CRE - CREATIVE RELAXATION EXERCISE

THE NATURAL WAY TO PLAY

WITH LANGUAGE AND A BEAUTIFUL
ACCENT
WITH A 30 MINUTE AUDIO TAPE IN
JUST ONE DAY
KEY CONCEPT: "WHEN you create new POSITIVE wave patterns in YOUR
mind,
they give you the CONFIDENCE to RELAX and LEARN naturally
without EFFORT ... MULTU-MESC (thank you)"

NO. 390 – ROUMANIAN from

ENGLISH
Version 3 – July 2012

Note:

Appendix A - is the routine for long term reinforcement after one

month, which can also be used by experienced speakers for accent
improvement. Books to buy: Assimil Phrase Book and a small
dictionary.

Inspired by: Dr. Bob Boland (IU) and Indrei Ratiu and Romana Mitrica
and Dr. Peter Farans (WHO) and Dr Giles Boland (Harvard) and Dr.
Shams Bathija (UNITA) and Boston University and the Team.
http://www.bu.edu/familymed/distance/cre/
Email: drbobboland@hotmail.com
33 450 40 8982 199 Chemin Garenne, Prevessin 01280 France
Copyright: RGAB/2012/1 Free to all aid workers ...
Email to Ramona Mitrica: ramona@ratiufamilyfoundation.org/com
 DEDICATION

This program is dedicated to the memory of Professor

Kenneth Hale, the eminent linguist of MIT who died on
October 8th 2001.

He spoke about 50 languages fluently and regarded

each language as an intellectual treasure-house of
communication, culture and humanitarian values.

He suggested ... that 30 minutes of a new language ...

should be enough to start to make one-self
understood ... and then ... the best way ... to progress ...
was to speak ... confidently ... more and more ... with
natural speakers of the language ...

So on we go ... for one whole day ... with a partner or

small group ... speaking and speaking ... and moving ...
face, hands and body language to reinforce your
communication ... and ending with ... almost
instinctive ... easy inter-active conversation ... in the
natural language ... and if you are lucky enough to
find ... ANY natural speaker for the day ... to be a
partner ... or just part of the small group ... that would
be just great ... so start chatting now ...!!
Thank you. Multumesc
Hallo Salut NEEDS ROUMANIAN SCRIPT BWITH
ACCENTS
Yes/no Da/Nu
Please Va rog
Excuse me Pardon
Everything is OK! Totul e in regula!
Good morning Buna dimineata
My name is ... Ma numesc...
What is your name? Cum va numiti?
How are you? Cum va merge?
Fine thanks Bine multumesc
I want ... Vreau ...
Where do you come from? De unde sinteti?
Good-bye. La revedere

... so from now on ... speak to everyone... and have fun ...

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 1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 STRUCTURE

This program gives you practice in understanding the structure of the

language almost instinctively, as for each difficult phrase, English
words are inserted. There is a also a Mini Phrase-book, a Brief Note on
Grammar and a list of the 100 "most used" words in conversation.

1.2 MEMORY

A simple technique for the memory of difficult sounds is to make up a

ridiculous English phrase as a memory "trigger", for example:

Yes ... da ... say ...

... yes ... you are darned right ... DA

Goodbye ... la revedere ... say ...

... goodbye ... at-last Rev. Dere is going... LA REVEDERE

I want ... vreau ... say ...

... I want ... to row the boat ... VREAU

or email robertboland@wanadoo.fr for our CRE 33 MemoryAlert.

1.3 PRACTICE.

Learn very rapidly the list of "most used 100 words" and each day, take
one
page of the mini-phrase-book, to make 10 minutes of Roumanian
conversation with a
natural speaker or aloud with yourself. Then make a friend of a small
Roumanian
dictionary and pharase-book.

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 INSTANT RELAXATION TECHNIQUE
1. This is a simple IRT exercise, to give you confidence to learn naturally.
When you don't believe you can learn ... you won't learn! ... When you are
tense, anxious and stressed ... you won't learn! When you have no
confidence ... you won't learn. But with relaxation, your mind and body
become clear, confident and ready to learn. So do the IRT exercise now ...
and again before every CRE session. It takes only three minutes, and with
practice, it becomes a powerful tool for you. The only "equipment" you need
is an "open mind" and a marble (or similar small object) in your "right"
(major) hand.

2. So, get into that comfortable position, in which you know ... you really
can relax. Be aware that marble gets warm as it absorbs heat from contact
with your right hand. Open you hand and allow the warmth to evaporate.
Close the hand again, and recognize the marble ... as a physical external
symbol ... of the internal function of your mind and body. Allow it to receive
and evaporate not just heat ... but emotion, anxiety and stress ... leaving
you free, relaxed, confident and ready to learn to speak and understand the
natural language without effort ....

3. Now, relax with the hands on the lap, and fix your eyes on the marble as
you repeat aloud ... the following sentence ... four times, feeling free to
change the wording a little ... to fit your style ... four times ... aloud ... in all:

"I AM, I CAN, I WILL, I BELIEVE ... I WILL LEARN ... AND HELP OTHERS TO
LEARN ... TO SPEAK AND ENJOY ... THE NEW NATURAL LANGUAGE ... WITH
A BEAUTIFUL ACCENT ... NATURALLY ... RAPIDLY ... EASILY ... WITHOUT
EFFORT"

4. With the eyes fixed on the marble ... or closed if you wish ... start to take
three slow and very deep breaths ... and be sure to pause ... on each
inhalation ... and imagine ... each exhalation ... as transferring all the
anxiety and stress ... from your mind and body ... through to the marble in
your hand.

5. After the third breath, let your whole mind and body relax completely for
two minutes ... thinking ONLY of your breathing ... nothing else ... no self
talk at all ... just concentrate on the BREATHING ... very important, counting
down from 20 to 1

6. Then bring yourself back, by simply counting up from 1 to 5, feeling well,

relaxed, confident and ready to learn. The marble is now your very personal
symbol ... of your confidence to learn and speak the natural language
with a beautiful accent.

Note: This simple CRE "Instant Relaxation Technique" can be used anywhere
(eyes open or closed) to achieve a calm mind ... without anger, anxiety or
stress ... ready and confident to learn .. or deal with any new problem ... that
you have to face. Keep the marble always to hand, as a symbol ... of your
confidence ... to feel comfortable ... in the new natural language ... and to
speak almost instinctively ... without stress or effort ...

