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Describe your holidays. v.1

Describe your holidays. v.1
Describe your holidays. You should say: where you go for the holidays how long they last who you go with and talk about anything interesting happens during your holidays. Follow-up Questions: What do the Indian people mostly do in their leisure time? What's the difference between holidays today and 5 years ago and the reasons for the change? Do you think people will spend more time on leisure or working in the future?   Model Answer 1: I love holidays, and I always try to make the best use of them, by engaging myself in some of my favourite hobbies or some other favourite activities. But, whether I go to visit any interesting place or just stay in my hometown, largely depends on the duration of my holidays. For example, if the holidays are only for a day or two, I mostly try to stay at my home while inviting some of my close friends and relatives over to my place in order to enjoy some movies and good meals. Sometimes, I even hang out with my friends at some of my favourite cafés or even visit a movie theatre in order to enjoy a good movie. Going to do some fishing at a nearby lake, playing some of my favourite sports, or just visiting some countryside are also some of my favourite things to do when my holiday lasts only for a day or two. However, whether I am going out for some outdoor activities or staying at home also depends on the weather and my mood. On the other hands, if the holidays last longer than two days, I try to visit some interesting places in my country either with my family members or some friends. Talking about visiting interesting places, I try to go to a place of great natural beauty that has ocean and mountain in it or some old historic sites. Sometimes, I also like to take my friends with me and visit some new places, like new cities or new tourist resorts, which I have never visited before. Anyway, when enjoying holidays, whatever we do seems to be interesting. However, talking specifically, some of the interesting things, which happen during my holidays, may include meeting new people, visiting some nice places, trying some of the local and special food, and taking interesting pictures of some beautiful birds and other animals. Besides, having a swimming competition in a lake or ocean, when visiting a holiday resort, and making videos of our fish barbeque are also some of the interesting things which I enjoy during my holidays.   Sample Answer 2: In most of my holidays, I go to visit my family members in my hometown. For my job, I am currently residing in the capital city of my country but my parents, siblings, grandparents, uncle and aunts are living in our hometown. So in most of my holidays, I go to visit my family members. My typical holidays last for 4-5 days most of the time and sometimes I get longer holidays. When I was a university student, I had some friends studying in the same faculty who were from my hometown. During my university study, we used to go to our hometown together on our vacations but nowadays I go to my hometown mostly alone. The journey takes about 6-7 hours by bus. Sometimes we travel by train and this train journeys usually take 8-9 hours including the stoppage. Though the journey is tiresome sometimes, the thought of meeting my family members and the excitement of being in the place I really love, wash away the tiresomeness and monotonous feeling of the journey. The time I stay with my family members and local friends, I enjoy the moments very much. This is the town where I grew up and naturally all of my childhood & adolescence memories are related to this place. I do lots of interesting things there during my holidays: I swim in the river, take care of the garden and firm we have, collect vegetables and fruits from our garden and then make arrangement to sell those to the local sellers, sometimes I catch fish, play with my friends both indoor and outdoor games, visit different places and do lots of other stuff. In my city life, I have to follow a strict timeline and stay at my office most of the time, but in my hometown where I mostly go during my holidays, I am quite free and do whatever I feel like doing and spend time with the people I care most. That's why I prefer to go to my hometown during my holidays rather than going to other places.
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your
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. You should say: where you go for the
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how long they last who you
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go with
and talk about anything
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interesting
happens during your
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holidays
. Follow-up Questions:

What do the Indian
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people
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mostly
do in their leisure time?

What's the difference between
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holidays
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today
and 5 years ago and the reasons for the
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change
?

Do you
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think
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people
will spend more
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time
on leisure or working in the future?
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Model Answer 1:

I
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love
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holidays
, and I always try to
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make
the best
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use
of them, by engaging myself in
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some
of my
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favourite
hobbies or
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some
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other
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favourite
activities.
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, whether I go to
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visit
any
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interesting
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place
or
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just
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stay
in my
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hometown
,
largely
depends on the duration of my holidays.

