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Your personal audio language trainer

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

with great music

Rapid Dutch

Your personal audio language trainer

earworms mbt® Rapid Dutch 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 Dutch and English a fewtimes, the sound patterns are indelibly burned into youraural cortex. You will have successfully learned the Dutchphrase 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 lear-ning Dutch 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 earworms that you just can't get out of your head?Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir? Well, earwormsmbt® has put this phenomenon to positive use. Gone arethe days of learning pressure and frustration at not beingable to remember, the experience of many on conventional language courses. In combination withmusic, the phrases you need are automatically anchoreddeep 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 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 French 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 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.

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 and Tot ziens!

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1. I would like…

Ik wil graag…ik vil h’kraak’h

...een koffie

...ern koffee

...met melk

...met melk

...alstublieft.

...alstubleeft

een theeern tai

en suikeren sowker

enen

Ik wil een thee, alstublieft.ik vil un tai alstubleeft

ik wil

een biertjeern beer-ch

watervaater

mineraalwatermineraalvater

Ik wil graag een mineraalwater.ik vil h’kraak’h un mineraalvater

Ik wil graag - iets eten*.ik vil h’kraak’h - eets aiten

iets eteneets aiten

Kan ik - de menukaart - hebben*?kan ik - der menukaart - hebben

de menukaartder menukaart

hebben

Prima!preema

I would like…

...a coffee

...with milk

...please.

a tea

and sugar

and

I want a tea, please.

I want

a beer

water

mineral water

I would like a mineral water.

I would like - something to eat.(Lit.: I would like - something to eat*.)something to eat

Can I have* the menu?(Lit.: Can I - the menu card - have*?)the menu

have

Great!

*Notice the verbs (‘eat’ and ‘have’ here) come at the end.

2. To order

bestellenberstellen

Ik wil graag* bestellen.ik vil h’kraak’h buhstellen

iets te drinkeneets ter drinken

ietseets

We willen graag* - wijn drinken**.ver villen h’kraak’h - viyn drinken

witte wijnvitte viyn

rode wijnrodeh viyn

een fles …ern flesh

een fles witte wijnern flesh vitte viyn

een glas …un h’klass

Ik wil graag een glas witte wijn.ik vil h’kraak’h un h’klass vitte viyn

broodbroat

wat broodvat broat

Kan ik - wat brood - krijgen**?kan ik - vat broat - kray’hkun

krijgen

een saladeern salader

Kan ik - een salade - krijgen**?

een gemengde saladeern h’kumengder saladuh

Heel goed!hail h’koot

Dankjewel.dunk yervel

Graag* gedaan.h’kraak’h h’keddaan

to order

I would like to order.

something to drink

something

We would like to - drink wine.(Lit.: We would like to - wine drink.)white wine

red wine

a bottle of …

a bottle of white wine

a glass of ...

I‘d like a glass of white wine.

bread

some bread

Can I get some bread?(Lit.: Can I - some bread - get?)get

a salad

Can I get a salad?

a mixed salad

Very good!

Thank you.

You're welcome.(Lit.: Gladly* done.)

*‘Graag’ means literally ‘Gladly’. **Notice the verb comes at the end.

3. Have you...?

Heeft u…?hayft oo

een tafel voor twee personenun tafel voor twai personen

een tafel ern tafel

een tafel voor drie personenern tafel voor dree personen

Heeft u een tafel voor drie?hayft oo un tafel voor dree

Nee, het spijt me.nai het spayt muh

Ja, natuurlijk.ya natuurluk

Wat wilt u graag drinken?vat vilt oo h’kraak drinken

Wat wilt u drinken?vat vilt oo drinken

Wat wilt u...?vat vilt oo

drinkendrinken

etenaiten

Kan ik - een koffie - krijgen*?kan ik un koffee kray’hkun

nog een koffienoch un koffee

Is alles - in orde?is alles in orde

allesalles

Eet smakelijk!ait smaakuluk

Heeft het gesmaakt?hayft het h’kusmaakt

De rekening, alstublieft.der raykenning alstubleeft

Kan ik betalen?kan ik betaalen

betalenbetaalen

met creditkaartmet creditkaart

Have you…?

a table for two (persons)

a table

a table for three (persons)

Have you a table for three?

