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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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