Rapid Russian Vol.2
Rapid Russian Vol.2
Rapid Russian Vol.2
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200+ essential words and phrases anchored into your long-term memory with great music
earworms mbt Rapid Russian 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 Russian and English a few times, the sound patterns are indelibly burned into your auditory cortex. You will have successfully learned the Russian 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 Russian at the same time! earworms mbt Rapid Languages is the first language course 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? Voulezvous coucher avec moi, ce soir? Well, earworms mbt has put this phenomenon 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 deep 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!
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 and was very much I-centric, e.g. Id like , Can I have ?, Can you tell me ?, I need , Ive reserved , Ive lost , and so on. Volume 2 has more to do with conversation: Are you travelling to on business?, Are you from ?, Ill take you to , What do you do?, etc. Among other themes you are also introduced to future and past tenses. 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.
Cyrillic This booklet contains all of the words and phrases spoken on the CD, both English and Russian, plus the sounds of the words. For a bit more visual input we have marked the intonation of words in bold letters. There are some sounds in Russian which are difficult to write phonetically using English letters, so we have left these letters in Cyrillic. An example of this is the word for You = . It sounds something like Vooi but not quite. The phonetics are there as visual support and to help you decode the Cyrillic. In order to pick up correct pronunciation quickly and effectively, let your ears guide you!
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: www.earwormslearning.com
1. On business or on holiday?
Are you travelling ~ to Moscow ... (lit.: You travelling ~ to Moscow ...) ... on business ~ or on holiday? On business, but ... ... Im meeting with friends, too. friends / with friends too / as well Excuse me! Please ... ... switch off / turn off ~ your ~ mobile. Ok, sure. iediti ~ v Maskvoo*...
~
Po delam, no ...
, ...
druzya* / sdruzyami*
/
toe
OK, harasho.
, .
Could you bring me a cognac, please? ~ maglibi ~ priniesti ~ mnie ~ kanyak? (lit.: You ~ could ~ bring ~ me ~ a cognac?) ~ ~ ~ ~ ? Yes, OK, just a moment. Da, harasho, (adgin) mamient.
, , () .
For me, too. Another one, please. Here you are, your cognac. Cheers! Your health!
Pavtoritie, paaluista.
, .
Na zdorovie!
!
Vashe zdorovie!
!
* Word endings: Notice that prepositions (to, with, etc.) change the endings of the words they precede. E.g. Moscow is Maskva but to Moscow is v Maskvoo; friends is druzya, but with friends is sdruzyami. Sounds to look out for: 1. The word you = is a sound that we dont have in English, something like vooi. We have left it in its original form in the phonetic text. 2. The letter sounds like the s in treasure. 3. is a single letter that has the sound ya. 4. e often sounds like ie. 5. o often sounds like a (e.g. to Moskow = v Maskvoo).
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rooskie / rooskaya?
/ ?
anglichanin?
?
anglichanka?
?
iz Angli-i?
?
Ya rooskaya ...
...
Ya ivoo v Londonie*.
.
London / v Londonie*
/
iz Moskvi*?
?
Moskva / iz Moskvi
/
Atkooda ?
?
Atkooda ...?
...?
Ya iz (sankt) Peterburga.
.
A ?
?
Ya iz Londona.
.
* Prepositions (in, from, etc.) change the endings of the words they precede.
Ya rad . / Ya rada.
. / a.
Zdrastvuitie, ...
,
Ya John Beckham.
ea.
Im glad to meet you, Mr. Beckham. Ya rad s Vami* vstretitsya, Gaspadin Beckh. (lit.: Im glad with you to meet, Mr. Beckh.) , ea. with you s Vami
to meet Welcome ~ to Moscow! You have good weather. (lit.: With you good weather.) good / beautiful weather And how ~ was ~ the weather ... ... yesterday? bad The weather ~ was bad.
vstretitsya
... vchiera?
... ?
plahaya
* you is not just you in Russian: Depending on whether talking to a close friend (you = ) or in a more formal boss/employee-situation (you = ), or whether the you is the main object of the sentence or not (Vas / Vam / Vami / tiebya / tebie), there are different words for you. Dont concern yourself too much with this at this stage, just be aware that there are differences. ** The soft Russian t = , sounds something like like tss. We indicate this with an apostrophe.
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4. Future plans
What are we doing now? (lit.: What ~ we ~ do ~ now?) What are we going to do later? (lit.: What ~ we going to ~ do ~ later?) we going to / we will What are ~ you going to ~ do later? you going to / you will Firstly ... ... Ill take you to the hotel. (lit.: I take you to hotel.) take you Ill ~ come and get ~ you ~ at 7. come and get ~ you Then ~ well go ... ... to my favourite restaurant. I will eat borsh and ... I will drink (good) vodka. I will eat ... We will eat ... You will eat ... What will you eat? (lit.: What you will eat?) fish / meat It will be delicious! / It is delicious! Do you like (love) fish? Yes, I love fish. Shto ~ ~ dielam ~ seichas?
~ ~ ~ ?
boodiem
booditie
Snachala ...
atvesu Vas
zeberu ~ Vas
~
myasa / riboo
/
loobitie riboo?
?
(nomer)
()
Vot, paaluista.
, .
boodetie
...
... platit?
... ?
Ya plachu ~ pa kartie.
~ .
V restauranie, tam.
,
restauran / v restauranie*
/ * ~ ~ ?
