INTERMEDIATE 31

UNIT 6: PEOPLE
CAN DO OBJECTIVES

• DESCRIBE CHARACTER

• GIVING AND RESPONDING

TO NEWS
• PRESENT PERFECT VS PAST SIMPLE

• TALK ABOUT SIMILARITIES

6.1: THE QUIET REVOLITION
ADJECTIVES FOR DESCRIBING
 VOCABULARY& READING CHARACTER
.

1.Match the adjectives in the box to quiet

the descriptions shy
sociable
creative
tidy
patient
confident
Clever/smart
honest
lazy
6.1: THE QUIET REVOLITION
ADJECTIVES FOR DESCRIBING
 VOCABULARY& READING CHARACTER

clever/smart sociable

lazy tidy
6.1: THE QUIET REVOLITION
ADJECTIVES FOR DESCRIBING
 VOCABULARY& reading CHARACTER
. 1.Complete the puzzle to discover the hidden adjective.
S MA R T
Q U I E T
L A Z Y
U N T I D Y
C O N F I D E N T
C L E V E R
H ON E S T
 tidy, honest
clever/smart, sociable

hard-working- creative
 tidy, honest
clever/smart, sociable

hard-working

Think of the character of a person you know and

write down some adjectives that describe him/her.
 READING a characteristics of introverts
b problems they have
Read the article and make notes under these headings. c what they are good at
 GRAMMAR MAKING COMPARISONS
Find the comparative and superlative forms of these adjectives in the article and underline them.

1 Pilar is smarter than I am. COMPARATIVE

2 I'm more creative than my brother, but less creative than my sister. COMPARATIVE

3 Mrs Fiore is the most patient person I've ever met. SUPERLATIVE
4They are the least sociable students in the class. SUPERLATIVE

5 Evan is as confident as me. EQUALITY COMPARATIVE

6 James isn’t as sociable as his brother/ James’ brother is more sociable than James

Find the comparative and superlative forms of these adjectives in the article and underline them.
 What is an adjective?
n ew n s i ve
fast expe
f icu l t
dif
old e r f u l big
w o nd if u l
beau t
cold l
u s e f u good thin

h o rt w d e d e alt h y
s cro h
 Adjective Opossite Adjective Opossite

ancient modern handsome ugly

Beautiful/pretty ugly low high
big small Messy/ untidy Neat/ tidy
full empty narrow Wide/broad
bottom top old young
smooth rough quiet noisy
cold hot rich poor
easy difficult kind rude
expensive cheap comfortable uncomfortable
fast slow thick thin
fresh stale tight loose
fat Thin/SLIM weak strong
fancy plain clean dirty
boring Fun/interesting generous Stingy/SELFISH
happy sad close far
hard soft safe dangerous
heavy light Hard-working lazy
Rich/ wealthy poor delicious Tasteless/awful
tall short shy Easy-going
warm cool cheerful Depressed/gloomy
charming hateful brave coward
Talkative Taciturn bitter sweet
Wet dry conservative liberal
careful careless pessimistic optimistic
right wrong useful useless
clever stupid curly straight
fair unfair conforming independent
cold hot
strong weak
short tall
heavy light
high low
fat thin
3 + 8 = 11

easy difficult
 bad

good
clean dirty
young old
slow fast
inoffensive dangerous
small big
 us s om e
fat fam o and
h

Tongo is fatter than Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber is more famous than Tongo
Justin Bieber is more handsome than Tongo
 tall good rich

Cr7 is taller than Messi

Messi plays better than CR7
CR7 is richer than Messi
 c ious al t hy heap
deli he c

Pizza Salad
Pizza is more Delicious than salad
Salad Is healthier than pizza

salad is cheaper than pizza

 Comparatives adjective
• What's a comparative adjective?
A comparative adjective compares someone or something with
someone or something else.

Karen is shorter than Bob.

Physics is more interesting than Maths.

 Comparative adjectives

n ew old

The blue car is newer than the red

one.
 Comparative adjectives

old n ew

This car is older than this car

 Comparative adjectives

slow

fast

This rabbit is faster than this snail

 Comparative adjectives
We use a comparative adjective + than
to compare two or more things, people, etc.