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 SIMPLE THROAT EXERCISE
(Repeat each word many times slowly ... and then at high speed)

Hello SAA-LOOT Sa-lut

Mr. DOM-NUL Dom-nul

Mrs. DOO-AMNER Do-amna

Yes DAH Da

No NUH Nu

Good BUHN Bun

Please VER-OG Var-og

Do you have? AA-VETS ...? A-veti ...?

Thank you MOOLTSOO-MESC Multu-mesc

Goodbye LA REH-VEH-DAIRY La re-ve-dere

See you soon!!! PEH COOR-ERND Pe cur-ind

Note: For simplicity ... the program is mostly typed without

accents!

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 NATURAL SUGGESTIONS

Plan to do the whole CRE in one 6 hour CRE day, with a partner or a small
group. A natural speaker (if available) would be most welcome as a partner
or group member. On the day before, as pre-learning (alone), play the 30
minute tape, just before sleeping, speaking all the time, completely relaxed
making no conscious effort to learn anything.

After the one full day of CRE, plan revision during your NORMAL ROUTINE in
the following week, for just an hour a day. Feel free to do it in any way ...
that YOU know ... will suit YOU best ... and will allow you ... both to speak
AND to understand ... what is spoken to you ... so relax completely ... and
ABSORB ... both consciously and sub-consciously ... the very carefully
selected ... 30 minute audio tape ... of new natural language ... which
becomes part of you ... intuitively ... instinctively ... without effort ... as you
relax with IRT and establish a very POSITIVE attitude ... and a confident
EXPECTATION of SUCCESS ... just from PLAYING ... with the natural language
... Our suggested schedule for the 6 hour CRE day (with breaks as needed)
is:

1 – Do IRT. Do the Throat exercise - 16 key words

Play the tape (30 minutes) with the text THREE TIMES. Review the
Glossary (2
pages).

2 – Repeat the text (Sections 2-4) to understand every word!

Play the tape with the text SPEAKING VERY LOUDLY - STOP THE TAPE
AND SING OR SHOUT ANY VERY DIFFICULT PHRASES.
Do SPEED READING (2-16) in 14 minutes (recorded if possible- for
fun!). Review the Grammar (1 page) and the Glossary.

3 – Same Sections 5-10. Make a tape and laugh.

4 – Same Sections 11-16.

5. Play the tape SPEAKING with a beautiful CONFIDENT accent.

Do the quiz (1 page). Create conversation with mini phrase book.

6. Do SPEED READING (2-16) and Mini-phrase book 14 minutes.

7. Practice with a phrase book many times. Complete glossary from

dictionary,

8. Do APS and plan for review next week, helping partners as

needed.

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 NATURAL SUGGESTIONS (continued)
Generally:

1. Laugh to learn!. REINFORCE the learning in the CAR/TRUCK at any

time
make it amusing THEATRE of one … YOU!!! Play and acting ut …
ONLY
Sections 2 - 16. DO NOT play the relaxation sections in the car ...
skip
them please! Play the Learning Reinforcement side of the tape as
needed
for encouragement, be sure to blame your strategy, and not
yourself!!

2. RECOGNIZE that a TERRIBLE accent is PAINFUL … for the hearer …

and so strive always for a beautiful accent in EVERY WORD.

3. Be POSITIVE and NEVER apologise for your language … you are

making
the effort to learn the LANGUAGE … and the HUMAN VALUES … an
thus
the CULTURE … of the people you speak with … and THEY will
appreciate
MORE than you can EVEN imagine!! If they reply to you in ENGLISH
…
then YOU just CONTINUE to speak in the NATURAL new language …
and
they will too ...

4. LISTEN very carefully to what PEOPLE say to YOU … and BEFORE

replying … REPEAT in YOUR MIND ... EXACTLY what they said … …
this
gives you excellent PRACTICE in recognising good STRUCTURE.

5. HESITATE before you SPEAK … and then speak FREELY and

CONFIDENTLY … without long pauses and … WITHOUT … "Urrs and
Umms" which are so ANNOYING and BORING … for the listener ...

6. When you do not know a necessary word … do NOT hesitate …

simply
USE the ENGLISH word … in the sentence … the hearer will almost
certainly give you the translation … and you can repeat it … three
times to
get it right … without embarrassment. Use the LEARNING
REINFORCMENT as needed but not in the car!

7. Use SIMPLE SHORT sentences and be CONFIDENT as you begin to

talk to people ... expect SUCCESS ... and you will NOT be
disappointed
... and try just one MORE new thing ... just for fun in this one
week ...
drink one litre of WATER EVERY DAY … it rinses mind and body and
has a

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 REMARKABLE preventive/curative therapeutic effect … to support
new
learning ... on we go together.

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1. GENTLE RELAXATION ...
And now … I'd like you to arrange yourself … in a position
that is so comfortable ... and natural … for you ... so that
you can sit … or lie … for a while ... easily and effortlessly ...
and where you can be comforable ... and yet still remain alert
enough ... to focus on the meaningful ... natural language
learning ... that we will do together ... natural anguage ...
gentle ... quiet ... peaceful ... and instinctive ... without any
effort ... as you absorb its deepest meaning ...
interpretation ... and value ... in terms of very personal
expectations.

And then when your are ready … to focus yourself ... you can
begin by taking a few deep relaxing breaths ... breathing
slowly ... and feeling the rise of your chest ... as you gradually
inhale ... feeling that each breath in ... and out ... relaxes
you ... calms you ... and re-acqaints you ... with deeper parts
of yourself that you are sometimes too busy to notice.

You know ... and I know ... its very easy ... to get caught up in
day to day living ... there is so much to do ... and now is your
time … and I would like you to allow your eyes to close ... as
you start to build ... an internal focus ... within yourself ... on
those parts of yourself... that will absorb the natural
language ... gently ... peacefully … and instinctively ... almost
automatically ... as you … let yourself go ... relax ... without
conscious effort ... because you have nothing … to do … now
… except relax ..

