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WELCOME To Q):Skills for Success Q: Skills for Success is a six-level series with two strands, Reading and Writing and Listening and Speaking. PEE STUDENT AND TEACHER INFORMED Pee (: Skills for Success isthe result of an extensive development process involving thousand: of teachers and hundreds of students around the world. Their views and opinions helped shape the content of the series. Qs grounded in teaching theory as well as real-world classroom practice, making it the most leamer-centered series available. ona Quick Guide ‘Scope and Sequence vaiea nit 2 Unies nie nies Unie Unie Unit1o .Q: How do you make a good frst impression? Reading How o Make 2 Strong Fst Impression Reading: oblnerens 101 2: What makes food taste good? Reading Knowing You Tees Reading: Finding Blanc inFood 2: What does t take tobe successful? Reading Fat Car ig Money Reading 2: Procte Makes Pala? Q: How has technology affected your fe? Reading: Having Second Lie Reading: Ling Ose the Box 2: Why do people help each other? Reading 1:A Question of Nabe Reading 2 The Boogy Aus Q: Does advartiaing help orharm ue? Radin : Happiness sin the Shoes ou Wear Raaing 2 InDeferse of Advertsing (Why do people take risks? fading Fear Fac: Suces and skin Bevemespers Reoing 2 The Clin of My Lie (Q: How can we make cis beter places to live? Reading i: New Zero Catbon Cy oe Bulk Roding 2"Out af the Bares fo Groner ies (Q:How cana small amount of money make abigiference? 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CUTS @ Discuss these questions with your classmates. ‘What qualities do you lok for in a friend? hat isthe best way to make a good first impression on a classmate? On a boss? Look atthe photo. What are the people doing? Why? © Discuss the Unit Question above with your classmates. LINN 3HL MaIAaud @ Look at the questionnaire. Choose the answer that makes each statement true for you. Pre Ee) Good First Impression? el 1. When tak to someone! 5. My fiends and amy tak tome dont know about my manners. © a. lfel uncomfortable soften > B.eanucuallyfindsometing to © b.sometines. tatkabout. © eevee, > € askalot of questions 6: tusually speak. 2 Whentgotoastoreor > alte more formally than restaurant the server or most people Salesperson. b about the same a other peopl sully serves me quit. (© € less formally than ther people (© baten ignores me ot heeps me alg. 7. When meet someone forthe ison ide tome first time > a.1do most ofthe talking bo talk about half he ie and 23. When am ting, Lusually © astup straight: ten half the time Ob donot up straight. © ellisten ane the oer 4.When needtoget someone's 6, When people frst mest me, they attention | often think am © avery serious. (© shy and ait nervous. outgoing an ren. Sa speakloudly or show, 0 bay becuse me fst © € tap the person onthe arm ‘or shoulde. © Look at your answers. Do you think you make a good fistimpression? Discuss your answers with partner. UNIT? | How do you make a good fest impression? READING 1 How to Make a Strong First Impression VOCABULARY Here are some words from Reading 1. Read the sentences. Then match each bold word with is definition below. £1, The child was afraid ofthe stranger. He fels more comfortable with people he knows. 2, Our cooking teacher likes to demonstrate new things before we try them ourselves. Last week, he showed us how to make potato soup. 3. People with confidence usually make beter public speakers because they fel very comfortable standing in feont of alot of people 4. The academic standards at that university are high. Itonly accepts, students with very good grades. 5, Pais ia city that has alot of cultural attractions for tourists to visit, such a5 museums and theaters. 6, You should select what you wear to jb interview very carefully. ‘What you wear t an interview i very important. | realy appreciate my sister, She always gives me good advice. 8, Andrew wanted to impress the interviewer, so he told her about the {Important project he worked on, 9, Tomaintain your health, you should eat well and exercise. 10, When you travel to other countries, you should learn about the culture ist so you don't door say anything offensive to people (adj) connected with att, msc or literature (n) the feling that you ae sure about your own beliefs o abilities (6) to make someone admire and respect you (1) level of quality that you use to compare things (0) 0 choose someone or something feom similar people or things (2) person you donot know (0) to enjoy orto understand the value of someone or something (adj) unpleasant or insulting (4) 10 show or explain how to do something () to continue to have something: to keep something atthe same level, ee eee Reading and iting 5 @ersuces Before you read ‘ook these thet oie? fase con fetp you understand PREVIEW READING 1 Thisisa magazine article. It gives advice on how to make a good first Impression. Read the ttle and headings. What ideas do you think the article will suggest as ways to get other people to like you? Check V) your prediction. 