My new smartphone is bigger than my old one.

old a comparative adjective

than

new
 Comparative adjectives
We use a comparative adjective + than
to compare two or more things, people, etc.

My tablet is heavier than my phone.

 Comparative adjectives
We use a comparative adjective + than
to compare two or more things, people, etc.

My phone is more expensive than my sister’s.

 Comparative adjectives
We use a comparative adjective + than
to compare two or more things, people, etc.

Your laptop is better than mine..

 Comparatives
• We can use comparative adjectives and adverbs to
compare two things, situations, times, actions, etc.
usually with than.
We can change the degree of comparison with words like: a lot,
much, far, even, slightly, a bit, a little

Life's a lot more interesting than before.

He's speaking much more slowly than usual today.

She's a bit happier than she used to be.

 Comparative
CASE WE ADD ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE

er
Older than
old
Most adjectives small
Smaller

1
Shorter
short

syllable -e r nice
late
hot
nicer
later
hotter
Double last
C+V+C consonant
thin
big
thinner
bigger

2 expensive more

or more
syllables
Most adjectives more delicious
expensive
more
delicious
Ending in
“y”
Consonant + y y ier crazy
easy
crazier
easier
Shy -> more shy/ shier/ shyer
Fun -> more fun.
Funny -> funnier
Quickly -> more quickly
 Irregular Comparatives

Irregular adjectives Comparative

good better

bad worse

far further

more ≠ less
 Comparatives
• The opposite of more is less. We can use it with all
adjectives and adverbs

The car's slightly less clean than it was.

 Comparatives
• The opposite of more is less. We can use it with all
adjectives and adverbs

I drive less quickly than he does.

 Comparatives
• The opposite of more is less. We can use it with all
adjectives and adverbs

Cusco is less polluted than Lima.

 Who is the tallest?

Number 3 is
the tallest
basketball
player.
Who is the shortest person in the family?

Sarah is
the
shortest
person in
the family.
 Which is the fattest cat?

Number 3 is the
1
fattest
2
cat. 3
 Which is the thinnest cat?

Number 1 is the
1
thinnest
2
cat. 3
Number 3 is the biggest apple.

3
2
1

Which is the biggest apple?

 Which object is the heaviest ?

The stone is the heaviest

object.
 Who is the dirtiest one?

JOSEPH PAUL
TOM

Joseph is the dirtiest one

 Which language is the most
difficult to learn?
Chinese is the most difficult
language to learn.
What is the most beautiful country in
the world?

Morocco is the most beautiful

country in the world.
 Who is the best athlete?

Steve Rick
James

James is the best athlete.

 Who is the worst one?

B
A C

C is the worst one.

 Superlative adjective
• What's a superlative adjective?
A superlative adjective compares someone or something to every other
person or object in the group.

Karen is shorter than all her siblings. Karen is the shortest child.

Physics is more interesting than all other subjects. Physics is the most interesting subject.
 Superlative adjectives
We use the superlative form of adjectives to talk
about extremes.
We usually use the before
superlatives.

The most useful language is English.

The before superlative

Superlative adjective
 Superlative adjectives
We use the superlative form of adjectives to talk
about extremes.
We usually use the before
superlatives.

The easiest language is Spanish.

The before superlative

Superlative adjective
 Superlative adjectives
We use the superlative form of adjectives to talk
about extremes.
We usually use the before
superlatives.

What’s the hardest language in the world?

The before superlative

Superlative adjective
 Superlative adjectives
We use the superlative form of adjectives to talk
about extremes.
We usually use the before
superlatives.

The best language practice is speaking.

