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earwormsM u s i c a l B r a i n T r a i n e r

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Your personal audio language trainer

200+ essential words and phrasesanchored into your long-term memory

with great music

Rapid

Russian


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Your personal audio language trainer


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earworms mbt Rapid Russian puts the words and

phrases you need not just on the tip of your tongue, butalso transports them deep into your long-term memory.

Simply by listening to these specially composed melodieswith their rhythmic repetitions of Russian and English afew times, the sound patterns are indelibly burned intoyour auditory cortex. You will have successfully learnedthe Russian phrase and have the correct accent ringing in

your ears. Wherever you are, whatever you are doing:While jogging, in the car, in the bath, doing theironingyou can be learning Russian at the same time!

earworms mbt Rapid Languages is the first languagecourse to get your toe tapping.

You know the phenomena of those catchy tunes or ear-worms that you just can't get out of your head? Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir? Well, earworms mbthas put this phenomena to positive use. Gone are thedays of learning pressure and frustration at not being ableto remember, the experience of many on conventionallanguage courses. In combination with music, the phrasesyou need are automatically anchored deep into yourmemory, ready for instant recall.

Music is the Key

The idea is as simple as it is old. Before the age of writing,ancient historical events were recorded in verse and songform for easy memorisation. In his book 'Songlines'Bruce Chatwin describes how the Australian Aborigines

were able to navigate their way across hundreds of milesof desert to their ancestral hunting grounds without maps. And how? The extensive lyrics of their traditional songswere exact descriptions of the routes!


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Rhythm and words i.e. song and verse have always been

a very powerful memory aid, and this is supported byrecent scientific research. The advertising industry knowsonly too well how powerful music can be in gettingthe message across with brainwashing-like jingles andsoundbites.

It really works!

Developed and used over years in the classroom,earworms mbt Rapid Languages has shownphenomenal success. In tests pupils using this techniqueregularly get average marks of over 90% compared to lessthan 50% with conventional book based learning.Why hasn't music been used more in education up tonow? Imagine kids at school getting a CD of hip hopsongs with all the historical dates they have to learn, or allthe irregular verbs they have to learn! Wouldn't that maketheir (and teachers') school lives much easier, muchmore fun, much more successful?

What you get

This volume deals with the essentials for yourvisit abroad. It looks at typical situations: taking a taxi,at the hotel, at the restaurant, requesting, polite phrases,finding your way, numbers, dealing with problems andso on. Volume 2 will have you talking about yourself andothers, past, present and future, likes and dislikes andgeneral conversational items. The themes follow closelythe Common European Framework for language learning,a recognised benchmark of language proficiency, and the

emphasis is constantly on usefulness to the learner.


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Cyrillic

This booklet contains all of the words and phrases spoken

on the CD, both English and Russian, plus the sounds ofthe words. The Russian alphabet Cyrillic looks a bitdaunting at first, but after listening while comparing thephonetic script with the original text, you will soon findthat you have cracked the code.Just look for a moment at these words from track one:Coffee : kofye = .To decifer this you only need to know that: =f, e=ye

Thanks : Spaseeba = . C=S, =p, a=a, c=s, =ee,=b, =o or a (or a mixture of both).

How to use earworms: Don't think, just listen!

Sit back, relax and groove along to the melodies withouttrying to listen too hard. Treat them as songs you hear onthe radio. Our recommendation is that you do familiariseyourself with the written words in the booklet - at leastthe first time you listen.

After listening several times, playfully test yourself -cover up the English side of the phrase book and seehow many words and phrases you remember!

Lastly - a word of thanks

The earworms team would like to thank you for puttingyour trust in our 'slightly different' learning conceptand are sure that you will have the success that manyothers have already had. It's motivating to know thatlearners are really benefiting from our research anddevelopment. Also, as accelerated learning is a rapidlygrowing field, we look forward to hearing your

experiences and successes - so feel free to visit uson the website:

www.earwormslearning.com


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1. I'd like

Ya hachoo kofye.* .

Ya hachoo...

Ya

kofye

smalakom

s

pashalooista

Ya hachoo kofye smalakom, pashalooista. , .

chai

chai s limonom

s limonomc

ee saharam

ee

Ochen harasho. .

peeva (sounds like beeva)o

Mnye - pashalooista - peeva. - - .

MnyePrinyeseetye - mnye - pashalooista - peeva. .

Prinyeseetye mnye

va-dui

Spasiba. .

Id like a coffee.

Id like... (I want)

I

coffee

with milk

with

please

Id like a coffee with milk, please.

a tea

a tea with lemon

with lemon

and sugar

and

Very good.

a beer

For me - please - beer.

For me

Bring me - please - beer.

Bring me

water

Thank you.