1 show people you are interested in them try to impress other people with your stories Read the article. VAMC LCR celate Males m ii) de ess(e)i) ime for lunch. | wore a sport coat and te. He showed up in shorts and sandals. The message | received was: “Bil, meeting you Isa rater ‘orainay experience. | don’t need to present a businessike appearance” Not surprisingly, that was the last ime | met with him. Tue, standards for appropriate clothing have changed a i. “Maybe the best advice I can share came from Someone | met, She sai, “I dont ess forthe jb Ihave now; | dress for the ob | want 0 have.” Votes ‘The way you speak also affects the first impression you make. Listeners judge our Intligence, ou level of euturalknowledg, even ‘our leadership abity by the words we seleet—and byyhow we say them. Your listeners hear your tone of vice before they begin listening to your words. Speak clearly and loudly enough so that people can | hear you. Change the pitch of your voce te avoid a 1 You've heard it before: You only have one chance to make a fist impression. According, to research, we have about ten seconds with strangers before they form an opinion of us. Body Language and Appearance 2 Demonstrate a good attitude with your body. When you st walk into a room, Show eonfidenee. Stand uo straight and look other peopl in the eye. Hf you smile ‘requenty it wil make other people more Comfortable, They wil think you are friendly. 5 Appearance is important. Several years ” ‘ago, a professional colleague offered to meet see) {ull monotone. Show expression in both our voice ‘and your face. And ty not to speak too qucky Conversation Skils 5 The greatest way to make a good frst Impression Isto demonstrate thatthe other "monotone: wa of peaking in which the tne and me person, not you, Is the center of attention. When you are only interested in talking about yours, ther people don't fel that you appreciate them. Show that you are interested in others ‘Ten new acquaintances will want to see you ‘again. Recently | went toa conference. At lunch, ‘my wife and sat with several people we didn't ‘know. While most ofthe people made good Impressions, one man dd nat He talked about himself the entire time. No one else got @ chance to speak. Unfortunately, he probably thought we were interested inhi fe story. We decided to avoid him all weekend. he ths definition of a hore: “Somebody who talks about himself so much that you don't get to talk about yoursel.” You'l impress other people when you practice 00d listening Skil. Give interested responses: “Hmmm .. interesting!" “Tell me more, please." What dd you do next?" Your partner wil welcome your help in keeping the conversation sing. You also show you'e a good listener when you maintain steady eye contact. Think about how you eel when someone you are talking to looks around the room. You tink the person would rather be taking to someone vive. Ty Wo uve the name of te person you've just met frequent. “Judy, | Hike that suggestion.” ‘Your vacation must have been ecitng, Fed.” You shaw that you have paid attention from the start, catching the name ‘uring the introduction. Equally important, youl make conversations more personal by including the istener’s name several times, Finaly, void making other people uncomfortable. Be careful with jokes. ‘Something you think is funny may be offensive to others. You dont want to hurt, someone's feelings. Also, don't dsagree wth someone you have just met. Ifyou ‘sagree too much in your first conversation, the other person may think you are just {00 atterent. When you know the person better, you can express another opinion MAIN IDEAS Read the statements Write T (true) or False, according tothe reading. 1.1. Appearance is important in making frst impressions 2. You should speak in a soft voice. 3. People will lke you better ifyou show interest in them 4. You should ask questions and make comments to show you ate listening Tes good ida to tell afew jokes when you meet someone for the frst time. LUNIT1 | How do you make a good fist impresion? | Reading and Wing DETAILS “Answer these questions. 1. What are some ways you can make good impression with your body language? 