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Thisis RosieDoyle.$he'sa journalistand she livesin london.
Onedayshegoesto her office.Whathappens?
Tickthe boxes.
a At the off ce Rosiemeets

RosieDoyle lives and works in London. She is a

iournalist. She writes for TheRecordnewspaper.
b Sh em us tf ind

c Shehears
twoAmericans.
Oneis

d They
talkabout

journalist a personwho writes

stori esfor a new sp aper
newspaper peopleread about
thngsthat happeni n thi s

'I can't use this stoi'y,

Rosie,'saysthe editor.
'It's old news. Bring me
something new and
exciting, Bring me a BIG
story!' He looks at her.
'You're tired, Rosie.lfake
the afternoon off. Go and
seea film, or something.'
"A big story"! That's not easyto find,' Rosie
thinks. 'But a film? Yes,that's a good idea.'

But a man and a woman in front of her on the river

bus are not interestedin the city's buildings. They
are Americans. il'hev talk. and Rosiebeeins to listen.

'Fifty thousand Euros,Ms Yardley,'the man

says.'l want fifty thousand Euros to get it.'
'I don't knoq Lezardo-' MsYardley begins.
'It's worth half a million,'Lezardosays.
'Fifty thousand is nothing.'

Rosiegoesto the River Thames and waits for

the river bus. It's a cold Februarv afternoon.

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

news whenso m e o n tee l l sy o u

so m et hrng
ne w

r iye r wa te rth a t m o ve s n a lo n glin e

is
w o h howexpensi vseomethi ng

Rosiegclesrllerthe womIll.
'Where'sshe going?'Rosie
thinhs. And who is she?'

thc wtltnttlsttlpsitttd lool's

Suclclenly,
bacl<.Shc looksat Rosicfor a secondor
two, then goesinto a house.

Rosiegoesto the house."'JuliaYarrdley""shc

reads.'She'san art dealer. Art dealersbuy
and sell pictures.Perhapsthe man on the
river bus is going to buy a picture' But why is
that dangerous?'

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pers onltv e s

d a n g e r o u sth a t ca n KlllYo u
b r id g e p e o p leg o a cr o ssa five f
0 n tn ls

for s omethl ng
moneY
art deal er a P ers onw ho hasa s hoP s el l to tak e
w i th expensi ve
P i c turesIn l t
s teal to tak es omethl ng
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.

Ghoosethe right words to complete the sentences.

b I wantt0....
... thoseshoes
inthewindow.
Howmuchanethev?
c 'Thene
area lotof carsonthisroad.Howcanweetacross
it?'

a Ro sieDoy leis a journ a l i s t.

Sh em us tf ind . .
1 I

f r f t yt hous andE u ro s .

2 V

abigs t or " y

5 I

ul aY ar " dley

' LooklThe r e's

a ..

d I read Th eTim esever yday.Which. .

v r s it ac hat eau

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visit NewYork.

. . . . a lot of m oney
' l t' srai ni ng.Whatcanwe do t oday?'
' l ' vegot an . . . . .
. Let 'swat chTVat hom e. '

g Thatol d wom ancan'tseeit , but t hatboy's. .

h Wedon'tuseour old TV.Let's

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. . . . . . . do your ead?

e Thatpi ctuneis by Picasso.

lt 's .

b Shewantsto . . .
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. . . . . Wecanwalkovert hat '

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c Sh eS oest her eby . . .

. . . m oneyf r om her baf

it and get somemoneyfor it.

' W hat' th
s e . ..
. . . . t oday?'
' E nfl andar e playingFr anceat f oot ballt hisevening. '
H ereadsa lot in hiswor k because
he'san

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r iv erbus .

d Sh elis t enst o . . .
1 ffi J uliaY ar dley
an d L e z a n d o .
P ier ne
V alm yan dL e z a r" d o
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an dPi e rreVa l m y
ul aY ar dley

e Th e yt alk about
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u big s t or "and
y London

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m oneyandV en i c e .

a W el earnm or eaboutRosie.
...

b Welear nm or eaboutLezar do's

wor K.. . . . . . . . .

c W el earnm oneaboutJuliaYar dley's

w onk...... . . . .

d WeseePier r eValm y's

hom e

pic t ur esandP a ri s .