Read the original text and phonetics

*You can also say Ya hatyel bui. .


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2. To order

zakazat *

Ya hachoo - zakazat. .

Ya hachoo zakazat vinor. .

krasnaye vinor

bilayer vinor

Mnye - pashalooista - krasnaye vinor. - - .

Ya hachoo - krasnaye vinor. - .

shipoochyeye vinor

grafin - vinar -

bootilkoo - vinar -

bootilkoo va-dui

Ee vodkoo? y ?

rioomkoo - vodki -

Na - zdarovye! - !

yeshor hleba

yeshor

salat

avashnoi salat

krasnaya ikra

to order

I would like - to order.

I would like to order wine.

red wine

white wine

For me - please - red wine.

Id like (want) - red wine.

sparkling wine

a carafe - of wine

a bottle - of wine

a bottle of water

And vodka?

a small measure - of vodka

Cheers!Lit.: To - health!more bread

more

a salad

a vegetable saladi.e. a mixed saladred caviar

Cyrillic pronunciation guide:

=z, = Ya, =h, =ch, =oo, =v, =i, =n , =p, =sh, =L, =i, =r, =ye

*The word ( sakazazt) has a after the at the end, which has the effect of softening the . The sound is something like: tss


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3. Have you got ?

Oo vas - yest? - ?

svabodnee stolik

stolik

Da, kanyeshna. , .

Nyet, ochyen shal., .

Offisiant! !

Prinyeseetye - pashalooista - menioo. - - .

Shto - boodyem - peet? - - ?

Shto??

boodyem

peet

(Vui) hateetye - sakasat?( ) - ?

Vser normalna? ?

Priyatnava appetita! !

Shert, pashalooista. , .

Moshna plateet po creditnoy cartachkye? ?

Moshna?M ?

plateet

po(a) creditnoy cartachkye

Da, kanyeshna., .

Bolshoye spasiba. .

Have you got...?Lit.: With you - is there?a table freeLit.: free table

a table

Yes, of course.

No, sorry.Lit.: No, great pity.Waiter!

Bring - please - the menu.

What - are we - drinking?

What?

we

drinking

(You) want - to order?

Everything OK?

Bon appetite enjoy!

The bill, please.

Can one pay by credit card?

Can one?

pay

by credit card

Yes, of course.

Many thanks. / Thank you very much.


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4. To the airport

V zentr, pashalooista. , .

V aeroport. .

Skolka stoit? ?

Pa etomu adriesoo. .

K univermagoo. .

Skolka - plateet? - ?

Astavtye na chai.O .

Gdyeer-moshna-kooppeet-bilyetey? - - - ?

Gdyeer??

moshna

kooppeet

bilyetey

Ya hachoo - bilyet - doh - Sankt Peeterboorga. - .

Ya hachoo

biliyet do

Sankt Peeterboorga Tooda - ee - abratna. - - .

Stoa rooblei. .

Platforma dree. .

Shastleevova pootee. .

To the city centre, please.

To the airport.

How much? (Does it cost?)

To this address.

To the shopping centre.

How much - to pay?i.e. How much is it?Keep the change.

Lit.: The rest for tea.Buying tickets

Where - can one - buy - tickets?

Where?

can one (can I)

buy

tickets

Id like a ticket to St. Petersburg.

Id like

a ticket to

St. Petersburg

There - and - back.

100 Rubels.

Platform 3.

Pleasant journey.


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5. Numbers, days & time

Russian

adin (or adgin)

d'va

dree

chetirye

pyat ( or pyatch)

shest

siem

voicyem

dyevyat

dyesyat

adin-ad-zat

d 'ven-ad-zat

pyatnad-zat

d 'va-dzat

d 'vadzat - pyat

dree-dzatsorok

sorok pyatc

pyat-dyesyat

Number

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

20

25

30

40

45

50


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Memory hooks*

a gin = one gin

d 'vide into two

th ree with a d

4 bowls of chi ps in a cafe teria

5 pe a ches

6 painted on a chest!

7777777 all the same

8 voices in an a cappella group

David , the boy with No. 9 on his football shirt

deci mal. sounds like: Dyesit? (Do you sit?)

*Memory hooksTo jog your memory it is oftenhelpful to try to associate thesounds of the words with otherfamiliar words and visual images.We have thought up someassociations to help you toremember numbers, but the sametechnique can be used to

memorise any vocabulary.

Also note that the numbers from10 on end in ad-zat or nad-zat.Think of these as: and ten to helpyou to remember that thesenumbers are in the teens.


