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Chinese Phrases - Haiwang Yuan with Remy Guo
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5 to 12
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Learn the basics of Chinese. This could be very helpful for teachers working with Chinese-speaking ESL/ELL students or for your English-speaking students who are curious about other...more
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Learn the basics of Chinese. This could be very helpful for teachers working with Chinese-speaking ESL/ELL students or for your English-speaking students who are curious about other languages. Gifted students might enjoy comparing languages using this site and other tools.
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This site could be useful for both an ELL class, or a class of English speakers trying to practice learning Chinese. Use the site to review yourself, or post it on your class wiki or webpage to allow students to review both in and out of the classroom. Not comfortable with wikis? Have no wiki worries - check out the TeachersFirst's Wiki Walk-Through.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Japanese Language Vocabulary: Greetings
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5 to 12
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Learn the basics of Japanese. This could be very helpful for teachers working with Japanese-speaking ESL/ELL students or for your English-speaking students who are curious about other...more
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Learn the basics of Japanese. This could be very helpful for teachers working with Japanese-speaking ESL/ELL students or for your English-speaking students who are curious about other languages. Gifted students might enjoy comparing languages using this site and other tools. Requires Quicktime to play the pronunciations.
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This site could be useful both for ELL/ESL teachers, or english-speaking students enrolled in a Japanese language class. Post the site on your wiki or webpage, allowing students to study the material both in and out of the classroom. Not comfortable with wikis? Have no wiki worries - check out the TeachersFirst's Wiki Walk-Through.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Duolingo - Arabic
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K to 12
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Learn the basics of Arabic. This could be very helpful for teachers working with Arabic-speaking ENL/ESL students or for your English-speaking students who are curious about other languages....more
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Learn the basics of Arabic. This could be very helpful for teachers working with Arabic-speaking ENL/ESL students or for your English-speaking students who are curious about other languages. Gifted students might enjoy comparing languages using this site and other tools.
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Use this site as a learning center or station to help students who are learning Arabic review! Have students complete the activity individually, making sure to provide headphones so students don't interrupt each other. Post the site on your teacher wiki or webpage, allowing students to practice out of the classroom too. Not comfortable with wikis? Have no wiki worries - check out the TeachersFirst's Wiki Walk-Through.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Russian language tutorial & online phrasebook: Basic Russian Phrases - Way to Russia
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5 to 12
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Learn the basics of Russian. This could be very helpful for teachers working with Russian-speaking ESL/ELL students or for your English-speaking students who are curious about other...more
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Learn the basics of Russian. This could be very helpful for teachers working with Russian-speaking ESL/ELL students or for your English-speaking students who are curious about other languages. Gifted students might enjoy comparing languages using this site and other tools.
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Use this site as a resource for ELL students whose primary language is Russian, or for English speaking students attempting to learn the language. Allow students to use the tool for review and practice, posting it on your teacher wiki or webpage so they can do so in and out of the classroom. Not comfortable with wikis? Have no wiki worries - check out the TeachersFirst's Wiki Walk-Through.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Transparent Language: Hear Portuguese Survival Phrases - Transparent Language
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K to 12
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Learn the basics of Portuguese. This could be very helpful for teachers working with Portuguese-speaking ESL/ELL students or for your English-speaking students who are curious about...more
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Learn the basics of Portuguese. This could be very helpful for teachers working with Portuguese-speaking ESL/ELL students or for your English-speaking students who are curious about other languages. Gifted students might enjoy comparing languages using this site and other tools.
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Use the Portuguese "word-of-the-day" tool to help ELL students transition into an english speaking classroom. In addition to their daily lessons, use this translated word of the day to provide them with extra vocabulary. To help students overcome social shyness, have them teacher their classmates the word of the day in Portuguese and English - allowing them to practice speaking in and English as well as maintain ownership of their primary language.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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French: Romance Language of 65 Million: French I Tutorial - Jennifer Wagner
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5 to 12
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Learn the basics of French. This could be very helpful for teachers working with French-speaking ESL/ELL students or for your English-speaking students who are curious about other languages....more
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Learn the basics of French. This could be very helpful for teachers working with French-speaking ESL/ELL students or for your English-speaking students who are curious about other languages. Gifted students might enjoy comparing languages using this site and other tools.
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Use this site as a review tool for students in a basic French class. Post the site on your wiki or webpage, allowing students to review vocabulary both in and out of the classroom. Not comfortable with wikis? Have no wiki worries - check out the TeachersFirst's Wiki Walk-Through.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Linguistic Funland: Languages Other Than English - Kristina L. Pfaff-Harris
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K to 12
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Learn the basics of many languages, including may less-common ones. This could be very helpful for working with ESL/ELL students or for your English-speaking students who are curious...more
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Learn the basics of many languages, including may less-common ones. This could be very helpful for working with ESL/ELL students or for your English-speaking students who are curious about other languages. Gifted students might enjoy comparing languages using these tools.