No, sorry.

Yes, of course.

What would you like to drink?

What do you want to drink?

What do you want...?

to drink

to eat

Can I get a coffee?(Lit.: Can I - a coffee - get?)another coffee

Is everything - ok?

everything

Bon appetit, enjoy your meal!

Did you enjoy it?(Lit.: Has it tasted?)The bill, please.

Can I pay?

pay

by creditcard

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*Notice verb at the end!

4. To the airport

Naar het centrum, alstublieft.naar het centrum alstubleeft

Naar...naar...

...het centrum.

...het centrum

Naar het vliegveld. (fly field)naar het vleeghvelt

vliegveldvleeghvelt

Naar het Amstelhotel.naar het Amstelhotel

Dank u.dunk oo

Hartelijk bedankt.harteluk berdunkt

Het is goed zo.het is ghoot zo

Ik wil graag - een auto - huren*.ik vil h’kraak’h - ern ohto - hooren

een auto hurenern ohto hooren

Ik wil graag - een kaartje - kopen*.ik vil h’kraak’h - ern kaar’che - kohpen

een kaartjeern kaar’che

Ik wil graag-een kaartje-naar Amsterdam-kopen*.ik vil h’kraak’h ern kaar’che naar umstairdum kohpen

naar Amsterdamnaar umstairdum

Hoeveel - kost het?Hoovail - kost het

Hoeveel - kosten ze?hoovail - kosten ze

tien euro teen erroh

euro erroh

Dat klopt.dat klopt

Uitstekend!owtstaikunt

To the city centre, please.

To...

...the centre.

To the airport.

airport

To the Amstel hotel.

Thank you.

Many thanks.(Lit.: Heartily thanked.)Keep the change.(Lit.: It is good this way.)I'd like to rent a car.(Lit.: I’d like to - a car - rent.)rent a car

I'd like to buy a ticket.(Lit.: I’d like to - a ticket - buy.)a ticket

I'd like to buy a ticket to Amsterdam.(Lit.: I’d like to-a ticket-to Amsterdam-buy.)to Amsterdam

How much - does it cost?

How much - do they cost?

ten Euros

Euros

That's right.

Excellent!(Lit.: Outstanding!)

*Notice verb at the end!

5. Numbers, days & time

eenain

tweetwai

driedree

vierveer

vijfvaif

zeszes

zevenzaiven

achtacht

negennaighen

tienteen

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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elfelf

twaalftwaalf

dertiendairteen

veertienveerteen

vijftienvaaifteen

zestienzesteen

zeventienzaiventeen

achttienachteen

negentiennaighenteen

twintigtwintu’h

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

om zeven uurom zaiven uur

uur

om half negen*om half naighen

om kwart over zevenom kwart over zaiven

overover

om kwaart voor tienom kwart vor teen

voorvor

’s morgens

’s avonds

om zes uur ’s avonds

‘o’clock’, ‘past’ and ‘to’

at 7 o'clock

o’clock

at half past 8(Lit.: half (to) 9)at quarter past 7

past

at quarter to 10

to

in the morning

in the evening

at 6 in the evening

*In Dutch ‘half past’ is half to the next hour.

Now you try filling in the gaps:

... tien uur

om … twaalf

... kwart … zes

om ... …

om ... voor ...

om kwart ... ... ‘s avonds

maandag, op maandagmaanda’h / op maanda’h

dinsdagdinsda’h

woensdagvoonsda’h

donderdagdonderda’h

vrijdagvraida’h

zaterdagzaterda’h

zondagzonda’h

at 10 o’clock

at half past 11

at quarter past 6

at 11 o’clock

at quarter to 12

at 9.45 in the evening

The days of the week: Monday, on Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

6. Is there…?

Pardon.pardon

Is er een…?is er ern

Is er een bank - in de buurt?is er ern bank in der buurt

een bankern bank

in de buurt

Is er een apotheek - in de buurt?is er ern apotaik in der buurt

Is er een supermarkt in de buurt?is er ern supermarkt in der buurt

een Italiaans restaurantern eetalians restorant

een barern bar

een eetcafeern aitcafe

Niet te duur.neet ter duur

teter

duurduur

Sorry, ik weet het niet.sorry ik vait het neet

Sorry,...sorry

...ik weet het niet.ik vait het neet

Ik weet.ik vait

Geen idee.

