earwormsmbt 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 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 Italian puts the words and phrases you need not just on the tip of your tongue, but also transports them deep into your long-term memory. Simply by listening to these specially composed melodies with their rhythmic repetitions of Italian and English a few times, the sound patterns are indelibly burned into your auditory cortex. You will have successfully learned the Italian 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 Italian at the same time! earworms mbt Rapid Languages is the first language course to get your toe tapping. You know the phenomena 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 phenomena 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 Italian, giving you extra visual input. Additionally, on the CD we sometimes slip in memory hooks to spark your imagination and aid your memory. Memory hooks are for example, if you want to memorise the Italian word for welcome to = Benvenuto a, think of: Mr Ben A. Venuto - I welcome you - and you will easily remember. More examples of these can be found on the earworms website, and they serve as a starter pack to inspire you to develop your own ideas. 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? Are you going - to Venice......on business (for work)...or - on holiday? I'm going - on business...and - also - to visit some friends. Excuse me, Sir, excuse me, Madam, could you......switch off - your - cell phone/mobile. Yes, certainly / of course. Excuse me, could you bring me a cognac. Va - a Venezia*......per lavoro...o - per vacanza? Vado - per lavoro...e - anche - per visitare degli amici. Mi scusi, Signore, mi scusi, Signora, può......spegnere - il suo - cellulare. Sì, certamente. Mi scusi, può portarmi** un cognac. **Notice how the words 'bring' = 'portare' and 'me' = 'mi' are joined into one word: portarmi a beer - a cognac una birra - un cognac (una = feminine, un = masculine) Bring me, please. Mi porti..., per favore. Yes, certainly, straightaway. And also for me - the same. Here you are (talking to two or more people) - your cognacs. Here you are (to one person) - your cognac. Cheers! - Your health! I understood. (Lit: I have understood.) Sì, certamente, subito. E anche per me - lo stesso. Ecco a Voi - i vostri cognacs. Ecco a Lei - il suo cognac. Salute! Ho capito! *Listen to the words with letters highlighted in orange. At the end of the phrasebook there is a list of all of these words together. Go through them and see if you can imitate the Italian pronunciation. mbt earworms Musical Brain Trainer Read the original text and phonetics

7 2. Are you Italian? Are you Italian? (Literally: Are Italian?) You are Italian? Are (you) Italian? (When addressing a woman) Are you English? I'm Italian, but I live in England. È italiano? Lei è italiano? (The 'you' = 'Lei' is often left out) È italiana? È inglese? Sono italiana/o, peró vivo in Inghilterra. I'm - Italian - but... Sono - italiana/o - peró......(i) live in England. ('I' is often left out.) Are you from Venice? (Lit: Are from Venice?) No, I'm not from Venice....vivo in Inghilterra. È di Venezia? No, non sono di Venezia. I'm not - from Milan. Non sono - di Milano. From where - are you? From where are you? I'm from......a little Italian village. It's - in the - south. Di dove - è? Di dov'è? (drop the e from dove: dov') Sono di......un piccolo paese italiano. È - nel - Sud. (nel = in the) It's not - in the north. Non è - nel Nord. (To) you I wish a nice stay in Venice. Le auguro un buon soggiorno a Venezia. To you - I wish - a pleasant stay. Le - auguro - un buon soggiorno. To you I wish a happy bitrthday. I wish you a nice weekend. weekend* Le auguro un buon compleanno. Le auguro un buon fine settimana. fine settimana* (Lit: finish of the week) *You can also say 'weekend'. Italian is easy!!

8 3. Great to see you! Hi, how's it going? How great to see you*. How great - to see you*. Ciao, come va? Che bello vederti*. Che bello - vederti* / vederla*. (You:...ti = informal,...la = formal). Notice it is stuck onto the end of the verb. I'm pleased - to see you. I'm John Smith, pleasure. How are you? How's - it going? Everything ok? Everything in the pink? (Lit.: Everything in place?) Welcome to Venice. How did the journey go? (Lit.: How - is gone - the journey?) It went well.(lit.: Is - gone - well.) At what time did you leave? (Lit.: At what time - are you - left?) I left at 4.(Lit.: I am - left - at 4.) What time - do you leave - tomorrow? do you leave? I leave - at 4. It's clear? Piacere di - vederla. Sono Francesca Rossi, piacere. Come sta? (formal) Come stai? (informal) Come - va? Tutto bene? Tutto a posto? Benvenuto a Venezia. Com' - è andato - il viaggio? È - andato - bene. A che ora - è - partito? (partita when addressing a woman) Sono - partita / o - alle quattro. A che ora - parte - domani? parte? Parto - alle quattro. È chiaro? * 'You' is not just 'you' in Italian: Depending on whether talking to a close friend or in a more formal boss-employee-situation, or whether the 'you' is the main object of the sentence or not, there are different words for 'you'. Don't concern yourself too much with this at this stage, just be aware that there are differences. More on this can be found on the website under: 'Discover earworms> Extras> Italian Grammar'. mbt earworms Musical Brain Trainer

