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New York more fashionable than Paris (8th February, 2014)

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New York is officially the world's most fashionable city after taking top spot in the 2014 Top Global Fashion Capital contest. It took the title from London, which won the accolade in 2011 and 2012, but finished third this year, behind Paris. Los Angeles was voted the fourth trendiest metropolis, while Barcelona closely followed in fifth place. Italy's highest-placed city was Rome, in sixth place. Milan, long established as a centre of style and the winner in 2009, finished in twelfth place. Bekka Payack, a New York-based fashion director, told reporters: "New York City has, indeed, earned its Top Global Fashion Capital ranking through its disciplined, methodical yet creative approach to its fashion industry."

New York being crowned as the place to be seen coincides with the city's upcoming Fashion Week. The fashion world will descend on the city for a week of glitz and glamour. Top supermodels will set the catwalks alight and parade the latest fashions from leading designers. Ms Payack spoke of how newly-emerging cities around the world are making a name for themselves in haute couture. She said: "This year's rankings also demonstrate the creative energy that is emerging worldwide in terms of fashion as a jobs, income and wealth generator, not to mention the prestige associated with exporting your fashion sense to the world." Cities like Shanghai, St. Petersburg and New Delhi all fared well in the contest.

Try the same news story at these easier levels:

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Sources

http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2014/02/05-/new-york-is-crowned-fashion-global-capital
http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/fashion/545550/new-york-reclaims-its-fashion-crown-as-london-s-style-reign-ends.html
http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/columns/olivia-bergin/TMG10618799/New-York-beats-London-to-world-fashion-capital-title.html

Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice, drag and drop activities, crosswords, hangman, flash cards, matching activities and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

The 40 Lesson Activities on the PDF Handout

WARM-UPS

1. FASHION: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about fashion. Change partners often and share your findings.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.

fashionable / top spot / accolade / trendiest / metropolis / style / disciplined / creative / the place to be seen / glamour / catwalks / haute couture / energy / fashion sense

Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.

3. THE MOST (AND LEAST): Which city (in your country) would you choose for these superlatives and why? Change partners often and share what you wrote.

The most / least…	Cities	Why?
fashionable	/
dangerous	/
romantic	/
expensive	/
exciting	/
beautiful	/

4. IMPORTANT: Students A strongly believe fashion is highly important; Students B strongly believe it's stupid. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.

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5. FASHIONS: Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Put the best at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

• haute couture

• hip-hop

• sportswear

• ethnic

• grunge

• jeans and T-shirts

• suits

• casual

6. FASHIONABLE: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "fashionable". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).

a.	New York knocked Paris from being the world's most fashionable city.	T / F
b.	London was voted the third most fashionable city.	T / F
c.	Milan did not make it into the top ten.	T / F
d.	A fashion expert said New York has not earned the top spot.	T / F
e.	The award coincides with New York Fashion Week happening.	T / F
f.	Supermodels will set catwalks alight at the Fashion Week.	T / F
g.	A fashion expert said fashion still comes from the same old cities.	T / F
h.	The expert said fashion is creating less money than it used to.	T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1.	spot	a.	prize
2.	contest	b.	arrive in hordes
3.	accolade	c.	show off
4.	indeed	d.	competition
5.	disciplined	e.	got on
6.	coincides	f.	position
7.	descend	g.	to be sure
8.	parade	h.	status
9.	prestige	i.	controlled
10.	fared	j.	happens together

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

1.	taking top	a.	as a centre of style
2.	the fourth trendiest	b.	and glamour
3.	closely followed	c.	catwalks alight
4.	long established	d.	to be seen
5.	its disciplined, methodical yet	e.	upcoming Fashion Week
6.	crowned as the place	f.	of fashion
7.	the city's	g.	in fifth place
8.	a week of glitz	h.	spot
9.	supermodels will set the	i.	creative approach
10.	in terms	j.	metropolis

GAP FILL

New York is (1) ____________ the world's most fashionable city after taking top spot in the 2014 Top Global Fashion Capital contest. It took the (2) ____________ from London, which won the (3) ____________ in 2011 and 2012, but finished third this year, behind Paris. Los Angeles was voted the fourth trendiest (4) ____________, while Barcelona closely followed in fifth place. Italy's highest-placed city was Rome, in sixth place. Milan, long (5) ____________ as a centre of style and the winner in 2009, (6) ____________ in twelfth place. Bekka Payack, a New York-based fashion director, told reporters: "New York City has, indeed, (7) ____________ its Top Global Fashion Capital ranking through its disciplined, methodical yet creative (8) ____________ to its fashion industry."