And as we go on together ... repeating the phrases ... in the

natural language ... with your whole body involved ... moving
hands and face … feelings and body … to express … and
absorb the words and phrases ... as they will come …
instinctively ... to your mind ... as you speak softly ... with a
beautiful accent ... yes … with a beautiful accent … which will
please and surprise you... as its fits the music ... of the
natural language.
So on we go together ... speaking all the time ... and moving
hands, face feelings and body … to express ourselves ... in the
new natural language ... as you create new wave patterns …
in that special… "Roumanian Place" … in your mind …

2. HERE AND THERE:

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Note: Personal pronouns (I, you, he etc.) included in the word form.

Sint aici. (I) am here.

Sinteti acolo. (You) are there.
Sinteti acolo? Are (you) there?

Da, sinteti acolo. Yes, you are there.

Sinteti aici? Are you here?
Nu, nu sinteti aici. No, you are not here.
E aici. It is here.
Unde e? Where is it?

E aici. It is here.
E acolo? Is it there?
Nu stiu. I do not know.
Unde e Miguel? Where is Miguel?
Nu e aici. He is not here.

Unde e? Where is he?

Nu stiu. I do not know.
Bravo. Acolo e! Well done. There he is!
E grozav! He is great!

3. LIKING:
Tu i-mi placi. I like you (you to-me pleases).
Eu i-ti plac? Do you like me?
Da, tu i-mi placi. Yes, I like you.
I-ti placi banii? Do you like money?
Da, i-mi plac banii. Yes, I like money.
I-mi place apa. I like water.
I-ti place apa? You like water.
I-mi plac citeva carti. I like some books.

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Il place auto. He likes the car.
Nu-o place auto. She does not like the car.
I-ti place masa? Do you like the dinner?
Nu, nu i-mi place masa. No, I do not like the dinner.
O. Bravo! Cacat! Oh. Well done! Merde!

Va-rog, nu spuneti "Cacat"! Please do not say Merde!

4. DOING:
Cu placere Welcome.
Fac. I do.
Fac asta. I do this.
Tu faci. You do.
Tu faci asta. You do that

Noi facem asta. We do that

Si sintem fericiti. And we are happy.
E usor? Is it easy?
Da, nu e greu. Yes, it is not difficult.
Faci tu asta? Do you do that?

Fa-o asta, va-rog!!! Do that please!!!

Bravo!!! Well done!!
E grozav! It is great!

5. CAN/ABLE TO DO:

Welcome. Cu placere.
Pot. I can
Pot si eu? Can I?
Da, pot. Yes, I can.
Poti sa faci asta? Can you do this?

Da, pot sa fac asta. Yes, I can do that.

Pot sa maninc un pic. I can eat a little.
Pot sa beau un pic. I can drink a little.
Pot sa merg I can go.

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Pot sa vin. I can come.
Pot sa dorm. I can sleep.
Puteti sa vorbiti. You can speak.
Puteti sa vorbiti? Can you speak?
Da, pot. Yes, I can.

Puteit sa faceti asta? Can you do this?

Nu, nu pot sa fac asta. No, I can not do that.
Puteti sa intelegeti. You can understand.
Puteti sa intelegeti? Can you understand?
Da, un pic. Yes, a little.

Puteti sa spuneti Cacat? Can you say Merde?

Da, vorbesc un pic Roman! Yes, I can speak a little Roumanian!
Bravo. Sint grozav! Well done! I am great!

6. UNDERSTANDING:
Inteleg. I understand.
Nu inteleg. I do not understand.
Intelegeti. You understand.
Nu intelegeti. You do not understand.

Intelegeti femeile? Do you understand women?

Nu. Nu. Nu le inteleg!!! No. No. I do not understand them!!!
O, Bravo! Cacat! Oh. Well done Merde!
Va-rog, nu spuneti "Cacat". Please do not say Merde!
Sinteti grozav! You are great!

7. WANTING:
Vreau. I want.
Vreau sa maninc un pic. I want to eat a little.
Vreau sa beau un pic. I want to drink the water.
Vreau sa ma duc la toaleta.!!! I want to go to the toilet!!!

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Vreti sa maninci un pic? Do you want to eat a little?
Nu, nu vreau sa maninc. No, I do not want to eat.
Bravo! Vreau sa-ti dau un pic. Well done I want to give you a bit!
Nu. Multumesc. No, thank you.
Vreau sa vin. I want to come.

Vreti sa va culci cu mine? Do you want to sleep with me?

Nu, nu vreau sa ma culc. No, I do not want to sleep.
Miguel, vreti sa mancati broastele?? Miguel do you want to eat the frogs?
Bravo. Nu acuma, multumesc! Well done Not just now, thank you!
Noi sintem grozavi! We are great!

8. GETTING:
Va-rog, dati-mi banii. Please give me the money.
Va-rog, luati banii. Please take the money.
Iau banii. I take the money.
Va-rog, dati-mi biletul. Please give me the ticket.

Va-rog, luati biletul. Please take the ticket.

Iau biletul. I take the ticket.
Va-rog, dati-mi lucrul. Please give me the thing.
Unde e lucrul? Where is the thing?
Nu stiu. I do not know.

Dati-mi va-rog un barbat mare! Please give me a big man!

Bravo! Ce femeia! Well done!! What a woman!!
E grozava. She is great!

9. HAVING:
Welcome. Cu placere.
Am un lucru. I have one thing.
N-am nici un lucru. I do not have one thing.
Aveti un lucru. You have one thing.
Avem un lucru. We have one thing.

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Are un lucru. She has one thing.
Am ceva timp, domnisoara! I have a little time, Miss!
Aveti ceva banii, Domnule? Do you have some money, Sir?
Nu. No.
O. Bravo! Cacat! Oh. Well done! Merde!

Va-rog, nu spuneti "Cacat". Please do not say Merde!

10. ORDERING (POLITELY):

Welcome. Cu placere.
Dati-mi va-rog lucrul. Please give me the thing.
Dati-mi va-rog banii. Please give me the money.
Dati-mi va-rog apa. Please give me the water.
Va-rog, nu beti apa in Franta. Please don’t drink the water in
France!!
Sa beti vin. Drink the wine.

Veniti aici. va-rog. Please come here

Mergeti acolo, va-rog. Please go there.
Beti asta, va-rog. Please drink this.
Sa nu mincati asta, va-rog! Do not eat that!
Dati-mi asta, va-rog. Please give me this.

