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15 Most Fun Business English Lessons

Although Business English students can be more willing to do boring but useful topics than most students if they need English for their job, just as often Business students need the same kind of games as other classes get to help them relax around their colleagues who are also their classmates, get their energy levels up after a long working day etc. Below are descriptions of 15 easy to use lessons that are guaranteed to be both fun and useful for Business English classes.

• Emailing appointments race Students send short “emails” written on scraps of paper to each other to try to make new arrangements, e.g. going for a drink after work or having a meeting. The person who has made the most new arrangements in 20 minutes is the winner of the game.
• Politeness board game Students are given a board game with typical business situations on each square, like “Ask your boss for some more photocopy paper”. When one person lands on that square, everyone takes turns trying to make a more polite sentence than the last person, e.g. “Could I possibly have some more photocopy paper?” trumps “Can I have some photocopy paper please?” The person who produces the most polite sentence can move forward a number squares equal to the number of the other students’ sentences they trumped. The winner is the first person to the end of the board. If one person always wins, you can make the rule that the person who has just moved cannot take part in the next round. You can also play the game without a board, just by keeping track of how many points each person has.
• Flip A Coin Ask and Tell Students make a personal question about business, e.g. “Do you really like your boss?”, and then flip a coin to see if they should answer the question themselves (”tell”, equals tails), or if they can ask anyone else in their group (”ask”, equals heads). This game works best if you give them a list of possibly controversial business topics to make questions about, e.g. “office romance” or “bankrupt”.
• Definitions race One student tries to explain a business word or expression without saying it, any part of it, or any variations on it. For example, if they are trying to explain “marketing executive”, they can say “The first word is like sales and the second word is like director”, but they can’t say “market” or “execute”. When someone guesses what they are trying to define, give points either by how quickly they explained it or just one point to the person who explained and the person who guessed.
• Taboo This is similar to Definitions Race, but it is more difficult because students are given 3 extra words they cannot say when trying to define the word so that their partner can guess, e.g. for “Marketing executive” they can be told not to say the words “director”, “sales” and “advertising”. As an additional stage to make sure the students learn the vocabulary well, you can get them to write the 3 taboo words for each word or expression for another team or group to try and define.
• Taboo topics challenge Students are given a list of topics that range from 5 points (very difficult/ taboo) down to 1 point (easy safe topics for small talk). The points for how difficult each topic is can either be decided by the teacher or by the students. Each student decides how difficult a topic they want to try and talk about, and the other students choose one of the topics of that level and ask them a question. They then get a percentage of the total points available depending on how well they answered it, e.g. 4 points for a 5 point topic talked about quite well. This leads on well to discussions about differences in businesses in different cultures, business entertaining etc.
• Moral dilemmas questionnaires Give the students the beginning of a 2nd conditional question involving a difficult business moral dilemma, e.g. “If you knew your son had lied on his CV when he got a job at your friend’s company, would you…?” Students write the end of the questions with two or more options, predict which option someone else in the class will choose, and ask them the question to check. Some classes may be able to do this just as a speaking activity without writing the options down.
• Stock and commodities trading Give groups of students a suitably large amount of money, e.g. a million dollars, as toy money or just as a total written on the board. Ask them to invest some of that money in stocks and commodities you offer them. Give them the starting prices and then tell them how much the prices change in the first day, so that they have the beginning of a graph for each one. Then allow them to buy and sell. Continue for at least 7 “days”, allowing them to buy and sell after each “day”. The prices you tell them can be based on real ones in the past, or can be made up. To practice the language of trends, you can also give them hints on what will happen in the next “day”, e.g. “One of the prices will bottom out”.
• Describing personal graphs Another fun way to make the language of trends and describing graphs fun is to get students to describe some real data about themselves, e.g. the number of CDs in their collection. Their partner listens, draws the graph and tries to guess what it represents. Other fun graph topics are height, English level, amount of hair on head, number of hours sleep etc.
• Real ansaphone messages Give students something to record their voices on and get them to leave ansaphone messages for each other that need a response, e.g. ideas for when to meet up or an offer as part of a negotiation. Another group then listens to that message and leaves a response on the same machine. Repeat until there are at least 4 messages on each machine. When time is up, give points for having reached a successful conclusion, e.g. having made the arrangement for a meeting. This activity is easier if you have 2 or more rooms available.
• Guess the job 15 questions One student thinks of any job, and the other students ask them yes/ no questions (e.g. “Do you have to work outside?”) and try to guess which job they have chosen. After the game is finished, students can then ask the same questions to each other about their real jobs and use that to introduce their partner to the rest of the class.
• Job interviews problem roleplays Another good way of practising questions and talking about job roles is to get students to interview each other for their real jobs. This can be made more fun by giving each student a roleplay card that has one (imaginary) negative thing on their CV that the interviewer needs to find out by asking the right questions, e.g. “You have never used a computer”. When the interviews are finished, ask the interviewers if they would give the job to their partner and whether they have guessed what the problem is.
• Negotiating with points Although negotiations is always a fairly interesting topic, the end of the activity can be a let down if the students don’t know how well they have done. This problem can be solved by giving each side of the negotiation a roleplay sheet with how many points they will get by obtaining particular concessions from the other side, e.g. 20 points if the other side gives them a 5% discount. At the end of the negotiation the students add up their points they get for negotiating that order size, price, payment arrangements etc, and a clear winner can be proclaimed.
• Inventions presentations Presentations is another Business English activity that is motivating but can finish without any clear conclusion. The best general tactic is to get students to vote at the end of all the presentations on which of the ideas from the other teams (they cannot vote for themselves) they preferred. This activity works best when students are presenting their own ideas with a little help from the teacher, e.g. being given the photo of a real or imaginary invention and being asked to imagine what it can be used for and present their ideas.
• Number trivia up and down Number practice can be very boring but very useful. By adding a real reason to listen and some personal interaction, you can boost the interest in the topic and aid memory of the numbers vocabulary. One way is to give students some interesting trivia including numbers and make them turn them into questions to get their partner to guess the numbers, e.g. “How much did the Oedo underground line in Tokyo cost in dollars?”. After each guess, they tell their partner if the real answer is (much/ a little/ very slightly) higher or lower, until they finally get to exactly the right amount.

