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Contents
4
INTRODUCTION
chapter
one
A Sum m er Job
chapter
tw o
16
chapter
th re e
Opening Night
35
chapter
fo u r
It s Gone!
51
chapter
five
65
chapter
six
79
chapter
seven
A Cloud of Dust
96
d o s s ie rs
27
46
89
INTERNET PROJECTS
ACTIVITIES
109
AFTER READING
PE T
1 3 ,1 4 ,1 5 ,2 4 ,3 4 ,4 5 ,6 2 ,6 4 ,
74, 76, 85, 86, 87, 95, 107
T:
grades
5/6
T rinity-style activities
14, 77
Introduction
This story takes place in N ew York City, one of the biggest and most
e x c itin g c itie s in th e w o r ld . It is a grea t cen ter o f b u s in e s s ,
entertainment, fashion, culture and the arts.
N ew York City's nickname is the Big Apple. In the 1920s John J. Fitz
Gerald, a journalist for the New York M orning Telegraph, was the first
to use the term w hen referring to N ew York City. About ten years
later the jazz m usicians of Harlem began calling the city the Big
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CHAPTER
ONE
A Summer Job
S u m m er v a c a tio n had ju s t s t a r t e d fo r Bill an d M ichelle M artin , t t g f
w ho lived in P o rto la P oin t, C alifo rn ia. Bill w as a ta ll, h a n d so m e
e i g h t e e n - y e a r - o l d b o y w ith b ro w n h a ir a n d b lu e e y e s , a n d
b ask etb all w a s his s p o rt. This w a s going to be a sp ecial su m m e r
fo r Bill b e ca u se he h ad ju s t g ra d u a te d w ith h o n o rs fro m P o rto la
P o in t H igh S c h o o l a n d p la n n e d t o a t t e n d t h e U n i v e r s it y o f
S o u th e rn C a lifo rn ia in Los A n g e le s UCLA in S e p te m b e r . He
had a lw ay s w a n te d t o be a b io lo g ist an d UCLA h ad o n e o f th e
b e st biology p ro g ra m s in th e U n ited S ta te s .
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A Summer Job
e o o
...and now the great news! The Colum bia University
S tu d e n t J o b Program has tw o sum m er jo b s at the
International Art and History Museum. There's going to
be a big show that lasts one month - from Ju ly 10 to
August 10 - and the museum needs two attendants.
Most students are away on vacation so I accepted the
job and thought of you, Bill. W h y don't you com e to
New York and work at the museum with m e? You can
stay at my aunt and uncle's; they have a big house with
three guest rooms and they would love to have you
and Michelle here. This is a great opportunity to spend
som e tim e to g e th e r and see the Big A p p le . I need
your answer by tomorrow morning. I hope it's YES! You
can fly to N ew York City anytim e after the Fourth of
Ju ly celebrations.
T he n e x t m o r n i n g Michelle a n d Bill w e r e a w a k e a t d a w n a n d
d e c id e d t o p r e p a r e b r e a k f a s t f o r t h e fam ily .
Do y o u t h i n k m o m a n d d a d will le t u s g o ? a s k e d Michelle,
p u t t i n g t h e b u t t e r a n d j a m o n t h e b r e a k f a s t ta b le .
Well, t h e y d i d n t s a y n o l a s t n i g h t a t d in n e r; t h e y s a id t h e y
w o u ld t h i n k a b o u t it, sa id Bill, lo o k in g a t his w a t c h .
Y e a h , s a id M ichelle, a n d m o m t a l k e d t o N icks m o t h e r o n
th e phone for over an hour!
C H A PTER O N E
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A t a b o u t e i g h t o c lo c k t h e k i t c h e n d o o r o p e n e d a n d Mr a n d
Mrs M a rtin w a l k e d in.
G o o d m o r n in g , k id s , t h e y said.
N ow l e t s s i t d o w n a n d t a l k , sa id Mr M a rtin , s i t t i n g d o w n a t
t h e t a b l e . Y o u r m o t h e r a n d 1 h a v e t h o u g h t a b o u t N i c k s
in v ita ti o n all n i g h t lon g a n d w e ve d e c id e d t h a t w e t r u s t y o u . You
c a n go t o N e w Y o r k C ity f o r a m o n t h . W e t h i n k t h i s will b e a
g r e a t o p p o r t u n i t y f o r b o t h o f y o u .
Oh, d a d , t h a n k s ! c rie d Bill a n d Michelle, h u g g in g him .
But, w a i t a m o m e n t , s a id Mr M a rtin , look in g a t his s o n a n d
d a u g h t e r kindly, if t h e r e a r e a n y p r o b l e m s w h e n y o u r e t h e r e ,
w e w a n t t o k n o w a b o u t t h e m . Is t h a t c l e a r ?
W e p r o m is e ! t h e y s a id lau ghing .
W e ll call e v e r y day...well, a l m o s t e v e r y d a y ! sa id Michelle.
You kids a r e lu c k y b e c a u s e y o u r d a d w o r k s f o r a n a irlin e a n d
y o u c a n fly a l m o s t f r e e , sa id Mrs M a rtin . D ad will b o o k s e a t s
for you to d a y .
Michelle a n d Bill j u m p e d up f r o m t h e i r c h a ir s sa y in g , W e re
g o in g t o e m a il Nick w i t h t h e g r e a t n e w s !
Im g o in g t o call P a m 1 a n d w e c a n go s h o p p i n g t o g e t h e r ,
s a id Michelle. 1 n e e d s o m e n e w c l o t h e s f o r t h e t r i p .
You d o n t n e e d n e w c l o t h e s t o g o t o N e w Y o r k , s a i d Bill.
T h e p e o p l e in N e w Y o r k h a v e n e v e r s e e n y o u r o ld c l o t h e s !
B e sid e s, t h e r e a r e s h o p s in t h e Big Apple to o , y o u k n o w .
Silly! sa id Michelle. Boys will n e v e r u n d e r s t a n d .
Mrs M a rtin lo o k e d a t h e r h u s b a n d a n d said, W e ll m is s t h e m ,
w o n t w e ?
1.
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I te x t and b e y o n d
i J r O
C o m p re h e n s io n c h e c k
For questions 1-5, choose the co rrect answ er , , or D.
Bill, Martin and Nick Chan are good friends and a re both
A Q
biology students.
[ _] volleyball players.
high-school graduates.
scholarship winners.
D Q
Mr and Mrs Martin decided to let Bill and Michelle go to New York
A Q
because th e y t r u s t them .
D Q
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S e n te n c e tr a n s fo rm a tio n
For each question com plete the second sentence so th a t it m eans the
sam e as th e first, using no m ore than three words.
T: GRADE 6
S p e a k in g : tra v e l
Bill and Michelle are about to leave California and travel all the way
across the United S tates to New York City. They are going to fly to
their destination and they are excited.
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B e fo re you read
R e a d in g p ic tu re s
Look a t the picture on page 19.
P re d ic tio n
Work with a partner and discuss the following questions.
Bill and Michelle have never been to New York City. They come
from a small to w n in California. W h a t do you think their
im pression will be? W hat will surprise th e m m ost?
Michelle has a lot of free tim e in The Big Apple. W h a t do you think
she will do? Which sites will she visit?
I 8 E S L is te n in g
Listen to the first p art of C hapter Two. Decide if each sen ten ce is
co rrect or incorrect. If it is co rrect, put a tick ( / ) in the box under A
for YES. If it is not co rrect, put a tick ( / ) in the box under for NO.
A
YES NO
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N ic k a n d h i s a u n t a n d u n c l e m e t M i c h e lle a n d Bill a t t h e
a i r p o r t.
Nick! G r e a t t o s e e y o u ! sa id Bill happ ily.
