4 Tips to Speak ADVANCED English — Grammar Lesson

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Have you ever been in a situation like this?
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It's quite frustrating, isn't it?
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Well, one of the reasons that this happens is because lack of accuracy.
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Now, the more accurate that you become, the more
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you will be able to effortlessly express exactly what you want to say
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without having to go around in circles trying to explain your ideas.
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So stick around until the end of this video,
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because in this lesson, you are going to learn:
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Because here at English, every single week we make lessons like this one
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that help you to go from being a lost and insecure English learner
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to being a confident, natural English speaker.
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So if that sounds like what you want for your English,
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then join us by hitting that
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Subscribe button and the bell down below.
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And that way you won't miss a single new lesson
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It's when a conversation with you flows, you're able
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to understand people, and people are also able to understand you.
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Also, remember that there are different levels of fluency.
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So, for example, maybe you feel comfortable talking
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about your hobbies or ordering a meal at a restaurant
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so we can say that you have enough fluency to operate well in those situations.
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However, you might not have enough fluency yet to give an effective business
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presentation in English or to communicate well in a fast paced situation.
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The great thing about fluency is that your focus is on communication,
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which is the primary reason why we learn languages, right?
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So it's actually okay for you to make mistakes while speaking
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as long as you can hold the conversation, understand and be understood.
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However, if you want to become a comfortable
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and confident English speaker across virtually any situation
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then just work on your fluency is not enough.
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You also need more accuracy
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Accuracy is directly related to the amount of mistakes that you make.
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In other words, the more advanced you become,
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the fewer mistakes that you should be making.
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And I don't mean that mistakes are probably prohibitive.
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Of course not.
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We all make mistakes. Mistakes are normal.
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Even very advanced speakers make mistakes here and there.
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But the frequency of mistakes is what matters here.
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Having as much accuracy as possible is one of the characteristics
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of advanced English.
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So listen to these two speakers What do you notice?
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So I noticed that.
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Speaker one has more fluency.
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This means that he's able to communicate more fluently and confidently.
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However, he makes a lot of mistakes when it speaks.
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On the other hand, Speaker two has more accuracy.
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This means that he speaks everything correctly without making any mistakes.
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However, he's lacking in the fluency and confidence that.
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Speaker one had.
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Now you might be wondering
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So here at RealLife, we believe
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what's really important is the balance between the two of these aspects.
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Now you can't neglect fluency.
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It's what's going to help you to come across as someone who is confident,
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and you always need to be working on improving your processing speed.
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But you also can't ignore accuracy.
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Accuracy is what's going to help you to think of the right words, to say
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and to say them in a way that comes across as competent.
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Now, in my own language,
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learning, I found it's really important to focus first on fluency
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so that I don't get stuck in my head or in a vicious cycle of perfectionism.
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Now, once I have a good base, of confidence
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in the language, then I can focus more on the accuracy
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so that I sound more competent in a variety of different situations.
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However, as lifelong learners,
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it's really important that we're always working on both of these aspects,
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and you can considerably improve both your fluency and accuracy
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with the RealLife app.
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Just listen to what one of our app users.
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Victoria has to say about her experience.
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Now there are several ways that you can improve your level of accuracy,
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and this could be through studying vocabulary
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or working on your pronunciation.
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However, in this video, we are just going to focus on one aspect
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that will help you to improve your accuracy, and that is grammar.
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So if you are an intermediate level English learner, then adding
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some deliberate grammar, studying to your routine can be immensely helpful.
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Let's take a look at some of the benefits that you can get from studying grammar
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So if you've been speaking English for a while,
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but you've still filler saying missing or you're feeling kind of stuck, then
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studying grammar can help you to start feeling some progress again.
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Now, when you first start learning English as a beginner, we believe
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that's really important that you start out by immersing yourself in the language
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and speaking as soon as possible, even if it's just with really basic sentences.
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Now, as you progress on your journey, you reach the intermediate level.