You may also like:

• 15 Business English Games for Describing Your Company and Job
• 15 Most Interesting TOEIC Lessons
• 15 Ways of Dealing with Pre-experience Business English and ESP Students

Not for business, but here is a similar list for beginners

http://www.tefl.net/wordpress/ideas/games/speaking-games-false-beginners

I’d also recommend this textbook

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Business-Start-Up-Students-Cambridge-Professional/dp/0521534658

Really like what I´ve read above. The ideas seem excellent, however, I am starting with beginners. Any thoughts or direction for beginning students who work in a travel agency.

Thanks a bunch!

im taking a course so i can teach English abroad and needed ideas for a presentation…this is great thanks!

Very good for groups but what about one to one students?

I’ve applied some of these ideas to my intermediate group (Hotel Management School) and they’ve worked fantastically! Thank you very much!

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Executive English: 4 Business English Lesson Plans That Turn Students into Influencers

Building confidence in business is a lifelong gift you can give your students.

Never again will they clam up when coworkers make chit-chat.

No longer will their voices lose power during interviews and meetings.

Taking your ESL students to the next level in their careers is rewarding for not only your students, but for you as well. It gives you, their ever enthusiastic teacher , a great sense of accomplishment.

You will see your business English students blossom, get promoted, develop confidence and take on different professional personas—ones loaded with strength and self-assurance.

Crafting exceptional and informative business  English lesson plans is the first step to your students’ success.

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The Cornerstones of Business English Lessons

If this is your very first time developing plans for business English classes , we have you covered here.

One of the most essential aspects in developing ESL business English lesson plans is to get to know your students  and find out the information needed to make the lesson practical for them .

If you have a student working in corporate marketing, then a business English lesson pertaining to accounting would be almost useless. Knowing your students, their careers and needs will help you connect with them in an informative, concise way. Your lessons will be useful to them outside of the classroom, building more confidence on their professional paths, whatever those might be.

So, you should know the following about every student:

• Where they work
• What their job responsibilities are
• What they do on a normal day at the office
• When and how are they exposed to English at work (email, meetings, calls, conferences, etc.)