R o siegoesaf t er .

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Lez ar do.

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2 Nl J uliaY ar dley
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P ier r "Vealm y .

Usethe words in BiglBen to complete

the sentenceson pa{e 7.

Very quietly, he goesupstairs.

He seesa door in front of him.
'That's Valmy's bedroom,'
Lezardothinks.

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Two nights later, on a mountain

in Switzerland,RogerLezardo
skis acrossthe snow. It is aiter
midnight. In front of him is a
big chateau.

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He goesinto the room. Valmy is in bed,

asleep.
'Getup, old man!' Lezardosays.
'Who - who are you?' Valmy asks.

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Valmy seesthe gun in Lezardo'shand.

'Get the drawing, Valmy,'Lezardosays.

'It doesn'tmatter,'Lezardosays.'Getit!'
Valmy gets a paper from the safe - a paper
with a drawing on it.
mount ain a bi g h i l l

sn o w s0 m e th inso
g ft,c0 lda n dwh ite l ock thi s makesa doorstaycl osed

Bki t o go ov ers n o wf a s t o n l o n g
fl i rl t )iec es
of w o o d

b r e a k to m a keo n eth in kin totwo

th in g swh e nyo u h it it

upstairs to the upperpart of

a house
asl eep sl eepng

gun a pers onc anfi ghtw i ththi s

draw ng a pi c turemadew i th
a pencIr

safe a boxwith a lockwhereyou pul

i mportantor ex pens i vthi
e ngs

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.

Hans quickly getsthc

snowmobileand goes
after Lezardo.Lczardo
sltisdown lhe mounlain.

He looks at the drawing and laughs. A million Eurosfor this

littf e drawing?' he says.'You art collectors art: cra,y.'
Lczardoleavesthc chateau
with the drawing in his bag.
Hans finds Monsieur Valmy.
'Go after him!'Valmy shouts.
'Takethe snowmobilc!'
'Yes,monsieur,'siysllrns.
And you call the policc,
monsicur.'

servant a personwho works for

s om eone
ncfl

t e to sto pso m e o n e
m o vin gwith

craz] notthj nkrngw el l

a fol)(l

M ons ieur/ r n r s ' j r / M r , i n F r c nch

a r t d r a w n g as n d p ictu r e s

snow mobl ea car that cango

acrosssn0w

co lle cto r a p e r so nwh o liketo b uy

a n d h a velo tso fth in g so f o n ekin d

pol ce theyfi nd l eopl e

w ho do
somethng
l l ad

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Use the words from Activity 1 to complete these sentences.

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Are these sentencestrue or false? Tick the boxes.
s ouse
v is it sP i e rreVa l m y ' h
a Lez ar do
V alm yis a y o u n gm a n .
b P ier ne

True False
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put sV a l my ' d
s ra w i n gi n h i s b a ga n dg 0es.

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c P ier r eV alm yli v e si n P a ri s .

t ak esa d ra w i n gfro m V a l my .
d Lez ar do
e T hedr awingis w o rtha mi l l i o nE u ro s .
f

Hanswor k sf or L e z a rd o

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Find sixteen words from Ghapter2 in the snow.

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a I canopent his dooreasilyThe. . .

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isn'twor kin$.

b Thatbottl eis ver yold.Becar ef ulwit h it anddon't. .

...

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pict ur esin his housebecause

he'san ar t . .
c H e' sgot l o t sof beaut if ul
on allt het neesandhouses.

d I l i kei t w h enit 'scoldandt her e's

downhillsver Yf ast

e S hecan
f

W atchthat m an.He'sgot a . . . . . .

. . in his handandhe cankillyouwit h it

E l ' 0h,no!Th atwom anhasgot m y baSwit h all m y m oneyin it '

' Qui ck!
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C allt he . . . .
i s a ver yhigh
h tver" est
..

Thechi l drenar e .