In the Classroom
Use this site as a resource for ELL students or English speaking students who are attempting to learn another language. Post the site on your wiki or webpage, allowing students to review and practice in and out of the classroom. Not comfortable with wikis? Have no wiki worries - check out the TeachersFirst's Wiki Walk-Through.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Holidays Around the World - Common Sense Education
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2 to 8
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This lesson plan provides a way to encourage cultural awareness and make your ENL/ESL students' knowledge of their home culture a classroom asset. The lesson can be done in an ...more
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This lesson plan provides a way to encourage cultural awareness and make your ENL/ESL students' knowledge of their home culture a classroom asset. The lesson can be done in an all-ENL/ESL class or in a regular class as part of an investigation of cultures, part of a unit on research, or as an art lesson. It can also be adapted for use in a high school level world cultures class.
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Take advantage of this free lesson plan during the end of the years content, using it as a means to review World History before the State standard exam. Students can each be assigned or select a country and complete the report, to be presented to their peers. This will allow the students to review and re-enforce the content. World History teachers will appreciate this one!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Peer Learning and ELLs - Colorin' Colorado!
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K to 12
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Try this article on using buddies as a helpful strategy for your ENL/ESL students. Specific suggestions about what kind of buddy to choose and what buddy responsibilitites should be...more
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Try this article on using buddies as a helpful strategy for your ENL/ESL students. Specific suggestions about what kind of buddy to choose and what buddy responsibilitites should be are very useful. You may want to share some portions of this article with the buddies themselves in secondary-level classes. Don't forget to also read
TeachersFirst's Top Ten Tips for Working with ESL/ELL students.
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Be sure to pass this site and information on to peers who are also working with ENL/ESL students. Continuing the strategy across the various classes a student is enrolled in can make it more effective and help ease the transition into an English-speaking school.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Newcomer Resources - Erica Hilliker
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K to 12
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Your class is welcoming some ENL/ESL students. Here are some tips for starting out right with newcomers who speak little or no English. The tips include drawing on the resources ...more
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Your class is welcoming some ENL/ESL students. Here are some tips for starting out right with newcomers who speak little or no English. The tips include drawing on the resources of others so you, as the teacher, do not feel you must do everything yourself. Don't forget to also read
TeachersFirst's Top Ten Tips for Working with ENL/ESL students.
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ENL/ESL teachers, pass this site on to teachers who are also working with new English language learners. It allows them to understand where the student may be at, and the resources they have available if they are unaware.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Sounds of English: English Pronunciation - Sharon Widmayer and Holly Gray
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K to 12
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Hear English pronunciation and read about exactly how the moouth forms the sounds on this very thorough site. This can help you with ESL students or English-speakers having difficulty...more
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Hear English pronunciation and read about exactly how the moouth forms the sounds on this very thorough site. This can help you with ESL students or English-speakers having difficulty with articulation. Requires Real Player to play the sound files.
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Use this site as a learning center or station for students who are having a difficult time with English, and may need some visual aids. Be sure to provide headphones so the sounds do not disturb other students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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English Question Words - Kenneth Beare
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1 to 12
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Use this explanation of how to form questions in English to help your ESL/ELL students with basic skille they need in class and elsewhere. Be sure to show them where ...more
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Use this explanation of how to form questions in English to help your ESL/ELL students with basic skille they need in class and elsewhere. Be sure to show them where to click for pages 2 and 3 so they can practice forming questions.
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Marke this one in the Favroites on your classroom computer. You may even want to make a special folder with your ESL/ELL student's name within the Favorites so he/she can find sites to help with grammar practice. Younger students might enjoy working on these sites with a study buddy.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ESL Teacher Handouts, Grammar Worksheets, and Printables - Using English.com
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K to 12
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Find ESL Teacher Handouts, Grammar Worksheets, and Printables on this site. These will give you a quick source of easy-to-use handouts for instant extra practice with your ESL/ELL students....more
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Find ESL Teacher Handouts, Grammar Worksheets, and Printables on this site. These will give you a quick source of easy-to-use handouts for instant extra practice with your ESL/ELL students. Parents may elso find the handouts helpful at home.
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ESL/ELL teachers may want to share this source with regular classroom teachers and with parents to help provide students with extra practice. Some of your larning support students may benefit from them, as well. Don't forget to print the answer sheet, as well!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Ways ESL/EFL Teachers Can Use Google.com - Charles Kelley
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6 to 12
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Search like a librarian using the hints on this page! This re-do of a Google search page helps searchers know exactly what they're searching and what types of answers they ...more
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Search like a librarian using the hints on this page! This re-do of a Google search page helps searchers know exactly what they're searching and what types of answers they can expect to receive without understanding the complexity of Boolean search terms, etc. Especially valuable are tips on how to search precisely and, at the same time, avoid certain results such as bookstores or pages with only commercial intent. Use of the wildcard search "*" is explained so that it seems easy and useful. Searching sentences, phrases, and other collocations is simple after looking at this page. There is also a link to the original Google search page. Not only ESL teachers, but also all instructors looking for specific types of info will find ways to make their searches more fruitful and economical.