2, Ifyou wear very casual clothing to meeting, what message do you give? 3. How does the way you speak affect listener's impression of yout 4. Why should you maintain eye contact with people when you talk with thems? '5. What is one way to show you are paying attention? ‘6. Why should you avid disagreeing with people you have just met? ©& waar do You Tank? Discuss the questions in a group. Then choose one question and write five toeight sentences in response @ieitirmiaiog 1. Are there any topics of conversation you should avoid when meeting Senne \ Soares whats bo Beeote, 2, Wipdyolath pps meinen heme han Sree herent Serene 3, Doyou agrs tha showing an intrest in ther people ithe best way 0 Sarenge * pubsgulaminpnotot wit aber ayo tm ped Reece Eien fomplete answer Std provide enough Information so others ‘cnundesand Erling eas fet ou wndestand inormation bees, 8 _UNIT1 | How doyou make good fstimpresion? Tins s [A paragraph is a group of sentences about the same topic, The main idea is ‘asualy given in the fist sentence. This ie calledthe topic sentence, The other sentences add details about the topic. They are called supporting sentences and contain supporting details such as examples, explanations, facts, definitions, and reasons Identifying main ideas and supporting details an important kil hat wll help you become a more effective reader. When you read, skim for main ideas and scan for detail [A. Read the sentences from Reading 1. Writ for the main idea ofthe paragraph. Write S$ forthe supporting details. 1, Paragraph + _— Speak clearly and loudly enough so that people can ear you. ——b. The way you speak alo affects the first impression you make And try not o speak too quickly 2 Paragraph 5 a. He talked about himself the entire time __b. When you ae only interested in talking about yourself, other people dont fel that you appreciate them. _«. The greatest way to make a good fist impression isto demonstrate that the other person, not you isthe center of attention 13. Paragraph 6 a. You'll impress other people when you practice good listening skills. _—b. Give interested responses _—«. You alo show you're a good listener when you maintain steady eye contact B. Look again at Paragraphs 2,3, and 7 in Reading 1. ndertine the topic sentence that states each paragraph's main idea. Then compare your answers with a partner. | Reading anéwrting 9 READING 2 | Job Interviews 101 VOCABULARY Here are some words from Reading 2, Read their definitions. Then complete ‘each sentence. ‘acomplishment (in) something impressive that someone has achieved onside (x t0 have something a your opinion to think about someone br something Inapantcuar way ‘@aggerate 1) t0 make something seem anger, better, or worse than trellis ‘expect ttinkor bebave that someone wil do something or something wll happen rofessional od) doing something in away that shows kil taining and care ‘punctual ad} doing something orhappening atthe rghit tine not ate esearch (1) a detalled and careful study of something to find outmoce aboutit | responsible a) behaving wend ina sensible way ‘sang () informal word ad expressions that are more commonin spoken language weakness (n) fault olackof strength, especialy na person's character 1 When you speak to customers, you should always be You shouldbe polite and try to help them as quickly as you can, Stanis greatest fs junk food, He eats fast fod for almost every meal! You were late for work again today. you to arrive or time tomorrow. Meum is always He's never late for anything. Takeshi is very ‘He always pay his bills on time and never does anything he knows is dangerous, Many teenagers use so much when they ‘other that ther own parents can't understand them, 7. You are not allowed to use your cell phone in some restaurants now because many people ‘trade, 8. My grandfather did alt of interesting things during his life, but his rests was climbing Mount Everest 10 _UNIT® | Howdo youmake a good festimpresion? 9. Scot likes to when he tells a story. Yesterday, he told ‘us he caught fish that weighed 20 pounds, but it really only weighed 5 pounds 10. Scientists ate doing to find out about the possible Inalth benefits of green tea, PREVIEW READING 2 Thisis an article from a career magazine It discusses what to do and what ‘not to do during ajob interview. Read the ttle and the fist sentence in each paragraph, ‘Check (all he things you think the article wil say you should do ata job interview. Da Bb De Da De Find out as much as you can about the jo. ‘Wear your most comfortable clothing, Doni smi; you want the inteviewer to take you seriously Let the interviewer do all the talking. Interrupt the interviewer when you have something important to say. Read the atic. ra Balam CU you do your best, remember these ton tips: {e prepared. Learn a much as You can about ‘the company before the interview. Go to the business's website and read it so you are aware ‘ot how things work there. Think of questions the interviewer might ask you and practice your ‘answers with @ frend. Know how to discuss. both your strengths and your weaknesses ‘because you wil be asked about both! ‘You