The before superlative

Superlative adjective
 Superlative
CASE WE ADD ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE

est
old The oldest
Most adjectives small The smallest

1
short The shortest

syllable -e st nice
late
hot
The nicest
The latest
The hottest
Double last
C+V+C consonant
thin
big
The thinnest
The biggest

expensive The most

2 Most adjectives The expensive
delicious The most
or more most delicious
syllables Consonant + y
y iest easy
crazy The craziest
The easiest
 Irregular Superlatives
Irregular adjectives Superlative

good the best

bad the worst

far the furthest

The most ≠ the least
 Comparative Examples Superlative ExamplesI
short adj + er the adj + est the kindest
shorter
adjectives 1 2
the biggest
bigger
adjectives adj y+ ier
- -
funnier the adj -y+ iest t h e s i l l i e s t
—

ending in y healthier 3
the healthiest

long more + adj the most + adj the most

more important important
adjectives
4 more interesting
5
the most
interesting

regular more + adv more easily the most + adv the most carefully
adverbs the most politely
6 more politely
 Irregular Superlatives
Irregular adjectives Superlative

good the best

bad the worst

far the furthest

The most ≠ the least
 Comparative Examples Superlative ExamplesI
short adj + er the adj + est the kindest
shorter
adjectives 1 2
the biggest
bigger
adjectives adj y+ ier
- -
funnier the adj -y+ iest t h e s i l l i e s t
—

ending in y healthier 3
the healthiest

long more + adj the most + adj the most

more important important
adjectives
4 more interesting
5
the most
interesting

regular more + adv more easily the most + adv the most carefully
adverbs the most politely
6 more politely
 Comparative-Equality
• as + adjective/adverb + as shows that two things are
equal; not as ... as means less than:

They're as wealthy as the royal family.

Cristina doesn't listen as carefully as Bryan.

Bryan listens more carefully than Cristina

Subject + verb as….adj…..as noun phrase

This puppy is as cute as that puppy

They are
equally cute.
subject verb + not as….adj…..as noun phrase

Tyler isn’t as tall as Karen.

Karen is taller
than Tyler.
 Comparatives
Some common adverbs can change the degree of the
comparison:

You're just as pretty as your sister! (= exactly equal)

My brother isn't nearly as hard-working as me. (= very different)

She doesn't sleep quite as well as I do. (= slightly different)

the most delicious
delicious hotter than
slower (driver) than
the cleverest
the worst

better than
busiest
 more delicious
as hot as

more slowly than

as clever as / cleverer than
worse than

better than
busier than
I am the cleverest in my family.

Javier is more sociable than Maria.

The men in the class are shyer/shier than the women.

My chair is the biggest in the office.

This car's the largest in the showroom.

My house is further/farther from the school than yours.

 dry
isn’t as wet as yesterday.
thick
isn’t as thin as a sheet
lazy
isn’t as hard-working as me.
light
isn’t as dark as mine.
younger
not as old as my wife.
small
isn’t as big as yours.
safe
aren’t as dangerous as motorbikes.
My grandparents are not as well- educated as my parents.

My children are not as creative as her children.

Helen is not as confident as

Rome is just as interesting as Rio. OR Rio is just as

interesting as Rome.
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aunt
nephew
grandfather
great-grandmother
cousin
FAMILY
b
 VOCABULARY& SPEAKING
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1. How well do you know your family vocabulary? Try this quiz .
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D D
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 SPEAKING

Write down AND TALK ABOUT the name of

a) your youngest relative
b) b) your eldest relative and
c) three relatives you are very close to.
Tell the class as much as possible about these people

My eldest relative is my grandmother. Her name's Lily

and she's my dad's mother. She's 89. I see her about once
a month.
 GRAMMAR & LISTENING
PRESENT PERFECT AND
PRESENT SIMPLE
You are going to listen to two friends talking about
A waterfall : This is a landmark which he remembers from his
the true story of a boy who lost his mother and
childhood and when he sees it on Google Earth it helps him find
found her again twenty-five years later.
his home village.

Google Earth: This programme is the technology which helps

him locate his mother.
What do you think is the
significance in the story of the An Australian couple: He was adopted by an Australian couple
words in the box? and taken to live in Hobart, Tasmania.

A train: He fell asleep on a train and woke up in Kolkata.

a waterfall Google Earth

an Australian couple
a train
 GRAMMAR & LISTENING
PRESENT PERFECT AND
PRESENT SIMPLE
You are going to listen to two friends talking about
the true story of a boy who lost his mother and
found her again twenty-five years later.
 GRAMMAR & LISTENING PRESENT PERFECT AND
PRESENT SIMPLE

T
F He has always been happy
? We only know that he was adopted but we don't know if he has adopted a child.