Nu luati asta va-rog. Please do not take that.

Spuneti asta, va-rog. Please say this.
Sa nu spuneti "Cacat" va-rog! Please do not say Merde!
Bravo! Sinteti grozava. Well done! You are great!

11. GREETING:

Buna zuia, Romania!!! Hello Romania!!

Salut, Indrei . Hello Indrei.
Buna dimineata Miche. Good morning Miche.
Buna, Sancos. Good morning Sancos.

Ce mai faceti, Eliza? How are you, Eliza?

Bine Khulu. I am well, Khulu.
Cum sta, Xavier? How goes it, Xavier?
OK multumesc, Miguel. OK , thank you Miguel.
La revedere Giles. Goodbye Giles.
Pa, Judith. Goodbye Judith.

Da, OK, Hollie Yes OK, Hollie.

E grozav. It is great!
OK, Sam? OK Sam?
Da, OK Lucie. Yes OK, Lucie.

Binisor, Henri. Not too bad, Henri.

Ti-e bine, scumpa? Are you well, my darling?

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Nu!! No!!!
Bravo!! E grozava! Well done!! She is great!

12. DESCRIBING:

E bun, It is good.
Nu e bun. It is not good.
E reu. It is bad.
E o carte. It is a book.

E mare? Is it big?
Nu, e mic. No, it is small.
E usor? Is it easy?
Nu, e greu. No, it is hard.
E buna, apa? Is the water good?

Nu, apa nu e buna in Franta! No, the water is not good in France!!
O. cacat!! Oh Merde!!!
Sa nu spuneti "Cacat", va-rog!. Please do not say Merde!

Sintem grozavi? Are we great?

Bravo! Da! Well done! Yes!!

13. KNOWING (THINGS & PEOPLE):

Welcome. Ca placere.
Stiu asta. I know this.
Stiti asta? Do you know this?
Da, stiu asta. Yes, I know this.
Stiti asta. You know that.

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Stiti acsta? Do you know that?
Nu, nu stiu asta. No, I do not know that.
Cunosc femeia aceasta. I know that woman.
Cunosc barbatul aceasta. I know the man.
El ma cunoaste. He knows me.

Cunoasteti pe femeia aceasta? Do you know that woman?

Nu. Buna dimineata, Doamna! No. Good morning Madame!
Cum va merge, Doamna? Are you well, Madame?
Nu, nu sint bine. La revedere! No, I am not well!! Goodbye!!!
Nu-o cunoasteti! You do not know her!

Bravo! E grozava! Well done! She is great!

14. NUMBERING:
Am un problem. I have one problem.
Da, ai un problem. Yes, you have a problem.
Nu, ai doi (2). No, you have two (of them).
Are trei (3). He has three.

Are patru (4). She has four.

Are cinci (5) probleme. We have five.
Aveti cinci probleme? Do you have five?
Da, acuma am cinci probleme!! Yes now, I have five problems!!!
Toti copii! All the children!

Copii sint grozavi! Children are great!

15. ASKING:
Cit costa cartea? How much is the book?
Cinci dollari. Five dollars.
Cit costa lucru asta? How much is this thing?
Cit costa? How much?

Patru dollari. Four dollars.

Unde e? Where is it?
E acolo. It is there.
Nu, nu e acolo. No, it is not there.
Unde e toaleta, va-rog? Where is the toilet, please?

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Toaleta e acolo. The toilet is over there.
Ce e asta? What is that?
Imi pare rau. Ce? Excuse me. What?
Asta. That.
O, e buna, cartea. Oh, it is a good book.

Ce dori-ti? What do you want?

Doresc vin, va-rog. I want the wine, please.
Cine e aici? Who is here?
Sintem aici. We are here.
Cine e femeia asta? Who is that woman?

Nu stiu. I do not know.

Bravo! E Madonna!. Well done! It is Madonna!
Ce femeia! E grozava! What a woman! She is great!

16. EVERYTHING - COLLOQUIAL (with slang)

Welcome. Ca placere.
Pot. I can
Sint aici. I am here.
Sinteti acolo You are there.

Imi-placeti. I like you.

Va place banii. You like the money.
(El) Face asta. He does this.
(Ea) Face asta. She does that.
Vorbesc un pic Roman! I can speak a little Roumanian!

Nu puteti sa spuneti Cacat!! You can not say Merde!!

Va inteleg. I understand you.
Nu ma intelegeti. You do not understand me.
Vreau sa merg la bar. I want to go to the bar.
Vreti sa mergeti la toaleta. You want to go to the toilet.

Acuma am mult timp, Scumpa. Now, I have much time, Honey!

Aveti niste banii acuma, Domnule ? Now, do you have a little money, Sir?
Va-rog, sa nu beti apa in Franta! Please don’t drink the water in
France!!
Sa beti vin. Drink the wine.
Ce faceti, Eliza? How are you, Eliza?

SLANG NOW ...

Servus, Eliza? How are you, Eliza?
Bine, multumesc, Khulu. I am well, thank you, Khulu.

Servus, Eliza? How are you, Eliza?

Bine, multumesc, Khulu. I am well, thank you, Khulu.
Servus, Eliza? How are you, Eliza?

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Bine, multumesc, Khulu? I am well, thank you, Khulu.

E mare, Domnule? Is it big, Sir?

Nu, e mic, Doamna. No, it is small. Madame.
Nu cunoasteti pe femeia asta. You do not know that woman.
Bravo! E grozava! Well done! She is great!
Da, acuma, am cinci probleme! Yes now, I have five problems!!!

Totii copii! All the children!

Ce e asta? What is that?
Imi-pare-rau. Ce? Excuse me. What?
E acolo. There it is.
Nu e reu. Not bad.

Trebuie sa fac asta. I must do this

Trebuie sa faci asta. You must do that.

Bravo! Well done

OK? OK?
Da, e cool! Yes, it's cool!
Da, e cool! Yes, it's cool!
Da, nu e reu. Yes, it's not too bad.

Da. E OK! Yes, it's OK.

Sa nu spuneti Cacat!! Do not say Merde!!!
Nu e cool ???!! It is not cool (upper class)!!!
Grozav? Great?
Da esti grozava! Yes you are great!