Y o u r e e v e n t a l l e r t h a n l a s t s u m m e r , N ic k , s a i d M ic h e lle
lau g h in g .
You g u y s loo k s u p e r ! s a id Nick e x c ite d ly . Bill, M ichelle Id
like y o u to m e e t m y a u n t a n d u n c le M a r ia n a n d K evin C h a n .
T h e y w e r e a fr ie n d ly - lo o k in g C h in e s e - A m e r ic a n c o u p le o f a b o u t
fifty.
H a p p y to m e e t y o u ! s a id Bill a n d Michelle.
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T h a n k s f o r in v itin g u s to s t a y w i t h y o u , s a id Michelle. I t s
very kind o f y o u .
"Oh, w e v e h e a r d s o m u c h a b o u t y o u , s a i d M a r i a n . I t s a
IMeasure t o h a v e y o u h e r e .
And n o w y o u re p r o b a b ly h u n g r y , s a id Kevin. H o w a b o u t a
big C h in e se d i n n e r a t o u r h o u s e ?
" S o u n d s g r e a t , sa id Bill. B ut f i r s t l e t s call m o m a n d d a d a n d
it'll t h e m w e v e a r r i v e d .
T he t h r e e f r i e n d s h a d so m a n y t h i n g s t o tell e a c h o t h e r t h a t
i hey did n o t g e t t o b e d u ntil la te .
T he n e x t d a y Michelle d e c id e d t o u n p a c k a n d v isit C h in a to w n
ind Little Italy, w h ile Nick a n d Bill w e n t t o t h e S t u d e n t Jo b Office
it C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y . T h e y m e t w i t h P r o f e s s o r S t e f a n
M o re sc u , w h o t a u g h t E a s t E u r o p e a n H i s t o r y a t t h e u n i v e r s i t y
. i nd w a s in c h a r g e o f t h e b ig s h o w a t t h e m u s e u m . P r o f e s s o r
M o re sc u w a s a tall, t h i n m a n o f a b o u t f if ty w ith p a le skin, long
V.rey h a ir a n d s m a ll g la s s e s ; h e r a r e l y sm ile d o r la u g h e d . He w a s
b o r n in E a s t e r n E u ro p e a n d w a s a f a m o u s p r o f e s s o r a n d a u t h o r .
P le a s e s it d o w n , Nick, Bill, s a i d P r o f e s s o r M o r e s c u , s i t t i n g
b e h i n d a n o l d w o o d e n d e s k in a d a r k o f f i c e w i t h m a p s o f
L a s t e r n E u r o p e o n t h e w a lls. Let m e tell y o u a b o u t y o u r jo b a t
t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l A r t a n d H i s t o r y M u s e u m . Y o u ll b o t h w o r k a s
m u s e u m a t t e n d a n t s a n d w e a r t h e b lu e m u s e u m u n i f o r m s a n d
n a m e b a d g e s . You h a v e t o c o ll e c t t i c k e t s , w a t c h t h e v i s i t o r s a t
th e show an d m ak e su re t h a t no one to u c h e s an y th in g . Your
j o b is i m p o r t a n t b e c a u s e t h i s s h o w is v e r y s p e c i a l : EAST
E U R O PEA N C U L T U R E A ND JE W E L S OF TH E 1 5 t h AND 1 6 t h
CENTURIES. I t s t h e f i r s t o f i t s k i n d o n t h e A t l a n t i c C o a s t . I
p e r s o n a l l y o r g a n i z e d it a n d it t o o k m e y e a r s o f r e s e a r c h . I k n o w
i t ll b e a s u c c e s s . P a r t o f t h e s h o w is d e d i c a t e d t o t h e g r e a t
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f i f t e e n t h - c e n t u r y P r in c e o f W a ll a c h ia , 1 V lad T e p e s . T h e m o s t
i m p o r t a n t j e w e l o f t h e s h o w is t h e V a m p i r e s T e a r , w h ic h is a
h u g e d i a m o n d o f g r e a t v a lu e s h a p e d like a t e a r . P e o p le f r o m all
o v e r t h e c o u n t r y will c o m e t o s e e it b e c a u s e o f its b e a u t y a n d
t r a g i c h i s t o r y . His d a r k e y e s s h o n e w i t h p rid e .
T h e V a m p i r e s T ear! W h a t a s t r a n g e n a m e , s a id Bill so ftly .
P r o f e s s o r M o r e s c u s e e m e d b o t h e r e d b y Bills c o m m e n t a n d
lo o k e d a t h im w i t h his d e e p , d a r k e y e s. S t r a n g e ? W h y ?
W e ll, p r o f e s s o r , s a i d Bill n e r v o u s l y , t h e w o r d v a m p i r e
m a k e s m e t h i n k o f...D ra c u la, a n d B r a m S t o k e r s b oo k . 1 k n o w i t s
o n ly fic tio n , b u t...
P r o f e s s o r M o re sc u w a s s ile n t f o r a m o m e n t a n d t o u c h e d t h e
old w o o d e n d e s k w ith his long, t h in f in g e r s . Only fic tio n ? Y ou n g
m a n y o u h a v e a lo t t o l e a r n a b o u t t h e h i s t o r y o f E a s t e r n E u ro p e .
R e m e m b e r , Vlad T e p e s s o t h e r n a m e w a s Vlad D ra c u la .
Bill a n d Nick w e r e e m b a r r a s s e d a n d d i d n t s a y a n y t h i n g m o r e .
W h a t d o y o u k n o w a b o u t V lad D ra c u la a n d a b o u t v a m p i r e s ?
a s k e d P r o f e s s o r M o re sc u , s t a r i n g a t t h e t w o b o ys w i th his d a r k
eyes.
Well, sir, n o t m u c h , sa id Nick.
V a m p ir e s a r e o f t e n called t h e living d e a d b e c a u s e a f t e r t h e y
die t h e y c o n t i n u e liv in g a t n i g h t b y f e e d i n g o n h u m a n b lo o d .
V a m p ir e s c a n live f o r c e n t u r i e s if t h e y c o n t i n u e d r in k in g h u m a n
blo o d a n d s le e p in g in t h e i r n a t i v e e a r t h .
Bill a n d Nick s u d d e n l y f e lt cold a n d lo o k e d a t e a c h o t h e r . T h e n
Nick said, N ow w e u n d e r s t a n d , s ir .
Good! T he s h o w o p e n s o n S a t u r d a y e v e n in g , t h e d a y a f t e r
t o m o r r o w , f o r a s p e c i a l g r o u p o f p e o p l e . T h e r e w il l b e a
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W a lla c h ia : h i s t o r i c a l c o u n t r y t h a t is n o w p a r t o f R o m a n i a .
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r e c e p t i o n 2 w it h a lo t o f i m p o r t a n t g u e s t s , j o u r n a l i s t s a n d s o m e
o f N e w Y o r k s l e a d i n g j e w e l e r s . P l e a s e b e a t t h e r e c e p t i o n on
tim e , w e a r i n g y o u r u n if o r m s . M u s e u m h o u r s a r e 10 a m t o 6 pm .
T u e s d a y is y o u r f r e e d a y b e c a u s e t h e m u s e u m is c l o s e d . O n
W e d n e s d a y t h e s h o w r e m a i n s o p e n u n til 10 p m . A ny q u e s t i o n s ?
He p a u s e d a n d t h e n said, G o o d d a y, b o y s .
Bill a n d N ick l e f t t h e u n i v e r s i t y b u ild in g a n d w a l k e d a r o u n d
th e cam pus.
W h a t do y o u t h i n k o f P r o f e s s o r M o r e s c u ? a s k e d Nick.
G ee, h e s kind o f w e ird , 3 i s n t h e ? s a id Bill, lo o k in g a t Nick.