Do you need ~ help ~ with the baggage? Vam nuna ~ pamosh ~ s bagaom? Do you need ... ... help? Yes, please, ... ... I need help. No, thanks. Vam nuna ...
a
... pamosh?
... ?
Niet, spasiba.
, .
* Prepositions (in, to, etc.) change the endings of the words they precede.
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6. More numbers
Numbers from 11 to 19 end in: nadzat 11 12 13 14 15 adgi-nadzat
o
16 17 18 19
shest-nadzat
dve-nadzat
siem-nadzat
c
trree-nadzat
vosiem-nadzat
chetir-nadzat
dievyat-nadzat
pyat-nadzat
26 27 28 29 30 40
dva-dzat shest
dva-dzat adgin
dva-dzat siem
dva-dzat dva
dva-dzat vosiem
dva-dzat trree
dva-dzat dievyat
dva-dzat chetirie
trree-dzat
dva-dzat pyat
sorok
c
dievyanosta
shest-diesyat
dievyanosta chetirie
shest-diesyat adgin
sto
siem-diesyat
dvesti
siem-diesyat dva
c
trreesta
vosiem-diesyat
chetiriesta
vosiem-diesyat trree
500 to 900 end in: sot 500 600 700 800 900 1000 2000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
pyat-sot
shest-sot
siem-sot
vosiem-sot
dievyat-sot
tisyacha
dvie tisyachi
Unleashing the brains potential Learning to music is not only relaxing and enjoyable, it is also highly effective. Recent research accounts for this in two main ways. Firstly, music primes the neural networks and puts the learner into the optimum state of consciousness for learning, the so-called Alpha state; relaxed but at the same time receptive. Also, music engages and stimulates both the right and left hemispheres of the brain, allowing whole brain learning processes. Traditional teaching practice has tended to favour the left hemisphere of the brain which is more concerned with logic, mathematical thinking, reading and the rules of grammar discounting the value of the senses and emotions in the learning process. By tapping-in to the auditory cortex, the area responsible for processing and storing sound waves, and to some extent evoking an emotional response through music and dialogue, earworms engages the right hemisphere, unleashing more learning potential.
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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!
Na skolka person?
?
Na dvie personi.
.
Na skolka dnei?
?
Da, s zavtrakam.
, .
Kakooi nomer?
?
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8. Personal details
Could you fill out this form? first name / last name Your last name? nationality number of passport passport Your profession? Your address? married (man) married (woman) Your place of birth? Your date of birth? When were you born? (lit.: When you born?) Where were you born? (lit.: Where you born?) Your signature. moietie zapolnit etat formoolyar?
?
imya / familiya
/
Vashe familiya?
?
natsianalnast
nomer pasporta
pasport
Vasha professiya?
?
Vash adres?
?
enati
zamooem
Kagda rodilis?
?
Gdie rodilis?
?
Vasha podpis.
.
Months and dates: 1) yanvar, 2) fevral, 3) mart, 4) aprel, 5) mai, 6) ioon, 7) iyool, 8) avgust, 9) sentyabr, 10) oktyabr, 11) noyabr, 12) dekabr When is ~ your birthday? My birthday is on ~ the 5. February. And your birthday? My birthday? ... Today. Happy birthday! Kagda ~ Vash dien rodieniya?
~ ?
S dnyom rodieniya!
!
9. At the restaurant
Good evening! Weve reserved a table ... I reserved ... ... for 9 oclock ... in the name of Beckham. This way, please. What will you drink? For me beer. Ill take ~ a beer / a water. What ~ do you want ~ to eat? For first dish, maybe a soup? maybe What kind of soup do they have? There is fish soup or borsh.
(borsh: a kind of stew made with beetroot)
Dobri viecher!
!
Ya za-reserviroval ...
Suda, paaluista.
, .
Mnie piva.
.
moet bit
Ya vozmoo borsh.
.
Ya hatyel piraki.
.
I would like ... (a woman says) For second dish, maybe pelmeni ... (pelmeni: filled pasta, with meat and spices) ... or Beef Stroganov?
(Beef Strog.: sauted beef with sour cream)
Ya hatyela ...
a ...
Ill take the Beef Stroganov. And you? Ill try the pelmeni. Bon appetit!
Ya poprobooioo pelmieni.
.
Priyatnago appetita!
!
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Ya rabotayu ~ v bankie.
~ .
rabotaietie v bankie?
?
Pravda?
?
Ti zamuzhem?
T ?
Moet vstretimsya?
?
Gdie i kagda?
?
Doa vstriechi!
!
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 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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The Tracks: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. On business or on holiday? Are you Russian? 6:43 Meeting and greeting 6:17 Future plans 7:08 Ive reserved a room 6:40 More numbers 6:31 How can I help? 6:33 Personal details 6:25 At the restaurant 7:14 What do you do? 7:12
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Concept & Text: Marlon Lodge, Project Development: Andrew Lodge, Project Management: Maria Lodge, Editorial Supervision: Renate Elbers-Lodge, Russian Text: Vladimir Sholokhov, Alexander Meltser, Music: earworms, Russian Voice: Tatyana Homova, Graphic Design: Jaroslaw Suchorski @ HKP, Special Thanks to: Jan, Evie, Anna, Freddy, Jane, Jason Sparrow & Lois Vickery Grund.
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2010 Earworms Ltd.
ISBN: 9781905443444 Catalogue no. EWB RU2-444