Shadowing Practice: IELTS Speaking Part 1 Masterclass | IELTS with Charles - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Today we're going to be focusing on part one.
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Remember, if you have a strong start to the IELTS test, I promise you your confidence will develop.
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So part one normally lasts around four to five minutes.
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They will ask you a number of questions, but try to aim to give answers that are not too long.
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Don't overthink it.
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Remember, aim for around 15 to 25 seconds per answer.
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On some occasions, you might push that up to 30, but don't be afraid if the examiner interrupts you.
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Team, for IELTS part one, I need you to imagine that you're having a conversation with a friend.
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I want you to have that natural passion, enthusiasm, and intonation in your voice to be successful.
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But let's also share a few tips.
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Tip number one, if possible, try not to repeat the question when speaking.
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If they ask you, do you like the gym?
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Don't say, yes, I like the gym.
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We can say, yes, I absolutely love visiting the gym or I'm a big fan of visiting the gym.
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If you want to be even more natural, you can use phrases such as, well, it's a great question.
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Yes, I've always been a big fan of hitting the gym to work out and get a body to die for.
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Remember guys, if possible, try to paraphrase.
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Don't repeat the question.
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Next, always focus on topic-specific vocabulary.
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This is really important.
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In IELTS part one, there are so many topics they can ask you, but guys, there are certain hot topics.
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I will tell you them now.
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Work, study, hometown.
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This is a good one, hometown.
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Travel, hobbies, food and family.
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They may also ask you about your accommodation.
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So let's think about topic-specific vocabulary about the topic of your hometown.
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Now as you know my hometown is London.
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If I describe London as having good schools, friendly people and beautiful weather, it's okay but it's a little bit basic.
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Remember, lexical resource is 25% of your mark.
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Lexical resource just means wide range of vocabulary.
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So team, don't just say good schools, say a world-class education system.
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It's really nice.
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Next, don't just say that your hometown has lots of foreigners, say that it's multicultural.
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I love that word.
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Finally, don't say, oh there are lots of good jobs.
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You can say there are lots of prestigious jobs in fantastic global companies.
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Do you see?
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I'm not asking you to prepare thousands of words and use them unnaturally,
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but try to get some topic specific vocabulary about those topics.
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Moreover, think about grammar.
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Now team, I will tell you now, simple with no mistakes is always better than being really advanced
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and complicated with a huge amount of grammar structures and using them incorrect.
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So focus on making sure that your grammar is perfect.
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One thing I will tell you to be aware of, first is your tenses, especially the past tense.
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Make sure that you're confident with using that.
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Moreover, and here's a little secret, a really fantastic grammar structure you can use is which is important because?
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The important we can change to significant or special or wonderful or vital but this is a great structure.
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So if you say my hometown is a thriving metropolis that is very
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multicultural which is important because I can practice my English with handsome foreigners.
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Another one you can say Ho Chi Minh has lots of prestigious job opportunities
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which is vital because people can earn a high salary and have a better quality of life.
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I love that.
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If you want to talk about something being negative you can say which leads to Ho Chi Minh is very overcrowded,
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which leads to a very high cost of living, especially property prices.
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Secret grammar structures you can use.
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My next piece of advice is try not to list.
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If they ask you in the IELTS exam, who do you live with?
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A lot of students will be very nervous and say, oh, I live with my mum, my dad, my brother, my sister, my grandma, my granddad, my uncle, my auntie.
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If possible, try to use adjectives.
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I stay with my handsome dad, my stunning mum, and my cute wife.
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The people I love most in the world.
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We're using adjectives.
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If they ask you about your house, don't just say, I have a bedroom, a bathroom, a kitchen, a dining room.
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You can say no. Instead use phrases.
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Oh, I have a luxury kitchen where I love to cook for my stunning family.
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Or, I have a spacious master bedroom with an ensuite bathroom
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which is very comfortable it's beautiful moreover I have a balcony
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with a breathtaking view of the vibrant city of Ho Chi Minh City next tip try to remember don't list okay?
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Trying to speak in a really natural way.
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Next guys, one thing that students often ask me is can I give negative answers?
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And the answer to that is absolutely yes.
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Not everything has to be wonderful or amazing or fantastic.
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So if they ask you is there anything you dislike about your school?
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You can be honest.
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I would avoid using the word hate.
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Oh I really hated my teachers hate's a little bit strong.
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Better to say hmm I was not really keen on or I was not a big fan of something.
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That's a great one.