finaly got that cal you have been wating for—an imervew fora new job. Atfirst, you wil 2 Probably feel overjoyed, but asthe interview ts closer, you ae key to get moce and ‘ore nervous about the big day. Experts say thet you only have 30 seconds to make a good first impression at a ob interview. The Hey to 8 successful interview is to be prepared and ‘tay professional at all times. To make sure "veyed very ery Reading and Whiting 11 Dress the pat you ‘walkin wearing jeans fand a Thi, you are not likely to get the position ‘Wear clothing that neat, clean, and presentable ‘Most companies expect applicants to wear business clothes, such as a shirt and tie ora nice suit. Dressing ‘well shows that you are Serious about the jo. Be punctual Ariving late to an interview can be deadly. No employer wants to hire someone who isnot responsible ‘enough to come to work on time. Getto the Interview 10-15 minutes early to help yoursett_ relax before you step into the offce. Make eye contact. Look your interviewer in the eye when you greet him or her and keep eye contact throughout the entire interview. Keeping eye contact shows the other person that you are both honest and confident. Be poite. St up straight when you are being interviewed, listen carefully to what {ie nerve is Seyi etd wrod using slang or bad words. Ifyou dont understand 3 question, ask politely, "Could you please repeat that?" When you are pole, you appear more professional and are more tkely to get the ob. Don't interup. Interrupting is eonsidered ude, Let the interviewer fish what she lore is saying, Ifyou have something Important to say, try to remember ft and wait fora mament of silence to speak up aerrapto make sombody sop psking LUNIT1 | How do you make a good frstimpression? {Find shared interests Try to notice what the interviewee fds Important. Listen for topes that you both know something about ‘and discuss them, Ifyou cant think of anything. nod" yes cor agree with points that the interviewer mates. © Selyourselt Don't be ald to talk about your accomplishments. Employers want to hire people who are ‘successful and confident in their abies. However, be careful not to exaggerate. Do not le about past job responsibilities. You dont want employes to ‘ask your old boss about things you neve dt 10 Stay positive. Avid complaining about a bad boss or job you had before. Being negative can make employers worry that you are not 2 team player, oF that you don't work wel With others. And remember to smile. Smiling ‘shows yu are easygoing and enthusiast. 11 Ask questions. A the end ofthe intervow, ask specific questions about the jb or comer, Going the fst year?” or “Where do you see the company fve years from now?" You want to show the employer that you have done your research and that you care about workig tere. 12 Interviewing is not easy, but itis ease’ when you know what to do and what to expect you stay honest and professional, you wil get Yyourseif one step closer to the Jb you want. (Oh, and one more thing: dont forget to treathe! non prey nd onan op a sae MAIN IDEAS ‘Complete the Tchart with Dos and Don's of job interviewing, according to the article. Jobiinterview Dos Job Interview Don'ts Don't be negative Dress professional. DETAILS Read the statements. Write T true or F (false). Then correct each false statement to make it true according tothe article. 1 Learn as much as you can about the company before the interview “Most companies expect applicants to wear casual lathes to an interview. 3. Get tothe interview 30-40 minutes early so you can start the interview ealy. 4. Keeping eye contact shows the interviewer that you ae a good listener. 5. I'S OK to liga lite bit abouta past jb inorder to impress your interviewer. 6. Avoid complaining about a good or bad boss you had before. 7. Atthe end of the interview, tll the interviewer a personal stor. | Reading andWrting 13, a Wat Do You THINK? | A. Discuss the questions in a group. Then choose one question and write five to eight sentences in response. 1. Which job interview tip from Reading 2 do you think is the most important? Which is the hardest to do? Why? Deersuene any words have Sha vero frm For ‘rample, can Be 2, In your opinion, what i the best way to make ajob interviewer interested in you? . B. Think about both Reading 1 and Reading 23s you discuss the question 1. Whatare the best ways to make good impression on others? 2, What arethe best ways to avoid making bad impresion on others 2. Can you make a good fis impression the same way in every situation (eq, atajob interview, talking to a customer, meeting a new classmate, etc}? Why or why not? CIT co Word Forms Learning word forms inceases your vocabulary. I will help make you reading, speaking nd wriing more Avent Look at the dictionary definitions below. ‘accompli stamps tracaein _ecom plished ampli ag oh tet ete Semen ceca sccom pli ment/sampime mnt ‘conpbanee emah fe xcfeonpeng ony tin nm ne Ann ay ong ya 8, [UNIT | How do you make a good festimpression? 