For example
, if the
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are
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only
for a day or two, I
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mostly
try to
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at my home while inviting
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some
of my close
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friends
and relatives over to my
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place
in order to
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enjoy
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some
movies and
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good
meals.
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Sometimes
, I even hang out with my
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friends
at
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some
of my
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favourite
cafés or even
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visit
a movie
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theatre
in order to
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enjoy
a
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good
movie. Going to do
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some
fishing at a nearby lake, playing
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some
of my
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favourite
sports, or
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visiting
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countryside are
also
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of my
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favourite
things to do when my
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holiday
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lasts
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only
for a day or two.
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, whether I am going out for
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some
outdoor activities or staying at home
also
depends on the weather and my mood.

On the
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other
hands, if the
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holidays
last longer than two days, I try to
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visit
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some
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interesting
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places
in my country either with my
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family
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members
or
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some
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friends
. Talking about visiting
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interesting
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places
, I try to go to a
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place
of great natural beauty that has ocean and mountain in it or
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some
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old
historic sites.
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, I
also
like to take my
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friends
with me and
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visit
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some
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new
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places
, like
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new
cities or
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tourist resorts, which I have never visited
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before
.

Anyway
, when enjoying
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holidays
, whatever we do seems to be
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interesting
.
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, talking
specifically
,
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some of the
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interesting
things, which happen during my
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holidays
, may include meeting
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new
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people
, visiting
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some
nice
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places
, trying
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some of the
local and special food, and taking
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interesting
pictures of
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some
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beautiful
birds and
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animals.
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holiday
resort, and making videos of our fish
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barbeque
are
also
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some of the
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things which I
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enjoy
during my
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.
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Sample Answer 2:

In most of my
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, I go to
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visit
my
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family
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members
in my
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hometown
. For my job, I am
currently
residing in the capital city of my country
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but
my parents, siblings, grandparents, uncle and aunts are living in our
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hometown
.
So
in most of my
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holidays
, I go to
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visit
my
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family
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members
. My typical
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holidays
last for 4-5 days most of the
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time
and
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sometimes
I
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get
longer holidays.

When I was a university student, I had
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some
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friends
studying in the same faculty who were from my
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hometown
. During my university study, we
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used
to go to our
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hometown
together on our vacations
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but
nowadays I go to my
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hometown
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mostly
alone. The journey takes about 6-7 hours by bus.
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Sometimes
we travel by train and this train journeys
usually
take 8-9 hours including the stoppage. Though the journey is tiresome
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sometimes
, the
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thought
of meeting my
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family
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members
and the excitement of being in the
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place
I
really
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love
, wash away the tiresomeness and monotonous feeling of the journey.

The
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time
I
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stay
with my
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family
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members
and local
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friends
, I
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enjoy
the moments
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very
much. This is the town where I grew up and
naturally
all of my childhood
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&amp
; adolescence memories
are related
to this
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place
. I do lots of
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interesting
things there during my
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holidays
: I swim in the river, take care of the garden and firm we have, collect vegetables and fruits from our garden and then
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make
arrangement to sell those to the local sellers,
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sometimes
I catch fish, play with my
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friends
both indoor and outdoor games,
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visit
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different
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places
and do lots of
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stuff.

In my city life, I
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have to
follow a strict timeline and
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stay
at my office most of the
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time
,
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but
in my
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hometown
where I
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mostly
go during my
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holidays
, I am quite free and do whatever I feel like doing and spend
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time
with the
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people
I care most. That's why I prefer to go to my
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hometown
during my
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holidays
rather
than going to
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other
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places
.
13Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
112Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
13Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe your holidays. v.1

Speaking
  American English
12 paragraphs
781 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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    One main idea per paragraph
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    Include an introduction and conclusion
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    Support main points with an explanation and then an example
  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
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    Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.0
  • Try to vary your vocabulary using accurate synonyms
  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 6.5
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.0
  • Answer all parts of the question
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    Present relevant ideas
  • Fully explain these ideas
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    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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