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Remember guys in part one you're just talking to a friend yeah.
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Smile.
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You can be honest.
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Tell the truth okay.
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For me I would say hmm to be honest I was
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not a big fan of the heavy workload due to the fact that it made me feel exhausted every day.
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Great tip guys, don't be scared to be negative sometimes.
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Next, and this is a top tip, please do not forget about the power of examples.
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In part one remember you can talk about yourself, your family, your friends.
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There are two great ways to give examples and I want to show them to you now.
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The first way is just to say for example last year
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or last week or last month then we can say in order to as well as.
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Second one is to say I can vividly remember
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when I was a child when I was younger and then tell a mini story.
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Let's look at a question now the question do you like to travel?
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Now you don't always have to say yes you can say absolutely.
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Absolutely I love nothing more than getting away from it all,
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not only because I can learn about new cultures but also I can try new mouth-watering cuisine. For example,
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last year I travelled to the majestic mountains of Dalat in
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order to try the delicious coffee as well as take photos of the breathtaking views.
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Do you see?
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I've given an example.
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I've supported my idea.
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The next way is to use the second technique.
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Let's say they ask you, do you like street markets?
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I would say yes, absolutely.
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I can vividly remember when I was younger, I visited street markets with my stunning grandma.
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We always used to go to Bunham market and I remember once she even bought me a Louis Vuitton handbag. Do you see?
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Two great ways to give examples in part one.
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I love that.
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Always impresses the examiner.
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Team, can I share with you a secret that high-level students use?
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A really beautiful technique is to compare the past to the present.
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This is excellent.
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So, you can say in the past, but now.
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Here's an example.
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Well, Charles, what is your favorite subject?
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Well, in the past I absolutely loved maths because it taught me critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
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But now I'm a big fan of English
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because in the future I dream of traveling around the world and exploring new cultures.
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For example, I would love to visit King Charles and enjoy drinking a cup of tea with him in the royal palace.
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Team, you notice I'm combining the new strategy in the past,
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now and even a little bit in the future and I'm showing my sense of humour.
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I want to have tea with King Charles, is that realistic?
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No, but I'm showing my sense of humour just like a native.
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If you can make the examiner laugh in the IELTS test.
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You will be a one in a million.
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So I encourage you to do this.
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Don't be afraid.
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Remember, examiners are humans too.
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Okay guys, so we're getting to the end now.
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The biggest thing that I want to encourage you to do is in the IELTS test, smile.
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Don't forget to smile.
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It's really important, not only because it helps with your pronunciation, but also because it shows your confidence.
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Please look smart in the test, make eye contact with the examiner and have fun because when you have fun your intonation,
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the rise and fall of your voice will always make you sound more natural.
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Thank you for watching guys.
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Please let me know in the comments what was the best piece of advice for you in this video.
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I look forward to seeing you in the next video and and please hit subscribe.
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Bye for now.
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Thank you.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze video bevat 140 zinnen en 1557 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 10:38. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 146 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 83% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
topic zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈtɑpɪk/onderwerp, thema
hometown zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/vaderstad, geboorteplaats
grammar zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/spraakkunst, grammatica
vocabulary zelfstandig naamwoord/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/woordenschat, vocabulaire
moreover bijwoord/mɔːˈɹəʊ.və/bovendien, daarnaast
technique zelfstandig naamwoord/tɛkˈniːk/techniek
bedroom zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈbɛdˌɹum/slaapkamer
encourage werkwoord/ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/bemoedigen, aanmoedigen
resource zelfstandig naamwoord/ɹɪˈzɔːs/bron, hulpbron
vital bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈvaɪtəl/levens-
phrase zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/uitspraak
handsome bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈhæn.səm/knap
grandma zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɡɹænmɑː/oma
tense zelfstandig naamwoord/tɛns/tijd, tempus
prestigious bijvoeglijk naamwoord/pɹɛˈstiːd͡ʒəs/prestigieus

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
look forward to werkwoorduitkijken naar, zich verheugen op
work out werkwoord/ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/uitrekenen

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 28 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, I'm, I've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De “th”-klanken: breathtaking /ˈbɹɛθˌteɪ.kɪŋ/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, enthusiasm /ɪnˈθuziæzəm/, thrive /θɹajv/
  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: passion /ˈpæʃən/, occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/, luxury /ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: examiner /əɡˈzæmɪnɚ/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/

Zo oefen je met deze video

  1. Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
  2. Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
  3. Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als topic, hometown, grammar.

Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?

Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.

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