H erroomisn'tdownher e lt 's

. . in bedso don'tm akea lot of noise

k I don' tw ant t ot akeallt his m oneywit hm e.Let 'sput it int he hot el. .
beforewe go out
da Vinciand it 'swor t ha lot of m oney
is by Leonar do

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m S hew earsf lower sin her hair andshedoesn'twearshoes.She's. .

n Theydon 't doanywor kint hehouse. Their . .
he's. . .
o S hecan' trun awaybecause
p I l i kestudying. . . .

. . . . . . doit f or t hem .

. . . . . . hert o a t r ee

pict ur es
I likelookin$at beaut if ul
because

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What happens in the next chapter? Ghoosethe correct words to complete
the sentences.
a

HansgetsLezardo. Lezardo
$etsaway.

b R osi esee s Valm y Lezandoon TV.

da Vinci. PabloPicasso.
is by Leonar do
s
c V al my' drawing
d R osi egoe st o

t he police. Venice.

13

Ilosieis eatingbrcahfrst
in her London home.
Shc is wrtchinsthc news on'l'V.

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The snowmobileis gctting nearer and nearer.

'What crnI clo?'Lczarclo
thinks.

Lezardosccssometrccs
in front ol him.
'Wait!'he thinlis.'I cur
get through there!'

q
ry

It crashes into the trees.

and l,ezardoescapes.
follow go aftcr
c rash t o h r ts o m e t h i n ag n d
s t ops u d d e n l y

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escape t0 gcl away

"fhe owner ol'the chateauis PierreVrrlmy.'

the newsreadcrsays.'The Picassodrawing
is worth hall a million Huros,pcrhapsmurc.

PierreVulrnyis talking on
the lfV now.
'The thief has the Picrsscr
drawing,' hc says.'But
what can he do with it?'

'Valmy?I know that

name!'Rosiethinlrs.'Rut
whcrc . . .?Ycs!Irnln the
lnlnon thc riverbusl'

'I know,' Rosiesaysexcitedly.'He can give il

to JulialYardlcyin Vcnicctomorrow at lwo
o'clock.Ancl get fifty thousand Huros!'l'lrt'
thiel'isthe man on thc rivcr bus!'

thiel (plurlthieves) a personwho

takessomethng w i thoutas k i ng

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'l )o I go lo t he po l i c e ? '
Rosie thinks.

Thc next dary,Rosieis on

a gondola in Vcnice.

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ry
gondol a youcango ac ros sthe
w ater n thi s i n V en l c c
caf yougo hcl eto hav ca drrnk
to eat
and somcthi ng

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Ghoosethe correct words to complete the sentences.

What happens in the next chapter? Tick three sentences.

a Lezardo
skisbetween
t*o @l[sl$

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b Thesnowmobile
can @ffi goafterhim.
gets
c Lezardo
away.
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b f l Jul i aSivesf r f t yt housandEur ost o Lezar do

givest he Picasso
G I
Lezar do
dr awinft o Julia.

d Rosie
is eatingbreakfast
andwatchrngthe news?jftEillifE.
e Sheremember"s
thenameValmyll!!ftfi fromtheriverbus.

d I

R osi eget st he dr awing.

e I

R osi espeakst o t he police

f E

Lezar do
andJuliaspeakt o Rosie

Valmyftrftll knowsaboutJuliaYardley,
Venice
andthefiftythousand
Euros

Lezar do
m eet sJuliaYar dley
at t he Rialt obr idf e

! LezardollllFjf?lliltll is an art thief,Rosiethinks.

h Rosie
wantst0 0to thepolicebeforeEi![ shegetsher"bigstory
i Rosiegoest0 Venicethat ouy IIEIftffiEil
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a Cany out ak ea p h o too f u s i n th i s

W ew antto
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w henw e ohome.

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c H o w c a n we --fro m,n ,rOr,,O'nr f
w i t h a $ u n a tth e fro n td o o ra n d |can,topen.,:.,;l:lfIM

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F'irstLezardoleavesthe bridge.Then, when Julia

Yardley begins to walk away,Rosiefollows her.

Someminutes later,|ulia Yardley

arrives at the Rialto Bridge.
"l'hcre sheis!'Rosiethinks. 'llut
whcre'sthe man?'

