earwormsmbt Rapid Dutch 200+ essential words and phrases anchored into your long-term memory with great music Your personal audio language trainer

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1 earwormsmbt Musical Brain Trainer Rapid Dutch 200+ essential words and phrases anchored into your long-term memory with great music Your personal audio language trainer

2 Your personal audio language trainer

3 earworms mbt Rapid Dutch puts the words and phrases you need not just on the tip of your tongue, but also transports them deeply into your long-term memory. Simply by listening to these specially composed melodies with their rhythmic repetitions of Dutch and English a few times, the sound patterns are indelibly burned into your auditory cortex. You will have successfully learned the Dutch 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 the ironing- you can be learning Dutch at the same time! earworms mbt Rapid Languages is the first language course to get your toe tapping. You know the phenomenon of those catchy tunes or earworms that you just can't get out of your head? Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir? Well, earworms mbt has put this phenomenon to positive use. Gone are the days of learning pressure and frustration at not being able to remember, the experience of many on conventional language courses. In combination with music, the phrases you need are automatically anchored deeply into your memory, 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 song form for easy memorisation. In his book 'Songlines' Bruce Chatwin describes how the Australian Aborigines were able to navigate their way across hundreds of miles of desert to their ancestral hunting grounds without maps. And how? The extensive lyrics of their traditional songs were exact descriptions of the routes!

4 Rhythm and words i.e. song and verse have always been a very powerful memory aid, and this is supported by recent scientific research. The advertising industry knows only too well how powerful music can be in getting the message across with brainwashing-like jingles and soundbites. It really works! Developed and used over years in the classroom, earworms mbt Rapid Languages has shown phenomenal success. In tests pupils using this technique regularly get average marks of over 90% compared to less than 50% with conventional book based learning. Why hasn't music been used more in education up to now? Imagine kids at school getting a CD of hip hop songs with all the historical dates they have to learn, or all the irregular verbs they have to learn! Wouldn't that make their (and teachers') school lives much easier, much more fun, much more successful? What you get Volume 1 dealt with the essentials for your visit abroad, looking at typical situations: taking a taxi, at the hotel, at the restaurant, requesting, polite phrases, finding your way, numbers, dealing with problems and so on. Volume 2 will have you engaging in dialogue about yourself, the past, the present and future, and provide language to cover further typical situations that you may find yourself in. The themes follow closely the Common European Framework for language learning, a recognised benchmark of language proficiency, and the emphasis is constantly on usefulness to the learner.

5 Memory hooks This booklet contains all the words and phrases spoken on the CD, both English and Dutch, giving you extra visual input. Additionally, on the CD we sometimes slip in memory hooks to spark your imagination and aid your memory. An example of this is realising that the Dutch word for to speak, te praten sounds a bit like to prattle, which also means to speak (in a certain, admittedly not a very pleasant way). As long as it helps you to remember, that s the main thing. How to use earworms: Don't think, just listen! Sit back, relax and groove along to the melodies without trying to listen too hard. Treat them as songs you hear on the radio. Our recommendation is that you do familiarise yourself with the written words in the booklet - at least the first time you listen. After listening several times, playfully test yourself - cover up the English side of the phrase book and see how many words and phrases you remember! Lastly - a word of thanks The earworms team would like to thank you for putting your trust in our 'slightly different' learning concept and are sure that you will have the success that many others have already had. It's motivating to know that learners are really benefiting from our research and development. Also, as accelerated learning is a rapidly growing field, we look forward to hearing your experiences and successes - so feel free to visit us on the website:

6 1. On business or on vacation? (Inflight conversation) Are you going ~ to Amsterdam ~ on business or ~ on vacation? on business (lit.: for business) I'm there on business, but I'm also visiting friends. (I'm there) on business, but I'm also visiting friends. also/too Stewardess: Excuse me! Switch your mobile off, please. Take a seat, please. Yes, OK. Yes, of course. Excuse me, could you bring me a cognac? (lit.: Could you me ~ a cognac ~ bring?) Could you bring me a beer? a beer Stewardess: Yes, just a moment, please. Just a sec. And your neighbour says: For me too! Another one, please. another one Here you are, your beer / your cognac. Cheers! Your health! Gaat* u ~ naar Amsterdam ~ voor zaken of ~ op vakantie? voor zaken Ik ben daar voor zaken, maar ik bezoek ook vrienden. (Ik ben daar) voor zaken, maar ik bezoek ook vrienden. ook Pardon! Zet uw mobiele (telefoon) uit, alstublieft. Neemt u plaats, alstublieft. Ja, okee. Ja, natuurlijk. Pardon, kunt u mij ~ een cognac ~ brengen? Kunt u mij een biertje brengen? een biertje Ja, een moment, alstublieft. Een momentje. Voor mij ook! Nog een, alstublieft. nog een Alstublieft, uw biertje / uw cognac. Proost! Gezondheid! * In Vol. 1 we included written phonetics. Here we have marked the letters you should pay particular attention to in orange. mbt earworms Musical Brain Trainer

7 2. Do you come from Holland / The Netherlands? Do you come from Holland (The Netherlands)? from (lit.: out) Yes, I come from The Netherlands, but I live in Great Britain. I live... No, not in the USA. Do you come from Amsterdam? (lit.: Come you from Amsterdam?) No, I don t come from ~ Amsterdam. I don t come from ~ Rotterdam. Where do you come from? (lit.: Where come you from then?) I come from The Hague. Where is The Hague? (lit.: Where lies The Hague?) The Hague is in the West. (lit.: The Hague lies in the west.) It lies in the west. I wish you a lot of fun in Amsterdam. I wish you ~ a nice weekend. It was nice to speak to you. (lit.: It was nice ~ with you ~ to speak.) It was nice to speak Komt u uit Nederland? uit Ja, ik kom uit Nederland, maar ik woon in Groot-Brittannie. ik woon Nee, niet in de U.S.A. Komt u uit Amsterdam? Nee, ik kom niet uit ~ Amsterdam. Ik kom niet uit ~ Rotterdam. Waar komt u vandaan? Ik kom uit Den Haag. Waar ligt Den Haag? Den Haag ligt in het westen. Het ligt in het westen. Ik wens u ~ veel plezier in Amsterdam. Ik wens u ~ een leuk weekend. Het was leuk ~ met u ~ te praten. Het was leuk... te praten* * Reminiscent of the English verb 'to prattle' Read the original text and phonetics to give yourself extra visual input. To perfect your pronunciation let your ears guide you!

8 3. How was the journey? Hi, how is it going? Nice to see you again. Nice to see you. (lit.: Nice you to see.) to see you again (lit.: you again to see) I'm John Smith, pleased to meet you. (lit.:, nice to make acquaintance.) pleased/glad to make acquaintance (lit.: acquaintance to make) How are you? (lit.: How goes it with you?) Fine, thank you, and with you? Welcome to Amsterdam! How was the flight/journey? How was the journey? How was the weather? It was quite good. Have you waited long? (lit.: Have you long waited**?) No, I have just arrived. (lit.: No, I am just arrived.) I have brought a small present. (lit.: I have ~ a small present ~ brought.) a small present That s very kind of you. Hi, hoe gaat het? Leuk je weer te zien. Leuk je* te zien. (informal you ) Leuk u* te zien. (formal you ) je/u weer te zien Ik ben Marti van Bommel, prettig kennis te maken. prettig kennis te maken Hoe gaat het met u? (formal) Hoe gaat het met jou? (informal) Goed, dank u. En met u? (form.) Goed, dank u. En met jou? (inform.) Welkom in Amsterdam! Hoe was de vlucht? Hoe was de reis? Hoe was het weer? Het was nogal goed. Heeft u lang gewacht?** Nee, ik ben net gearriveerd. Ik heb ~ een klein kadootje ~ meegebracht. een klein kadootje Dat is erg aardig van u/jou. * `You is not just `You in Dutch: Depending on whether talking to a close friend (je) or in a more formal boss/employee-situation (u), or whether the you is the main object of the sentence or not (je/jou), there are different words for you. Don t concern yourself too much with this at this stage, just be aware that there are differences. ** The verb comes at the end. mbt earworms Musical Brain Trainer