F He saw a waterfall.

? None are mentioned but we don't know.

 PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST
 GRAMMAR SIMPLE

1. Indefinite time in I have written several essays.

the past
I wrote an essay three days ago.

I went to Brazil last year.

2. Definite time in
the past. She has been to Brazil twice.
 GRAMMAR

PAST SIMPLE
 TIME EXPRESSIONS: PAST SIMPLE
Yesterday The day
Last night before
yesterday
Last week
Last year
Last month
Last Friday
ago
Subject Verb Past Complement

I
You
We
They worked yesterday.
He
She
It
 ?
I
You
We
They did didn’t
He
She
It
 He worked yesterday.

? Did he work yesterday ?

He didn’t work yesterday.

 GRAMMAR

PRESENT
PERFECT
Subject Auxiliary Verb past participle complement

I
You

seen
We
a movie
They
has
have
He
She
It
 ?
I
You
We have haven’t
They

has hasn’t
He
She
It
 left read

known taken put

made thought bought
gone written given
I have written a book.

Have you written a book

I haven’t written a book.

 WE USE:

• Past simple • Present Perfect

• When we know • Indefinite time.

WHEN something • For something that
happened happened some time
before now but we don’t
• Yesterday know when.
• Last year
• In 2005 • Some time in your whole
• 2 years ago life.
 PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE PAST
EXPRESSIONS EXPRESSIONS
today when
so far When I was 19..
until now In 2010
recently last time
ALREADY/ NEVER/ JUST Last year/ month/week/
STILL/YET night/ weekend/summer
since ago
Since then yesterday
lately
This week/ month/year IN 2019
Have you ever… Before/ after dinner/
lunch
+ I watched TV yesterday. + I have watched TV twice today.

- I didn’t watch TV yesterday.

- I haven’t watched TV twice
today.
? Did you watch TV yesterday?
? Have you watched TV twice
today?

Yes, I Did Yes, I have

No,I didn’t No,I haven’t
+ She got excersices two days
ago
+ She has gotten excersices this
week.

- She didn’t get excersices two days

ago - She hasn’t gotten excersices this
week.
? Did She get excersices two days
ago? ? Has she gotten excersices
this week?

Yes, She Did Yes, She has

No,She didn’t No,She hasn’t
+ I drank water last night. + I have drunk water all
day
- I didn’t drink water last - I haven’t drunk water all
night. day.
? have you drunk water all
? Did you drink water last
day?
night?
+ He has cleaned the + They talked yesterday.
house.
- He hasn’t cleaned the - They didn’t talk
house. yesterday.

? Has He cleaned the house? ? Did they talk yesterday?

Present Perfect vs Simple Past
Present is used when the time is not
Perfect specific.
I have already been to Machu Picchu.
(We don't know when.)

Past is used when the time is clear.

Simple
I went to Machu Picchu ten years ago.
(We know exactly when.)
I have seen my best friend.

I saw my friend yesterday night

My sister has finished her studies.

My sister finished her studies last

year.
Present is often used when giving
Perfect recent news.
Gina and Luis have just broken up.
(This is new information.)

Past is used when giving older

Simple information.
Gina and Luis broke up last year.
(This is old information.)
Present is used with for and since, when
Perfect the actions have not finished yet:
I have studied at Ciunac for 1 year/ since
January,2023.
(I still study at Ciunac

Past is used with for the actions have

Simple already finished.
I studied at Ciunac for 1 year.
(I don't study at Ciunac now.)
 Present perfect -> Since

We use since with the present perfect

tense to refer to the starting point of
an action.

I have worked at Ciunac since January 2021.

January

starting time
Junuary
January (2021) 2024

(January is a point of time, not a period of

time.)
 For
We use for with the present perfect tense
to refer to a period of time.

I have worked at Ciunac for three years.

Now
January 2021 January,2024

starting
time period of time
(for 3 years)

( ‘six month’ is a period of time, not a point of time.)

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I have lost my wallet.It’s still lost.I

haven’t found it yet.