These questions are essential to building a lesson plan your students will enjoy!

Give your students a survey on the first day of class that asks these questions and more like them, then save the completed surveys in your teaching binder or folder.

Take the following lesson plans, combined with the specific information about your students, to create targeted lesson plans students can use in their everyday professional lives and to better their career prospects.

4 Business English Lesson Plans That Promote Rapid Career Growth

Each of these lesson plans is built on the PPP (Presentation, Practice, Production) method of creating plans for language lessons. You can learn more about how this works (and how to create your own from scratch) here!

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1. Breaking the Ice

In your students’ business lives, breaking the ice in their native tongue is terrifying enough at times.

Imagine the anxiety and stress having to break the ice in English must induce.

This does not need to be the norm. You can give your students the essential ESL skills they need to feel confident and to succeed. After all,  speaking English  and speaking (any language) at work is mostly about confidence, and the role of psychology is almost as important as knowing the right words and grammar to use in these situations.

This English lesson plan focuses on starting a conversation, ending a conversation and general role playing for students to hone what they have learned. Let’s take a look at what this lesson will contain and how to present your business English lesson plan material.

Presentation

This lesson plan’s presentation will consist of useful phrases. You will present to your class the essential knowledge they will need to make ample English small talk in any and all business situations .

An excellent place to start is with the actual phrase “breaking the ice.” What do they think this phrase means? What are some examples of “breaking the ice” with coworkers? You will elicit answers from your students and discuss some ways they think they can “break the ice” in a business situation—or examples of when they have done this in the past.

You will also discuss other important phrases, useful for opening a business conversation in English.

Here are a few example phrases you can use in your lesson:

• Hello, my name is ______, are you enjoying your evening?
• Where are you from?
• What company do you represent?
• How long have you worked here/there?
• Which department do you work in?
• How do you like your job?
• Did you catch the morning lecture?
• Do you mind if I join your group?

After you share and discuss these quick little door openers, you can move on to excellent ways to end a business conversation in English. Many of your students use these in their native language already, so, in my experience, they will catch on fast.

Here are a few conversation closers you will share with your students in the presentation:

• It was nice to talk to you, I must excuse myself.
• Great to meet you, do you have a card? (or, here is my card).
• I must be going, I see my boss signaling toward me.
• Thank you, it was nice to meet you and we should discuss this further later.
• Do you have LinkedIn? Let’s connect there to continue our conversation.

These conversational wrap-ups are great for your students and will eliminate those awkward moments of saying goodbye in business settings.

When your students have listened and understand the phrases, you can move into this practicing stage.

You will have all the phrases you discussed cut into two parts a set for each pair of students. Once your students are paired up, you will distribute the mixed up parts of the phrases and they will work together trying to piece each phrase back together.

This jigsaw of sorts will allow your students to communicate and discuss which section goes with which, further creating the phrase in their mind. For example, one piece of paper will contain “Did you catch… ” and your students will try to match it with ” …the morning lecture?”

Go over which combinations are correct and take questions, then have the students copy down the correct phrases in their notebooks for future reference.

Once all pairs have matched and discussed the jigsaw business English phrases, they are ready for a more practical exercise.

Each student will be given a card you have made with their occupation, company, the lecture they attended and a few family/hobby details. Students will then be paired up. The pairs will change every five minutes and the students will have an opportunity to break the ice, discuss a few topics and end the conversation.

You can float around the room and make sure the conversations are on track, while answering any questions which may arise.

All in all, this is a wonderful business English lesson plan with communication, collaboration, vocabulary and self-expression at the core.

2. Involvement in Meetings

Business meetings are an essential part of business and there are often several meetings held within an average work week.

Participation in business meetings can be another daunting engagement your students may currently try to avoid. Your students need to be prepared and have the business English skills necessary to participate with confidence and increase their chances for recognition, responsibility and promotion.

This business English lesson plan can help them understand the importance of meeting involvement while gaining the ESL skills they need to be successful in all areas of life.

Preparation

Yup, one extra P is here!

For this business lesson, you will need to craft a well-organized worksheet to help guide your students in the right direction.