9 4. What are we going to do? (Future plans) What are we doing now? (lit.: What do we now?) What are we doing? Wat doen we nu? Wat doen we? What are we doing later? What are we going to do later? What are we going... (lit.: What go we...)... to do later? (lit.:... later to do?) Firstly... I'll take you to the hotel. (lit. : I bring* you to the hotel.) And then I'll pick you up at seven. (lit.: I pick you ~ at 7 ~ up.) I'll pick you up. Then we'll go out to eat. (lit.: Then ~ go we ~ out ~ to eat.) then What are we going to eat? (lit.: What going we to eat?) What are you going to eat? (lit.: What are going you to eat?) We're going to eat Indonesian specialities. (lit.: We are going to Indonesian specialities eat.) a rijstafel I'm hungry! (lit.: I have hunger!) I'm looking ~ forward to it! Wat doen we later? Wat gaan we later doen? Wat gaan we later doen? Eerst... ik breng* u naar het hotel. En dan ik haal u ~ om zeven ~ op. Ik haal u op. Dan ~ gaan we ~ uit ~ eten. dan Wat gaan we eten? Wat gaat u eten? We gaan Indonesische specialiteiten eten. een rijsttafel Ik heb honger! Ik kijk ~ er al naar uit! * In Dutch one says bring here and bring there. Whereas in English it is strictly bring here and take there.

10 5. I have reserved... I have reserved a room. (lit: I have a room reserved.) reserved a room In the name of Smith. Ah, yes Mr. Smith, a double room. May I see your passport? (lit.: May I ~ your passport ~ see?) Here you are. (lit.: Here, please.) How ~ would you like ~ to pay? By credit card. (lit.: With credit card.) May I see your credit card, please? (lit.: May I ~ your credit card ~ see, please?) Could you sign here, please? (lit.: Could you ~ here ~ sign, please?) Would you / Could you sign? (also means draw - 2 verbs for the price of one!!) Can I leave my baggage here? (lit.: Can I ~ my baggage ~ here leave*?) You can take the lift. (lit.: You can the lift take.) Where is the lift? Round the corner. ('hoek' means corner as in 'Hoek van Holland'!) Ik heb een kamer gereserveerd*. gereserveerd een kamer Op naam van Smith. Ah, ja meneer Smith, een tweepersoonskamer. Mag ik ~ uw paspoort ~ zien*? Hier, alstublieft. Hoe ~ wilt u ~ betalen? Met kredietkaart. Mag ik ~ uw kredietkaart ~ zien*, alstublieft? Kunt u ~ hier ~ tekenen*, alstublieft? Wilt u / Kunt u tekenen? Kan ik ~ mijn bagage ~ hier laten*? U kunt de lift nemen*. Waar is de lift? Om de hoek. *Word order: In sentences with the form `have reserved or `have brought or `have waited or `have arrived (track 3), the `reserved and brought and waited (second part) are kicked right to the end of the sentence. (lit: I have a room reserved*.) The same effect is with Can help e.g. Can I help you?. The help is kicked to the end (lit.: Can I you help?). Also May I see your passport? becomes May I your passport see?, and You can take the lift becomes You can the lift take. mbt earworms Musical Brain Trainer

11 How often do I have to listen to the earworms CD before 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 trained and exercised. Based on scientific studies, the ideal is listening relatively intensively at the beginning (the learning phase), thereafter listening periodically to review what you have learnt and refresh your memory. In practical terms this means listening to the whole album the first day, in order to 'tune your ear in' to the sounds of the language. Then listen regularly, several times, 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, when you can, to get a feeling for their pronunciation. After this, go through the booklet and test your knowledge, picking out any gaps that you may wish to concentrate on. Lastly, the review phase. As we all know, memories fade, so it is important to refresh your memory by listening to the CD at your leisure, say, once a week for the following few weeks. Thereafter, monthly. This review phase is crucial as it consolidates your knowledge and transfers it into your long-term memory. Although this demands self-discipline, it is of course without effort, as you are only listening to songs. The result is that you will be able to recall the words and phrases with the same ease that you remember your telephone number!

