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

mbt ®

Your personal audio language trainer

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

with great music

Rapid Italian

Your personal audio language trainer

earworms mbt® Rapid Italian 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 Italian and English a fewtimes, the sound patterns are indelibly burned into yourauditory cortex. You will have successfully learned theItalian 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 Italian at the same time!

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

You know the phenomenon 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 phenomenon 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 toless than 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 learninga recognised benchmark of language proficiency, and theemphasis is constantly on usefulness to the learner.

Memory hooks

This booklet contains all the words and phrases on theCD, both English and Italian, plus the sounds of thewords. An additional aid to learning, 'memory hooks' andcomments to assist your memorisation and understanding,can be found on the earworms website. These complement the CD and are really worth checkingout. Memory hooks are for example, if you want to memorise the Italian term: my name is = mi chiamo, imagine: my name is Micky Armo - and you will easilyremember.

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 yourexperiences and successes - so feel free to visit us on the website:

www.earwormslearning.com

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

mbt ®

1. I would like…

Vorrei…vorray

...un caffè.oon kaffe

un cappuccinooon kappoocheeno

per favoreper favore

Vorrei un cappuccino, per favore.vorray oon kappoochino per favore

un tèoon te

con lattekon latte

e zuccheroe dzookero

e e

zuccherodzookero

Vorrei un tè con latte.vorray oon te kon latte

benissimobeneesseemo

una birraoona beerra

acquaakwa

dell’acquadell’akwa

deldel

qualcosa da mangiarekwalkoza da manjare

qualcosakwalkoza

da mangiareda manjare

Vorrei qualcosa da mangiare.vorray kwalkoza da manjare

benebene

molto benemolto bene

I would like…

...a coffee.

a coffee with milk

please

I’d like a coffee with milk, please.

a tea

with milk

and sugar

and

sugar

I’d like a tea with milk.

very good

a beer

water

some water

some

something to eat

something

to eat

I’d like something to eat.

good

very good

Read the original text and phonetics

2. To order

ordinare da bereordeenare da bere

ordinare…ordeenare

da bereda bere

Certamente.chertamente

ordinare da mangiareordeenare da manjare

da mangiareda manjare

del vinodel veeno

una bottiglia di vino rossooona botteelya dee veeno rosso

vino rossoveeno rosso

rossorosso

biancobyanko

una bottiglia di vino biancooona botteelya dee veeno byanko

vino della casaveeno della kasa

panepane

del panedel pane

oliveoleeve

delle olivedelle oleeve

un’insalataoon eensalata

un’insalata mistaoon eensalata meesta

Perfetto.perfetto

to order drinks

to order…

drinks

Certainly / of course.

to order food

food

some wine

a bottle of red wine

red wine

red

white

a bottle of white wine

house wine (wine of the house)

bread

some bread

olives

some olives

a salad

a mixed salad

Perfect.

3. Have you got…?

Avete...avete

...un tavolo per due?oon tavolo per doo-e

per treper tre

un tavolo vicino alla finestraoon tavolo veecheeno alla feenestra

vicino alla finestraveecheeno alla feenestra

Sì, certamente.see, chertamente

No, mi dispiace.no, mee deespyache

Tutto bene?tootto bene

tuttotootto

Buon appetito.bwon appeteeto

Vuole…vwole

...ordinare un dessert?ordeenare oon dessert

un dessertoon dessert

Posso avere più caffè?posso avere pyoo kaffe

piùpyoo

Posso pagare...posso pagare

...con carta di credito?kon karta dee kredeeto

il contoeel konto

Può…pwo

...chiamarmi un taxi?kyamarmee oon taksee

chiamarmikyamarmee

Va beneva bene

Have you got ...

...a table for two?

for three

a table near to the window

near to the window

Yes, of course.

No, sorry.

Everything OK?

everything

Enjoy your meal, bon appetit.

Would you like…/ Do you want…

...to order a dessert?

a dessert

Can I have more coffee?

more

Can I pay...

...by credit card?

the bill

Could you…

...call me a taxi?

call me

Fine / Alright / OK

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

mbt ®

caldokaldo

freddofreddo

A che ora è…?a ke ora e

A che ora è la prima colazione?a ke ora e la preema kolatsyone

la prima callazionela preema kolatsyone

Dalle sette...dalle sette

...alle dieci.alle dyechee

alle settealle sette

alle ottoalle otto

oggiojee

domanidomanee

nel pomeriggionel pomereejo

hot

cold

At what time is…?

At what time is breakfast?

breakfast

From 7 o’clock...