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Hours and minutes

pyat chasov

shest chasov

siem chasov pyatnadzat minootc

dyevyat chasov d'va-dzat minoot

dyesyat chasov sorok pyatch minoot

5 o'clock

6 o'clock

7.15Lit.: 7 o'clock 15 minutes9.20

10.45

banyedyelnik

vtornik

srieda

chetvirg

pyatnitsa

soobborta

vaskresinye

The days of the week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Now you try reading the Cyrillic and filling in the gaps:

dyevyat ...

. chasov

voicyem .. pyatnadzat ... d'va ...... ..... pyat minoot

9 o'clock

7 o'clock

8.15

Lit.:8 o'clock 15 minutes2.45

There is another way of telling the time, which for native English speakers is a bitmore complicated. Half past two is half of the third hour for example. For now,lets just keep to hours and minutes.


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Cyrillic pronunciation guide:

=G, =d, =b , =ioo, =sh, o=o (but often sounds more like an a)

6. Where is there?

Isvinitye, pashalooista. .

Isvinitye. .

Gdyeer - yest - neardaleko - bunk? - - - ?

Gdyeer - yest? - ?

neardaleko

Doh... neardaleko? ?

Doh supermarketa - neardaleko? - ?

Doh bankamata - neardaleko? ?

bankamata

Doh - apteki -

Doh - balnyitsi -

Gdyeer yest neardaleko balnyitsa? ?

pablizasti

Gdyeer yest pablizasti - tooalyet? - ?

Gdyeer yest pablizasti - pochta? - ?

Mnye ochen shal, ya nea znaioo. , .

Ya znaioo. .Da, eta tam. , .

Bolshoye spasiba. .

Nea za shta. .

Excuse me, please.

Excuse me.

Where - is there - not far - a bank?

Where is there?

not far

To is it not far?

To the supermarket - not far?

To a cash machine (ATM) - not far?

cash machine (ATM)

To - a pharmacy/chemists

To - a hospital

Where is there not far a hospital?

nearby

Where is there nearby - a toilet?

Where is there nearby a - post office?

Im sorry, I don't know.

I know.

Yes, its there.

Many thanks.

Dont mention it.Lit.: Nothing for that.


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How often do I have to listen to the earworms CDbefore I can really remember all the language on it?

With the appeal of the earworms songs we

hope that it is not a question of 'having to',it is rather a question of 'wanting to'. But seriously:the memory is like a muscle, it needs to be trainedand exercised. Based on scientific studies, theideal is listening relatively intensively at thebeginning (the learning phase), thereafterlistening periodically to review what youhave learnt and refresh your memory.

In practical terms this means listening tothe whole album the first day, in order to'tune your ear in' to the sounds of thelanguage. Then listen regularly, severaltimes, over a period of one or two weeks,making sure that you listen to every song

equally as many times. While listening,actually speak the words out loud, whenyou can, to get a feeling for their pronun-ciation. After this, go through the bookletand test your knowledge, picking out anygaps that you may wish to concentrate on.

Lastly, the review phase. As we all know,

memories fade, so it is important to refreshyour memory by listening to the CD at yourleisure, say, once a week for the following fewweeks. Thereafter, monthly.This review phase is crucial as it consolidatesyour knowledge and transfers it into yourlong-term memory. Although this demandsself-discipline, it is of course without effort,as you are only listening to songs.The result is that you will be able to recall thewords and phrases with the same ease thatyou remember your telephone number!


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7. Directions

Isvinitye, pashalooista. , .

Ya ishoo poezd na Moskvoo. .

Ya ishoo

poezd

na Moskvoo

Ya ishoo krasnoyioo ploshad. .

avtoboosnooioo - astanovkoo

Vui morshyetye - mnye skazat? - ?

kak - dabratsa - doa? - - ?

avtoboosam

mashinay

pishkom

Iditye - pryama. - .

Pavyerneetye (na) prava. ( ) .

Na lyeva. .

Eta - dalekoa? - ?Neardalekoa. .

Primyerna adin kilameatrr. .

Loochshye - avtoboosam. - .

Bolshoye spasiba. .

Excuse me, please.

Im looking for the train to Moskow.

Im looking for

the train

to Moscow

Im looking for Red Square.

bus stop

Can you tell me how to get to?Lit.:You can me tell how to get to?You can - me tell?

how - to get - to?

by bus

by car

on foot

Go straight on.Lit.: Go - straight.Turn (to the) right.

To the left.

Is it - far?

Not far.

Approximately one kilometre.

Its best - by bus.

Many thanks.


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8. Where, when, what time?

Vo skolka? ?

Kagda? ?

Gdyeer??

Gdyeer vash bagash? ?

vash

moi bagash

Moi bagash tam. .

nash bagash

Gdyeer maya komnata? ?