The worksheet will contain two parts. Part one will have useful words, phrases and lead-in sentences commonly found in business meetings, while part two of the worksheet will have two different role playing scenarios your students will use in their mock meetings.

Your first objective will be to ask your students about business meetings they have been involved in or their concepts of a normal business meeting.

Many of your students will have had some type of meeting experience, but maybe not in English. You should draw from their previous experiences and allow them to describe it and discuss it in English. Next, you will discuss several business English phrases used in meetings. You can get more great phrases to introduce from this post .

Here are a few great examples to put into your presentation and worksheet:

• Could you please clarify what you mean?
• Can you please speak up a bit, I can’t hear you very well?
• Please continue, I apologize for interrupting.
• What if we… ?
• What would you think about…?

You and your class will discuss these phrases as a class and you will give examples of how each could be used.

In this step of your business English lesson plan, you will organize the class into small groups. The size of each group depends on your class size, of course.

Then you will hand out the worksheet and allow your students to practice using the new business meeting phrases with one another. Give them time to discuss the phrases amongst themselves and ask you any questions they may have.

Once all practice has been enthusiastically carried out, it is time to let the role playing commence!

Part two of the worksheet will be the guide to a specific business meeting scenario. For example, if you want your students to brainstorm a few marketing strategies for a certain product, you will give them a product to discuss in a meeting scenario.

“The meeting will be centered around new marketing strategies for Starbucks coffee.

What can you and your team come up with during this meeting?

Take notes, deliver concise ideas and support each idea with why  you think this idea is effective.”

Let your students loose to collaborate and participate in a mock meeting using the new business English phrases discussed in the presentation and practice stages of your lesson plan. This activity will give your students key business meeting phrases, collaboration, English expression of ideas and also allow them to gain more confidence for practical use.

3. Questions in Negotiation Situations

Negotiations are another key aspect of business English.

Many business English students shy away from their native language style of negotiating when it comes down to trying to negotiate in English. Developing confidence is essential in negotiations and, if your students possess this key element, they will have more success at the negotiating table.

This business English lesson plan will give your students the four steps of negotiation and how to embody each step when at the office.

In order to ask the right questions in negotiation, your students must first know the cycle of a negotiation. You will present each step and discuss them as a class, giving examples or answering important questions.

These are the steps of negotiation to cover in your lesson plan:

1. Exploration . This is when two parties explore what each offers, expects and hopes to obtain in the negotiation.

2. Bidding. The bidding stage is when exploration is complete and one of two parties offers and exchange for goods or money.

3. Bargaining. This is an essential stage, when both parties negotiate until a satisfactory term is met.

4. Settling. Settling is essentially the finalized agreement. This is the handshake and signing of contracts stage.

Each stage is important and knowing the right questions to ask in each stage is also very important for your students to understand.

After the stages are discussed and fully understood, you can partner your students up and have them brainstorm questions that would be useful in each stage. For example:

“What warranty or guarantee does your company offer on this particular product?”

This question is a perfect Exploration question used to get the facts and details out on the table. Your students will brainstorm essential questions for each stage of negotiation together. This will create collaboration and develop ideas useful for the practice stage.

You could even craft a worksheet about the above stages, along with useful questions and answers, to help guide your students during the lesson.

With your students still in pairs, they will be given a role-play scenario in which one is the buyer and the other is the seller. Your example role-play will look something like this:

Seller: You are the representative for a groundbreaking MP3 player similar to the iPod. You must convince your buyer to sell your product and not the others.

Buyer: You see potential in the new music product, but you are still uncertain about making the switch in products and need to get more information.

This role playing scenario will follow the four stages of negotiation and your students will use the questions they brainstormed while practicing to have a successful negotiation which may or may not lead to a successful Settling stage agreement.

4. Meeting management

Meeting management in business is another important task your students may need more confidence and ESL skills to perform.

This practical exercise is the next step up from getting involved in a meeting, since your students will now plan and guide a business meeting in class.

This business English lesson plan will allow your students to practice emailing, collaboration and build confidence to guide and keep other members of a meeting on track.

Your students will need the key aspects of email structure to allow them to email colleagues effectively and efficiently to get the meeting time, date and location set.

