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Your personal audio language trainer

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

with great music

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earworms mbt© Rapid French puts the words andphrases 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 French and English a fewtimes, the sound patterns are indelibly burned into yourauditory cortex. You will have successfully learned theFrench phrase and have the correct accent ringing in yourears. Wherever you are, whatever you are doing: Whilejogging, in the car, in the bath, doing the ironing…you canbe learning French 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 mbt©has 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 Aborigineswere 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!

Rhythm and words i.e. song and verse have always beena 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? Rest assured, we areworking on it!

What you get

This volume deals with the essentials for your visit 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 theemphasis is constantly on usefulness to the learner.

Memory hooks

This booklet contains all the words and phrases spokenon the CD, both English and French, plus the sounds ofthe words. An additional aid to learning, 'memory hooks',and comments to assist your memorisation and under-standing, can be found on the earworms website. Thesecomplement the CD and are really worth checking out.Memory hooks are for example, if you want to memorisethe French term: buy = acheter (asheteh), imagine: ‘I’mgoing to buy an ashtray’ - and you will easily remember.

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 least the 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 about yourexperiences and successes - so feel free to visit uson the website:

www.earwormslearning.com

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1. I would like…

Je voudrais…juh voodreh…

un café au laitun kafeh oh leh

un café un kafeh

au laitoh leh

s'il vous plaîtseel voo pleh

Je voudrais un café au lait.juh voodreh un kafeh oh leh

un théun teh

un thé au laitun teh oh leh

et du sucreeh dew sewkr

eteh

Très bien.tre byan

Merci.mersee

De rien.duh ryan

une bièreewn byer

l'eaul'oh

de l'eauduh l'oh

une carafe d'eauewn karaf d'oh

Je voudrais manger quelque chose.juh voodreh monjeh kelke shohz

mangermonjeh

quelque chosekelke shohz

parfaitparfeh

I would like…

a coffee with milk

a coffee

with milk

please

I would like a coffee with milk.

a tea

a tea with milk

and some sugar

and

Very good/Very well done.

Thank you.

Not at all, don't mention it.

a beer

water

some water

a carafe of water

I would like to eat something.

to eat

something

perfect

2. To order

commanderkomondeh

une boissonewn bwasawn

commander une boissonkomondeh ewn bwasawn

Je voudrais commander une boisson.juh voodreh komondeh ewn bwasawn

Bien sûr.byan sewr

le vinluh van

du vindew van

Je voudrais commander du vin.juh voodreh komondeh dew van

du vin rougedew van rooj

le vin blancluh van blon

du vin blancdew van blon

une carafe de vinewn karaf duh van

un pichet de vinun peesheh duh van

une bouteille de vinewn booteh duh van

le painluh pan

du paindew pan

des olivesdes oleeva

une salade composéeewn salad kompozeh

une salade ewn salad

composéekompozeh

du fromagedew fromaj

Je vous en prie.juh vooz on pree

to order

a drink

to order a drink

I would like to order a drink.

Of course.

wine

some wine

I would like to order some wine.

some red wine

white wine

some white wine

a carafe of wine

a small carafe of wine

a bottle of wine

bread

some bread

some olives

a mixed salad

a salad

mixed

some cheese

You're welcome.

Read the original text and phonetics to give yourself extra visual input.To perfect your pronunciation...

Let your ears guide you!

3. Have you got…?

Avez-vous…?aveh voo

Vous avez des sandwichs?vooz aveh deh sondwich

Vous avez…? vooz aveh

Avez-vous une table pour deux?aveh voo ewn tabl poor duh

pour troispoor trwa

Oui, bien sûr.wee, byan sewr

Non, désolé.nawn, dezoleh

Désirez-vous commander?deseereh voo komondeh

Voulez-vous commander?vooleh voo komondeh

un dessertun dehser

Pourrais-je avoir…?poorej avwar

plus de caféplews duh kafeh

Pourrais-je…?poorejuh

Bon appétit.bawn apehtee

Tout va bien?too va byan

Tout va bien?too va byan

touttoo

L'addition, s'il vous plaît.l'adeesyawn, seel voo pleh

Je voudrais régler.juh voodreh regleh

Puis-je régler...?pwee-juh regleh

par carte de créditpar kart duh crehdee

pas de problèmepad problem

Have you got...?

Have you got sandwiches?

Do you have...?

Do you have a table for two?

for three

Yes, of course.

No, sorry.

Would you like to order?

Do you want to order?

a dessert

Could I have...?

more coffee

Could I…?

Enjoy your meal.

Everything OK?