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Now, at this stage, we believe that it's really important
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that you're getting as much contact with the language as possible
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and developing your confidence.
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Now, this would be by consuming a lot of media English
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and speaking at every opportunity that you get.
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Now, at this point, the focus really is on connecting
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with others rather than trying to sound perfect when you speak.
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And once you've reached this really operational level, you have two choices.
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And the one that you choose
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is really going to depend on what your goals are for your English.
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Now, if getting more advanced English is your goal then
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you're really going to need to start studying more deliberately at this point.
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That is the only way that you're going to break out of the intermediate plateau.
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if this is scaring you a bit, don't worry.
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You don't need to study every single aspect of grammar in depth
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in order to advance your English considerably.
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What's really important is that you focus on what we call the even 80/20 grammar.
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These are the most important grammar topics that you need to master
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for a confident natural communication in English.
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If you're able to master these,
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then a lot of the other grammar structures will come really easily to you.
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So here they are:
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So I would bet that some of these grammar topics are familiar to you,
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but maybe some of them are brand new.
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Don't worry.
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We're going to take a quiz now
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that's going to help you to get a grasp on where you stand currently
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and what you should focus on with these different grammar topics.
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Are you ready?
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The grammar topics in this question are the simple present and present continuous
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So the grammar topics in this question are the simple past
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and past continuous
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So the grammar topics in this question are the simple future
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and the present continuous being used with future meaning
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The grammar talks in this question are gerund versus infinitive.
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So the grammar topics in this question are the present perfect and the present
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perfect continuous
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The grammar topics in this question are the active versus the passive voice.
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So how did you do?
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Let us know down in the comments below.
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And along with your score also share with me which of these
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grammar topics do you find the most difficult?
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Tell us so that we know what relevant content
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that we can make to best help you advance your in English.
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So in the last part of video, I'm going to give you a practical three
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step process that you can use to improve your grammar skills.
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So say that you're choosing the present perfect continuous.
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We can see it in examples such as:
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So spend some time studying the structure how it's formed, what it's used for.
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And there are many great ways to do this with different resources.
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For example, if you like doing things a little bit more the old fashioned way,
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then you can get a good grammar book like English Grammar
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in Use by Raymond Murphy.
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But you can also just do a Google search and find tons of resources
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for free this way.
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But I also recommend that you consider stepping out of the formal structure
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of these books and actually creating your own example
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sentences with the grammar topic that you're studying.
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So for example, you could write a story about your own life
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using this grammar structure as much as possible.
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And this is absolutely fantastic because it makes this topic more relevant to you,
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which ultimately will be very useful for you when you actually get
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the chance to use the language to speak or communicate with someone.
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So once you've spent some time actually
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studying the topic and doing deliberate practice with different exercises,
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then try to consume different blogs, podcasts,
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watching videos on YouTube, watching your favorite series on Netflix.
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And while you're watching or reading,
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try to actually identify this grammar structure in use.
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Whenever you find the grammar structure that you're studying, pause and take some
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notes about it.
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Now it's time to really get outside of your comfort zone, actually connecting
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with someone and putting all of your hard studying to use.
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And you can do this really easily with the RealLife app.
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So connect to someone for a four minute conversation
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and try to use a few times the present perfect continuous
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that you've been studying.
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So Thiago, how long have you been learning English for?
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Well, I've been learning English for almost my whole life
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and been teaching it for over ten years.
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To conclude, remember that you need to know
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when you should focus on fluency and when you should focus on accuracy.
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Now, when you're at home alone studying,
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that's the time to be focusing on accuracy.
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But when you're in a conversation with someone,
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you don't want to be in your head
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trying to think if you're making a mistake or not.
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That's the moment where you need to just not worry about the mistakes
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and really just focus on connecting with that other person as fluently as you can.
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So to review in this video, we've looked at:
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So aside from studying grammar, another really great way to improve
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your accuracy is by learning how to use words more effectively.
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So I have this video that teaches you one simple trick
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that can help you to learn thousands of new advanced words.
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Let's check it out.
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