A nd n o t v e r y f r ie n d ly .
E x a c tly ! s a id Nick, Did y o u n o t i c e h o w d a r k it w a s in his
o ffic e ? All t h e c u r t a i n s w e r e p u lled e v e n t h o u g h i t s a b e a u t if u l
su n n y d a y .
He m u s t like t h e d a r k , s a id Bill. T h a t s w h y his s k in is so
pale. W h a t do his s t u d e n t s s a y a b o u t h i m ?
W ell, t h e y s a y h e s b r illi a n t, v e r y s t r i c t a n d a l w a y s w e a r s
b l a c k , o l d - f a s h i o n e d s u i t s , s a i d N ick. H e s w r i t t e n s e v e r a l
i m p o r t a n t b o o k s o n E a s t E u r o p e a n h is to r y . His English is p e r f e c t ,
b u t yo u c a n still h e a r a bit o f a f o r e ig n a c c e n t .
T h e t w o f r i e n d s l o o k e d a t e a c h a n d s t a r t e d la u g h in g . T h e y
c a ll e d M ic h e lle a n d t o l d h e r t o t a k e a c a b a n d m e e t t h e m a t
C a r n e g ie s Deli 4 in M a n h a t t a n f o r lunch. Nick k n e w M a n h a t t a n
b e c a u s e h e h a d s p e n t s e v e r a l s u m m e r s t h e r e w ith his a u n t a n d
uncle.
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2.
r e c e p tio n : a p a r t y t o c e l e b r a t e a s p e c ia l e v e n t .
3.
w e ird : s t r a n g e , m y s t e r i o u s .
4.
Inere. )
T hey g o t up f r o m t h e i r t a b l e a n d w a l k e d t o w a r d s t h e d o o r of
th e deli.
Ive a lw a y s w a n t e d t o s e e C e n tr a l P a r k , s a id Michelle.
C e n tra l P a r k is h u g e , b u t w e c a n s e e p a r t o f it t o d a y , sa id
Nick. T h e r e a r e f r e e c o n c e r t s in t h e p a r k d u r in g t h e s u m m e r a n d
y o u c a n r i d e a h o r s e t h e r e t o o . D id y o u k n o w t h a t t h e
M e tr o p o li ta n M u s e u m o f A rt a n d t h e G u g g e n h e im M u s e u m a r e
5.
p a s tr a m i : a s p ic e d b e e f ty p ic a l o f New Y o r k City.
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The te x t and b e y o n d
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C o m p re h e n s io n c h e c k
Read these sen ten ces about Chapter Two. Decide if each sentence is
co rrect or incorrect. If it is co rrect, m ark A. If it is not co rrect, m ark B.
A
10
11
12
13
14
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| i" k n e w M a n h a tta n b e c a u s e h e h a d s p e n t s e v e r a l
.......m e r s t h e r e w it h h is a u n t a n d u n c l e .
T h e p a s t p e r fe c t s im p le
Use th e c o rre c t verb te n se , eith e r th e p a st simple o r p a st p erfect
-ample, to com plete these sentences.
Professor M o r e s c u ................
East European history so he
book a b o u t it.
No one
After they
Michelle.
since she
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V o c a b u la ry
Match the following words with their synonyms.
1
am azing
A sad
J weird
well known
] spectacular
tall buildings
5
6
tragic
3 skyscrapers
| cab
D stran ge
E
ta s t y
surprising
] delicious
G wonderful
] silent
H work
9
10
fam ous
quiet
job
taxi
IN T E R N E T P R O JE C T
Mi
Manhattan
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Chinatown in Manhattan.
Unique neighborhoods
Today more than eight million people live in N ew York City's five
b o ro u g h s:1 Manhattan, Brooklyn, Q ueens, The Bronx and Staten
Island. About one and a half million people live in Manhattana 34square mile island. This cosm opolitan city is often called "the city
that never sleeps" because something exciting is always happening,
day and night, with the subway running around the clock.
One of M anhattan's m ost colorful and liv ely n eigh b orh ood s is
C hinatow n, a unique ethnic settlem ent w ith C hinese sh ops and
restaurants and old buildings from the nineteenth century. Here
str eet s ig n s are p rin ted in b o th E n g lish le tte r s an d C h in e se
characters, and you can hear p eop le speaking Chinese. W alking
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.....lit on Mulberry Street you will soon get to Little Italy, which is
in vl to C h in atow n . This n eig h b o rh o o d w a s se ttle d b y Italian
immigrants in the late nineteenth century and it still has an Italian
11 m ir with its typical shops, restaurants, cafes and festivities.
i 11her unique neighborhood is Greenwich Village, where artists,
1 1 lri
s and poets have lived since the 1800s. You can still see the
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l o w ly
walk along Fifth Avenue near Central Park, where you can
Ili- Vlel ropolitan Museum of Art, also known as the MET, is one of the
vv mill's largest art galleries with more than two million works of art. It
t >l ". about a full day to visit the MET; it is a wonderful experience.
I lie i .uggenheim Museum is a 20th-century architectural landmark,
I' ij;tied by world-famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and has a
l'ii}',* collection of im pressionist, post-im pressionist, m odern and
temporary art.
W ilkiug sou th on Fifth A v e n u e y o u w ill find the M u seu m of
l'm Art, known as the MOMA, considered the most important
mu ,cum of modern art in the world. Here you can admire not only
Guggenheim Museum.
m o d er n p a in tin g s b u t a lso m o d er n s c u lp tu r e , d r a w in g s,
photography, books and works of architecture. And you can have
lunch at the unusual Terrace 5, a cafe w ith a splendid view of the
sculpture garden.
S h o p p in g or e v e n w in d o w -s h o p p in g on F ifth A v e n u e is an
unforgettable experience because of all the exclusive designer shops,
stores and jewelers situated here. And just a few blocks away, on 7th
n shop at Macy's, the world's biggest
departm ent store. It occupies an
en tire city b lock and se lls just
about anything you can think of.
S ev en th A v e n u e is a lso ca lled
F a sh io n A v e n u e b e c a u se the
clothing and fashion industry has
b e e n in that area for o v er a
century. It is an exciting and fastm oving place to visit during the
day. A n d if you 're lo o k in g for
bargains, 3 every Sunday there is
an ou td oor m arket on Orchard
Street on the Lower East Side with
fashion clothing, shoes and bags.
A n o th er fa m o u s lan d m a rk is
T im es Squ are, w h e r e S ev en th
A v e n u e and B ro a d w a y cro ss,
w ith all its bright neon lights. It
Time Square from Broadway.
3.
b a r g a in s : t h i n g s t h a t a r e sold a t a lo w e r p rice t h a n n o rm a l.
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ili.il are fa m o u s a ll o v er th e
i lil. T ick ets to B road w ay
pl ays and m u sica ls are q u ite
pens i ve , but y o u can b u y
I els at half price on the day of
iln performance.
i
Ihe
so u th ern
tip
of
Carnegie Delicatessen,
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C o m p re h e n s io n c h e c k
Are the following sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false ones.
One and half million people live in New York City today.
B e fo re you read
mo
p -j -
L is te n in g
Listen to p art of Chapter Three. Decide if each sentence is co rrect
or incorrect. If it is co rre ct put a tick {/) in the box under A for
YES. If it not co rrect, put a tick ( / ) in the box under for NO.
A
YES NO
1
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HAPTER
THREE
Opening Night
The In te rn a tio n a l A rt an d H isto ry M useum w as a b eau tifu l e a rly H
1 9 th-c e n t u r y b u ild in g w ith t h r e e flo o rs n e a r C e n tra l P a rk . On
S a tu rd a y ev en in g th e big w oo d en d o o rs on th e th ird flo o r o f th e
m u seu m o p en ed fo r th e re c e p tio n . O ver fifty im p o rta n t g u e s ts ,
Ive n e v e r s e e n s u c h a n e l e g a n t r e c e p t i o n , w h i s p e r e d Bill,
lo o king a t all t h e g u e s t s .