12 6. More numbers 21 (one and twenty) eenentwintig 50 vijftig 22 (two a. twenty) tweëentwintig 60 zestigig 23 (three a. twenty) drieëntwintig 70 zeventig 24 (four a. twenty) vierentwintig 80 tachtig 25 (five a. twenty) vijfentwintig 90 negentig 26 zesentwintig 100 honderd 27 zevenentwintig 101 honderdeen 28 achtentwintig 110 honderdtien 29 negenentwintig 125 honderdvijfentwintig 30 dertig 200 tweehonderd 40 veertig 1000 (one thousand) (een) duizend 9,99* = negen euro negenennegentig 9.999* = negenduizendnegenhonderdnegenennegentig euro - Heel veel geld! (Very much money!) Telling the time We discovered in Vol. 1 that for `half past eight you say `half to nine = half negen. To take this idea one step further, for 8.25 you can also say 'vijf voor half negen' (5 before half past 8). at 8.30 om 8 uur 30 (acht uur dertig) half past 8 at 8.25 (lit.: 5 before half past 8) all day / the whole day half negen om 8 uur 25 (acht uur vijfentwintig) / vijf voor half negen vijf voor half elf vijf voor half vier vijf voor half twee de hele dag mbt earworms Musical Brain Trainer

13 7. Can I help you? (Booking a room) Hello, can I help you? (lit.: Can I you help*?) Have you got a room free? Goedendag, kan ik u helpen*? Heeft u een kamer vrij? For how many persons? how many For one person. Just for me. just For two persons. For how many nights? For two nights. For one night. For one week. How much does it cost? (lit.: How much costs it?) How much does it cost, the room? 65 Euros. Is that including breakfast? Yes, that's OK/fine. Here is your key, room 211. your key Where can I park* my car? (lit.: Where ~ can I ~ my car ~ park*?) There is a car park / parking lot (lit.: parking terrain) behind the hotel. Voor hoeveel personen? hoeveel Voor een persoon. Alleen voor mij. alleen Voor twee personen. Voor hoeveel nachten? Voor twee nachten. Voor een nacht. Voor een week. Hoeveel kost het? Hoeveel kost het, de kamer? Vijfenzestig euro. Is dat inclusief ontbijt? Ja, dat is okee/goed. Hier is uw sleutel, kamer tweehonderdelf. uw sleutel Waar ~ kan ik ~ mijn auto ~ parkeren*? Er is een parkeerterrein... achter het hotel. * Verb at the end!

14 8. Personal details Would you please, fill in the registration form. (lit.:... the registration form ~ fill in.) first name (lit.: before name) last name (lit.: after name) nationality passport no. profession address marital status married single age (lit.: life time) birthplace date of birth (lit.: birth date) signature Wilt u alstublieft, het registratieformulier ~ invullen. voornaam achternaam nationaliteit paspoort nummer beroep adres burgerlijke staat getrouwd single/ongehuwd leeftijd geboorteplaats geboortedatum handtekening Months and dates januari, februari, maart, april, mei, juni, juli, augustus, september, oktober, november, december When is your birthday? When? My birthday is on the 25th of October. (lit.: on twenty five October.) Wanneer is jouw verjaardag? Wanneer? Mijn verjaardag is op vijfentwintig oktober. mbt earworms Musical Brain Trainer

15 9. What kind of...? (Going out) Good evening, goedenavond. We have reserved a table at 8 o clock. (lit.: We have at 8 o clock a table reserved.) We have / I have In what name? This way, please. (lit.: This side on, please.) What would you like to drink? I'll take a beer. What kind of beer? Have you got wheat beer? a small one / a large one I'll take a glass of dry red wine. A medium dry white wine. (lit.: A half dry white wine.) Cheers! Would you like a starter? A soup perhaps? No thanks, I'm not very hungry. (lit.: I haven't so much hunger.) As the main course ~ fish or meat? What sort of fish is there? salmon / trout / prawns I fancy ~ a steak. side dish baked potato fries Goedenavond. We hebben om acht uur een tafel gereserveerd. We hebben... / Ik heb Op welke naam? Deze kant op, alstublieft. Wat wilt u drinken? Ik neem een biertje. Wat voor soort bier? Heeft u wit bier? een kleine / een grote Ik neem een glas droge rode wijn. Een half droge witte wijn. Proost! Wilt u een voorgerecht? Een soep misschien? Nee bedankt, ik heb niet zoveel honger. Als hoofdgerecht ~ vis of vlees? Wat voor soort vis is er? zalm / forel / garnalen Ik heb trek in ~ een biefstuk. bijgerecht gepofte aardappel patat/friet