'A. Complete the chart. An Xindicates that a word form doesnt exist or you don't need to know iat this time. Use your dictionary to help you. 1 accomplishment | accomplish | sccomplishe 2 considerable considerably 3. confidence x 4 demonstate x 5 impress x 6 offend 2 x responsible 8 select B. Complete each sentence with a word from Activity A. Choose word ‘rom the row in the chart indicated in parentheses. 1. My biggest (1) accomplishment in ifs farhas been my gration fron high school 2. Appearances an important (2) if you want to makea 00d impression, Think carefully about how you wll ok other 3, When you speak in public you need to show 3) one ven ifyou are nervous, you should look as if you are not 4. Keeping eye contact will). others that you are interested in wh they ace saying 5. The person who applied forthe jb had sl) () work history. The manager was surprised a the high-evel postion ae had held inher previous jos. 6, Dont tll jokes when you meet people forthe fist time because you might (6) them and make them angry or upset. . Choose two sets of words from Activity A. Write one sentence for ‘each form ofthe word in your notebook. Then share your sentences, with a partner. | Reading andwrting 15 WRITING Ceci Siri o ‘An ote plan you make before you sar wring. Oui ep yu put our TL acess " Pees ideas in oder When you wean olin ora paragraph include he tp semen, ® Thesubop,ingortant supporting deta and he concn sentence Developing a paragraph A paragraph should discuss one main idea from beginning to end and develop the Example ofan outine ‘main idea with specifi detalls, + The topic sentence is usally the frst sentence ofa paragraph identifies the topic, or subject, ofthe paragraph It also gives the main idea (or 1. Tople sentence: When you start a job, you can leave a bad impression on your new co-workers very quickly without even realizing it 2. Subtopics and supporting details: controlling ides), which explains what the writer will say about the topic. ‘The supporting sentences are the mide sentences of a paragraph ‘They support the topic sentence with two or three smaller ideas, or sublopies Subtopics are supported with specific detail, such as example, explanations, facts, definitions, and reasons. “The concluding sentence is wally the lst sentence ofa paragraph It summarizes the main points ofthe paragraph and restates the topic Sentence, but in diferent words. A. Read the paragraph. When yu start job, you ean leat aad impression on your new reat. Because the workpace can bo fastpaced and sess itcan be 25) forget the people aroure you, (ne sure way to aay your coworers Isto speak lousy on your phone. ‘Speaking loudly onthe pane can make it eicut or your conerters to focus ‘on what thoy ao doing oto have phone ‘comereatons oftheir own may ao ‘send a message that ou tink your ‘wok and phone conversations ae more Important han anyone else's, Anoter ernon mistakes to take the last cop of cates and not make ancter pot Leaving an empty coffee pt means that te next person hast take the te to rahe anew po of coffee. Nobody hes 1 do this. particular fest thin inthe rmoming Many people fie tis behavior very ude. Lean your cel phone on is anotner way you coud unknowingly irtate your cowerkers and cause them te forma bad impression of you. Your Fring cel phone may disturb the quit your cowerkers need todo thelr Wark “Te nose may cause them to work re ‘only or make mistakes. ls, mary poople consider itdsospectu. Fin, your cream job may take aot of ime {and effort, but unforuratay ean 2 bad impression on your coworkers can be done icky and easy! B, Circe the tople sentence ofthe paragraph in Activity A. . Underline the supporting sentences in the paragraph. Circe the ‘concluding sentence. Then compare your answers with a partner. LUNIT1 | How do youmake good frstimpresion? ‘taking loudly on your phone 1. co-orkers ean focus or have phone call 2. sends a message B. taking the last cup of coffee 1, someone else has tomake more 2, many people find itrude leaving cell phone on 1. co-morkers may work more slowly or make mistakes 2, many people consider it dsrespectful 3. Concluding sentence: Finding your dream job may ake alot oftime and ‘effort but unfortunately leaving a bad impression on your co-workers can Lbedone quickly and easy Read the paragraph. Then complete the outline on page 18. Fixing a Negative Impression ‘Somotimes we say something that leaves people wth a bad impression, butt is possible to fx the situation. Fist you must gue out why you have made others upset or uninterested “Think aout the