1.
S m e t a n a : a f a m o u s C zech c o m p o s e r ( 1 8 2 4 - 1 8 8 4 ) .
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S o m e o f t h e c it y s m o s t i m p o r t a n t p e o p le a r e h e r e t o n i g h t ,
w h i s p e r e d Nick.
A t e ig h t o clock P r o f e s s o r M o re sc u , w h o w a s still w e a r i n g his
o ld - f a s h io n e d b la c k s u it, w h ite s h ir t a n d b la c k tie , b e g a n
s p e a k in g to t h e g r o u p o f p e o p le in t h e e n t r a n c e hall.
G o o d e v e n in g e v e r y o n e , a n d w e l c o m e t o t h e E a s t E u r o p e a n
A rt a n d J e w e ls S h ow . T his e v e n in g y o u ll h a v e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to
s e e r a r e a r t i f a c t s 2 a n d je w e ls f r o m a p a r t o f t h e w o rld w h ic h is
o f t e n f o r g o t t e n . If y o u fo llo w m e I'll give y o u a g u id e d t o u r o f t h e
s h o w . He m o v e d t o t h e f i r s t r o o m a n d t h e g u e s t s fo llo w e d him .
P r o f e s s o r M o re sc u , Im N a n c y W ilso n t h e p h o t o g r a p h e r , a n d
Ill b e t a k i n g p i c t u r e s o f t h e s h o w f o r a n e w s p a p e r , s a id a y o u n g
w o m a n o f a b o u t t h i r t y w i t h s h o r t b l o n d e h a i r a n d g l a s s e s . I
h o p e y o u d o n t m i n d .
Y o u re w e lc o m e t o do so, Miss W ilson; w e w a n t to a d v e r t i s e
t h e s h o w a s m u c h a s p o s s i b l e , s a id M o re sc u . T he f i r s t p a r t is
c a lle d A r t a n d W e a p o n s b e c a u s e a s y o u c a n s e e t h e r e a r e old
p a i n t i n g s , s c u l p t u r e s , a r t i f a c t s , m a p s a n d all k in d s o f m e d ie v a l
w e a p o n s t h a t w e r e u s e d d u r in g t h e m a n y w a r s o f t h e 15th a n d
16th c e n t u r i e s . This p a i n t i n g o f Vlad T e p e s is o f g r e a t h is to r ic a l
valu e a n d im p o rta n c e . He w a s a fa m o u s p rin ce an d w a rrio r of
W a lla c h ia , a n d a ls o a lo v in g h u s b a n d . H e r e y o u c a n a d m i r e his
f a m ily t r e e . He s t o p p e d f o r a m o m e n t a n d a d m i r e d t h e p a in tin g
w ith t e a r s in his e y e s , a n d e v e r y o n e w a s q u i te s u r p r is e d .
I t h o u g h t V lad T e p e s w a s s o m e k in d o f c r u e l p r i n c e a n d a
v a m p ir e ..., w h i s p e r e d Bill.
I k n o w ...s h h h , M o re s c u cou ld h e a r u s , w h i s p e r e d Nick.
2.
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a r t i f a c t s : v a l u a b le o b j e c t s o f g r e a t a r c h a e o l o g i c a l and cu lt u ral
interest.
CHAPTER T H R E E
N ow l e t s m o v e t o t h e s e c o n d r o o m a n d t h e n e x t p a r t o f t h e
s h o w , T r a n s y l v a n i a , L a n d o f V a m p i r e s . H e r e y o u c a n s e e
h is to r ic a l m a p s o f t h e a r e a a n d r e a d a b o u t t h e v a m p i r e s o f t h e
p a st.
A y o u n g w o m a n i n t e r r u p t e d M o re sc u a n d sa id , V a m p ir e s a r e
j u s t a le g e n d , a fo lk ta le , a r e n t t h e y ?
A le g e n d ? A f o l k t a l e ? a s k e d M o re s c u in a low vo ice. P lea se
r e m e m b e r , m a d a m , t h a t le g e n d s a n d f o lk ta le s h a v e e l e m e n t s o f
t r u t h in t h e m .
You m e a n v a m p ir e s ...e x is te d or e x is t to d a y ? " a s k e d t h e y o u n g
w o m a n , w h o s e fa c e h a d b e c o m e a s pa le a s M o r e s c u s.
T h e r e a r e m a n y u n s o l v e d m y s t e r i e s in t h e w o r l d , a n d
v a m p i r e s a r e o n e o f t h e m . N ow l e t s m o v e o n .
T he g u e s t s fo llo w e d him b u t f e lt r a t h e r u n e a s y .
In t h e c e n t e r o f th is r o o m y o u c a n s e e a v e r y old o a k co ffin 3
f r o m t h e l a t e f i f t e e n t h c e n t u r y . It b e l o n g e d t o a v a m p i r e w h o
w a s b e h e a d e d 4 a n d i n s i d e t h e r e is s t i l l s o m e e a r t h f r o m
T r a n s y l v a n i a . V a m p i r e s n e e d t o s l e e p in t h e i r n a t i v e e a r t h in
o r d e r to k e e p th e ir p o w e rs . W e a s k v is ito rs n o t to o p e n th e
co ffin a n d n o t to t o u c h t h e e a r t h .
W h o w o u ld w a n t t o o p e n t h a t c o f f i n ? w h i s p e r e d a m a n t o
his wife.
N ot m e ! s h e w h i s p e r e d .
H e re w e h a v e a n original w o o d e n s t a k e 5 t h a t w a s u s e d in t h e
s i x t e e n t h c e n t u r y t o kill v a m p i r e s , sa id M o re sc u p o in tin g to t h e
s ta k e . As y o u c a n s e e it h a s a s h a r p p o in t t h a t w a s d riv e n in to
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3.
4.
b e h e a d e d : his h e a d w a s c u t o f f .
5.
w o o d e n s t a k e .............
Opening Niqhf
I lie v a m p i r e s h e a r t . T h is is a p a i n t i n g o f C o u n t e s s E l i z a b e t h
H ath ory, a s u s p e c t e d v a m p i r e o f t h e 1 6 0 0 s . T he p a i n t i n g s a n d
p h o t o g r a p h s o n t h e w all s h o w y o u t h e d i f f e r e n t k in d s o f b a t s ,
wolves a n d o t h e r w ild a n im a ls t h a t live in T r a n s y lv a n ia . A nd h e r e
r, a n e a r ly 1 9 0 0 s c o p y o f B ram S t o k e r s nov el D racula t r a n s l a t e d
into R o m a n i a n .
T h e s h o w is i n t e r e s t i n g b u t i t s k i n d o f . . . d i s t u r b i n g ,
w h is p e r e d Nick t o Bill.
N ow p l e a s e f o llo w m e t o t h e t h i r d p a r t o f t h e s h o w , E a s t
I u r o p e a n J e w e l s , w h e r e y o u will s e e a p r i c e l e s s o b j e c t : t h e
V a m p i r e s T e a r . It is a lo a n f r o m a n E a s t E u r o p e a n m u s e u m .