Vasha komnata - na - vtarom etage. - - .

vasha komnata

na

vtarom - etage -

na pyervam etage

Vo skolka zavtrak? ?

zavtrak

s semic

doa deseti

sdoac

Oo vas yest leeft? ?

Da, eta tam. , .

What time?

When?

Where?

Where (is) your baggage?

your

my baggage

My baggage is there.

our baggage

Where is my room?

Your room is on the second floor.Lit.: Your room - on - second floor.your room

on

second - floor

on first floor (i.e ground floor in UK)

What time is breakfast?

breakfast

from 7

to 10 o'clock

from to

Have you got a lift?

Yes, its over there.


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9. Problems, problems!

Oo menya - problema. - .

Morshetsye - menye pamoch? - ?

Ya pateryal - moi kliooch. - .

Ya pateryal

Ya pateryala

moi pasport

moi koshelok

Eta on? ?

Da, eto moi. , .

Nyet, eto nea moi., .

Mnye nooshen

plastir

aspirin

Mnye nooshen - doctor. - .

Mnye nooshna shto-ta ot -

shto-ta ot-

boli - v - shivatye - - golavnoi boli

golavnoi

I have - a problem.Lit.: With me - a problem.Can you - help me?Lit.: Can you - me help?

I have lost - my key.

I have lost(a man says)

I have lost(a woman says)

my passport

my wallet

Is this it? (Is this the one?)

Yes, it's mine.

No, its not mine.

I need

plasters (USA: Band-Aid)

Aspirin

I need - a doctor.

I need something against

something against

stomach acheLit.: pains - of - the stomachheadache

head


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10. Do you speak English?

Dobroye ootro. .

Dobrui vyechyer. .

Kak dela? ?

Vui govoritye - pa angleeiski? - ?

pa roosski

Isvinitye, ya nea gavarioo pa roosski. , .

Ya nea gavarioo

Menya zavoot

Ya nea panimaioo. .

Ya panimaio. .

Medlinna, pashalooista. , .

Eta troodna. .

Eta nea - lehkoa. - .

Shtoa eta? ?

Tyebie - nravitsya Moskva? ?

Da, mnye (ochen) nravitsya. , ( ) .

Kak nashoort peetse? ?Ladna, pachyemoo bui ee nyet. , .

Pachyemoo? ?

Doa skorava. .

Doa zavtra. .

Paka. .

Good morning.

Good afternoon.

How you doing? (informal)

Do you speak - English?Lit.: You speak - in English?in Russian

Excuse me, I don't speak (in) Russian.

I don't speak

My name is

I don't understand.

I understand.

Slowly, please.

It's difficult.

Its not - easy.

Whats this?

Do you - like Moscow?

Yes, I (very much) like it.

How about a pizza?

OK, why not.

Why?

See you soon.Lit.: Until soonSee you tomorrow.

Lit.: Until tomorrow.See you.


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A large part of learning in general and languagelearning in particular is to do with the memorisationof words, facts and other significant information. It'sa well-known fact that we use only a fraction of ourbrain power and traditional book learning is nowrecognised as not suiting every learner.earworms uses simple techniques which open upand exploit more of the brain's native power, andcome under the heading of 'accelerated learning'.

In a recent issue of the journal 'Nature'researchers at Dartmouth College reported thatthey had pinpointed the region of the brainwhere 'earworms' or catchy tunes reside, theauditory cortex. They found that the sounds

and words that have actually been heard can bereadily recalled from the auditory cortex where thebrain can listen to them 'virtually' again and again.

2. What we learn

earworms mbt adopts the so-called lexicalapproach to language. In essence, this means we

look at language in terms of whole meaningfulchunks, then break these down into their componentbite-sized, easily absorbable parts and thenreconstruct them. You not only learn complete,immediately useful phrases, you also intuitivelylearn something about the structure (the grammar)of the language. These 'chunks' which the learnercan 'mix and match', gradually build up to coverwhole areas of the language.


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Also available in this volume:

Also check out Rapid Volume 2

Details at www.earwormslearning.com


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The Tracks:

1. I would like 5:342. To order 5:30

3. Have you got...? 7:044. To the airport 6:205. Numbers, days & time 8:116. Where is there? 6:217. Directions 7:438. Where & what time? 5:519. Problems, problems! 7:27

10. Do you speak English? 7:26

Concept: Marlon Lodge, Project Development: Andrew Lodge, Project Management: Maria Lodge,Editorial Supervision: Renate Elbers-Lodge, Music: earworms & AKM, Songs 5,6,9 featuresamples by www.platinumloops.com, Russian Voice: Tatyana Komova, Graphic Design: JaroslawSuchorski & Bernd Kreuder @ HKP, Special thanks to: Jan, Jane, Evie, Anna, Freddy, Bob Glynn .Noisebox Digital Media.

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