INTUITIVE PRE-LEARNING AND ACCENT IMPROVEMENT FOR A NEW LANGUAGE IN
ABOUT THREE HOURS(Email: robertboland @ wanadoo.fr – June 2005)
Bob & Captain
GREEK
A. TIMETABLE
B. BROCHURE
C. COMMITMENTS
D. COMMON WORDS
E. KEY WORDS
F. INTEROGATIVE ACTION EXERCISE
G. HUMOUR
H. PRE/POST-TEST
I. CULTURE TOPICS
Copyright: RGAB/IR 2005/1 Copies with written permission.
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A - TIME TABLE
9.00 - 9.15 Introduction and pre-test
9.15 - 9.45 Common words - musical pronunciation
9.45 - 10.15 Audio tape - listen and repeat
10.15 - 10.30 Coffee
10.30 - 11.30 Personalisation
11.30 - 12.15 Practice
12.15 - 12.30 Post-test and learning maintenance
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch
Note: After lunch a culture/language practice session is available on request.
Learning materials: diary, auido tape, Pen. Rough Guide and a culture text.
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B. BROCHURE
INTUITIVE PRE-LEARNING AND ACCENT IMPROVEMENT FOR A NEW LANGUAGE IN
ABOUT THREE HOURS
Learning Objectives
1. To create a new language/culture learning experience which is efficient, effective and fun.
2. To absorb intuitively, with a good accent, about 150 words and phrases in a new language.
3. To achieve a degree of personal success, which motivates further study in the future.
Key paradigm: managers and other professional staff on mission in a foreign country, can achieve better local working relationships in English, when they are perceived to value the local language and culture. Designed for: staff who need to acquire very rapidly the basics of a new language/culture or to achieve a significant accent improvement, individually or in small group.
Course duration: about three hours in a morning or evening followed by private practice.
Method: use of a new learning-theory approach to intuitive absorption of new language skills without stress, using specially designed personal interaction, audio and text materials, in English, French, German, Spanish, Greek and other languages.
Faculty: A trained natural language speaker, and Dr Bob Boland of Thunderbird the American Graduate School of International Management; formerly visiting professor at INSEAD, IMD, Cranfield, Columbia, UN, WB etc.
Further information: Chemin de la Garenne, Prevessin 01280, France.Tele. 33 450 40 8982 Email: [email protected].
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C. COMMITMENTS
1. Now … make a FIRST commitment that for two days … you will think about the language … all the time … and continually play games in your mind of making up and speaking simple phrases in the language … with no effort at all …
2. Get comfortable with the trainer, in the quiet room with a little music softly in the background … keep lights low … then do the pre-test … take off your shoes and relax … close your eyes … and gently … very gently … make a SECOND commitment to yourself … that … you will speak the langauge beautifully … you will … you will … and it is going to be fun … many times … and build self-confidence …
3. Now make a THIRD commitment to speak the new language … ONLY with beautiful sounds … not like a foreigner … speaking broken English … which nobody will ever DARE to tell him about … but with a very good, clear, happy … cultured ACCENT … which is so pleasant to the listen to … for hours …
4. With these commitments … you release a vast store … of sub-conscious power, energy and motivation … and you surprise yourself …
5. FIND your special way … whatever suits YOU best … to get emotional and absorb the new language … until quite suddenly … you find yourself … responding intuitively … without any conscious thought or effort … on we go … together …
6. After the program we provide for learning maintenance … we give you a diary, audio tape, Pen. Rough Guide and culture ariticle. So be sure to email us your reactions, results and ideas … within seven days …
7. For the Greek script, use the Pen. Rough Guide each day, to choose three useful words for each Greek letter, and to copy them in Greek, English and Roman script.
NOTE: THREE KEY REPETITVE PRONUNCIATION WORDS WILL NOW BE PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZER … TO GET FACE, NECK AND MOUTH INTO THE RIGHT POSITION … ARE YOU READY?