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Show your high school students doing research how to use these search features to save time.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Song Lyrics: Using Songs in the ESL Classroom - Neil Coghlan
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1 to 8
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Long known to improve accents and intonations, singing with limited English speakers also provides cultural knowledge, fun, and a whole-language way to assist students to memorize English...more
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Long known to improve accents and intonations, singing with limited English speakers also provides cultural knowledge, fun, and a whole-language way to assist students to memorize English in meaningful chunks. Mainly an alphabetical index to many enjoyable songs, this site also gives suggestions about how to use the lyrics to help improve the students' English.
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Find lyrics to any song you want! Share this link with your students themselves, They may want to look up some songs they have heard and did not fully understand.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Awesome Stories - Awesome Stories Internet Productions
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3 to 8
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A great source of primary documents covering many topics of interest to grade school children including the real stories some of the people killed on Sept. 11. Although this ...more
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A great source of primary documents covering many topics of interest to grade school children including the real stories some of the people killed on Sept. 11. Although this is usually a pay site ($9.95/yr), free membership is available for educators, schools, and libraries. Each feature article is divided into "Story Chapter Links" and highlighted vocabulary clicks to photographs, maps, artifacts, documents, audio-visual clips, and articles with more information about the word. Topics offered include history, culture, literature, disasters, and media. You can find passages on topics related to almost any student's interests and use the resources to teacher reading skills.
In December, 2006, Awesome Stories announced free accounts for individuals, as well, but for a "limited time." If you would like your students to be abe to use it at home, consider setting up accounts for students, as well, while they are free.
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This is a great jumping off point for beginning researchers. You will find a wonderful compilation of photographs and other realia about the topics. Teach comprehension skills by using the first four chapters and asking students to predict or write aht they think would come next. Bring up the stories on an interactive whiteboard to highlight important terms and access the links that help students build connections to content. Maybe let students select the next topic to help engage reluctant readers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Sounds of English - Sharon Widmayer and Holly Gray
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K to 12
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Based on the classic ESL textbook for pronunciation, this site offers pronunciation practice, illustrations of mouth and tongue placement for formation of English sounds as well as...more
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Based on the classic ESL textbook for pronunciation, this site offers pronunciation practice, illustrations of mouth and tongue placement for formation of English sounds as well as written explanations of the placement, activities, handouts, and tips for teachers concerned with correcting pronunciation. SOE uses Quick Time for video clips of the pronunciation of all basic sounds. A bonus feature is that this site includes many printable handouts, pronunciation guides, and games.
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Check out the Tips for Teachers section for fun ways to teach correct pronunciation; no special training is needed!! Sing, hum, and play your way to helping children with pronunciation issues.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Google Language Tools - Google
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4 to 12
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This Google feature allows international or ESL/ELL students to search for specifically designated pages (i.e., newspapers) in their own languages (i.e., French or Swahili) produced...more
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This Google feature allows international or ESL/ELL students to search for specifically designated pages (i.e., newspapers) in their own languages (i.e., French or Swahili) produced in specific countries (Ivory Coast or Kenya). Options include setting the interface to any language, getting on-the-spot translation, and also viewing the home country Google interface (i.e., www.google.cg - Republique du Congo) without having to import language scripts for the computer.
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Could be used as an exciting tool in the foreign language classroom! You may have to talk to your network adiministrator on filtered school district networks, if they have blocked translation tools to prevent students from "doing" assignments via these tools. This is a challenging choice to make: enable cheating vs. enabling a valuable learning tool.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Translating Dictionary - Dictionary.com
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3 to 12
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This translation site provides translations to and from English in 11 commonly spoken languages and offers both traditional and simplified Chinese. A useful site to bookmark on classroom...more
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This translation site provides translations to and from English in 11 commonly spoken languages and offers both traditional and simplified Chinese. A useful site to bookmark on classroom computers for your students who need occasional translations of difficult words and concepts.
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For teachers, this site also provides reverse translation in case students repeatedly say words you wish you could understand. NOte: some districts may block access to this site so foreign language students do not cheat on homework assignments. If you have ESL students, you may want to request that you be able to access the site just in your room to benefit students who really need it.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Current Events Lesson Plans - Sean Banville
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3 to 8
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Find excellent multi-skill topical social studies lessons based on current news appropriate for limited English speakers, slow readers, and average students alike! This site offers...more
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Find excellent multi-skill topical social studies lessons based on current news appropriate for limited English speakers, slow readers, and average students alike! This site offers a new comprehensive lesson plan about breaking news every three days or so. The site is rich with pre-reading and pre-listening activities, oral and written comprehension exercises, assignments, and best of all, the option of selecting the easy or more difficult session and accompanying activities. There are seven levels from which to chooseand use for differention.
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All news stories are offered in multiple forms: auditory (can be downloaded as a podcast or played on your computer, equipped with speakers), word document, pdf, and on the web page itself. You can play the auditory version for the class or use the print forms to reinforce reading strategies while differentiating using the "easy" and "harder" versions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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