Lezardoisn't fhr away.He's

watching Rosie.
'Why is that woman watching Julia
Yardley?'hethinks. 'Docsshe know
something?'

Rosiesuddenly seesthe man from the river

bus. He'smeetingJulia Yardleyon the bridge.
pac k age s o m e t h i ntgh a ty o uta ke
wrrny 0u I n s o m cp a p e f

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.

lJul l,czardois behind Rosie

hc grabs her phone.
now rncl
'No, yon don't!' hc says.
'Wha1-?' Rosiebegins.

From the hotcl, julia YardlcyscesRoger

Lczrrdo
with Rosicin the street.
Lezrrclo
has llosie'srrmin his hind
.
and she crn'tcsclpe
'What's happening?'shc thinks. 'Wait!

'What do you hnow?'Lczudo

I don't
asks.'llc crrelul.
wrntto hurt you, but I hrvergun in my pochet.'

I know that young womrn'sface?'

Shc goesout of the hotel again.

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\/'l know . . . I know rboutthe drawing,' Rosicsays.'l l<nurr

rboutValnry.
'[Iow ckryou know?' fulia aslis.

Now |ulia is with Lezrdo

pushes
ancl llosie.Leztrclo
Rosieinto a darrlialley
oppositcthc hotel. fulia
followsthem.
'l)o I hnow you?'Juliaasks
Rosie,and shc looks into
Rosie'sfrcc.Ah, yes.Now I
remembcr!Outsidemy
London officc,on Monday!
Who arc you?'
Aaagh! My arm!Ytru'rc
hurling nrc!'Rosiecries.
'OK,OK!My name'sRosie
Doyle.I - I'm a journttlist.'

ilry

grab t o t a k cs u d d e n l y
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
to so r n e o n e

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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
V oucan putthi n s
nasti l y i n not a ni cew ay

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'Haveyou$ot a pen?'
' Y es,l ' vefo t onein m y shir t . . . . P"a. Q K9t
... .'

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in the correctorder.l{umberthem 1-8.
Putthesesentences
Julia.
Ros'e
follows
leaves
thebridge.
Lezar"do
gives
to Julia.
somethin$
c I I Lezando
EridSe.
attheRialto
a [ ;utiaarrives
to Rosie.
e E rlia speaks
to Rosie.
speaks
f I tezardo
phone.
g ! Lezar"do
takesRosie's
goes
intoherhotel.
n [ ;utia
u I
b !

b D on' t..
G

Taket hemslowly
. . . . . . . t he sandwiches

I don' tw al kdownt hat

. 'sdar kandnobodyusually
. . . lat eat nihtlt

. is for you.lt's from 0xford.What'stn lt?

not . . . . .
e P l easesaysor r ynt cely,
e.
.
D on' tsi t 0n yourlit t lesist erYou'r

. . . . . . . . her

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What happens in the next chapter? Iick the boxes.

Yes

a Jul i aohon esan antcollect or .

TT

f ivet housandEut "os

b Jul i agi ve sLezar do
t he police.
c R osi epho nes
an dRosie$o t o Julia'shot elr oom .
d Lezardo

trT

f r om Julia
takesbackt he paint in$
e Lezardo
f

R osi eti esJuliat o a bed

g R osi eti es Lezar do

t o a chat r .

No

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Five minutes later. Rosie

seesJulia Yardley on a
hotel balcony. Julia
picks up a black book
from the table and goes
into her room.
'She'sphoning. Now we
go in,' Lezardosays.And
don't run away!
Rememberthe gun in
my pocketl'
'What are you going to do?'
fulia asks.She is frightened.
Lezardois a dangerousman.
'Don't ask questions,'Lezardo
tells her. 'Phone your collector.
I want mv monev soon.'

'Tomorrow'fulia tellshim.
And shegoesinto the hotel.

Lezardogivessome money to the

man at the hotel desk.
'Well, Salvatore?'he says.
'Sheis in her room,'the man at the
desk tells him. And now she's
making a phone call.'

'Right. Who's she phoning?'

Lezardoasks.
'Wait a minute,' Salvatoresays,
and he picks up the phone on his
desk and listens.

Lezardoand Rosiewait in the alley.Lezardo

watchesone of the windows in the hotel.