9 4. Future plans What are we doing now? What - are we doing - now? do I'm taking you to the hotel. (Lit.: You - I am taking - to the hotel.) I'm coming - to - collect you - at 7. I'm coming - to... collect you / pick you up (Lit.: take you) take And then? We shall go to a restaurant. we shall go go to the restaurant We shall eat some specialities of the locality. to eat We shall eat - I shall eat...some specialities...of the locality. Now, let's go! See you at 7. (Lit.: 'Us we see at 7'.) I can't wait! Did you understand? (Lit.: Have you understood?) Cosa facciamo adesso? Cosa - facciamo - adesso? fa-re La - porto - in hotel. Vengo - a - prenderla - alle sette. Vengo - a... prenderla prendere E dopo? Andremo al ristorante. andremo andare al ristorante Mangeremo alcune specialità del posto. mangiare Mangeremo - mangerò...alcune specialitá...del posto. Adesso, andiamo! Ci vidiamo alle sette. Non vedo l'ora! Hai capito?

10 5. What type (kind) of...? I have......reserved a room. What type of room? What type of...? A single, twin or......double room? in the name of... Can I see your passport, please? Can I - see......your - passport? Here you are. (Literally: Here to you.) How do you want to pay? How - you want to - pay? by credit card in cash Here you are - the key. What time is breakfast? From 7 to 10. Do you need help with the cases? You have - need of - help - with the cases? You have...? / I have / We have Ho......prenotato una camera. Che tipo di camera? Che tipo di...? Una camera singola, doppia o......matrimoniale? a nome di Posso vedere il suo passaporto, per favore? Posso - vedere......il suo - passaporto? Ecco a Lei. Come vuole pagare? Come - vuole - pagare? con carta di credito in contanti Ecco a Lei - la chiave. A che ora è la prima colazione? Dalle siete alle dieci. Ha bisogno di aiuto con le valigie? Ha - bisogno di - aiuto - con le valigie? Ha...? / Ho / Abbiamo Yes, please. - No, thanks. Si, grazie. - No, grazie. 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 & Time 11 undici 50 cinquanta 12 dodici 60 sessanta 13 tredici 70 settanta 14 quattordici 80 ottanta 15 quindici 90 novanta 16 sedici 100 cento 17 = diciassette 101 centouno 18 = diciotto 200 duecento 19 = diciannove 300 trecento 20 venti 400 quattrocento 21 ventuno 500 cinquecento 30 trenta 1000 mille 31 trentuno 2007 duemilasette 40 quaranta 2008 duemilaotto At what time? A che ora? seven o'clock (at seven o'clock) half past eight ( eight and half) a quarter past eight (eight and quarter) a quarter to 11 (eleven minus quarter) twenty to ten (ten minus twenty) le sette (alle sette) le otto e mezzo le otto e un quarto le undici meno un quarto le dieci meno venti mbt earworms Musical Brain Trainer

13 7. How can I help you? Hallo, good day. How - can I - help you? Can I / May I......help you? Have you - a room - free? For - how many - persons? Only for one. Only for me. For two persons. For how many nights? For two nights / one week. With a shower or a bath? Smokers or non-smokers? Buongiorno. Come - posso - aiutarla? Posso......aiutarla? Ha - una - camera - libera? Per - quante - persone? Solo per una. Solo per me. Per due persone. Per quante notti? Per due notti / una settimana. Con bagno o con doccia? Fumatori o non fumatori? How much - is it - per night? Quant - è - per notte? 75 Euros. Does it include breakfast? (Lit.: It includes breakfast?) Yes, it includes. Yes, that's fine. I'll take it. (Lit.: It - I take) Where are the elevators? Where are...? Settantacinque e-uro. È inclusa la prima colazione? Sì, è inclusa. Sì, va bene. La - prendo. Dov' è l'ascensore? Dov' è...? (not : dove è...?)