Pa, Pa. Pe curind! Bye bye. See you soon!

Note: Speed reading - 14 minutes

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 17. CLOSING

Now of all the things … your mind … has been playing with … to create
new … wave patterns … in the natural language … from … here and
there … liking … doing … can … understanding … wanting … getting …
having … ordering… greeting … describing … knowing … numbering …
asking … and … everything … I wonder which things ... you will bring
back … to stay deep within you … so easily available ... to you … as
needs arise … without conscious effort … because … you will believe …
you can do it …

Just naturally ... in your own way … as part of you ... instinctively ... as
that new part of you ... grows ... stronger and stronger ... you will
begin to speak with a beautiful accent … so easily ... reinforcing your
learnimg ... with a gentle quiet confidence ... which will surprise
you ... and such a beautiful accent ... of which you will be proud ... to
fit the music of the natural language ... will surpise you even more ...
and more … as you repeat the CRE … so that … in every day … in every
way … you believe … you will … get … better and better …

And now as you choose ... to believe you can do something ... that
makes you feel so comfortable with yourself ... something you will feel
more and more … able to do ... so that you feel ... even more
comfortable ... and confident ... naturally … in your own way … you
can take whatever time you need ... just to process your thoughts ...
in your own special way ... and to bring this experience to a
comfortable close ...

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You will feel well ... and you will begin … to feel confidenct ... about
the future ... and about making progress ... in the natural language ...
in your own natural way ... and you will find such joy … in speaking so
gently … with growing confidence ... and experience ... which will add
… a new exciting quality to your life ... because ... with every new
language you learn ... you do add a new quality to your life ... in that
special "Roumanian Place" … in your mind …

And when you feel ... you are ready ... and you want to ... you can
start the process of reorienting yourself ... bringing yourself back ...
taking your time ... and when you are ready ... you can fully orient
yourself ... and allow your eyes to open ... feeling well ...and happy ...
because ... and you will begin to experience confidence … more and
more … because … from now … in every day … in every way … you will
… be getting … better and better …

And as we end of each CRE session … 30 minutes has just flashed by …

to be repeated … and enjoyed … many times … relaxed … calm and
confident … of achieving a beautiful accent … that becomes natural
for you … with learning that is efficient and effective … so from now
on … be positive … and with a positive expectation of success …
surprise yourself … as you feel the continuing support … of our Team
… which all began in Bayonne, France on August 15, 2001 ... and of
course … as with all things … we believe can do … together … God
Bless …

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 18. NATURAL VOCABULARY – SIMPLE VERSION – TO
MAKE IT EASIER TO LEARN THE PRONUNCIATION
(Using capital letters: C = ch, T=zz, E – yye, S = sh)
a. Greetings/Exclamations:
hello good morning, how are you?` (I am) well thank you
bunazewa buna dimineata Ce mai faCeTi? (Eu sint) bine
mulTumesc

goodbye yes no OK not

too bad
la revedere da nu ok nu rou

Well done Merde! there it is! "Cool"!!! please

bravo cacat acolo Este! cool va rog

b. Verbs :

to be have like want can

a fi a vea a plaCea a vrea a potea
eu sint/Este am/ave plac/plaCe vreau/vre pot/pote
voi sinteTi aveTi plaCeTi vraTi PotiTi

do say/speak go come give

a face a spunea/a vorbea a merge a veni a da
eu fac/faCe spu/spate/vorb/vorbe merg/merge var/vene
dam/dare
voi faCeTi spatiTe/vorbiTi mergiTi veniTi diTi

take eat drink sleep know

a lua a manca bea a dormi a Sti
eu lao/lue manc/mance bea/bea dorm/dorme
Stui/Sti
voi luaTi mancaTi beaTi dormiTi StiTi

understand must see

a inteleg a trebuie a vedea
inteleg/intelege ma trebuie ved/vede
intelegeTi eu trebuie vedeTe

c. Prepositions:
some a the to from
cineva un/o at/o la/Spre din
d. Pronouns:
I you he she we
eu/ma voi/ti el ea noi
it this that Mr Mrs.
ea aCesta asta Domnule/Dl. Doamna/Dna.
e. Nouns:

money thing man woman water

banii lucru barbat femeil apa

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car ticket book friend
auto bilet carte prieten

f. Adjectives/adverbs/Other:

good bad big small now

bun/bine rau/prost mare mil/mic acum

later a little great! happy here/there

mai terzui un pic/putin grozav! feriCit aiCi/acolo

g. Interogatives:

how much? where? what? who? when?

cat costa? unde? Ce? Cine? cand?

Note: What ... is this? Ce ...este?

Why? De Ce?

h. Numbers:

one two three four five

unu doi trei patru CinCi

i. And some survival words:

toilet (toaleta), fun (????), but (dar), never (niciodata), food

(manchare), train (tren), bus (autobus), home (acasa), work (lucru),
time (timp), today (azi), tomorrow (maine), paper (hartie), newspaper
(ziar), day (az), week (saptamina), year (anul), hour (ora), minute
(minuta), hamburger (hamburger), McDonalds (McDonalds), think (a
crede), remember (?????), read (a Citi), write (a scrie), laugh (a rade),
dance (???), stop (a opri), police (poliTia), six (sase), seven (sapte),
eight (opt), nine (noua), ten (zexe), hundred (o-suta), thousand (o-
mie) … merde (cacat) … bye bye for now (pa pe curindi).

SIMPLE EXPLANATION OF ACCENTS:

A AS ER (ADD ACCENT)

A HARD A (ADD ACCENT)

T AS ZZZ )ADD ACCENT)

E/ESTE YERRR

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I EE OR NOT PRONOUNCED

S SH

CE CH

CI CH

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 19. NATURAL FEEDBACK AND NEW IDEAS
(to drbobboland@hotmail.com ... please ...)

1. HOW LONG DID YOU TAKE TO STUDY THE CRE?

2. WHAT WAS GOOD ABOUT IT?

3. WHAT WAS BAD ABOUT IT?

4. WHAT NEW IDEAS?

5. HOW CAN WE HELP EACH OTHER IN THE FUTURE? A NEW

LANGUAGE OR DIALECT TO ADD TO THE BU WEB-SITE

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 20 - DAILY MINI PHRASE BOOK
(Good idea to type or write out your own copy. Speed reading - 4 minutes))

BASICS:
Welcome Cu placere
Hallo Bunazina
Yes/no Da/nu

Please Va rog
Thank you. Multumese
Excuse me Imi pare rau

INTRODUCTIONS:
Good morning Buna dimineata
Good-bye. La revedere
My name is ... Numele meu este ...