conersation you had eater and ty to remember what you Sad that offended others. For ‘example, sometimes we tl a joke that the do ot thnk is funy. Second be preared forthe next time you 00 them. Make a plan about what You nant to say and what topes you the same mistake twie! Fal, when You see them again, be postive and act intrested Do not bring up the bad past experience. Instead, focus onthe prsent. You should got thom to tak a lot so that they fel more comfortable ‘round you. Ask them questions, ston caeluly to tel answers, and respond wth thoughtul comments that sow you care about what they have to say There is no magle formula to turn a negative impression into postive ‘ne; however, you stay poste and seem interested in changing thelr ‘opinion about yu, you ae mare they to got them tole you the net time! | Reading andWiting 17 Cen) ‘Topic sentence: Sometimes we nay something that leaves people witha bad impression butts possible to fe the situstion 3. Subtopics and supporting details 1, Dori bring up the bad past experlence. 2 (Concluding sentence: nal Se “The present real conditional i sed to tlk about general truths, habits, and-hings that happen again and agua tis formed by using the simple present In both the ifelause (the condition) and the result cause. Ir you walk n wearing Jeans and aF shit, you are not likely to get the postion. You can also use a modal (may might, woud, could) in the result clause. Ifyou disagree too much in your fest conversation, the other person may ink you are just too alferent, “The future eal conditional is used total about what will happen under certain conditions. Te fause gives the condition The result clause gives the result. The future real conditional is formed by using the simple present in the clause andthe fature with will or be going fo inthe result clause. Ifyou smile frequent, will make other people more comfortable How do you make a good fist impression? srcause resi cave Ifyoustay honest and professional you wll get one step closer tothe L jobyouwant You can also use when or whenever instead of ior both the present rel conditional and future rel conditional. When you take care of yourself you fel better! ‘YoutLimpres other people when you practice god listening sil ‘When you are interestedin other people they will probably be Interested in you. 'A. Underine the for when clause and crcl the result clause, 1. People want to be around you when you have good listening shill 2, you tel jos, you could offend someone |. When you dress appropriately, people take you seriously. 4. You are more likely to make a good impression it you are confident and prepared. 5, Ifyou don’ ask questions, people may not think youre interested in what theyre saying ‘Complete each sentence with the correct form ofthe verb in parentheses. There may be more than one correct answer. 1. they offer me the job, thinkI___wltake i, als) at better when I exercise regulary!) 4 Ifa student pay attention in clas, the teacher good festimpresson of her or him, (havs) 4. you unprepared the interviewer might think you are not serious, (come) 5. He probably won't pass ihe (ot, study) Reading and iting 19 . Complete each sentence with your own ideas. AQ ourieting 2 Thinkabout your topic and write it below Brainstorm some things you Process should do o should not do to make 3 good fist impression. Make alist of 1. If dont get enough sep, —_ fertacnyyeu | do'and dons in the chart. 2. Ifyou don't prepare fo the interview a few My topic 3 Ifyou dont pay attention to your fiend, Dos Don'ts Ifyoutellajoke, — 5. Ifyou arrive 15 minutes late oa jab interview, as Inthis assignment, you are going to organize, develop, and writea “how to” | paragraph. As you prepare your paragraph, think about the Unit Question, | “How do you make a good fist impression?" Refer tothe Self Assessment checklist on page 22. Use information from Readings 1 and 2 and your wor inthis unit to support your ideas. 8. [ZEII] Write an outline for your paragraph. Look back atthe Writing Forslternatie unit assignments, se the 5 Skll on page 17 to help you book 1. Tople sentence: PLAN AND WRITE A Follow these steps to choose atopic and to brainstorm ‘Ideas about your topic. 1. Lookat the topics and add your own idea. Th choose one of the topics to 2 Subtopics and supporting details: write about A es a classmate ae - 1 ateacher Ste 2 anew neighbor B —_ 1 ae | 2 20 UNIT1 | How do you make» good frst impression? Reading andWiting 21 3. Concluding sentence: eae a . [TINIE Use your outine from Activity 8 to help you write your [paragraph in your notebook. Look at the Self Assessment checklist below to guide your writing. REVISE AND EDIT ‘Ak, [ZESILISTIGU] Read a partners paragraph. Answer the questions and

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