M o r e s c u s v o ic e s h o o k a s h e m e n t i o n e d t h e n a m e o f t h e 6 6 .6 c a r a t d ia m o n d . It u s e d t o b e lo n g t o Vlad T e p e s w ife K riza in t h e
1 5 th c e n t u r y ; s h e w o r e it a r o u n d h e r b e a u t i f u l n e c k d u r i n g
i m p o r t a n t o c c a s io n s . A f t e r h e r t r a g i c d e a t h in 1462, V lad c rie d
riv ers o f t e a r s b e c a u s e h e lov ed h e r v e r y m u c h , a n d t h a t is w h y
th e d ia m o n d is called t h e V a m p i r e s T e a r. N o w h e r e in t h e w o rld
is t h e r e s u c h a p e r f e c t
d ia m o n d , s h a p e d like a t e a r n o ti c e its
pale p in k c o lo r.
T h e p r e c i o u s d i a m o n d s a t in a s m a l l w o o d e n b o x lin e d w ith
w h ite silk o n t o p o f a sm all g la s s t a b l e in t h e m id d le o f t h e t h i r d
ro o m . No o n e could g e t to o close t o it b e c a u s e t h e r e w a s a b r a s s 6
c h a in all a r o u n d it. It w a s v e r y b e a u tif u l a n d im p r e s s iv e .
A s h o r t , b ald m a n o f a b o u t f o r t y w h o w a s e l e g a n tl y d r e s s e d
said, All m y life Iv e w a n t e d t o s e e th is sp le n d id j e w e l.
A h , i t s y o u , M r S i m m s , s a i d M o r e s c u . L a d i e s a n d
g e n t l e m e n , le t m e i n t r o d u c e y o u t o S a m u e l S im m s, N e w Y o r k s
6.
b r a s s : a y e llo w m e t a l ( s e e p. 41).
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m o s t i m p o r t a n t je w e le r : he h a s a lu x u r y s t o r e o n Fifth A v e n u e .
S a m u e l S im m s sm iled n e rv o u s ly a t th e g u e s ts a n d c o n tin u e d
s t a r i n g a t t h e V a m p i r e s T e a r.
T h e n h e s u d d e n l y sa id , But i t s n o t in a g la s s c a s e i t s n o t
p r o t e c t e d . S o m e o n e c o u ld s te a l it!
S te a l it? Oh n o , s a id M o re sc u v e r y s e rio u sly , t h e m u s e u m
h a s a m o d e rn in fra re d a la rm 7 an d v id e o c a m sy s te m t h a t
o p e r a t e s t w e n t y - f o u r h o u r s a d a y . I t s i m p o s s i b l e t o s t e a l it.
B esid es, t h e b e a u t y o f t h e d i a m o n d c a n t b e fully a d m i r e d u n d e r
a g la s s c a s e .
Oh, I u n d e r s t a n d , sa id S im m s, r a t h e r c o n f u s e d .
O f c o u r s e o u r c o l l e c t i o n h a s o t h e r p r e c i o u s j e w e l s f r o m
E a s te rn Europe: e a rrin g s , b ra c e le ts , n e c k la c e s w ith d ia m o n d s ,
r u b ie s , e m e r a l d s , s a p p h i r e s a n d w h i t e a n d b la c k p e a r ls , a s y o u
c a n s e e . M o re s c u c o n t i n u e d ta lk in g a b o u t t h e s h o w f o r a w h ile
a n d t h e n t h e g u e s t s w e r e f r e e t o w a lk a r o u n d , ta lk , d r in k a n d e a t
u n til t h e r e c e p t i o n w a s o v er.
W h e n t h e l a s t g u e s t s h a d le f t t h e s h o w a n old m a n a n d a n old
w o m a n w e a r in g lo ng d a r k g re y ja c k e t s a n d b la c k t r o u s e r s
w a lk e d in a n d s p o k e t o P r o f e s s o r M o re sc u . T h e y w e r e b o t h s h o r t ,
th i n , h a d little w h i t e h a i r a n d p a le , w ri n k le d 8 skin; t h e y lo o k e d
p o o r a n d h u n g ry .
P ro fe s s o r M o rescu s e e m e d to k n o w th e m b e c a u s e a t firs t
t h e y s p o k e in a f o r e i g n la n g u a g e . T h e n a s Bill a n d Nick w a lk e d
t o w a r d s t h e m t h e y s t a r t e d s p e a k in g English.
Bill, Nick, s a id M o re s c u , I w a n t y o u t o m e e t V ic to r a n d his
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8.
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1 0.
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no d d ed : m o v e d h e r he a d up and dow n.
s ta r v e d : v e r y hu ngry.
I he te x t and b e y o n d
Q
C o m p re h e n s io n c h e c k
Answer the following questions.
Describe th e cleaners.
V o c a b u la ry
Read the definitions. W hat is the w ord for each one? There is one
space for each letter in the word.
valuable objects:
a precious jewel:
very hungry:
old-looking, n o t smooth:
a kind of w o o d : ____
Now find the w ords in the word square on the n ext page and circle
them .
X F S
A P N U A E Y L J
R R D L I G F X W
I
P T S D V W F G
N A V D
I A M N D
E U N F
L X T
G S N
P G A Y
V L R
E N E Z U E V N Z V
D V 0
Q Fam ous
G P S
R V D
F S
L D S U F
Y T
J U E H D S
S G
d ia m o n d s
Read the te x t and fill in the gaps with the w ords in the box.
word
poor
nam e
result
beauty
proudly
fascinating
owners
mine
invaded
during
believed
discovered
jew eler
symbols
powers
control
jewel
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W [
1
K O
W ritin g
You a re Bill and you w a n t to w rite a l e t t e r to y o u r p a r e n ts in
California and tell them about your new job a t the m useum . W rite
your letter in about 1 00 words.
S tart like this:
Dear TV\om and tkui,
T'Tlichelle and i are -?ine and we re having a great time Were la the
Big dppLe. TY\y job a t the museum is going to be interesting because..
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Vlad Tepes,
Prince o f Wallachia
Vlad Tepes, or Vlad III, was born in Sighisoara, Transylvania in 1431.
Vlad had several names, among which the most common was Vlad
the Impaler because one of his favorite punishments w as impaling
driving a sharp stick or weapon through someone's body.
He was also known as Vlad Dracula because his Romanian last name
was "Draculea" which meant "Son of Dracul", since his father was
Vlad II Dracul and a member of the Order of the Dragon. In the
V la d th e Im p a le r
(died 1462),
German School.
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In 1462 the Ottoman Turks invaded Wallachia and when they were
near Vlad's castle his wife committed suicide by jumping from the
castle tower because she couldn't bear the thought of becom ing a
prisoner of the Turks. Vlad suffered greatly after her death, but he
w as able to escape to Transylvania, where he met the Hungarian
prince Hunyadi. They became friends because they both wanted to
fight the Ottomans.
In 1476 Vlad Tepes invaded Wallachia successfully. He became the
ruler again but this tim e he had a very sm all arm y and lim ited
power. He was killed in a battle against the Turks near the town of
Bucharest in December 1476.
During his rule Vlad Tepes was in favor of honesty and hard work,
and those w ho were dishonest or lazy were often cruelly punished.
H e is rem em bered b y the R om anian p eo p le for h is su ccess in
fighting off the Ottoman Turks and keeping the independence of
Wallachia and its people.
C o m p re h e n s io n c h e c k
Answer the following questions.
IN T E R N E T P R O JE C T
Hi
ABOUT ROMANIA
REG IO N S & C IT IE S
S ite Map
MAIN ATTRACTIONS
S p ecia l O ffers
Links
Maps
About Us
T R IP PLANNER
Contact Us
IMAGES
MAIN ATTRACTIONS
B la c k S e a R e so rts
C a s tle s & F o r tre s s e s
D an u b e D elta
City H ighlights
C ity L a n d m a r k s
M u seu m s
N e a rb y A ttr a c tio n s
M edieval Towns
N ational Parks
D a y T rip s
City E s se n tia ls
T r a n s p o r t a tio n
A c c o m m o d a tio n s
T o u r is t in fo
M aps
F e s tiv a l s & E v e n ts
T h e Painted M on a steries
G e n e r a l In f o r m a t io n
Spas
Traditional V illages
Austrian
In h a b ite d s in c e : 6 th c e n tu ry BC
F irst d o cu m e n te d : 1 2 8 0 AD
Constanta
a- in -
Austrian Airlines,
Preferred Airline for Travel from
North Am erica to Rom ania
s ta n d s a s o n e o f th e m o s t be au tifu ! and
b e st-p r e s e r v e d m ed iev al to w n s in E u rop e.