Excuse me.

Is there a…?

Is there a bank near here?(Lit.: in the area) a bank

near here(Lit.: in the neighbourhood)Is there a chemist's - near here?

Is there a supermarket near here?

an Italian restaurant

a pub

a pub with food(Lit.: an eat cafe)Not too dear.

too

dear (expensive)

Sorry, I don’t know.

Sorry,...

...I don't know.

I 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

Hallo, goedenmorgen.hallo g’hooden morg’hen

GoeiemorgenG’hooye-morg’hen

Ik ben op zoek naar…ik ben op zook naar

ik benik ben

Ik ben op zoek naar - het postkantoor.ik ben op zook naar - het postkantoor

kantoorkantoor

een bankun bank

Ik ben op zoek naar - de bloemenmarkt.ik ben op zook naar der bloomenmarkt

Kunt u me zeggen*…kunt oo mer zehghen

Kunt u...kunt oo...

...me zeggen

...mer zehghen

…hoe ik - naar het station - kom*?...hoo ik - naar het staschon - kom

met de bus / ...de auto / ...de treinmet der bus / ...der ohto / ...der t’rain

te voettuh voot

Ga rechtdoor!g’ha rechtdoor

Ga links! / Ga rechts!g’ha links / g’ha rects

Is het ver?is het vair

Hoe ver is het?hoo vair is het

Ongeveer twee kilometer.on-g’h-veer twai kilomaiter

ongeveeron-g’h-veer

Super!

Hello, good morning.

Some people say:

I'm looking for…(Lit.: I am in search of...)I am

I'm looking for - the post office.

office

a bank

I'm looking for - the flowermarket.

Can you tell me…(Lit.: Can you me say...)Can you...

...tell me(Lit.: me say)…how I get to the station?(Lit.: ... how I - to the station - come*?)by bus / ...car / ...train(Lit.: with the bus / ...car / ...train)on foot

Go straight on!(Lit.: Go right through!)Go left! / Go right!

Is it far?

How far is it?

About 2 kilometres.

about

Super!

*Notice - verb at the end!

8. Where & what time?

Hoe laat…?hoo laat

Waar…?vaar

Waar is uw bagage?vaar is ew bar’gha’juh

uw bagageew bar’gha’juh

mijn bagagemain bar’gha’juh

onze bagageonzeh bar’gha’juh

Het is daar.het is daar

Het is in de kamer.het is in der kaamer

Waar zijn - de toiletten?vaar zain der twuhletten

Waar zijn...?vaar zain

zijnzain

bovenboven

benedenbenaiden

Herenhere’run

Damesdaam’es

Hoe laat is het ontbijt?hoo laat is het ontbait

het ontbijthet ontbait

Van zeven tot tien.van zaiven tot teen

van … tot …van … tot …

vandaagvandaac’h

morgenmorg’hen

vanmiddagvanmiddac’h

What time…?(Lit.: How late...?)Where…?

Where is your luggage?

your luggage

my luggage

our luggage

It’s there.

It’s in the room.

Where are - the toilets?

Where are...?

are

upstairs

downstairs

Men’s

Ladies’

What time is breakfast?(Lit.: What time is the breakfast?)breakfast

From 7 to 10.

from … to …

today

tomorrow

this afternoon

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9. Problems, problems!