14 8. Personal details Could you complete this form? Could you......complete...this form? first name - last name nationality passport number marital status married single (when filling out a form) I'm single (spoken). age place (location) of birth date of birth signature Può compilare questo modulo? Può......compilare...questo modulo? nome - cognome nazionalità numero di passaporto stato civile sposato (man), sposata (woman) celibe (man), nubile (woman) Sono single. età luogo di nascita data di nascita firma The months of the year (l mesi dell' anno) gennaio, febbraio, marzo, aprile, maggio, giugno, luglio, agosto, settembre, ottobre, novembre, dicembre The 25. of December Il venticinque dicembre The first of January The forth of July The second of June Il primo gennaio Il quattro luglio Il due giugno mbt earworms Musical Brain Trainer

15 9. We have reserved... We've reserved - a table for 9 (o'clock). In the name of? Yes, follow me, please. Are you (plural) ready to order? No, not yet. Could you - bring us - a liter of red wine? Want a starter? (said to a friend*) Maybe - an Italian starter,......a seafood salad? (Lit.: a salad with fruits of the sea) I'm not very hungry. (Lit.: Don't have - much - hunger.) We are - ready - to order. for first course - for second/main course risotto with mushrooms grilled steak baked trout Abbiamo prenotato - un tavolo per le nove. A nome di? Sì, mi segua. Siete - pronti - per ordinare? No, non ancora. Può - portarci - un litro di vino rosso? Vuoi un antipasto? Magari - un antipasto all' italiana,.. un' insalata ai frutti di mare? (un' = una) Non ho - molta - fame. Siamo - pronti - per ordinare. per primo - per secondo risotto ai funghi bistecca ai ferri (ai ferri = on the irons) trota al forno (from the furnace) Do you want a side dish? Vuoi / Vuole un contorno (contour = edge, side)? *The waiter says: 'Vuole'. A friend would say: 'Voi' for 'Do you want?' a green salad - potato fries mozarella/ tomato salad (speciality in Capri) You like garlic? Yes, I like garlic. Mmm, looks good! Really great! un'insalata verde - patatine fritte una (insalata) caprese Ti piace l'aglio? Si, mi piace l'aglio. Sembra buono! Buonissimo!

16 10. What do you do? What - do you do - for a living? I work in a bank. For how long (have you worked there)? For 10 years. Really? How old are you? (Lit.: How many years have you?) I'm 29 years old.(lit.: I have 29 years.) I don't believe it. ( Lit.: Don't it believe.) Are you married or single? I'm single. my brother, my sister my mother, my father my wife, my husband children, a son, a daughter What are you doing tomorrow? (Lit.: What do you tomorrow?) You would like it if - we meet? Che - fai - nella vita? Lavoro in una banca. Da quanto tempo? Da dieci anni. Veramente? Quanti anni hai? Ho ventinove anni. Non ci credo. Sei sposato (man), sposata (woman) o single? Sono single. mio fratello, mia sorella mia madre, mio padre mia moglie, mio marito bambini, un figlio, una figlia Cosa fai domani? Ti piacerebbe - incontrarci? meet - we meet Yes, with pleasure. Incontrare - Sì, con piacere. incontrarci Where and what time? In front of (opposite) the church? See you then! / soon! I can't wait. I'm really looking forward to it! Dove - e - a che ora? Di fronte alle chiesa. Ci vediamo dopo! / presto! Non vedo l'ora! mbt earworms Musical Brain Trainer

17 Italian pronunciation In Vol. 1 we complemented the Italian text with a phonetic guide to pronunciation. Here we have simply highlighted the letters that sound very different to the English. Listen carefully to how the letters in orange are pronounced and then try to read these words with the correct Italian accent. Read them out loud, preferably with a degree of Italian gusto! Venezia, vacanza, anche, amici, Signore, Signora, spegnere, cellulare, certamente, soggiorno, ciao, che, piacere, viaggio, facciamo, specialità, ci, hai, ho, chiave, colazione, dieci, valigia, grazie, undici, dodici, tredici, quattordici, quindici sedici, diciassette, diciotto, diciannove, cinquanta, cento, centouno, duecento, trecento,quattrocento, cinquecento, buongiorno, bagno, doccia, cognome, nazionalità, nascita, marzo, giugno, luglio, dicembre, piace, moglie, figlio, figlia, piacerebbe, chiesa.

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 The Tracks: 1. On business or on vacation? 8:15 2. Are you Italian? 7:15 3. How was the journey? 7:08 4. Future plans 5:49 5. What kind of...? 6:21 6. Time & numbers 5:42 7. How can I help? 6:31 8. Personal details 5:50 9. We have reserved... 7: What do you do? 7:38 Concept and Development: Marlon Lodge, Project Management: Andrew & Maria Lodge, Text: Renate Elbers-Lodge, Music: earworms, Sax: Martin Gerwers, Pedagogic Support: Bob Glynn, Hill House Studios, Italian Voice: Filomena Nardi, Graphic Design: Jaroslaw Suchorski & Bernd HKP, Production: Noisebox Digital Media. Special thanks to: Jan, Jen, Olivia, Jane, Evie, Anna, Freddy earworms publishing Catalogue no. EARW 0502 Produced in the EU