finished
metropolis
title
earned
officially
established
approach
accolade

New York being (9) ____________ as the place to be seen coincides with the city's upcoming Fashion Week. The fashion world will (10) ____________ on the city for a week of glitz and (11) ____________. Top supermodels will set the catwalks alight and parade the latest fashions from leading designers. Ms Payack spoke of how newly-(12) ____________ cities around the world are making a name for themselves in haute couture. She said: "This year's rankings also demonstrate the creative (13) ____________ that is emerging worldwide in terms of fashion as a jobs, income and wealth (14) ____________, not to mention the prestige associated with exporting your fashion (15) ____________ to the world." Cities like Shanghai, St. Petersburg and New Delhi all (16) ____________ well in the contest.

emerging
sense
descend
fared
crowned
energy
glamour
generator

LISTENING - Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1)	taking top spot in the 2014 Top Global Fashion ______
	a. Capital contests b. Capital contested c. Capital contest d. Capital con test
2)	It took the title from London, which won the ______
	a. accolade in 2011 b. acolyte in 2011 c. acolytes in 2011 d. accolades in 2011
3)	Los Angeles was voted the fourth ______
	a. trendiest metro police b. trendiest metropolitan c. trendiest met rope police d. trendiest metropolis
4)	New York City has, indeed, earned its Top Global Fashion ______
	a. Capital ranking b. Capital rank in c. Capital ran king d. Capital rankings
5)	its disciplined, methodical yet ______
	a. creatively approach b. create if approach c. creative approach d. created approach
6)	The fashion world will descend on the city for a week of ______
	a. glitz and glamour b. Ritz and glamour c. glitz and clamor d. glitzy and glamour
7)	Top supermodels will set the ______
	a. catwalks a light b. catwalks a right c. catwalks all light d. catwalks alight
8)	in terms of fashion as a jobs, income and ______
	a. wealth generators b. wealth generation c. wealth generator d. wealth generated
9)	the prestige associated with exporting your fashion ______
	a. cents to the world b. senses to the world c. sense to the world d. sensation to the world
10)	Cities like Shanghai, St. Petersburg and New Delhi ______
	a. all feared well b. all faired well c. all fired well d. all fared well

LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps

New York is officially the world's most fashionable city (1) ___________________ in the 2014 Top Global Fashion Capital contest. It took the title from London, (2) ___________________ in 2011 and 2012, but finished third this year, behind Paris. Los Angeles was voted the fourth trendiest metropolis, while Barcelona (3) ___________________ place. Italy's highest-placed city was Rome, in sixth place. Milan, long established (4) ___________________ the winner in 2009, finished in twelfth place. Bekka Payack, a New York-(5) ___________________, told reporters: "New York City has, indeed, earned its Top Global Fashion Capital ranking through its disciplined, methodical (6) ___________________ to its fashion industry."

New York being crowned as the (7) ___________________ coincides with the city's upcoming Fashion Week. The fashion world will descend on the city for a week of (8) ___________________. Top supermodels will set the catwalks alight and parade the latest fashions from leading designers. Ms Payack spoke of how (9) ___________________ around the world are making a name for themselves in haute couture. She said: "This year's rankings also demonstrate (10) ___________________ that is emerging worldwide in terms of fashion as a jobs, (11) ___________________ generator, not to mention the prestige associated with exporting your fashion sense to the world." Cities like Shanghai, St. Petersburg and New Delhi (12) ___________________ contest.

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1.	Which city was the previous winner of the award?
2.	Which city finished second this year?
3.	In what position was the highest-placed Italian city?
4.	When did Milan win the accolade?
5.	Where does Bekka Payack work?
6.	What or who will arrive in New York this week?
7.	What will supermodels set alight?
8.	What are newly-emerging cities making for themselves?
9.	What kind of energy is New York fashion demonstrating?
10.	What did Shanghai and New Delhi do at the contest?

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ

1.	Which city was the previous winner of the award?	6.	What or who will arrive in New York this week?
	a) Tokyo b) London c) Paris d) Milan		a) the fashion world b) Hollywood actors c) cats d) David Beckham
2.	Which city finished second this year?	7.	What will supermodels set alight?
	a) Barcelona b) St. Petersburg c) Los Angeles d) Paris		a) fashion b) clothes made in sweatshops c) catwalks d) parades
3.	In what position was the highest-placed Italian city?	8.	What are newly-emerging cities making for themselves?
	a) fourth b) fifth c) sixth d) seventh		a) a name b) jeans c) an industry d) fake designer clothes
4.	When did Milan win the accolade?	9.	What kind of energy is New York fashion demonstrating?
	a) 2009 b) 2008 c) 2011 d) 2010		a) tiring b) green c) renewable d) creative
5.	Where does Bekka Payack work?	10.	What did Shanghai and New Delhi do at the contest?
	a) Los Angeles b) New York c) Prague d) Paris		a) nothing b) exhibit ethnic fashion c) fare well d) complain

ROLE PLAY

Role A – Designer fashion

You think designer fashion is best. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their fashions. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): sportswear, jeans and T-shirt or hip-hop fashion.