D esig n a ted a s a Worid H erita g e S ite Dy UNESCO,
th is p erfectly In ta ct 1 6 th c e n tu ry g e m w ith n ine
to w e rs , c o b b le d s tr e e ts , b u rg h e r h o u s e s an d
o rn a te c h u r c h e s rivals th e h isto ric s t r e e ts o f Old
P ra g u e o r V ien n a fo r a tm o s p h e r ic m a g ic . I t is
a ls o th e b irth p la c e o f Vlad D racu la, a ls o kn ow n a s
V lad T e p e s (Vlad th e Im p a le r ), ru ler o f th e
p ro v in ce o f W alachia from 1 4 5 6 to 1 4 6 2 . I t w as
h e w ho in spired B ram S to k e r's fictio n al c re a tio n .
C ou nt D racula.
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P r e d ic tio n
1 What does the title of the next chapter make you think of?
2 What do you think will happen in this chapter?
3 How might Michelle, Bill and Nick be involved?
Q
PET
L is t e n in g
Q on Liberty Island
2 How did Michelle and Marian get to the Statue of Liberty?
A Q
Q Samuel Simms
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C H A PTE R FO U R
It's Gone!
The n e x t tw o w eeks w ere busy on es fo r Bill and Nick, and OHS'
Michelle was having a great time visiting New York City.
One Sunday she and Marian had coffee and donuts a t Dunkin
Donuts, A m ericas biggest coffee and d o n u ts chain. Then th e y
took the ferry boat to Liberty Island to see th e S tatue of Liberty.
From the ferry b oat th ey enjoyed a wonderful view of the New
Y ork sk y lin e . A n o t h e r d a y s h e v i s i t e d Wall S t r e e t a n d t h e
financial center. Then she sp e n t one entire day inside Macys, th e
w o rld s biggest d e p a r t m e n t s to re , a nd w alked o u t w ith th r e e
huge shopping bagsshe loved every m inute of it.
P r o f e s s o r M o r e s c u s s h o w w a s a s u c c e s s a n d h e w a s
extrem ely pleased. Crowds of people visited the m useum and Bill
a n d Nick ha d p le n ty to do. They m a d e fr ie n d s w ith th e tw o
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security guards, Phil and Max, who took turns working day and
night. Phil was a tall man of about fifty who always laughed and
told jokes. Bill and Nick liked him a lot. Max was a HispanoAmerican of about forty who often brought his wifes homemade
cookies for the others to eat.
The newspapers wrote excellent articles about the show and a
local television station filmed parts of it. A museum in California
invited Professor Morescu to take his show there. Samuel Simms
b e c a m e a re g u la r v is ito r b e c a u s e he w a n te d to a d m ire th e
Vampires Tear, and he often brought friends and clients with him.
Then suddenly something unexpected happened. One Friday
m o rn in g w hen th e d a y tim e se c u r ity gu a rd Max o p e n e d th e
museum door, as he always did at half p a st nine, th ere was a
terrible, loud cry.
"Oh, no!
Bill and Nick were coming up the stairs when they heard the
cry and started running to see what was happening.
Come over here, fast! cried Max, Im in the third room.
Bill and Nick ran to Max, who was kneeling next to the other
security guard, Phil.
He...hes dead! cried Max, his voice breaking. O ne'of my
best friends...oh, Phil!
What! cried Bill, staring at Phils body lying on the floor. He
felt cold and his legs were weak.
Are you sure, Max? asked Nick nervously, as his heart beat
wildly.
H es cold and his face is so w h i t e , said Max, his voice
shaking. We have to call the police.
He took out his cell phone and called 911.
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silent, but then they couldnt stop talking about the awful event.
Have you called your parents and told them y e t? asked
Kevin.
Gee, I forgot, said Bill. Ill call them after dinner.
When it was time to clean up, Michelle said, Bill, Nick and I
can do the dishes tonight. Dinner was great, thanks! The three
friends went to the kitchen while Marian and Kevin turned on
the TV in the living room to hear the latest news a b o u t the
murder and theft at the museum.
Guess w h a t? said Michelle, w ho was p u ttin g the dinner
plates into the sink.
W h at? asked Bill and Nick.
I think we have a case to solve! she said.
Oh, no! cried Bill and Nick. Not again!
Michelle, said Bill, you dont know what youre saying. This
is not Montego Bay or Coyote Canyon 2 this is New York City!
And were not detectives! Nick and I are busy working all day.
Yeah, but I dont work Im free! said Michelle. Come on,
lets talk about it, at least.
Shes right, Bill, said Nick, tu rn in g on the hot w ater and
putting detergent into the sink. We can talk about it after all,
we already have experience solving cases.
Experience! Bill laughed. This case is different, we d o nt
even know the people involved. In M ontego Bay we knew Mr
O Neil and in Coyote Canyon we knew Pam and her uncle, but
here...
Well, we knew poor Phil he was a friend, said Nick. We
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Y oure right, Nick, Phil was a friend, said Bill sadly. And
there is something weird about the professor, the cleaners and
the whole show. Maybe its because of the...vampires and that
old coffin with the earth inside.
Vampires? Coffin? Tell me more, said Michelle excitedly. As
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Bill and Nick w ashed the dishes and Michelle dried them , they
talk ed a b o u t the reception, the show, the exhibits, Professor
Morescu and Victor and Daniza. Bill m entioned Samuel Sim m s,
the jew eler w ho was very interested in the d ia m o n d and had
asked about the alarm system.
Sam uel Sim m s?" said Michelle surprised. I saw his luxury
shop on Fifth Avenue the other day; he has the kind of clients
who would love a diam ond like the V am pires Tear.
Are you saying th a t Sim ms stole it? said Nick surprised.
No, Im not saying th a t, said Michelle, but hes a jeweler
and jewelers like Sim m s deal with expensive jewels. Do you know
w hat statistics say?
Please dont tell us we already know: m ost jewel thefts are
com m itted by experts in the field like jewelers, said Bill, looking
at his sister and grinning.
Its a mystery how the thief or thieves entered the m useum
in the first place, said Nick. Remember, the burglar alarm did
not ring and Detective Ellis is checking the video tape. Maybe
Victor and Daniza let the m in! Theyre the only ones who were
there th a t night, except for Phil. Detective Ellis said he w anted to
t a lk to th e m ; b u t th e c le an e rs are o n ly th e re u n til a ro u n d
m idnig ht, then they leave. We d o n t know w h a t tim e Phil was
killed the police will know only after the autopsy.
We need to find out the time Phil was killed, said Michelle, as she
put the last plates into the cupboard. Thats an important clue.
W e c an a sk P ro fe s s o r M o re sc u t o m o r r o w , s a id N ick.
Hopefully hell tell us.
Suddenly Bill looked at his w atch and said, Gosh, its late and
we h a v e n t called m o m and dad y e t. He quickly took his cell
phone and started calling he had a lot to tell them .
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home to get ready for the concert. I w ant to wear my new black
jeans and a super rock T-shirt I just bought. We have to get there
early. Ill meet you and Bill after work outside the m useum .
Great! said Nick. Oh, no, Morescu is looking at us I cant
talk bye!