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D. COMMON WORDS (Make simple sentences)
English Greek Pronounced
Airport aerothromioAllergic allergicosAmphitheatre amphiteatroAntiseptic antisiptikosAspririn aspirini
Bacon beiconBall balaBanana bananaBar barBath banioBattery batariaBeer biraBiscuit biskotaBlouse bloozaBlue ble
Cake cakeCamping kampingCanoe kanoCard kartaCarrot karotoCassette cassetaChocolate sokolata
Cigarette tsigaroCinema sinemaCoffee kafeCognac koniakComedy komothiaCream krema
Diesel deizelDisco diskotekDollar tholariaDouhce doosh
English anglosExpresso espresso
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Famous fimismenosFax faxFerryboat ferribotFilm filmFood faiFresh freskosFruit froota
Gallery galleriGarage garzGuitar kitharaHellenic ellenic
I egoI am ime
Jacket zakettaJeans gins
Lemon lemoniLiter litroLittle ligo
Make markaMandarin mandariniMe EmenaMechanic mihanikosMenu menuoMeter metroMonastery monastiriMonth minasMuseum moosio
Name onomaNews neaNylon nailon
Olive eliesOne ena
Pain ponosParking parkingPepper piperiaPharmacy farmakio
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Piano pianoPlate platoPotatoes patatesProblems provlimataPullover pooloverPajamas pitzamesRestaurant restiatorioRice rizi
Sandwich sandooitsSauce saltsaShampoo shampooanSix eksiSoda sothaSoup soopaSpray spreyStation stathmosStilo stiloSupermarket soopermarket
Tavern tavernaTaxi taxiTea tsaiTechnician technkosTelephone telefonoTelevision tileorasiTent tentaToast tostToilet tooulettaTomato domataTourism tourismoTuna tonos
Umbrella ombrella
Vase vaso
Yoghout yiacourti
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E. KEY WORDS - 100 WORDS WHICH MAKE 50% OF ALL CONVERSATION
Instruction: write each word in a notebook … then say each word carefully three times … then read the phrase slowly … then repeat three times at high speed …
English Greek (word substitute) 1. A a enas/mia/mena (???) 2. after meta 3. again xana 4. all ola 5. almost skhethon
After a run, almost all men Meta o trekho, skhethon olas anthres , want to drink whiskey again. theloo na pino whiskey xana.
6. also episis 7. always panda 8. and keh 9.B because epithi
10. before prin
Before a run, fat men and also Prin o trekho, pakhis anthres keh episis fat women want to eat, because pakhis yinekis, theloon na troo,
they are always so hungry. epithi ineh panda poli pinastes.
11. big megalos12. but ala13.C can boro14. come erkhomo15.E either/or i/i
I can come for either a big beer Boro na ehrkommo, i ya o megalos bira,or a small Cognac, but not for both. I ya o mikros cognag, ala then keh I thio.
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16.F find vrisko17. first protos 18. for ya19. friend filos20. from apo First, find a friend for me, who is from Prontos, vrisko o filos ya mena, Geneva. poo imen apo Geneve.
21.G go pao22. good kalos23. goodbye adio24.H happy eftikhismenos25. have ecko
Go now and be happy. Goodbye, have a Pao tora keh isteh eftikhismenos. good day in the bath! Adio keh eckheteh kala mera sto banio.
26. he aftos27. hello ya sas28. here etho29. how pos30.I I am OK imeh endaxi
Hello. I am OK here, but how is he in Kalimera. Imeh endaxi etho, ala pos the bath? aftos, ton, sto banio?
31. I am imeh32. if an33. in sto34.K know xero/gnorizo35.L last telefteous
Do you know if I am there at last? Xerateh an imeh sto eki, ya telefteous?
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36. like moo aresi37. little mikros
38. love agapo 39.M make kano
40. many pola
Many women like to make love with Polas yinekis toos aresi na kano agapo, little men. meh mikros anthares.
/41. me emena42. more peristeros43. most perisoteri44. much poli45. my moo
Most of my money is gone, so there is Perisoteri ta lefta moo, efiyeh, keh not much more beer for me. enih liga bira mazi moo.
46. N new neos47. no okhi48. not then49. now tora50.O of too
No, my new friends will not run now. Okhi, neos filos moos, then trekhoon tora.
51. often sikhna52. on pano53. one enas/mia/ena54. only mono55. or i
Often on me, I have only one or two Sikna pano moo, ekho mono enas I thio million dollars. ekatomini tholaria.