Role B – Sportswear

You think sportswear is best. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their fashions. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): designer fashion, jeans and T-shirt or hip-hop fashion.

Role C – Jeans and T-shirt

You think jeans and T-shirt are best. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their fashions. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): sportswear, designer fashion or hip-hop fashion.

Role D – Hip-hop fashion

You think hip-hop fashion is best. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their fashions. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): sportswear, jeans and T-shirt or designer fashion.

AFTER READING / LISTENING

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'top' and 'spot'.

top

spot

Share your findings with your partners.

Make questions using the words you found.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

after
won
while
long
based
yet

seen
set
how
name
terms
all

FASHION SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about fashion in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.

Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

FASHION DISCUSSION

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

a)	What did you think when you read the headline?
b)	What springs to mind when you hear the word 'fashion'?
c)	Do you think you are fashionable? Why?
d)	How fashionable is your town?
e)	Is fashion important?
f)	How does fashion affect your life?
g)	Are designer clothes worth the money?
h)	Do you think New York is the world's most fashionable city?
i)	What do you think of lists of the best, most fashionable, etc.?
j)	Do people wear things they don't like just to be fashionable?

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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

a)	Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
b)	Would you like to be a supermodel?
c)	What do you think a supermodel's life is like?
d)	Would you like to attend a top fashion show?
e)	How will new centres of world fashion change the fashion industry?
f)	Do you follow fashion?
g)	Would you be a good fashion designer?
h)	What kind of clothes do you like best?
i)	How would you describe your fashion sense?
j)	What questions would you like to ask a leading fashion designer?

DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

1.

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2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

LANGUAGE - CLOZE

New York is (1) the world's most fashionable city after taking top spot in the 2014 Top Global Fashion Capital contest. It took the (2) from London, which won the accolade in 2011 and 2012, but finished third this year, (3) Paris. Los Angeles was voted the fourth trendiest metropolis, while Barcelona closely followed in fifth place. Italy's highest-(4) city was Rome, in sixth place. Milan, long established as a centre of style and the winner in 2009, finished in twelfth place. Bekka Payack, a New York-(5) fashion director, told reporters: "New York City has, indeed, earned its Top Global Fashion Capital ranking through its disciplined, methodical (6) creative approach to its fashion industry."

New York being crowned as the place to be (7) coincides with the city's upcoming Fashion Week. The fashion world will descend on the city for a week of (8) and glamour. Top supermodels will set the catwalks alight and (9) the latest fashions from leading designers. Ms Payack spoke of how newly-emerging cities around the world are making a (10) for themselves in haute couture. She said: "This year's rankings also demonstrate the creative energy that is emerging worldwide in (11) of fashion as a jobs, income and wealth generator, not to mention the prestige associated with exporting your fashion sense to the world." Cities like Shanghai, St. Petersburg and New Delhi all (12) well in the contest.

Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.

1.

(a)

officially

(b)

officials

(c)

officialdom

(d)

official

2.

(a)

example

(b)

award

(c)

title

(d)

fashion

3.

(a)

behest

(b)

behave

(c)

behind

(d)

behold

4.

(a)

spotted

(b)

situated

(c)

located

(d)

placed

5.

(a)

biased

(b)

baste

(c)

based

(d)

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6.

(a)

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(b)

yet

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(d)

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7.

(a)

looked

(b)

seen

(c)

viewed

(d)

watched

8.

(a)

glee

(b)

glitz

(c)

glib

(d)

glimpse

9.

(a)

march

(b)

procession

(c)

parade

(d)

promenade

10.

(a)

trend

(b)

mess

(c)

shirt

(d)

name

11.

(a)

words

(b)

conditions

(c)

periods

(d)

terms

12.

(a)

fair

(b)

fares

(c)

fare

(d)

fared

SPELLING

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CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)

New York is officially / officialdom the world's most fashionable city after taking top spot in the 2014 Top Global Fashion Capital contest. It took the title from London, which won the acolyte / accolade in 2011 and 2012, but finished third this year, behind / behest Paris. Los Angeles was voted the fourth trendiest metropolitan / metropolis, while Barcelona closely / closer followed in fifth place. Italy's highest-placed / highest-located city was Rome, in sixth place. Milan, lengthy / long established as a centre of style and the winner in 2009, finished in twelfth place. Bekka Payack, a New York-based / biased fashion director, told reporters: "New York City has, deed / indeed, earned its Top Global Fashion Capital ranking through its disciplined, methodical yet / still creative approach to its fashion industry."

