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Thisis RosieDoyle.$he'sa journalistand she livesin london.
Onedayshegoesto her office.Whathappens?
Tickthe boxes.
a At the off ce Rosiemeets
c Shehears
twoAmericans.
Oneis
d They
talkabout
edit or t he pe r s o nw h o s a y sw h c h
sto riesgo in a n e w s p a p e r
film m o vin gp ictu r e sth a tte ll a st0 r y ri ver bus peopl e 0from onepl ace
to anotheron a ri veri n thi s
id e a so m e th inth
g a t yo uth in k
is
w o h howexpensi vseomethi ng
Rosiegclesrllerthe womIll.
'Where'sshe going?'Rosie
thinhs. And who is she?'
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w i thoutas K rng
for s omethi ng
buy to gi vemoneY
'Perhapshe's going to
steal a picture!'Rosie
'But
thinks,suddenlY.
what can I do?'
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a Thatmanis a killerBecareful.
tle'sdg.n$91qq.,5.
b I wantt0....
... thoseshoes
inthewindow.
Howmuchanethev?
c 'Thene
area lotof carsonthisroad.Howcanweetacross
it?'
f r f t yt hous andE u ro s .
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visit NewYork.
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' l t' srai ni ng.Whatcanwe do t oday?'
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Valmy gets a paper from the safe - a paper
with a drawing on it.
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fl i rl t )iec es
of w o o d
In a diffcrent room, a
man getsout of bcd.
He is Hans,Pierre
Valmy'sservant.
'What's that noise?'he
says.'Who's talhing?
Is it Monsicur Valmy?'
In Valmy's bcdroom, Lczardotahes
the paper fiom the old mrn.Then
he ties him to a chair.
t e to sto pso m e o n e
m o vin gwith
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b P ier ne
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. . . . . . hert o a t r ee
pict ur es
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because
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t he police. Venice.
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in her London home.
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in front ol him.
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get through there!'
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PierreVulrnyis talking on
the lfV now.
'The thief has the Picrsscr
drawing,' hc says.'But
what can he do with it?'
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Rosie thinks.
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andwatchrngthe news?jftEillifE.
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andthefiftythousand
Euros
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LezardogivcsJulia
Yardley a package.
'Is that the Picasso
drawing?'Rosicthinks.
Rosiefollows|ulia
Yardley to a big
hotel. |ulia goesin
but Rosiewaits in
thc street.
'Now I can phonc
thc policc,'shc sr\s.
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alley a s m a l ls t r c c t
h u r t to d o so m e th in bg a d
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Rosietellsthem rboutthe London river bus,
'What can wt: do with her?'JuliatsksLczardo.
'Leaveher with me,' Lczarclosays.Ancl he smilesnastily.
pocket the pl acei n youf c oatw hc rc
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nasti l y i n not a ni cew ay
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leaves
thebridge.
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gives
to Julia.
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c I I Lezando
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attheRialto
a [ ;utiaarrives
to Rosie.
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to Rosie.
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f I tezardo
phone.
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goes
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'Tomorrow'fulia tellshim.
And shegoesinto the hotel.
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'GiovanniPiano is crazy
about collecting,'Lezardo
says.'He buys important
paintings and drawings,
anclhe asksno questions.'
'What are you going to do?'
Rosieasks.
pant i n g sc o o u r e dp i c t u r e s
case a bgbag
k noc k t o h r ts t f o n g l y
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inthisart book.
b When
it'shotI liketo sit onmvhotel
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a Juliaphonesan importantltalianrojjee-o'fll
of dogs
givessomedr"awings
to Salvatore.
b Lezardo
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g My motheralways.
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wantsa mi l l i o nEu ro sfo t' th ed ra w i n $from Jul i a.
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Lez ar do
t ies R o s i eto a ta b l e .
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R osieandJuliaescape
btr
get sa m illionEunos
Lezar do
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G iovanni
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After Lezardoleaves.Rosictries
to move her arms and legs.
'Perhaps.. . I can getout. . . on
to the . . . balcony,' she thinks.
She beginsto move her chair.
oK?'
'Yes,I'm OK,'shesays.Then she
tells the hotel manager, 'Phone
the police!Tellthem, "Go to the
CafAntonella".'
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'You!' rpoliceman
shoutsat l,ezardo.'Stop!'
llut Lezardoruns to
llcrnardo'sboat.
'Whcl are you?' he ashsLezardo.
' Where'sSignoraYardley?'
'Forget Signora Yardley,'Lezardotells
him. 'Here'sthe drawing.'
'l must
'lt's beautifbl,'l)irno
stys.
havcit!'
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boat y o ug o a c r o s st h c w a te f Inth ts
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that peopl emak e
Now Lezardodrives
the boat away - fast!
'Yes,perhapsI can,'she
says,and she smiles.
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is writingan
5 R osi e.
4 Lezardo
andthe draw i ng.
e Lez ando
wait sf o r Pi a n o
6 a new spaper
ntothe street
7 her bi Sstory.
P ianowant st o h a v e
h T hepolic eget
I the P i casso
dnaw i ng.
rnan0Sg!
Bernando'boat.
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Completethe descniptionof the picture by Picassowith the words in the box.
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1 In the forelround
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a n dth e s k y .I .
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ci r c uspeople.
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4 0n the left
5 At the top
... . somered
6 At the bottom
Police lnterviws
No, I ilon't.
luliaYarilley
Yes,I do. He's an olilfrienil.
American.
Ms Yardley:2
Police0fficer: Howold are you?
Ms Y ar dley : 5 . . . .
Police0fficer:l . . ..
Police0fficer: Wher"e
do you live?
GiovanniPiano:Giovanni
Piano.
Ms Yardley:4..
PoliceO f f icer : 2. . . . . .
PoliceOfficer:Wher"e
do you work?
Ms Y ar dley : 5.. . . .
Police0fficer:3....
PoliceOfficer:What'syourjob?
Ms Yardley:G...
Police0fficer:4 . ..
PoliceOfficer:Wher"e
are youstayingin Venice?
GiovanniPiano:lnan apar"tment
in Rome.
Police0fficer:5...
Police0fficer:Doyou knowGiovanni
Piano?
GiovanniPiano:lrun a spaghettibusiness.
Ms Yardley:8
PoliceO f f icer : 6. . . . . .
Ms Yardley:9
Police0fficer:7
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Piano: lnt he SaintM ar "k's
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Police Officer:8 .
GiovunniPr'ano:No,I don't.
Police 0fficer:9
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Police Officer:
Roger Lezardo:
Police 0fficer:
Roger Lezardo:
Police 0fficer: .
Roger Lezardo:
Police 0fficer: .
Roger Lezardo:
Police Officer:
Roger Lezardo:
Police 0fficer: .
Roger Lezardo:
Police Officer:
Roger Lezardo:
Police 0ffrcer: .
Roger Lezardo:
Police 0fficer: .
Roger Lezardo:
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