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56. other alos57. our mas/-o/-i/-to58. out exo59. over apo60.P people anthropi
Give our love, to the other people out Thino agapha moo sto alos anthropis There over the table. apo to trapezi.
61. place meros62. please parakalo63.S same ithios64. see viepo65. she afti
She wants to see me in the same place, Afti thelo na viepeh moo, sto ethios please. meros parakalo.
66. so poli67. some ligo68. sometimes merikes fores69. still akoma70. such ekini
So sometimes, such people, still want Poli merikes fores, ekini anthropi akoma some bananas. theloon ligi banani.
71.T tell borito72. thank you efkharisto73. that ekino74. the o/i/to75. their toos
Thank you, now tell the men that their Efkharisto, tora borito sto anthres, bananas are eaten. ekino banani toos fagamoon ithi.
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76. them toos/tis/ta77. then katopin78. there is i parkhi79. they afti/aftes/afta80. thing pragma
There is the thing they need, so then I parkhi sto pragma khriazoneh, give it to them. tora thineh afto sto ethosa.
81. think nomizo82. this aftos/afti/afto83. time kronos84. to ya tin/sto85.U under apo-kato
I think this is the time, to hide under Nomizo aftos ineh to kronos, na the bed. krivomen apo-kato I krevati.
86. up pano87. us mas88. use khrisimopio89.V very poli90.W we emis
We can take it upstairs with us, because Emis boro na perna afto pano meh mas, we use it very often. epithi khrisimpoomeh afto poli sikana.
91. what ti92. when poteh93. where poo94. which pio95. who pios
I know all about it! I know, what it is, Gnorizo katheh tin afto, Gnorizo ti inem. when it came, where it is now, which poteh afto erkomeh, poo ineh tora, pio part is not here and who took it. meros then enih eki, keh pios matheneh afto
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96. why yati
97. with meh98.Y yes neh99. you esis100. your soo/sas
Yes, we know why your husband Neh, xeremoon yati o sizigos sas, dances with us and not with you! khoreveh meh mas, keh then meh sas.
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F. INTEROGATIVE ACTION EXERCISES - TO BE ACTED OUT WITH FULL BODY MOTION
What, where, why, who, when, how? Ti, poo, yati, pios, poteh, pos?
Be, have, do, want, give, take, know, imeh, ekho, kano, thelo na, thino, matheno, gnorizo/xero
Come, go, eat, drink, sleep, accept, erkomo, pao, troo, pino, kimamo, thekomo
Refuse, pay, can, get, learn, buy, must refuse?, plirono, boro, perno, matheno, agorazo, prepi na
Money, wine, food, man, woman, time lefta, krasi, fayito, andras, yineka, kronosGood bad, here, there, easy kalos, kakos, etho. eki, efkolos
INSTRUCTION: Personalise the text by writing in NAMES and NICK-NAMES for every line … your family and personal friends … make it hilarious … increase your intuitive emotional reaction to the phrases … then repeat each phrase set … four times … with strong theatrical emotion … first very slow … then angry … then sad … then beautifully … make it a THEATRE … and have fun … choose your names to fit the text and act it out
WHAT? TI?What do you want, XAVIER? Ti thelateh, …?Nothing, BOB. Tipoteh, …?What do you have ,Xavier? Ti ekheteh, …?Nothing, Xavier! Tipoteh, …!Right Xavier , take it and go! Susta, … perneh afto keh paete!
WHO? PIOS?Who is that man, CATHERINE? Pios ineh ekinos andras…?It is Clinton, Bob. Ineh Clinton, ….Who is this woman, Catherine? Pios ineh ekina yineka, …?It is Monica, Bob. Ineh Monica, …Oh no, not again! Okhi, okhi xava.!
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WHY? YATI?Why are you here, SANCOS? Yaki isteh etho, …?I want to learn, GILES. Thelo na matheno, ….Why do you want to learn, Sancos? Yaki, thelateh na matheno,…?I don’t know, Giles! Then xero,…Sancos, you don’t know anything! …, then xereteh othithipoteh! Giles, that’s a good start! …, afto ineh kala xekinama!