Everything going well?

everything

The bill, please.

I would like to pay.

Can I pay…?

by credit card

no problem

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4. To the airport

dans le centre-villedon luh sontr veel

Je voudrais aller...juh voodreh aleh

à l'aéroporta lay'eropor

Nous voudrions aller...noo voodreeon aleh

à l'hôtel Bristola l'ohtel breestol

Merci.mersee

Voilà, le reste est pour vous.vwala, luh rest eh poor voo

louerlooeh

une voitureewn vwatewr

acheterasheteh

Je voudrais acheter une paire de chaussures.juh voodreh asheteh ewn pair duh shohsewr

une paire deewn pair duh

chaussuresshohsewr

Quel est le prix?kel eh luh pree

Quel est…kel eh

le prixluh pree

Combien coûtent-elles?kawnbyan kootetel

Combien coûtent-elles?kawnbyan - kootet - el

coûtentkootet

ellesel

to the city centre

I would like to go…

to the airport

We would like to go...

to the Bristol hotel

Thank you.

Here you are, the rest is for you.

to rent

a car

to buy

I'd like to buy a pair of shoes.

a pair of

shoes

What is the price?

What is…

the price

How much do they cost?

How much - cost - they?

cost

they

5. Numbers, days & time

unun

deuxduh

troistrwa

quatrekatr

cinqsank

sixsees

septset

huitweet

neufnuhf

dixdees

onzeawnz

douzedooz

treizetrez

quatorzekatorz

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

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quinzekanz

seizesez

dix-septdeeset

dix-huitdeezweet

dix-neufdeeznuhf

vingtvan

vingt-et-unvanteun

vingt-deuxvantduh

vingt-troisvantrwa

minuitmeenwee

trentetront

quarantekaront

quarante-cinqkarontsank

cinquantesankont

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

midnight

30

40

45

50

à sept heuresa set er

à huit heures trentea weet er

à sept heures quinzea set er kanz

à neuf heures quarantea nuhf er karont

At what time? Some examples:

at 7 o'clock

at 8.30

at 7.15

at 9.40

Now you try (mentally) filling in the gaps, and don't forget the 24 hour clock!

… dix …

à … heures trente

à … … quinze

… … heures quarante

… onze …

à ... heures ...-cinq

à …-…-un heures

à quinze … trente

à dix-... heures

… vingt-et-un … quarante-…

lundilundee

mardimardee

mercredimercruhdee

jeudijuhdee

vendredivondruhdee

samedisamdee

dimanchedeemonsh

at 10 o'clock

at 11.30

at 6.15

at 8.40

at 11 o'clock

at 11.45

at 9 in the evening (careful, 24 hour clock!)

at 3.30 in the afternoon

at 6.00 in the evening

at 9.45 in the evening

The days of the week:

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

6. Is there…?

Excusez-moi.exkyoo-seh mwuh

Y-a-t'il une banque près d'ici?yateel ewn bonk preh deesee

Y-a-t'il une…?yateel ewn

une banqueewn bonk

près d'icipreh deesee

prèspreh

d'icideesee

Y-a-t-il un supermarché près d'ici?yateel un supermarsheh preh deesee

Y-a-t-il une poste près d'ici?yateel ewn p'ost preh deesee

un bon restaurantun bawn restohron

bonbawn

pas trop cherpa tro sher

paspa

troptro

chersher

trop chertro sher

Y-a-t-il un bon restaurant près d'ici?Yateel un bawn restohron preh deesee?

Desolédayzoleh

...je ne sais pas.juh nuh seh pa

Aucune idée.ohkewn eedeh

Excuse me.

Is there a bank near hear?

Is there a…?

a bank

near here

near

here

Is there a supermarket near here?

Is there a post office near here?

a good restaurant

good

not too expensive

not

too

expensive

too expensive

Is there a good restaurant near here?

Sorry, ...

...I don't know.

No idea.

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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, the ideal is listening relatively intensively at the beginning (the learning phase), thereafter listening 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 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 pronun-ciation. After this, go through the booklet and 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 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 thatyou remember your telephone number!

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7. Directions

Bonjour.Bawnjoor

Je cherche un supermarché.juh shersh un supermarsheh

une posteewn p'ost

une banqueewn bonk

Pouvez-vous me dire…pooveh voo muh deer

comment aller komont aleh

à la banquea la bonk

à la postea la p'ost

au supermarchéoh supermarsheh

en bus, en voiture, en trainon bews, on vwatewr, on tran

enon

allez tout droitaleh too drwa

tournez à gauchetoorneh a gohsh

tourneztoorneh

tournez à droitetoorneh a drwat

C'est loin?say lwan

deux kilomètresduh keelometr

environonveerawn

à gauchea gohsh

à droitea drwat

Merci.mersee

Je vous en prie.juh voos on pree

Hello/Good morning.