Michelle enjoyed looking at the show and carefully examined
the museum; she was looking for clues to the case they wanted
to solve. As she approached the old oak coffin she felt nervous
and her face was hot. She stopped and looked at it for a while,
but did not w ant to go near it. Other visitors looked at it from a
distance and moved on. But she stood there and stared at it.
Then she suddenly felt her feet moving towards it. W hen she was
standing next to it she felt something under her shoes it was a
bit of earth on the floor next to the coffin. She remem bered
w hat Bill and Nick had told her about the contents of the coffin
and she suddenly felt cold, very cold. She moved backwards and
left the room and the museum in a hurry.
The three friends met in front of the museum at closing time
and Michelle immediately told them about the earth on the floor
next to the coffin.
There was very little earth, but it was there I could feel it
under my shoes, she said nervously.
But what does th a t m ean? asked Bill. Did someone open it
and touch the earth?
W ho w ants to open a coffin a vam pires coffin? No one!
said Nick. Its a mystery like the rest of this case.
On th e ir w ay to the deli fo r a sandw ich before the rock
concert they walked through Central Park and talked about the
exact time of Phils death and the video tape
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I m a m a z e d t h a t th e v id e o ta p e sh o w e d n o t h in g , said
M ichelle. H ow ever, the fa c t th a t Phil died a ro u nd m id n ig h t
makes me suspect the two cleaners the yre involved, I feel it.
But then why doesnt the video show any thing? asked Bill.
R e m e m b e r , th e v id e o c a m m o v e s a r o u n d it c a n m iss
things, insisted Michelle.
Yes, but Phil w asnt killed, he died of heart failure, said Bill.
W h a t could Victor and Daniza have done to scare Phil so badly?
A nd w h a t w o uld th e y do w ith the d ia m o n d ? Did you see the
clothes they wear? Those tw o old people are harmless. Come on,
Michelle, your im agination is going w ild.
Well, Victor and Daniza could sell the diam ond to Sim m s or
m a y b e S im m s p a id th e m to s te a l i t ! e x c la im e d M ic h e lle .
Rem em ber, Sim m s has plenty o f very rich clients who w ould
love to wear the V am pires Tear. All he has to do is w ait a while
until people have forgotten about the th e ft and then he can sell
i t . We have to find out more about the cleaners.
Y ou r sister is n t w rong, B ill, said Nick. R em em ber, the
alarm didnt ring, so someone probably let the thief or thieves in.
W hen poor Phil saw w h at was happening he tried to stop them
b u t he saw som eth ing or som eone th a t was so scary th a t his
heart stopped and he died. Now this is w hat I dont understand!
W h a t could have possibly scared him like th a t?
I agree, said Michelle. Ive got a plan. Lets w ait a few days
so t h a t the cleaners w o n t get su sp ic io u s. W h a t a b o u t nex t
W ednesday night when the m useum is open until late? We can
w ait until they leave the m useum at about m idnight and follow
them home. You said they live near Central Park th a ts not far
from the museum. We can find out where they live, and since Im
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free all day long, I can keep an eye on the m and their house
during the daytime and see w hat they do and who they m eet.
Sounds like a good idea, said Nick, who was excited about
this new adventure. W hat do you think, Bill?
The subway runs all night, so we can do it, said Bill. Im
glad mom and dad dont know about our plan. I dont think they
would approve.
Lets go to Rock Revolution, its getting late, said Michelle.
There are three bands playing tonight itll be a cool concert!
Wednesday finally arrived and Michelle spent the day helping
Marian and Kevin in the grocery store because their usual clerk
was ill. At first she had trouble remembering where everything
was, but after a while she did a good job. The only clients she
couldnt help were the ones who spoke Chinese! After dinner she
took the subway to the m useum and w aited for closing tim e.
When she met Bill and Nick, they were hot, hungry and tired.
Hi, Michelle! said Bill and Nick.
Why dont we go for ice-cream at Baskin-Robbins? said Bill.
Its only two blocks away.
Theres a super ice-cream parlor just half a block from the
m useum , said Michelle, pointing down the street. We can have
ice-cream and w ait until the cleaners finish at about m idnight.
Lets go for it, said Bill. Ahh a cold, creamy cone!
Approved! said Nick, laughing.
They walked into to The Iceberg Parlor and looked at the big,
colorful sign on the wall that said:
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Which character does each sentences refer to? Write the characters
name on the line and say why.
1 She likes to shop.
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D e te c tiv e w o r k
Are you a good detective? Michelle wants to investigate this case and
she convinces Bill and Nick to help her.
Work with a partneryoure a detective team.
1 What clues can you find? Make a list of them and say why they are
important.
Here are some clues that you can start with:
A Samuel Simms is a frequent visitor to the museum and he brings
clients and friends. He can easily sell the diamond to people who
can pay a lot of money for it and who wont tell the police.
Professor Morescus presence in Central Park late at night is
strange. What was he doing there at that time? Was he meeting
someone to talk about the diamond? Was he hiding something
under his long black overcoat?
...
2 Who do you suspect and why?
Present your clues and suspicions to the class. Save your work so that
you can see who the best detective team is when you finish reading
the story.
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A m e r ic a n c h a in s to r e s
Read the text about American chain stores and decide which answer (A, B,
or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
In the story American chain stores like Dunkin Donuts and BaskinRobbins are (0) ..Q ... No other country in the world has as (1)......
chain stores as the United States. With globalization several of these
chain stores have opened in other countries too.
Chains, as they are often called, are owned (2 )......the same person or
company, and specialize in one kind of (3 )........There are food, drink,
restaurant, hotel, clothing, computer, sporting goods and several
other kinds of chains.
The worlds largest fast food chain is McDonalds, with about 470,000,
employees (4 )......nearly 47 million customers daily! McDonalds was
founded in San Bernardino, California in 1940 by Dick and Mac
McDonald. They (5 )......in fast, clean, efficient service.
Dunkin Donuts is the worlds largest coffee and (6 )......goods chain
with more than 7,000 stores globally. Dunkin Donuts opened for the
first time in 1950 in Quincy, Massachusetts.
Its (7 ).......Starbucks, started out in 1971 and is a relatively new chain.
Today it is the worlds biggest coffee chain, with more than 15,000
stores in 44 countries. While Dunkin Donuts (8 )......its own products
daily at each store, Starbucks baked goods are prepared elsewhere.
Baskin-Robbins is the biggest chain of ice cream parlors with almost
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B e fo re you read
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Reading pictures
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Vdmpire Score
O n Friday, tw o days a fte r th e th re e fr ie n d s n ig h t a t C e n tra l Q P t
P a r k , N ew Y o r k e r s w o k e u p to t h i s t e r r i f y in g n e w s p a p e r
headline:
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DRACULA IS BACK!
W hat in the world is happening? asked Michelle, putting her
spoon into her ice-cream sundae. Vampires in New York City
and I just know theyre connected with the show.
No one has ever heard of vam pires in this city before the
show, said Nick.
But who is the vam pire? asked Bill. Is that w hat Phil saw
that scared him to death?
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city shelters : places where people w ith o ut a home can go and sleep
at night for free.
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The next day Michelle was on her way to the New York City
Public Library on Fifth Avenue and 4 2 nd Street w hen she saw
Detective Ellis and two policemen walking into Sim m ss Jewelers.
I w onder w h a t D etective Ellis and the police are doing at
Sim m ss? she thought. Ellis probably suspects him .
Michelle was no t w rong because Sam uel Sim m s was one of
Elliss first suspects, and he had asked Sim m s not to leave the
city. That day he had a search w arran t to search the luxurious
jewelery shop.
It w as a h o t e v e n in g w h en Bill a n d N ick m e t M ichelle in
Central Park after work. Bill and Nick lay down on the cool green
grass and Michelle sat between them.