WHERE? POO?Where are you from, MIGUEL? Apo tin poo erkomeh, …?I am from Margate, JACK? Imeh apo tin Margate, ….Where is Margate, Miguel? Poo ineh o Margate, …?I don't know, Jack! Then xero, ….Miguel, you don't know anything! …, then xereteh othithipoten!Neither do you, Jack! Ooteh kegeh, …!
HOW? POS?How are you, KHULU? Pos iseh kala, …?I am well, BOB! Poli kala, …!How is your father, Khulu? Pos o paternas soo,…?None of your business, Bob! Kanis, Ii thoolies sas, …!Right Khulu! Susta, …!
WHEN? POTEH?When do you come, SANCOS? Poteh erkhomeh, …?Just now, XAVIER. Tora, ….When do you go, Sancos? Poteh pateh,…?Soon, Xavier. Sindoma, ….Good. Goodbye Sancos! Kala. Adio, …!
BE IMEHI am here, darling. Imeh etho, agapimoo.You are there, CAROLINE? Isteh eki, …?Yes HERMAN. Neh, …. So what, Caroline? Poli karo, …?
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HAVE EKHOI have the wine, JUDE. Ekho i krasi, ….You have the room GILES. Ekheteh o thomato, ….Do we have the time, Jude? Ekhoomoon o kronos. …?No. Sorry Giles! Okhi, signomi, …!
DO KANOI do this, KHULU. Kano aftos, …You do that, BOB. Kaneteh ekinos, ….We do what we like, Khulu! Kanemoon to mas aresi, …!OK Bob! Endaxi, …!
WANT THELO I want the food, BOB. Thelo to fayidito, ….No you don’t, JACK! Okhi, then thelateh, ….Yes I do Bob! Neh, thelo, ….You want the wine, Jack! Thelateh ti krasi, …!, Ah yes, you are right, Bob! Neh, ekheteh thikio, …! I am always right Jack!! Ekho panda thickio, …!!
GIVE THINOI give you the wine, MIGUEL. Thinoi krasi sto esas, …You give me the money, BOB. Thineh ta lefta sto moo, ….That is OK, Xavier! Endaxi, …!
TAKE PERNOI take that, GEORGE! Pero ekinos, …!And you take that, ALFRED! Keh perneh ekinos, …!We take it all, George. Pernoomeh oloklliro, ….OK Alfred! Endaxi, …!
KNOW GNOREZO/XERODo you know where we are, CATHERINE? Gnorizateh poo imasteh, … ?No. Do you know, SANCOS? Okhi, gnorizateh, …?No! But I know how to get home, Catherine Okhi, ala gnorizo o thromos ya pito ...Great Sancos! Poli karo, …!
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COME ERKOMEHCome here please, XAVIER Erkomeh etho parakalo, ….Why, JANE? Yatii, …?Because I love you Xavier! Epithi agapo sas, …!No, first I drink my tea, Jane. Okhi, protos pino o tsa moo, …
OK Xavier! Endaxi,…!
GO PAOWill you go to bed, GILLIE. Pateh sto krevatit, …?No, JO. Okhi, …You go to hell, Gillie. Pateh sto "hell", ….Oh dear, Jo! Signomi, …!
EAT ANDRASI eat elephants, MIGUEL. Andro I elefanti, ….You eat tigers, SANCOS. Androteh I tigeri, ….We are so hungry, Miguel!! Imastomeh poli pinasmenos, …!!
DRINK PINOWhat will you drink, HEIDI? Ti thelateh na pino, …?Coca-cola please, SAM. Koka, parakalo, ….You drink too much, Heidi. Pinateh okhi poli, …Too true, Sam! Ineh alithia, …!
ACCEPT THEKOMENDo you accept the money, LUCIE? Thekomeh ta lefta, …?No, I do not accept, HOLLIE. Okhi, then theko, ….I offer you a million, Lucie. Thino sas ena ekatomirio , ….Oh well ... in that case … Heidi Poli kali … ya ekino .. Lucie. OK. Endaxi….