I'm looking for a supermarket.

a post office

a bank

Can you tell me...

how to get to/go to

to the bank

to the post office

to the supermarket

by bus, by car, by train

by

go straight on

turn (to the) left

turn

turn (to the) right

Is it far?

two kilometres

about, roughly

on the left

on the right

Thank you.

You're welcome.

8. Where & what time?

Où puis-je acheter un ticket de bus?oo pwee-juh asheteh un teekeh duh bews

Où...oo

...puis-je?pwee-juh

acheterasheteh

un ticket de busun teekeh duh bews

au bureau de tabacoh buroh duh taba

un billet de trainun beeyeh duh tran

Où est votre bagage?oo eh vohtr bagaj

mon bagagemawn bagaj

notre bagagenohtr bagaj

là-basla ba

C'est là bas?seh la ba

dansdon

la chambrela shonbr

Où sont les toilettes?oo sawn leh twalet

en-hauton oh

en-bason ba

A quelle heure est le petit-déjeuner?a kel er eh luh puhtee dehjuhneh

de sept heures à dix heuresduh set er a dees er

de ... à ...duh … a …

aujourd'hui, demain, cet après-midi, ce soirohjoordwee, duhman, set apreh meedee, se swar

parfaitparfeh

Where can I buy a bus ticket?

Where...

...can I?

buy

a bus ticket

at the tobacco shop

a train ticket

Where is your luggage?

my luggage

our luggage

over there

It is over there?

in

the room

Where are the toilets?

upstairs

downstairs

(At) what time is breakfast?

from seven to ten

from … to …

today, tomorrow, this afternoon, this evening

perfect

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9. Problems, problems!

Il y a un problème…eelya un problem

avec la télévisionavek la tehlehveezyawn

avec avek

le frigidaireluh freejeedehr

J'ai perdu mon appareil photo.jeh perdoo mawn appareh fotoh

J'ai perdu…jeh perdoo

mon appareil photomawn appareh fotoh

mon passeportmawn paspor

mon portefeuillemawn portuhfuhy

Est-ce-que c'est ça?eskuh seh sa

Oui, c'est le mien.wee seluh meean

C'est le mien.se luh meean

J'ai besoin…jeh buhswan

de timbresduh tanbr

de pansementsduh ponsmon

de crème solaireduh krem soler

d'aspirinesd'aspeereen

J'ai besoin de quelque chose contre...jeh buhswan duh kelkuh shohz kawntr

les maux d'estomacleh moh destoma

les coups de soleilleh koo duh solay

les moustiquesleh moosteek

There is a problem…

with the TV

with

the fridge

I've lost my camera.

I've lost…

my camera

my passport

my wallet

Is this it?

Yes, it's mine.

It's mine.

I need…

some stamps

some plasters / Band-Aid (US Engl.)

suncream

some aspirins

I need something against…

a bad stomach (pains of the stomach)

sunburn

mosquitoes

10. Do you speak English?

Comment ça va?komon sa va

Comment allez-vous?komont aleh voo

Parlez-vous anglais?parleh voo ongleh

françaisfronseh

Désolé, je ne parle pas français.dayzoleh, juh ne parluh pa fronseh

Je parle français.juh parluh fronseh

ne ... pasnuh ... pa

Je ne comprends pas.juh nuh kawmpron pa

Je comprends.juh kawmpron

C'est difficile. (très difficile)seh deefeeseel (treh deefeeseel)

facilefaseel

Je m'appelle…juh mappel

Comment vous appelez-vous?komon vooz apuhleh voo

Qu'est-ce que c'est?keskuh seh

Aimez-vous de la glace?aymeh voo duh la glas

Servez-vous.serveh voo

C'est bon.seh bawn

A plus tard.a plew tar

Bonne nuit.bon nwee

A demain.a duhman

Amuse toi bien.amews twa byan

How are you? (informal)

How are you? (formal)

Do you speak English?

French

Sorry, I don't speak French.

I speak French.

don't

I don't understand.

I understand.

It's difficult. (very difficult)

easy

My name is…

What's your name?

What is this?

Do you like ice cream?

Help yourself.

It is good.

See you later.

Good night.

See you tomorrow.

Have fun, enjoy yourself.

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 the March 2005 issue of the journal 'Nature'researchers at Dartmouth College in the USreported 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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