...to 10 o’clock.

at 7 o’clock

at 8 o’clock

today

tomorrow

in the afternoon

4. To the airport!

andareandare

In città!een cheetta

Al centro!al chentro

All’aeroporto!al a-eroporto

Vorrei andare all’aeroporto.vorray andare al a-eroporto

in hoteleen otel

al cinemaal cheenema

al teatroal te-atro

andare al teatroandare al te-atro

Grazie.gratsye

Grazie mille.gratsye meelle

Vorrei noleggiare una macchina.vorray nolejare oona makkeena

noleggiarenolejare

noleggiare una macchinanolejare oona makkeena

una macchinaoona makkeena

comprarekomprare

Vorrei comprare un paio di scarpe.vorray komprare oon piyo dee skarpe

un paio di scarpeoon piyo dee skarpe

comprare un paio di pantalonicomprare oon piyo dee pantalonee

un paio di pantalonioon piyo dee pantalonee

Quanto costano?kwanto kostano

Quanto costa?kwanto kosta

to go

To the city!

To the centre!

To the airport!

I’d like to go to the airport.

to the hotel

to the cinema

to the theatre

to go to the theatre

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

I’d like to hire/rent a car.

to hire/rent

to hire/rent a car

a car

to buy

I’d like to buy a pair of shoes.

a pair of shoes

to buy a pair of trousers

a pair of trousers

How much do they cost?

How much does this/it cost?

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

mbt ®

5. Numbers and days

unooono

duedoo-e

tretre

quattrokwattro

cinquecheenkwe

seisay

settesette

ottootto

novenove

diecidyechee

lunedìloonedee

martedìmartedee

mercoledìmerkoledee

giovedìjovedee

venerdìvenerdee

sabatosabato

domenicadomeneeka

one

two

three

four

five

six

seven

eight

nine

ten

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

6. Is there…?

Scusi.skoozee

C’è…?che

...un negozio di scarpe...oon negotsyo dee skarpe

qui vicino?kwee veecheeno

un negoziooon negotsyo

C’è un negozio di scarpe qui vicino?che oon negotsyo dee skarpe kwee veecheeno

C’è un buon ristorante?che oon bwon reestorante

un buon...oon bwon

...ristorantereestorante

un baroon bar

C’è un bar qui vicino?che oon bar kwee veecheeno

C’è una pizzeria qui vicino?che oona peezzereea kwee veecheeno

non troppo caronon troppo karo

nonnon

troppotroppo

carokaro

Mi dispiace,...mee deespyache

...non lo so.non lo so

Impressionante!eempressyonante

Excuse me.

Is there…

...a shoe shop...

...near here?

a shop

Is there a shoe shop near here?

Is there a good restaurant?

a good...

...restaurant

a bar

Is there a bar near here?

Is there a pizzeria near here?

not too expensive

not

too

expensive

Sorry,...

...I don’t know.

Impressive!

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

mbt ®

7. Directions

Buongiorno.bwonjorno

Sto cercando…sto cherkando

...una stazione di polizia.oona statsyone dee poleetseea

un ufficio postaleoon ooffeecho postale

una bancaoona banka

Può dirmi…pwo deermee

...come arrivare…kome arreevare

...al Colosseo?al colossayo

in autobuseen owtoboos

in macchinaeen makkeena

in trenoeen treno

Vada dritto!vada dreetto

Giri a destra!jeeree

a destra / a sinistraa destra / a seeneestra

Giri a sinistra!jeeree a seeneestra

È lontano?e lontano

Due chilometri.doo-e keelometree

Circa cento metri.cheerka chento metree

sulla sinistrasoolla seeneestra

Grazie.gratsye

Prego.prego

Good morning/day.

I’m looking for…

...a police station.

a post office

a bank

Can you tell me…

...how to get to…

...the Colosseum?

by bus

by car

by train

Go straight on!

Turn right!

right / left

Turn left!

Is it far?

2 kilometres.

Roughly 100 metres.

on the left

Thank you.

You’re welcome.

8. Where & what time?

A che ora…?A ke ora

Quando…?kwando

Dove…?dove

Dove posso comprare…dove posso komprare

...un biglietto?oon beelyetto

un biglietto per l’autobusoon beelyetto per l’owtoboos

Nella tabaccheria.nella tabaccereea

tabaccheriatabaccereea

Dov’è…dov-e

...la tua valigia?la too-a valeeja

valigiavaleeja

la mia valigiala meea valeeja

la nostra valigiala nostra valeeja

lì sopralee sopra

È lì sopra?e lee sopra

èe

È nella stanza?e nella stantsa

stanzastantsa

Mi scusi, dov’è il bagno?mee skoozee, dov-e eel banyo

il bagnoeel banyo

al piano di sopraal peeano dee sopra

al piano di sottoal peeano dee sotto

What time…?

When…?

Where…?