REFUSE THEN PERNODo you refuse the work, SANCOS? Then perneh I thoolial, …?No, I accept XAVIER. Okhi, perno, …Start today Sancos? Arkhizateh simera, …?No I refuse Xavier. Okhi, then perno, …Too bad Sancos! Polos kakos, …!
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PAY PLIRONOPlease pay the bill please, KHULU. Plirono o logriaismo, parakalo, ….How much please BOB? Posso kani afto, parakalo …?Sorry too much Khulu. Mi signomi, ineh para poli I cannot pay, Bob. Then boro na plirono …ot pay Bob.
CAN BOROCan you do it ELIZA? Boriteh na kano afto, …?No I can not do it BOBBIE. Akho, then boro na kano afto, ….Try harder Eliza! Thokimazo, parakalo, ….
GET PERNOGet me the money, CAPTAIN. Tha moo parateh ta lefta, …There is no money, BOB. Then ehin ta lefta, …Then get me a bottle, Captain. Toteh, tha moo paretah i bookali ….Really Bob! Pragmatika, …!
SLEEP KIMAMEHI want to sleep, XAVIER. Thelo na kimamo, ….You cannot sleep with me, MIGUEL. Then boreh na kimameh, meh moo,… I must sleep somewhere, Xavier! Prepi na kimameh kapoo,….OK, Miguel! Endaxi, …!
START/FINISH ARKHIZO/TELIONOI start with a dream, KHULU. Arkhizo meh o oniro, ….I make a commitment, Bob. Kano COMMITMENT, …I release a vast store of power, energy Epitredo megalos STORE OF POWER ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM, Khulu.And I finsh with success, Bob. Keh teliono meh SUCCESS.
LEARN MATHENOI learn this, SANCOS. Matheno aftos, …. You learn that, MIGUEL. Matheneh aftos, ….And we all learn together, Sancos. Keh emis mathenoom, mazi, …On we go, Miguel. Pameh, …
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CAN (repeated) BOROCan you speak Greek, GEORGE? Borateh na miliso ta Elenika,...?No, I can not speak, CONSTANCE. Okhi, then boro na miliso, ….Yes you can do it, George. Neh, borateh na kano afto, …No I cannot do it, Constance. Okhi, then boro na kano afto, …Try harder George! It is easy. Thokimazo. Ineh poli peristero ….Yes, I speak a little, Constance. Neh, boro na miliso ligo mano, …Great, George!!!! Katapliktikos …!!!Please speak slowly, Constance. Milo arga, parakalo, …OK, George!! Endaxi, …!!
GREETINGS ANGELIQUESGood morning, BENNY HILL. Kalimera, …Hello, CHARLIE CHAPLIN, Ya sas, …How are you, Benny? Pos iseh, …?I am well, thank you, Charlie Poli kala, efkharisto, …OK, Benny? Endaxi, …?Yes, very well, Charlie. Neh, poli kala …Bye bye for now, Benny. Sas, …Bye bye, Charlie. Ya soos, …
BUY AGORAZOI buy a tiger. Agorazo o tigri.And you buy an elephant. Agorazeh o elefanti.My elephant eats your tiger. Elefanti moo troeh tigri sas.This is not easy! Then ineh efkolos!
MUST PREPI NAIs there a toilet here, please? Ineh i tooleta etho, parakalo.?Why do you ask? Yati rotateh?Because I must go right now! Epitai prepi na pao amesos!There it is. Ineh eki pera.OK. Now, I understand!! Endaxi. Tora, ego katalavena!!
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G. HUMOUR – THE KEY TO SELF-CONFIDENCE AND COMMUNICATION …
1. Why did CATHERINE cross the road?
Answer: Not important, she should havestayed in the kitchen!
2. At an Irish village funeral, the American visitor Bob asks a local man … who is dead?
Answer: I think it’s the man in the box!
3. The female first year student HEIDI writes to her Mother, after three months; the letter says:
I love the school; no work to do so I joined a Hindu sect and now I am in love with the sect chief XAVIER; I am his sixth wife and pregnant;
But I plan to give up the beer and hard drugs And work and live in his garage for the
next six months.
Then we send the baby to the sect in India. Love HEIDI
Answer: P.S. None of the above is true, but I havefailed two courses and I want you to get it in perspective.