'Giovanni Piano,' Salvatoresays

to Lezardoquietly.
Lezardosmiles.'So she'sselling1o
him - one of the most imporl,anl
collectorsin Italy.I know hinr.'

'What are we waiting for?'Rosie asks.

'For Yardley to phone somebody,'Lezardoanswers.
frightened afraid

balcony a placeat the front of a

bui l di ntupstai rsw herey ouc an
standand l ookout or s i t i n the s un

des k a tabl ew herey ouc an payfor a

roomor as khotelw ork ersthi ngs

pck up to takei n yo urhand

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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.

He laughs.'l'm goingto get

drawing,'
back that Picrsso
"l'hen
he says.
I'm going to
sellit to GiovanniPianoand
get half a million Euros, not
flftv thousand!'
Lezardo
knocks on
the door of
room 301.

pant i n g sc o o u r e dp i c t u r e s

'Tie her to the bed,'

Lczardotells Rosie.
Rosielooks at his gun
and tiesJulia to the bcd.

case a bgbag

k noc k t o h r ts t f o n g l y

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Usethe wordsfrom Activity1 to completethe sentences.

Gorrect the mistakes.

a There
arelotsof . p0.int LnSJ nvPicasso
inthisart book.
b When
it'shotI liketo sit onmvhotel
. inthesun

ar* coilec* o r
a Juliaphonesan importantltalianrojjee-o'fll

of dogs

c Lookat th at big do!Helpll'm . . . . . .

d l ' vegotl ot sof im por t ant papens
in m y. .

. . . . . . . now.l'm t akingt hem t owor k

e Whenyouarniveat a hotel,you mustspeakfir'stto the man0r womanat the fr"ont

givessomedr"awings
to Salvatore.
b Lezardo

. andgetyourr oomnum ber .

f

lis t en sto J u l i a ' sp h o n ec a l lw i th Pi a n o .

c Lez ar do

P l ease

. on t he doorbef or eyouopenit andcom ein.

g My motheralways.
d J uliais m eet i n gPi a n oa t tw o o ' c l o c ka t th e C a f A ntonel l a
wantsa mi l l i o nEu ro sfo t' th ed ra w i n $from Jul i a.
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Someminutes later,thc young llrn arrives

at room 301 with the hotel managcr.

After Lezardoleaves.Rosictries
to move her arms and legs.
'Perhaps.. . I can getout. . . on
to the . . . balcony,' she thinks.
She beginsto move her chair.

The young man unties Rosieand

the hotel manager unties ]ulia.
'My name is Bernardo,'the
young man tells Rosie.Are you

oK?'
'Yes,I'm OK,'shesays.Then she
tells the hotel manager, 'Phone
the police!Tellthem, "Go to the
CafAntonella".'

A young man seesthe newspaper,

then he looks up and seesRosie.
He runs to the hotel.
t ly t o w a n tt o d o s o m e t h i n bg u t n o t
t o do t w e l l

RosietellsBernardo and the hotel manugt'r

aboutthe Picassodrawingand Ciovtnlri
l'irrro.
The hotel managerphonesthe polit'c.
Inonager a personwhow atc hesthe
w rl k ol otheroeool e

fall to go downquickty

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Suddenly,the two men see

a policeboat on thc canal.
'l'henLezardoseesRosicin
llcrnardo'sboat. He gets
up quickly.

'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!'
Sign o r a / s r n ' J r f a /[ , 4 f s ,n ta lia n
boat y o ug o a c r o s st h c w a te f Inth ts

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r;rrli r Trver
that peopl emak e

Now Rosieis in the water by the

gondola.Bernardo's boat crashes
into a bridge and starts to sink.
Lezardo falls into the water.

Lezardogetsonto Bernardo's boat.

He knocks Bernardo into the canal.

The police get Rosieout of the

water first. Then they get Lezardo.
'Have you got the Picassodrawing?'
Rosieasksa policeman.
'Yes,thanks to you,' he says.

Now Lezardodrives
the boat away - fast!

Lezardotries to get away from the police.It is not

easywith gondolasand more boats on the canal.