What is your name? Cum (who) va numi (name)-ti (your)?

How are you? Ce mai face-ti?
Fine thanks Bine, multumese.

And you? AND ti?

Where do you come from? De unde (where) sinte(come)-ti (you)?

I'm from: Sint din (from):

France Faransa
England Anglia
USA Statw Unite

I'm with: Sint occupati WITH …

UN UN
Shell Shell

QUESTIONS:
When/how? Cin/cum?
What/why? Ce/coi?
Who/which? Cum/care?

Where is/are ...? Unde este...?

How nan I get to ...? Cum ajung la …?
How much is it? Cit costa?

Could you help me please? Ma-(me) ti putea (can) ajuta (help)?

UNDERSTANDING:
I understand Eu inteleg.
I don't understand. Eu nu (not) inteleg.
Can you repeat that? A-ti putea (can) repeta?

What does ... mean? Ce inseamna ...?

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Can I have...please? Eu potea (can) avere ...., vsa-rog
(please)?
Do you speak Roumanian? Vorb-iti Romane?

I don't speak .... Nu vorb-ese ...

I speak a little ... Vorb-ese un pic (little) …
I am sorry Imi pare rau

COMMENTS:

It's: Este:
better/worse mai bun/mai rau
big/small mare/mic
cheap/expensive ieitin/scumpa
good/bad bun/male
hot/cold calda/rece
near/far apropiat/lone
more/less mai-mult/mai-putin

FOOD:
(I) do/do not like: Imi (to me) place (pleases):
breakfast mic dejun
lunch dejun
dinner. ch-na

I want: Eu vreau ...:

bread/butter pine/unt
cheese brinza
eggs oua

meat/potatoes maninc/cartof
apples/oranges mere/portocale
coffee/tea cafea/ceat
milk lapte
fruit juice/water suc de fruta/apa
I want to pay the bill. As dori saplatese (pay) nota.
We enjoy it. I-ni este bun (good).

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TRANSIT:
Where is the nearest shop? Unde este magasin (shop) apropiat?
Where can I find a taxi? Unde un taksi?
How much is it to ...? Cit costa sa merg (go) la (to) …?
I want to go to ... Vreau sa merg (go) la ...
Excuse me Scuzati-ma.

Please take me to ... Va rog, duceti-ma (me)-la (to) ...

Please stop here. Va rog, opresete (stop) aici.
This is not the right road. Nu este drmul (road) am-dreptate (right).
Go straight ahead. Du-te dept-inainte

It's there, on the: Este aica (there) ...

left/right stinga/dreapta
next to/after urmatorui/
north/south nord/sud
east/west est/ouest

Where is the: Unde este:

town center centro
pharmacy farmacia

SHOPPING:
Do you have ...? Ave-ti ...?
How much is that? Cit costa aceasta (that)?
I will take it. Saa /sawaf (I will) ajhud-ha.

What colours have you? Ce colore ave-ti?

Black negru
Blue albastru
Red rosu

White alb
Yellow galben
Green verde
I want to buy: As dori sa cumpar (buy):
aspirin aspirina
soap sapun
kilo apples kilo mere
litre of milk litra ;apte
film/newspaper film/ziar

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 TELEPHONE:
Hello, I am ... Hallo, sint ….
Please speak more: A-ti potea (can) vorbi:
louder mai LOUD
slowly mai rar

Who do you want? Uum vreau-ti?

I want to speak to: Eu vreau vorbi la:
Mr. Domnul
Mrs. Deamna
Miss Dominisuara
When is he here? Cind li este aici?
Ask him to call me, please? Varog telephon meu.

TIME:
Do we have a little time? Ave-ni putin ora (time)?
What time is it? Che ora este?
Now, the time is… Acum ora este:
five past one cinci (5) minuti na unu (1)
quarter to three cuatro (1/4) vor trei (3)

four o’clock patro (4) ora

half past five Moitta (1/2) na cinci (5)

MEETINGS:
We see you: Noi ti vedem:
today astazi
tomorrow miine
next week septamina viitoare
in the morning dimineata
in the afternoon dupa-amiaza
in the evening seara
tonight in noaptea aceasta
soon/now devreme/acum
You are right/wrong. Ti este bun/rau.
That is right Este am-dreptate (right)

LOCATIONS:
Here/there Aici/aila
At the office Na oficina
Is it near/far? Este aproate/departe
How many hours to go there? Cite ora sa merge aila?

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 21. PLAY QUIZ
Test your Roumanian instinct … associate the phrases … in mixed
groups of four …

a. I am well Cacat
b. Excuse me Multumese
c. Thank you. Bine
d. Merde Imi pare rau

e. Welcome Bravo
f. Well done Cu placere
g. Hello Ce mai faceti?
h. How are you? Bunaziua

i. What is this in Roumanian? Nu

j. I can do that. Va-rog
k. Please. Ce e asta in limba Romana?
l. No. Pot sa fac asta

m. Yes. It is "cool"!! Garson?

n. Goodbye La revedere
o. Where are you going? Da, e cool!!
p. Waiter? Unde mergeti?

q. How much is that? Cit costa asta?

r. Where is the toilet? Unde/cind/de ce?
s. Where/when/why? Unde e toaleta?
t. What time is it? Ce ora e?

u. Can you help me please? Nu inteleg

v. I do not understand Ce inseamna asta?
w. What does this mean? A-ti potea vorbi mai rar?
x. Please speak slowly. Puteti sa ma ajutati?

y. Well done/See you later. Cu placere!! NOROK!!!

z. You are welcome!!/CHEERS! Bravo/pe curind.

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 APPENDIX A - ROUTINE FOR ACCENT IMPROVEMENT
AND LONG TERM RE-INFORCEMENT AFTER ONE MONTH -
TRY TO WORK WITH A PARTNER AND A NATURAL SPEAKER
FOR JUST ONE DAY MORE

RELAX with ... a very POSITIVE attitude ... and a very confident
EXPECTATION of SUCCESS ... in just one more day ... of PLAYING with
the natural language ... instinctively ... naturally ... completely
relaxed ... with no stress or effort ... jsut play with both our tape and
your own APS tape ...!