Ik heb een probleem...ik heb un problaim

Ik hebIk heb

...met de televisie

...met tailehveesee

de TV der taivai

...met de koelkast

...met der koolkast

Ik heb - mijn paspoort - verloren*.ik heb - main paspoort - vairloren

verlorenvairloren

mijn cameramain camera

mijn portemonneemain portehmonnai

Ik heb mijn portemonnee verloren*ik heb main portehmonnai vairloren

Ik heb - postzegels - nodig.ik heb - pohstzaic’hels - nodic’h

Ik heb ... nodig.ik heb nodic’h

postzegelspohstzaic’hels

pleistersplaisters

zonnebrandcremezonnebrandcrem

iets tegen hoofpijneets taig’hen hoaftpain

Ik heb iets nodig - tegen...ik heb eets nodic’h taig’hen

hoofpijnhoaftpain

pijnstillerpainstiller

Ik heb een aspirine nodig.ik heb ern aspirin nodic’h

Beterschap!baitersc’hup

I have a problem...

I have

...with the television

the TV

...with the fridge (Lit.: cool cupboard)I have lost my passport.(Lit.: I have - my passport - lost.)lost

my camera

my wallet

I’ve lost my wallet

I need stamps.(Lit.: I have (for) - stamps - (a) need.)I need...

stamps

plasters/band aid

suncream(Lit.: sunburn cream)something for headaches(Lit.: something against headpain)I need something - against...

headaches

painkiller

I need an aspirin.

Get well soon!

*Verb at the end.

10. Do you speak English?

Hoe gaat het met u?hoo g’haat het met oo

Hoe gaat het met jou? hoo g’haat het met yow

Hoe gaat het?hoo g’haat het

Spreekt u Engels? / Nederlands?spraikt oo engels / naiderlunds

Ik spreek geen Nederlands.ik spraik g’hain naiderlunds

Ik begrijp het niet.ik buhg’hraip het neet

Ik begrijp.ik berg’hraip

Langzamer alstublieft.eets lungzaamer alstubleeft

Het is moeilijk.het is mooeeluk

Niet makkelijk.neet makkerluk

Wat dacht je van - een ijsje?vat dac’ht yer van - ern aisyuh

Goed, waarom niet.g’hoot vaarom neet

Mmm, het smaakt lekker.mmm het smaakt lekker

Wat dacht je van een biertje?vat dac’ht yer van ern beer’ch

Goed idee!g’hoot eedai

Nog een, alstublieft.noch ain alstubleeft

Ik moet - nu - gaan.ik moot - noo - g’haan

Tot ziens!tot zeens

Tot morgen!tot morg’hen

Veel plezier!feel plezier

Dag! / Doei!dac’h / dooee

How are you? (formal, e.g to a business partner)(Lit.: How goes it with you?)How are you? (informal, e.g. to friends / family)

How is it going?

Do you speak English? / Dutch?

I don’t speak Dutch.(Lit.: I speak no Dutch.)I don’t understand.(Lit.: I grasp it not.)I understand.

More slowly, please.(Lit.: Slower, please.)It’s difficult.

Not easy.

What about - an ice-cream?(Lit.: What think you of - an icecream?)OK, why not.

Mmm, it tastes delicious.

What about a beer?

Good idea!

Another one, please.

I have to leave now. (Lit.: I must - now - go.)See you! (Lit.: Until (we) see!)See you tomorrow!(Lit.: Until tomorrow!)Have fun!(Lit.: Much pleasure!)Goodbye!

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.

Also available in this volume:

Also check out Rapid Volume 2

Details at www.earwormslearning.com

The Tracks:

1. I would like… 6:072. To order 5:113. Have you ...? 6:384. To the airport 5:145. Numbers, days & time 6:396. Is there…? 5:247. Directions 6:498. Where & what time? 5:379. Problems, problems! 4:57

10. Do you speak English? 7:19

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 @ Nb Music Studios, Cyprus, Dutch Voice: Martijnje Naziris Rothfusz, English Voice: A. Lodge, Design: Jaroslaw Suchorski @ HKP, Special thanks to: Jan, Jane, Evie, Anna, Freddy.

www.earwormslearning.com© 2009 earwormslearning Catalogue no. EARW 1101

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