The police take Rosieback to the

hotel. Bernardo is waiting for her.
'Well, I've got my big story,'Rosie
says.'That's going to the editor of
TheRecordtonight!'
Are you a journalist?' Bernardo asks.
'Yes,'Rosiesavs.

'Er * can you stay in Venicefor

a day or two more, Rosie?'
Bernardo asks.
Rosielooks at him. 'He'snice,'
she thinks. And I can send my
story to the editor from here
by email.'

'Yes,perhapsI can,'she
says,and she smiles.

Suddenly,there's a gondola in front of them, the boat turns

quickly, and Rosiefalls into the water! She swims to the gondola.
turn to go to the rght or the left

tlnk lo odownin water

swim to go throughthe water

m o v i n gy o u ra r m s a n d l e g s

lhonks to becauseof

email wordsthat you sendfrom

c 0mputer
to c 0mputer

2 Usethe words from Activity I to complete the sentences.

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l'm sor r ybutt he hot el

a Ros iek noc k s

1 aboutthe dnaw i ng.

b B er nar do
unt ie s .. .

2 at the C afA ntonel l a.

Ros iet ellsB en n a n daon dth e

hot elm anaf er.. .

is writingan

5 R osi e.
4 Lezardo
andthe draw i ng.

d T hehot elm ana g e r.. .

5 phonesthe pol i ce.

e Lez ando
wait sf o r Pi a n o

6 a new spaper
ntothe street

7 her bi Sstory.

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Lez ar dot ak e s ...

h T hepolic eget

I the P i casso
dnaw i ng.

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Bernando'boat.
s

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look at the picture of part of Veniceby Ganaletto.Gompletethe table with the

words from the box. Use a dictionary to help you.

Paintings
Completethe descniptionof the picture by Picassowith the words in the box.
Use a dictionary to helP You.

at the bottom at the top in the background'

inthe foregrounil onthe left on the right
there are there's

buililings cTouils d.arkruater

asmsllbrickbriilge
gondolas brightblue sky people walking re,flections
the Granil CanI the Rialto Briilge

1 In the forelround
1 .. . .

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r i th i ts b a b y5
h or s ewit hwingsto g e th ew

..

....... w e canseea w hi te
.. a w 0mani n a w hi te

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o f th e p i c tu n e
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the lef t - hand

2 In the background

. thereare some

a n dth e s k y .I .
tr eesandhill,an o l d b u i l d i n
. ......
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ci r c uspeople.

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5 0n the ri$ht
4 0n the left
5 At the top

... . somered

6 At the bottom

Police lnterviws

2 Write the police officer's words in this interview with Giovannipiano.

1 Gompletethis dialogue with Julia Yardley'swords from the box.

At the Rialto Briilge Hotel.

l'm 4O, I'm an art ilealer,

In shops inLondon, Paris anilNewYork.

In aflat inLondon.

No, I ilon't.
luliaYarilley
Yes,I do. He's an olilfrienil.
American.

Police Offrcer:What'syour name?

Ms Yardley:1 ... ..
Police0fficer: Whatnationalitvare vou?

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?

GiovanniPiano: l'm 50.

Ms Y ar dley : 5.. . . .

Police0fficer:3....

PoliceOfficer:What'syourjob?

Giovanni Piano: ltalian

Ms Yardley:G...

Police0fficer:4 . ..

PoliceOfficer:Wher"e
are youstayingin Venice?

GiovanniPiano:lnan apar"tment
in Rome.

MsY ar dley : 7.. . .

Police0fficer:5...

Police0fficer:Doyou knowGiovanni
Piano?

GiovanniPiano:lrun a spaghettibusiness.

Ms Yardley:8

PoliceO f f icer : 6. . . . . .

Police0fficer: Doyou know Pienne

Valmy?

GiovanniPiano:lnan officein Rome.

Ms Yardley:9

Police0fficer:7

..

G iovanni
Piano: lnt he SaintM ar "k's
Squar rllot
: r:l

Police Officer:8 .
GiovunniPr'ano:No,I don't.
Police 0fficer:9

I'l11Az

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5 ilow write a police interview with Ro$er lezardo.

I
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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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