Our natural suggestions are:

1 – Play the LEARNING REINFORCEMENT audio tape. Do IRT and the

Throat exercise. Study the Brief Grammar and Mini-Phrase Book to
understand every word. Then SPEAK wth the tape and RECORD your
efforts. LIST your five key problems!

2 - STUDY the text (Sections 2-16). Then SPEAK LOUDLY and then
very SOFTLY with the tape. SPEED READING (2-16) in 14 minutes.
USE the Mini-phrase Book for easy interactive conversation

3 – SPEAK in THEATRICAL style with the tape and text together. Do

SPEED READING (2-16) in reverse-mode in 12 minutes. USE the Mini-
phrase Book for easy interactive conversation

4 – SPEAK with tape and text. For difficult words/phrases ... stop the
tape ... and repeat the word/phrase many times ... singing and
shouting! Review your five problems.

5 - USE the Mini-phrase Book for easy interactvie conversation. Then

do it as SPEED READING (reverse-mode) in 4 minutes. SPEAK with
tape and text using three different voices ... just for fun!.

6 – SPEED READING (2-16) in 8 minutes. Review your five problems.

LiSTEN to your recording. Then SPEAK with the tape … with a
beautiful CONFIDENT accent. Email your feedback to
robertboland@wanadoo.fr.

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APPENDIX B - ADDITIONAL VOCABULARY SELECTED TO
MEET THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF EACH CLIENT
ORGANIZATION (100 WORDS)
Special Vocabulary for UNHCR

English Pashto Dari Insert Roumanian

Airport hawaa dagar maydaan-e hawaa-i

Army pauz fauj/ordu
Asylum panaah pamaah
Border pdlay sarhadd
Camp dd kaamp kaamp-d
Children muchouman awladah
Clothing jama poxaak
Cooking pot chainaq dd paxldy loxay/deg
Cooperation hamkari pd gdda kaar kawdl
Customs gumruk gumruj
Delay nawakta dzandy
Detention ndzar-band tawkif
Development program dd wadi prograam prograam-d
ynkyshaafi
Displaced persons be-zaya shdwi xaldk
be-jaa shodygaan
Electricity breshna brexnaa
Emergency hajol ber-dndy pexa
Expulsion shar-dl kharej/zxraaj
Family koranay hekraaj
Government hokumat hokumat
Grandparents padar kalan padar wa maser kalan
Handicapped saya ma-yub
Health roghtyaa seat/syhhat
Hospital roghtun shafakhana
House kor khana/kor
HQ mankaz mankae
Human rights dd bashar hakkuna hokuk e bashar
Husband mehra shwahan
Lamp dewan tsheragh
Legal protection kaanuni saatdna hymayat e kanoun
Malnutrition bada ghdzaa sou-e taghziya
Material assistance maadi komak komak-e mawadi
Ministry wdzaarat wezarat
Nutrition ghdzaa taghziya
Pain - days/weeks dard worat dard e ruz/hafta
Pain - months/years dard hafta dard e mo/sol
Pain - treatment dard mehda dard e ta-dow-wi

Pain - arms/legs dard bazou/paie dard e dest/pal

Pain - chest dard sina dard e sina
Pain - ears/eyes dard gauche/sterguee

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 dard e goch/cheshom
Pain - hands/feet dard daste/paie dard e dest/pai
Pain - head/neck dard sav/gardan dard e sar/ghardin
Pain - stomach dard mehda dard e meda
Persecution zawravdi aziyat
Petrol tel petrol/tel
Police-station dd polis st-eshan sar-mammuriyat-e-police

President mdshir ra-is

Prison bandy-khana zyndan
Province ayaalat wela-yate
Reception centre dd melma paaldne mahal e pazirahi/
markaz-d paziraa-i
Refugee mohajer panahenda
Representative astaazy nema-yandghi
Rural da kdll
Sanitation hyfzu-syhna hyfzu syhha
Shelter rijdi panaga
Status haysiyat haysiyat
Tent rijdi gihejdi/khayma

Torture shekanja shykanja

Town khar shahr
Transportation transport transport
Travel Docs sdd safar sanaduna sdd safar sanaduna

Tribe t-dbdr kabila

Truck lan mot-dr/lari motar-d laar/lari
Urban dd khari dd khari
Village kday karya
Voluntrary repatriation pd rdzaa-sara berta legal
bar-gasht-d yraadi
War jagara jangue
Water aaba aab
Wife kaza zawja/khanom

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 APPENDIX C - BRIEF GRAMMAR
1. Structure - subject, object and verb:
(EU) sint aici. (I) am here.
COPILUL e aici. The CHILD is here.
Copilul e aici? Question - is the child here?
2. Articles:
Copil e aici A child here is.
3. Nouns:
Cop-II sint aici. Child-REN are here.
Copilul BUN e aici. The GOOD child is here.
ESTE e copil. HE is a child.

4. Possession:
E copilul MEU. He is MY child.

5. Relative:
Copilul CARE e aici. The child WHO here is.

6. Demostrative:
ACEST copil e aici. THIS child is here.
Copilul ASTA e acolo. THAT child is THERE.

7. Interogatives:
CE e asta? WHAT is this thing?
CINE e? WHO is that?
UNDE e copilul? WHERE is the child?
CIT e cartea? HOW-MUCH is the book?

8. Imperatives:
FA-o! DO this!
VIN-O aici! COME here!

9. Negatives:
Da, AM o cartea. Yes, I HAVE a book.
Nu, N-am o cartea. No, I do NOT have the book.
NU veniti aici. Do NOT come here.