New York being clowned / crowned as the place to be seen coincides / coincidences with the city's upcoming Fashion Week. The fashion world will descend / descent on the city for a week of glitz / glib and glamour. Top supermodels will set the catwalks lighting / alight and parade the latest fashions from leading / leader designers. Ms Payack spoke of how newly-emerging cities around the world are making a fame / name for themselves in haute couture. She said: "This year's rankings / rakings also demonstrate the creative energy that is emerging worldwide in terms of fashion as a jobs, income and wealth generation / generator, not to mention the prestige associated with exporting your fashion sense to the world." Cities like Shanghai, St. Petersburg and New Delhi all fared / faired well in the contest.

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.

INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u)

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PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS

new york is officially the world's most fashionable city after taking top spot in the 2014 top global fashion capital contest it took the title from london which won the accolade in 2011 and 2012 but finished third this year behind paris los angeles was voted the fourth trendiest metropolis while barcelona closely followed in fifth place italy's highest-placed city was rome in sixth place milan long established as a centre of style and the winner in 2009 finished in twelfth place bekka payack a new york-based fashion director told reporters "new york city has indeed earned its top global fashion capital ranking through its disciplined methodical yet creative approach to its fashion industry"

new york being crowned as the place to be seen coincides with the city's upcoming fashion week the fashion world will descend on the city for a week of glitz and glamour top supermodels will set the catwalks alight and parade the latest fashions from leading designers ms payack spoke of how newly-emerging cities around the world are making a name for themselves in haute couture she said "this year's rankings also demonstrate the creative energy that is emerging worldwide in terms of fashion as a jobs income and wealth generator not to mention the prestige associated with exporting your fashion sense to the world" cities like shanghai st petersburg and new delhi all fared well in the contest
PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

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spotinthe2014TopGlobalFashionCapitalcontest.Ittookthetitlefro
mLondon,whichwontheaccoladein2011and2012,butfinishedthir
dthisyear,behindParis.LosAngeleswasvotedthefourthtrendiestm
etropolis,whileBarcelonacloselyfollowedinfifthplace.Italy'shighe
st-placedcitywasRome,insixthplace.Milan,longestablishedasac
entreofstyleandthewinnerin2009,finishedintwelfthplace.BekkaP
ayack,aNewYorkbasedfashiondirector,toldreporters:"NewYorkCi
tyhas,indeed,earneditsTopGlobalFashionCapitalrankingthroughi
tsdisciplined,methodicalyetcreativeapproachtoitsfashionindustr
y."NewYorkbeingcrownedastheplacetobeseencoincideswiththeci
ty'supcomingFashionWeek.Thefashionworldwilldescendonthecit
yforaweekofglitzandglamour.Topsupermodelswillsetthecatwalk
salightandparadethelatestfashionsfromleadingdesigners.MsPay
ackspokeofhownewly-emergingcitiesaroundtheworldaremaki
nganameforthemselvesinhautecouture.Shesaid:"Thisyear'srank
ingsalsodemonstratethecreativeenergythatisemergingworldwid
eintermsoffashionasajobs,incomeandwealthgenerator,nottome
ntiontheprestigeassociatedwithexportingyourfashionsensetothe
world."CitieslikeShanghai,St.PetersburgandNewDelhiallfaredwe
llinthecontest.

FREE WRITING

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Fashion is a waste of time and money. Discuss.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about fashion. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. FASHION: Make a poster about fashion. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?

4. NEW YORK: Write a magazine article about New York being the world's most fashionable city. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against it.

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).

5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

6. LETTER: Write a letter to a fashion expert. Ask him/her three questions about fashion. Give him/her three of your opinions on it. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

A Few Additional Activities for Students

Ask your students what they have read, seen or heard about this news in their own language. Students are likely to / may have have encountered this news in their L1 and therefore bring a background knowledge to the classroom.

Get students to role play different characters from this news story.

Ask students to keep track of this news and revisit it to discuss in your next class.

Ask students to male predictions of how this news might develop in the next few days or weeks, and then revisit and discuss in a future class.

Ask students to write a follow-up story to this news.

Students role play a journalist and someone who witnessed or was a part of this news. Perhaps they could make a video of the interview.

Ask students to keep a news journal in English and add this story to their thoughts.

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ANSWERS

TRUE / FALSE (p.4)

a

F

b

T

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T

d

F

e

T

f

T

g

F

h

F

SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)

1.

spot

a.

position

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contest

b.

competition

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accolade

c.

prize

4.

indeed

d.

to be sure

5.

disciplined

e.

controlled

6.

coincides

f.

happens together

7.

descend

g.

arrive in hordes

8.

parade

h.

show off

9.

prestige

i.

status

10.

fared

j.

got on

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)

1.

London

2.

Paris

3.

Sixth

4.

In 2009

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New York

6.

The fashion world

7.

Catwalks

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A name

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Creative

10.

Fare well

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)

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b

2.

d

3.

c

4.

a

5.

b

6.

a

7.

c

8.

a

9.

d

10.

c

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