I lost my wallet this morning. I found it

later.
 Adverbs with
present perfect

YET,EVER,ALREADY,JUST,NEVER
Before we expected ( + / ? )

A. Let’s watch “Batman”

B. No, I’ve already seen that film.

It suggests that there is no need for repetition
+/?
– What time does the film start?
– It has already started. We’re late!

- Do you want more coffee?

-I've already drunk three cups of coffee this
morning. No more please!
Don't write to John, I've already done it.

Have you done your homework already?.

Have you already told your parents the truth?
still( ? / --)

? Have you been to Mancora yet?

- I haven’t been to Mancora yet.

• Have you done your homework yet?
• Not yet.
• Have you studied for the final exam?
• No, I haven’t studied yet.
• Has the train arrived yet?
• I haven't visited the Tate Gallery yet
• Has he arrived yet?
• They haven't eaten yet
A short time ago. ( + )

just

A. Do you want some food?

B. No, thanks. I’ve just eaten.
 It happened recently.
• -Have you called me this morning?
• -Yes, I have just called you, but you didn’t
answer.
• A:Have you talked to Mary?
B:Yes,I have just talked to her on the pone.
She said hello!
• Are you hungry? – No, I’ve just had
dinner.I’m full.
• Is Tom here? – No, I’m afraid he
has just gone out.
Until now. ( + / ?/-)
• So far he has written five songs.
• He hasn’t written any song so far.
 until now
• How many countries have you been to So
far?
• So far,I have been to 7 countries.I love
travelling.
• So far, we have finished half of our work.
• So far, Politicians haven't done anything
for the country.
• I have only met half of the staff so far.
HOW MANY PETS HAVE YOU HAD , SO FAR?
SO FAR, I HAVE HAD 2 PETS

How many cities have you been to so far?

I’ve been to 4 cities.

How many apples have you eaten so far

today?
So far , I have eaten 2 apples.
So far, I haven’t eaten any!
Not at any time (+)
Not on any occasion

I have never drunk

beer.
 Instead of negative
sentences.

Have you learned Japanese?

No, I haven’t. Yes, I have.

I have NEVER learned Japanese.

He has NEVER been abroad.

I have NEVER been to Italy

 Have you ever eaten Chinese food?

Yes I have. No, I haven’t.

No, I’ve never eaten Chinese food.

Have you ever climbed a high mountain?

Have you ever seen a ghost?
Has your mum ever met the Prime Minister?
ever : for emphasis
we sometimes use ever to give emotive emphasis to what we are saying as an indication that we feel very
strongly about it
This is the best band ever!
Peruvian food is the best food ever!
Students from intermediate 3 are the best ever!
That was the most exciting concert ever!
I have tried the worst food ever!

Negatives
We can use not … ever in negatives, but never is more common than not ever:
I haven’t ever met any famous person.
I have never met any famous person.
We haven’t ever had a problem with noise in the neighbourhood before or
We’ve never had a problem with noise …
I have never eaten crocodile.
I haven’t ever eaten crocodile.
already just yet ever

A. Can I read the newspaper, please?

B. Sorry. I haven't finished reading it

____________.
already never ever yet

We’re going to the concert and

we’ve __________ bought the
tickets.
already just never yet

A. I go to the theatre every Sunday.

B. Really? I have ________ been to the

theatre.
already ever so far yet

A. Have you cleaned the bathroom

yet?

B. Don’t get mad. I’ve _____________

done it.
already just ever So far

A. Have you _______been to England?.

B. Yes , I have been there twice.

already just still yet

I haven't phoned Tanya ____________.

I'll do it when I get back from work.

already just so far yet

A. How many countries have you been

to?.

B. Well. I’ve been to 26 countries_______.

already just still yet

A. Do you know anything about Sally?

B. She's fine. I've __________ spoken to

her on the phone. It was a minute ago.

already just still yet

Have you seen the new film

“Spiderman” ___________ ?
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 visited Have you
ever had
has never
Have you and bought
your wife eaten
We have
has never
been
Have you ever saw
read
Have fallen

did
got
Have tried
downloaded

Have traveled
‘ve taken
Have found
contacted

Have lost
left
gave called
 Have you checked your emails yet?