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4. Evangelical minister SAMUEL asks the congregation if they know anyone
as good as Jesus. .
No response for five minutes!
Answer: Then a timid man stands up and says: "Perhaps my wife's first husband" …
5. Doctor SANCOS at the gates of heaven
queues up to get in …
He sees an old man dressedlike a doctor with a little bag being admitted without waiting. Dr. SANCOS protests to St. Peter!
Answer: St Peter replies, oh that was God, he likes to go down to earth sometimes and play doctor …
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6. A duck named GILES goes into a bar:and asks the barman MIGUEL: :
MIGUEL, got any grapes?
The barman answers: Grapes?
We don`t have any grapes, GILES! This is a bar! The duck goes off and comes back the next day, and asks the bar man: Got any grapes?
The barman already annoyed: I told you yesterday, that this is a bar and we don`t have any grapes!
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GILES says thank you and waddles off.
The next day the duck comes back and asks the barman: Got any grapes?
MIGUEL, the barman, near a fit of rage: If you ever come into this bar again to ask for grapes, I`m going to nail your feet to the floor, GILES!!!
The duck comes back again the next day :And asks: Got any nails, MIGUEL? ….
No, GILES! Then MIGUEL, got any … Grapes …?
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H. PRE-POST TEST
IN/STRUCTION:
TRY TO SAY THE FOLLOWING IN THE NEW LANGUAGE… WITH A BEAUTIFUL … BEAUTIFUL … ACCENT… JUST LIKE THE QUEEN … … IN ONLY TWO MINUTES PLEASE …
1. Good morning. How are you?
2. I am well, thank you.
3. Good!! That is right.
4. What do you want now? I want to eat.
5. Please, give me some water.
6. I must buy something.
7. I can do it.
8. Where can I change money?
9. Do you speak English?
10. Yes, just little.
11. Where is the hotel? Please speak slowly.
12. I want a taxi please. When? Now, please.
13. Can you do it? No, I cannot do it.
14. This thing is easy.
15. Excuse me, but do you understand?
16. That is good. I understand.
17. How much is this please?
18. What is that in English?
19. OK. Goodbye.
20. Thank you. See you soon.
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H. PRE-POST TEST
IN/STRUCTION:
TRY TO SAY THE FOLLOWING IN THE NEW LANGUAGE… WITH A BEAUTIFUL … BEAUTIFUL … ACCENT… JUST LIKE THE QUEEN … … IN ONLY TWO MINUTES PLEASE …
1. Good morning. How are you? Kalimera. Pos iseh kala?
2. I am well, thank you. Imeh poli kala, efkharisto.
3. Good!! That is right. Kala. Ineh sostos.
4. What do you want now? I want to eat. Tora ti thelateh? Thelo na troo.
5. Please, give me some water. Parakalo, thino moo ligo nero.
6. I must buy something. Prepi na moo, agorazo kati.
7. I can do it. Boro na kano afto.
8. Where can I change money? Poo boro na alaxo ta lefta
9. Do you speak English? Milateh anglika?
10. Yes, just little.Neh. Ineh ligo mono.
11. Where is the hotel? Please speak slowly. Poo ineh o oxenothoklo? Parakalo, mileh arga.
12. I want a taxi please. When? Now, please. Thelo na o taxi, parakalo. Poteh? Tora, parakalo.
13. Can you do it? No, I cannot do it. Borateh na kano afto? Okhi, then boro na kano afto.
14.This thing is easy. Afta pragma ineh efkolos.
15. Excuse me, but do you understand? Gignomi, ala sas katalavenis?
16. That is good. I understand. Afto ineh kalo. Moo katalaveno.
17.How much is this please? Poso kani afto, parakalo?
18.What is that in English? Ti ineh ekino, ta anglika?
19.OK. Goodbye. Endaxi. Adio.
20.Thank you. See you soon. Efkharisto. Mekhri sindoma.
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I . CULTURE TOPICS
1. Human values
2. Greetings
3. Compliments
4. Time & Meetings
5. Facial expressions
6. Food & drink
7. Family
8. Business
9. Friendship
10. Religon
11. Political values
12. Farewells
13. Questions
14. Complexities
15. Critical do's and don’ts
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