Before introducing any new material, ask your students to write a short email inviting a colleague to join a meeting. Afterwards, have each student read theirs aloud. You can use their emails as a guide to introduce the proper email language necessary for landing a business meeting.

Here are the essential aspects of a well-developed email for planning a business meeting:

• Project details and objectives
• Q & A about the project
• Brainstorming and collaboration to make project a success
• Important points to note

This short and concise email format will be a great template not only for the lesson, but for them to also use in a more practical business situation. You can also give great examples on the board or in a slideshow to really allow your students to soak up the new information.

Once your students have  crafted their own emails  without any instruction on proper language, and have then watched your presentation of relevant words, phrases and grammar, they are ready to do some more serious email drafting.

Put them into small groups and let them discuss, collaborate and craft their new business meeting emails to one another in the group.

Each student will write an email using the business meeting email format, addressing it to another student in their group. The receiving student will then write a reply to the email as well.

Your students have crafted emails and invited others to their meetings. Next, they will each take turns running the meeting and keeping everyone on task.

You will give each student a meeting topic and let them present the project details and objectives before opening the floor up for Q & A from other meeting members. For example:

“Introduce a new MP3 player which rivals the iPod to your meeting members. It costs less, holds more music, comes with better headphones and also has an interactive touch screen. Your team must brainstorm new ideas to market this product.”

Each student will have an opportunity to introduce a new product and run the meeting accordingly. They will learn valuable communication skills, writing , leadership skills and also develop more confidence when taking charge in a business meeting scenario.

So, as you can now see, business English lesson plans are excellent to have in your teaching arsenal.

They are perfect for your pre-intermediate to advanced level students who have a career (or are preparing for a future career) in the corporate world.

These lesson plans are simply essential for ESL students looking to make a shift and move into the business sector of employment, seeking promotion within their company or generally wanting to build more confidence when speaking to foreign clients and colleagues.

These business English lessons will give your students the important resources needed to be successful in their career and beyond.

Plan those lessons well, with their needs in mind, and hand them the keys to success!

Stephen Seifert  is a writer, editor, professor of English and adventurer. With over 7 years of teaching experience to students worldwide, he enjoys the many aspects of culture and traditions different from his own. Stephen continues his search for writing inspiration, boldly enjoying life to the fullest.

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5 Reasons to Consider English as a Lingua Franca When Teaching Business English

• Linda D'Argenio
• May 13, 2024

With over 1.5 billion people speaking English, the language is now universally considered a lingua franca around the globe. Between 70 and 75 percent of speakers are non-native, making English a tool to overcome national and cultural boundaries. Considered the language of business, diplomacy, and international communication, English has evolved from a set usage to global English that embraces regional variances in vocabularies, accents, and dialects.

English as a lingua franca is an important consideration for Business English teachers, as this perspective changes their students’ needs. Teaching English as a global language will better prepare students for their interactions with non-native English speakers, who have diverse accents, dialects, and cultural norms.

Let’s look at five ways English as a lingua franca for global business communications impacts English language training needs for Business English students .

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1. Students will be communicating with non-native speakers influenced by their native language and culture.

Business English students will often be learning English to communicate with colleagues and clients who are also non-native speakers. They may have different accents, may use different vocabulary, and may use cultural colloquialisms.

Business English learners need to master English to interact in real-life situations, which will include diverse English speakers, so becoming comfortable with different accents and versions of English will amplify their communication abilities. Non-native English speakers will speak English influenced by their native language and cultural background. Some common differences include:

• pronunciation
• idioms and colloquialisms
• cultural norms and customs (i.e., politeness, directness, conversational style)

Business English teachers can integrate activities into their classes that explore idioms and colloquialisms, as well as cultural norms and customs. They can also provide students with online resources such as YouTube, chatbots, language apps, and tutoring apps.

Looking for ways to use technology in the Business English classroom? Read about hyper-personalizing Business English teaching with AI tools.

2. Students will need to be aware of cultural norms and customs.

As mentioned in the list above, cultural norms and customs are often reflected in English usage and references. When interacting with speakers from a different culture, it will be important for your Business English students to recognize how these norms and customs impact communications.