Helen has never played games on line.

We have just started using Twitter.

I have already seen the news today.

Adam has just updated his blog.

We haven’t gotten/got an email from the hotel yet .

6.3: VOCABULARY AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
RECOGNIZING LINKERS IN FAST
 LISTENING & SPEAKING SPEECH
Look at pictures a-d.
How rude do you find the behaviour in each one? Rate each one
from 1-5. (5 = extremely rude)

BAD MANNERS VS GOOD MANNERS

The pictures show examples of

Manners are the way you behave when you are with
other people.

Can you think of two more examples of bad

manners and two examples of good
manners?
6.3: VOCABULARY AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
RECOGNIZING LINKERS IN FAST
 LISTENING & SPEAKING SPEECH
 3 5 7 7 8 8
words words words words words words

but expensive
cos he forgot my birthday
but unhappy
so we took a taxi
Tuesday for example
so we stayed in
cos of my bad foot
A passport for example?
 I often go

for example, when they

so they don't

But I've heard

So when I'm
Because I don't
but I've
Because it means
SPEAKING
Discuss manners in your country
or a country you know well, using the ideas below.

It's rude to ... It's OK to ... It's polite

to ... It's OK not to ... It’s customary to

 call your boss by their first name

 send texts at the dinner table
 blow your nose in public
 eat in the street
 take a gift to a dinner party It's rude to blow your nose in public.Becuase…

 interrupt
 talk about how much you earn
 eat some kinds of food with your fingers
 call a shop assistant 'Sir' or 'Madam'

VOCABULARY
unpleasant imposible
unusual unfair
impatient unfriendly
dishonest unhealthy
unlucky uncessary
 1 He is a bit disorganized.

2 It was a bit unnecessary.

3 He is a bit impatient.
4 We have been a bit unlucky.
5 It was a bit dishonest.
 your own words

im
your own words un
your own words im
im your own words

your own words un

your own words un

7 It’s dishonest to your own words

6.4:SPEAKING AND WRITING
 WRITING & GRAMMAR Responding to news on social media
Which sentence best describes how you use social media?
Explain why you use/don't use social media

1 I regularly post messages and photos on social media

2 I often use social media, but only to look at other peoples'

posts.

3 I never use social media. Life is too short.

 WRITING & GRAMMAR Responding to news on social media
Best of luck Congratulations Bad luck You lucky
Complete the posts with the expressions in the box. thing Love the pic

You lucky
thing Congratulations

Best of
luck

Bad luck Love the pic

Best of luck! Fingers crossed!
Well done.
Get better soon. Get well soon. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
 Short forms of words: fab, pic
Comments in brackets: (You'll be fine!)
Informal expressions: Have a fab time! You're a star!
Missing out words: Interview this afternoon. Broken my shoulder Got the job! Winter already?
Thinking of you. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
 WRITING TASK

Now write three posts for a social media site.

1 something interesting you are doing now
2 something exciting you are going to do very soon
3 something you have just achieved/some good news
 LISTENING AND SPEAKING Giving and responding
to news
Look at the photos. What has happened?

3 4
e

2 1
 LISTENING AND SPEAKING Giving and responding
to news

I've got some good news. I've got bad news. Guess what?! Have you heard the news?

What a pity! Never mind. Oh dear. I'm sorry. Oh no! What a shame! That's awful!

Oh wow! How wonderful! That's fantastic! I'm really happy for you. That's great news.
 1 That's wonderful! Where/When are you going?

2 Oh no! Where was it? Have you told

the police?
3 Congratulations! When's the wedding?

4 That's awful! Have many people lost their homes? Has anybody died?
 SPEAKING
Make a dialogue sharing your news, respond to
the news you hear and repeat the news you have
heard from others.
Use the language for speaking box to help you.

A Guess what? I've signed up for the New York

marathon.

B Wow! When is it?

A In November.
B Have you heard the news? Sasha's going to run
the New York marathon. C That's fantastic!
REVIEW
The tallest
better
larger

The oldest

shorter
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a
f
e
c
b
 dishonest

unusual
impolite

impatient

d
 5 1 3 6

4 2 7
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s
s
D
D
s
s
s