Where can I buy…

...a ticket?

a bus ticket

In the tobacco shop.

tobacco shop

Where is…

...your suitcase?

suitcase

my suitcase

our suitcase

over there

Is it over there?

is it

Is it in the room?

room

Excuse me, where is the toilet?

the toilet (bathroom)

upstairs

downstairs

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

mbt ®

9. Problems, problems!

C’è…che

C’è un problema...che oon problema

...con la televisione.con la televeezyone

con l’aria condizionatacon l’arya kondeetsyonata

con il frigoriferocon eel freegoreefero

Ho bisogno di…o beezonyo dee

...francobolli.frankobollee

cerotticherottee

crema solarekrema solare

aspirineaspeereene

qualcosakwalkoza

Ho bisogno di qualcosa…o beezonyo dee kwalkoza

...per il mal di stomaco.per eel mal dee stomako

qualcosa per il mal di testakwalkoza per eel mal dee testa

Ho perso la mia macchina fotografica.o perso la meea makkeena fotografeeka

Ho perso…o perso

...la mia macchina fotografica.la meea makkeena fotografeeka

il mio passaportoeel meeo passaporto

il mio portafoglioeel meeo portafolyo

Ho perso il mio portafoglio.o perso eel meeo portafolyo

È mio.e meeo

Eccellente!echelente

There is…

There is a problem...

...with the television.

with the air conditioning

with the fridge

I need…

...stamps.

plasters / Band-Aid (US Engl.)

suncream

aspirins

something

I need something…

...for a stomach ache.

something for a headache

I’ve lost my camera.

I’ve lost…

...my camera.

my passport

my wallet

I’ve lost my wallet.

It’s mine.

Excellent!

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

mbt ®

10. Do you speak English?

Come stai?kome sty

Mi dispiace, non parlo italiano.mee deespyache, non parlo eetalyano

È molto difficile.e molto deeffeecheele

facilefacheele

Parli inglese?Parlee eengleze

Mi chiamo…mee kyamo

Ti va…tee va

...oon gelato?oon jellato

Serviti da solo.serveetee da solo

Ti piace…tee pyache

...il gelato?eel jellato

Mi piace...mee pyache

...moltomolto

Ma preferisco il tiramisù.ma prefereesco eel teerameesoo

Ciao.chow

Ciao ciao.chow chow

Arrivederci.arreevederchee

Ci vediamo.chee vedyamo

Ci vediamo domani.chee vedyamo domanee

Divertiti.deeverteetee

Buona sera.bwona sera

Buona notte.bwona notte

How are you? (informal)

Sorry, I don’t speak Italian.

It is very difficult.

easy

Do you speak English?

My name is… (I’m called…)

How about…

...an icecream?

Help yourself.

Do you like…

...ice cream?

I like it...

...very much.

But I prefer tiramisu.

Hi/Bye.

Bye bye.

Goodbye.

See you later.

See you tomorrow.

Have fun, enjoy yourself.

Good evening.

Good night.

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!

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 reported that they had pinpointed the region of the brainwhere '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.

Languages available:

Arabic Vol 1 + Vol 2Brazilian Portuguese Vol 1 + Vol 2Cantonese Vol 1Mandarin Chinese Vol 1 + Vol 2Dutch Vol 1 + Vol 2French Vol 1 + Vol 2German Vol 1 + Vol 2Greek Vol 1 + Vol 2Italian Vol 1 + Vol 2Japanese Vol 1 + Vol 2Polish Vol 1Portuguese Vol 1 + Vol 2Russian Vol 1 + Vol 2Spanish Vol 1 + Vol 2Turkish Vol 1

To order any of the above and for further free languagelearning resources please visit the earworms website:www.earwormslearning.com

The Tracks:

1. I would like… 4:52

2. To order 5:12

3. Have you got...? 7:01

4. To the airport 5:57

5. Numbers and days 6:03

6. Is there…? 4:39

7. Directions 8:32

8. Where & what time? 8:03

9. Problems, problems! 6:50

10. Do you speak English? 7:28

Concept: Marlon Lodge, Project Development: Andrew Lodge, Project Management: Maria Lodge,Editorial Supervision: Renate Elbers-Lodge, Music: earworms & AKM, Songs 5,6,9 feature samplesby www.platinumloops.com, Recorded @ Hill House Studios, Voices: Filomena Nardi & AndrewLodge, Mastered by Max Stamm @ Wildwood, Düsseldorf. Graphic Design: Jaroslaw Suchorski &Bernd Kreuder @ HKP, Special thanks to: Jan, Jane, Evie, Anna, Freddy, Matt Hinzmann, NoiseboxDigital Media.

www.earwormslearning.com© 2005 earwormslearning Catalogue no. EARW 0501

Produced in the EU

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

mbt ®