Language is a primary means of cultural expression, and much can be gleaned from a culture by understanding its linguistic peculiarities. Some examples of cultural norms and customs that may be reflected in interactions with non-native English speakers may include:

• Politeness and formality: For example, Japanese society places a high value on respect and social harmony, emphasizing formal etiquette based on manners and proper behaviors in various social situations.
• Directness vs. indirectness: Again, Japanese culture’s emphasis on manners and respect means indirect, polite communication is the cultural norm; whereas, direct communication is more common in the U.S.
• Hierarchy and authority: South Korea is an example of a country where hierarchy and authority play significant roles in communications, as importance is placed on respecting age, status, and seniority.
• Expressions and idioms: Non-native speakers may struggle with understanding expressions that are rooted in English-speaking cultures (e.g., “It’s raining cats and dogs,” a common idiom in the U.S.).
• Non-verbal communication: Gestures, facial expressions, and body language can differ greatly around the world. For example, showing the sole of your shoe can be perceived as disrespectful in some Middle Eastern cultures.
• Taboo topics: Some topics are considered taboo or sensitive in certain cultures. For example, discussing personal finances is acceptable in some Western cultures, while in many Asian cultures, it’s considered impolite.

For both Business English teachers and their students, this concept is important to recognize as an opportunity to grow and better prepare for cross-cultural interactions.

As many teachers have multilingual classrooms, this presents opportunities for students and teachers to discuss and explore the differences in cultural norms and customs.

Read about how to get a job teaching Business English.

3. Students will need to be adaptable and flexible in their professional communications.

As a lingua franca, English has become increasingly adaptable. No longer constrained by a narrow view of acceptable usage, the language is constantly evolving, resulting in linguistic diversity and adaptation to various cultural communication contexts.

Business English teachers need to embrace the perspective that English as a lingua franca makes it a dynamic language, so they can prepare their students to be adaptable and flexible in their professional communications.

Some examples of the ways the English language has evolved include:

• Vocabulary expansion: Words like “sushi” (Japanese), “pizza” (Italian), and “taco” (Spanish) are now commonplace.
• Varieties and dialects: Influenced by local languages and cultures, English has developed into numerous varieties and dialects.
• Simplified grammar: As English is often used as a second language in international communications, the world has seen the emergence of simplified grammatical structures.
• Code-switching and hybridization: In many multilingual environments, the speakers will blend elements of different languages within their English speech.

Exposing your students to different accents and dialects of English will help them become comfortable with the dynamic nature of English, making them more adaptable and receptive to others’ communication styles, needs, and perspectives.

Learn about the increasing demand for Business English as well as the ins and outs of this lucrative ELT niche for teachers.

4. Students who learn English as a global language will have enhanced professional opportunities.

The need for a global language or lingua franca is rooted in the global nature of today’s economy, but the global nature of the market has not erased the individual cultures of the countries that participate in it. Learning global English means being prepared to acknowledge and bridge this diversity of cultures.

It’s likely your Business English students will interact with more non-native English speakers than native ones. Business English training in industries such as hospitality, finance, law, medicine, engineering, and many others is booming. Teachers who prepare these students to communicate effectively across cultures and language backgrounds will be setting them up for career success.

Interested in teaching Business English with Bridge? Learn more about Bridge Corporate Language Training and discover new online teaching opportunities.

5. As a lingua franca, the English language will continue to evolve.

Finally, the dynamic nature of English as a lingua franca, spoken by millions of non-native speakers around the world, means the language will continue to evolve. Business English students who learn English as a global language and embrace the cultural variances and contexts will be well-prepared to continue growing.

Students who are taught English as a global language will possess practical cross-cultural communication skills. Because they can overcome linguistic and cultural limitations, they will remain competitive in the evolving world market.

The importance of English in today’s globalized world cannot be underestimated. As English is no longer defined by fixed territorial and cultural functions, English has truly become a lingua franca. As such, Business English students need dynamic, global English language training. With today’s technology, teachers can expose their students to a variety of world Englishes, with diverse accents, dialects, and cultural evolutions. Teaching English as a global language will help your students feel at ease with cross-cultural communications, bolster their cultural awareness, and increase their adaptability in English interactions.

If you are ready to start your learning journey, be sure to check out Bridge’s Teaching Business English Specialized Certification and Teaching English as a Global Language Micro-credential .

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