16 10. What do you do? What do you do for a living? (lit.: What for work do you? ) I work in a bank. Since when do you work there? For 20 years. Really? How old are you? 39. I don't believe it! (lit.: That believe I not!) I believe Are you married? a brother, a sister my mother, my father my husband, my wife the children my son, my daughter What are you doing tomorrow? Shall we meet? (lit.: Shall we ~ each other ~ meet?) Yes, gladly. How about ~ 9.30 in front of the hotel? in front of (lit.: before) OK, until then. I ll see you then. Wat voor werk doe je? Ik werk in een bank. Sinds wanneer werk je daar? Al twintig jaar. Ja, echt waar? Hoe oud ben je? Negen en dertig. Dat geloof ik niet. ik geloof Ben je getrouwd? een broer, een zus mijn moeder, mijn vader mijn man, mijn vrouw de kinderen mijn zoon, mijn dochter Wat doe je morgen? Zullen we ~ elkaar ~ ontmoeten? Ja, graag. Wat dacht je van ~ half tien voor het hotel? voor Okee, tot dan. Ik zie je dan. mbt earworms Musical Brain Trainer

17 Dutch Pronunciation Here we have picked out the words and expressions with letters that sound very different to the English. Listen carefully to how the letters in orange are pronounced and then have a go at reading the words (preferably out loud) with the correct accent. Gaat u, voor zaken, op vakantie, vrienden, mij, Gezondheid!, woon, U.S.A., Waar komt u vandaan?, Den Haag, het westen, Ik wens u, veel plezier, Het was leuk..., Hoe gaat het?, weer, prettig, Hoe gaat het met u?, Hoe gaat het met jou?, Goed, gewacht, gearriveerd, meegebracht, Dat is erg aardig van u/jou, Wat doen we later?, Wat gaan we later doen?, Wilt u?, eenentwintig, tweëentwintig, negenentwintig, negentig, negenennegentig, Goedendag, vrij, hoeveel, een week, invullen, getrouwd, geboorteplaats, geboortedatum, Wanneer is jouw verjaardag?, Goedenavond, gereserveerd, Op welke naam?, Wat voor soort bier?, witte wijn, een voorgerecht, hoofdgerecht, vis, vlees, garnalen, bijgerecht, Wat voor werk...?, Ja, echt waar?, geloof.

18 The science behind earworms mbt 1. How we learn A large part of learning in general and language learning in particular is to do with the memorisation of words, facts and other significant information. It's a well-known fact that we use only a fraction of our brain power and traditional book learning is now recognised as not suiting every learner. earworms uses simple techniques which open up and exploit more of the brain's native power, and come under the heading of 'accelerated learning'. In a recent issue of the journal 'Nature' researchers at Dartmouth College in the US reported that they had pinpointed the region of the brain where 'earworms' or catchy tunes reside, the auditory cortex. They found that the sounds and words that have actually been heard can be readily recalled from the auditory cortex where the brain can listen to them 'virtually' again and again. 2. What we learn earworms mbt adopts the so-called lexical approach to language. In essence, this means we look at language in terms of whole meaningful chunks, then break these down into their component bite-sized, easily absorbable parts and then reconstruct them. You not only learn complete, immediately useful phrases, you also intuitively learn something about the structure (the grammar) of the language. These 'chunks' which the learner can 'mix and match', gradually build up to cover whole areas of the language.

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20 mbt earworms Musical Brain Trainer Tracks: 1. On business or on vacation? (Inflight conversation) 2. Do you come from Holland? 3. How was the journey? 4. What are we going to do? (Future plans) 5. I have reserved 6. More numbers 7. Can I help you? (Booking a room) 8. Personal details 9. What kind of...? (Going out) 10. What do you do? Concept & Text: Marlon Lodge, Project Development: Andrew Lodge, Project Management: Maria Lodge, Editorial Supervision: Renate Elbers-Lodge, Music: earworms, Dutch Voice: Marti van Bommel, English Voices: Marlon and Andrew Lodge, Graphic Design: Jaroslaw HKP Earworms Ltd. ISBN Produced in the EU