10. To be, have and want (with "me" to indicate the present tense):
Sint/am/doresc I am/have/want
Sinteti/aveti/doriti You are/have/want
E (este)/are/doreste He is/has/wants

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APPENDIX D - THE ONE HUNDRED MOST USED WORDS IN
CONVERSATION NEEDS ACCENTS (Challenge- make up phrases)
1. A/an 2. After 3. Again 4. All 5. Almost
UN/O DUPA DIN NOU TOP APPROAPE
6. Also 7. Always 8. And 9. Because 10. Before
MAI FIACAREZI SI/SA FINDEA IMAINTE DE
11. Big 12. But 13. I can 14. I come 15. Either/or
MARE DAR EU PO EU VEN SAU SI SAU
16. I find 17. First 18. For 19. Friend 20. From
EUGAS MAI INTAI PENTRU PRIETEN DIN
21. I go 22. Good 23. Goodbye 24. Happy 25. I have
EU MERG BUN/BENI LA REVEDERE FERINCIT EU AM
26. He 27. Hello 28. Here 29. How much 30. I
EL BUNAZEWA AICI CAT COSTS EU
31. I am 32. If 33. In 34. I know 35. Last
EU SINR DACH IN EU STIU ???
36. I like 37. Little 38. I love 39. I make 40. Many
EU PLACE MIC/PIC EUDRAGOST EU FAC MULTI
41. One 42. More 43. Most 44. Much 45. My
UN MAI ??? MULT MEI
46. New 47. No 48. Not 49. Now
50. Of
NOV NU NU ACUM DE
51. Often 52. On 53. One 54. Only 55. Or
ADESEA PE UN NUMAI SAU
56. Other 57. Our 58. Out 59. Over 60. People
AL NOIE AFARA ACOLO OAMENI
61. Place 62. Please 63. Same 64. I see 65. She
LOC VA ROG LAFELCA EU VIDE EA
66. So 67. Some 68. Sometimes 69. Still 70. Such
ZAO GENINA UNEORI INCA ZAO
71. I tell 72. Thank you 73. That 74. The 75. There
EU VORB MULTUMESC ASTA O/SA/NA ACOLO
76. Them 77. Then 78. There is 79. They 80. Thing
SIN ATUNCI E/ESTE ELE LUCRU
81. I think 82. This 83. Time 84. To 85. Under
EU CREDE ACESTI TIMP/ORA LA SUB
86. Up 87. Us 88. I use 89. Very 90. We
SUS NOI EU FOLOS FOARTE NOI
91. What 92. When 93. Where 94. Which 95. Who
CEL CAND UNDE CE CINE
96. Why 97. With 98. Yes 99. You 100. Your
DE CE? Cum DA TI/VOI TI-YU

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 APPENDIX E - APS - LEARNING REINFORCEMENT
AUTONOMIC PLAYBACK SYSTEM

1. Make a special 30 minute APS audio tape recording of all the material
that you want to absorb into your long term memory, as follows:

a. Speak with gentle persuasive tone. This encourages perception

and retention without effort.

b. Speak only for about 8 seconds ... pause for about 4 seconds ....
continue for about 8 seconds ... pause 4 seconds etc. This gives
your
mind time to absorb easily without stress,

c. Add seven key learning points which were important to

you! Thus provides "associations" in your mind for the new
learning.

2. The NEXT DAY, relax and playback the tape (using ear phones) while
watching some interesting TV show WITHOUT audio e.g. a football
match or other a sports event or a cartoon. Make NO EFFORT to
listen to the tape. In fact, TELL yourself NOT to listen, but just
to relax and gently give all attention to the TV show. Relax and let
your mind absorb the data WITHOUT ANY CONSCIOUS EFFORT at
all.

3. Play this once more..

4. Finally on the FOLLOWING DAY, do IRT (relax), and playback the

tape (with ear phones) while gently viewing and repeating the text
material (hear, see, say and feel).

5. Adapt APS to your special needs and personality. Use it for any new
material that you want to absorb without stress or effort. And please
remember to email feedback and new creative ideas to our Team at:
robertboland@wanadoo.fr. So, and from now on - relax and
remember!!

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 BROCHURE
CRE - CREATIVE RELAXATION EXERCISE
THE NATURAL WAY TO PLAY WITH LANGUAGE AND A BEAUTIFUL
ACCENT
WITH A 30 MINUTE AUDIO TAPE IN ONE DAY

KEY CONCEPT: "WHEN you create new POSITIVE wave patterns in YOUR
mind
they give you the CONFIDENCE to RELAX and LEARN naturally without
EFFORT"

Opportunity for staff and AID WORKERS on short or long missions to other
countries to feel more secure, comfortable and effective in achieving better
working relationships in English, with local companies, governments,
refugees, client and project staff, as they perceive the effort to speak the
local language with a good accent, and thus to show clearly a deep respect
for local values and culture.

Description: dynamic English-based brief language learning system

developed initially with some UN staff, for aid workers in Afghanistan, and
now available in: Dari, Pashto, Uzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, English, French,
German, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Urdu, Finnish, Arabic, Indonesian,
Malay, Shona, Russian, Mandarin, Xhosa and with other languages in
process: Cantonese, Zulu, Tswana, Sutu, Swedish, Nepali, Italian, Swahili,
Basque, etc.

Designed for: mature motivated learners who need to achieve very rapidly,
the personal confidence to speak and understand, basics of the local natural
language. Designed also also for current speakers to who want to achieve
significant accent improvement.

Course duration: one full six hour day with a partner or small group,
followed by daily brief individual revision, in the following week and one day
reinforcement a month later.

Application: individual training or as a small part of any mmangement

training program to stimulate creativity, because: "Each language is an
intellectual treasure-house of communication, culture and humanitarian
values" - Professor Kenneth Hale - linguistics expert of MIT who spoke 50
languages fluently and died October 8th 2001.

Method: uses CRE techniques to achieve relaxation and intuitive absorption

of the natural language with confidence and without stress or effort.
Designed to handle varying individual value systems and needs. CRE
techniques, once acquired, can be easily used for any other languages or
dialects. Uses IRT - the Instant Relaxation Technique create the confidence
to learn.

Further information: 33 450 408982 or 199 Chemin Garenne, Prevessin,

01280 France or email: robertboland@wanadoo.fr from Dr. Bob Boland MD,
MPH (Johns Hopkins), DBA, ITP (Harvard Business School), Former visiting
professor at: INSEAD: IMD, Cranfield, Columbia, GSB, Stellenbosch, Wits,
WHO, ILO, WB, UNEP, UNIDO, AID, IRC, Peace Corps, Shell, Burma, Barlows,
Baxter, Nokia etc.

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