrontare la difficoltà di questo video e migliorare la tua abilità di shadow speak, segui questi passi:

  1. Ascolta attentamente: Guardo il video per la prima volta e concentrati sulla pronuncia e sul tono del relatore.
  2. Ripeti in tempo reale: Durante la seconda visione, inizia a ripetere immediatamente le frasi, cercando di imitare il ritmo e l’intonazione.
  3. Osserva i dettagli fisici: Fai attenzione alla mimica del relatore, alla forma della bocca e ai movimenti della lingua, specialmente nelle parole difficili.
  4. Pratica la fluidità: Esercitati a pronunciare frasi come "A bug on a rug found a mug on a rug" per migliorare la tua velocità e precisione.
  5. Registra e riascolta: Fai delle registrazioni delle tue pratiche di shadowing e ascoltale per identificare aree di miglioramento.

Utilizzando il metodo di shadowing, potrai notevolmente migliorare la tua pronuncia e costruire una consapevolezza più profonda della lingua inglese. Non dimenticare di integrare queste tecniche nel tuo percorso di imparare l'inglese con youtube, e osserva i progressi!

Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?

Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.

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