Ive got a lot of inform ation on vam pires for you today , said
Michelle proudly.
G reat tell us! said Bill and Nick, looking up at the early
evening sky.
Well, first o f all, th e y re o fte n called the undead or living
dead, because a v am p ire is a dead body th a t feeds on living
p eop le. The v a m p ir e s v ic tim s u su a lly die an d th e n becom e
v am pires them selves. You c an t see vam pires in a m irror and
they dont have a shadow. They sleep during the day and go out
after sunset to find their favorite food: blood. They can change
their form and become bats, wolves or rats. And the only way to
kill them is by driving a w ooden stake through their hearts, by
beheading them or by burning th e m .
Ugh, said Nick. Theres an old wooden stake at the m useum .
Well, who fits the description of a vam pire? asked Michelle.
Bill and Nick were silent. W ho works at night and is never seen
in the daytim e?
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because New York City had just built new shelters in the
Central Park area
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Michelle
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5 Why dont you visit the United Nations? asked Kevin Chan.
if I were you.............................. the United Nations, said Kevin
Chan.
T h e V a m p ir e S c a r e
returned and attacked some of his neighbors, who died from loss of
blood.
Arnold Paole was a soldier who became a farmer; he had been
attacked by a vampire years before. After his death people in the
village began to die and villagers believed that Paole had returned to
attack his neighbors.
The two cases were well documented and government officials
examined the bodies, wrote reports and published books which were
sold throughout Europe. Ignorance and superstition kept the panic
alive.
This controversy went on for many years and the Austro-Hungarian
Army was finally sent to the area to examine the situation. But this did
not solve the problem, so Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, who was
worried and upset, sent her personal physician, Dr Gerhard Van
Swieten, to investigate. He concluded that vampires did not exist; the
Empress immediately passed laws against the opening of graves, and
the vampire scare ended.
1 What did people do during the vampire scare of the 18th century
in Eastern Europe?
2 When and where did the panic start?
3 Who were Peter Plogojowitz and Arnold Paole?
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P E T Notices
Look at the text in each question. W hat does it say? Mark the letter
next to the correct explanation A, or C.
REM R D
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Manhattan
luxury apartment
near Central Park
lor rent
ring doorbell
after 7 pm
Wanted:
qualified
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10 years experience.
If interested call 392-0369
Attention!
This weekend
From:
To:
Brad Ellis
Tim O'Leary
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featured the first film presentation of Dracula. Murnau did not get
permission to use the same names that were used in Stoker's novel,
so he had to change them and other parts of the story. The film was a
huge success because people were actually able to see Dracula
interpreted on the screen.
In 1931, Universal Studios in Hollywood produced the first talking
film about Dracula starring the famous Hungarian actor Bela Lugosi
as Count Dracula; it was a big hit.3 Lugosi's interpretation of Count
Dracula was excellent.
In 1958 the British film Dracula, starring Christopher Lee, was
another great success and it was followed by seven sequels. In the
1970s several other films and television series featuring vampires
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were very popular; some of them were simply horror movies of bad
quality.
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), an excellent film produced and directed
by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Keanu Reeves, Gary Oldman,
Winona Ryder and Anthony Flopkins, was a great box office hit and
won three Oscars. It is considered the best film about Dracula ever
produced.
It is interesting to see how the interpretations of the actors, the
photography, the costumes and the settings have changed through
the years, but the basic themes of evil, seduction, terror and the dark
underworld remain the same.
This film begins with the tragic story of Vlad Tepes, who returns
home after fighting the Crusades and finds that his wife has
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Lets take a closer look at the film Bram S tokers Draculal Have
you ever seen this film ? Which other film s about Dracula have you
seen?
To find out more about it, connect to the Internet and go to
w w w .blackca t-cide b.com . Insert the title or part of the title of the
book into our search engine. Open the page for The Vampires
Tear. Click on the Internet project links.
W ork with a partner and find out the answers to the following
questions.
1
2
3
4
5
6
LOVf
B ram S to k e rs D ra c u la (1 9 9 2 )
I on the Victorian horror novel written
by Bram Stoker in 1897, about the vampire
Dracula. who is on a quest to be eternally
reunited with the one woman he ever loved
Dracula travels from Transylvania to
London to find the young woman who is the
double image of the love he lost centuries
earlier.
Movie Overview
Movie Details
Showtimes & Tickets
Trailers & Clips
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Photos
Premiere Photos
Movie Stills
Community
Shopping
Buv the DVD/Video
Other Resources
Web Sites
Recommendations
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Detective work
Youre alm ost at the end of the story. W ork w ith your detective team
and answer these questions.
1
Q Listening
Listen to part of Chapter Seven and choose the correct answer A,
or C.
1
at closing time.
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CHAPTER 7
A Cloud of Dust
On the last day of the show there were more visitors than usual.
Transylvania, Land of Vampires was the exhibit th a t attracted
the greatest num ber of people. After the vam pire scare in the
city people w a nte d to learn more a b o u t vam pires and th e ir
history. V isitors were p a rtic u la rly in te re ste d in the old oak
coffin from the fifteenth centurythey stared at it silently and
uneasily, but no one w ent close to it.
That morning, before the show opened, Bill and Nick were
able to explain their plan to Max, who said it was a brilliant idea.
Its our last chance to find out who Victor and Daniza really
are, said Bill.
I wish you guys the best of luck, because Detective Ellis
hasnt been able to solve this case yet, said Max. Its a tough
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of the bathroom open and he and Nick got up and stood in front
of the glass partition, while Max sat behind his desk.
Victor and Daniza walked into the Transylvania, Land of
Vampires room and walked towards the old oak coffin. They
looked at each other for a moment and then carefully moved the
lid of the coffin to one side and created a small opening. Then
Victor put his hand into the coffin and took a handful of the dark
earth. He looked at Daniza with a strange smile on his pale lips
and they both smelled the earth a few times. Then Victor lifted
his hand into the air and threw the earth over himself and
Daniza. The dark earth formed a strange cloud of dust that hung
in the air. Bill, Nick and Max stared at the bizarre scene from
behind the partition.
Whats Victor doing? whispered Nick anxiously.
The guys crazy! whispered Bill.
Do you guys have a camera? whispered Max excitedly.
No, but my cell phone can take pictures, said Nick. Ive got
it in my hand.
Suddenly Victor and Daniza were no longer standing by the
coffinthey had disappeared. In their place there were two
black bats who started flying around the room. They flew to the
entrance hall but Bill, Nick and Max couldnt see them, so they
slowly opened the office door and walked towards the entrance
hall and hid behind the two big billboards 2 that advertised the
show. From that position they had a perfect view of the entrance
hall and the huge chand e lie r3 that hung there. The bats
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Ah, you know nothing of the dark world of the living dead
vampires can disguise themselves and take many shapes.
There was a terrible silence and Michelle, Bill and Nick felt
cold and uncomfortable.
Wait a minute, cried Ellis nervously, did you know about
Victor and Danizas identity all this time?
Yes, I did, said Morescu proudly. I was born in Sighisoara in
Transylvania, the same town where Vlad was born many centuries
before. The people of the town have always been loyal to him. He
was a prince and a hero of his country. In the past the vampire
spirit of Vlad gave me precious information for my research and
books, making them best-sellers all over the country. This show
was a success thanks to him. I promised to give him back the
Vampires Tear on July 24, the day when Kriza died.
Thats the day when the diamond disappeared and when Phil
died, said Ellis, who could hardly believe what he was hearing.
But why did they hide the diamond in the chandelier? Why
didnt they disappear with the diamond on the night of July 24?
You know nothing about the vampires, Detective Ellis, said
Morescu with an evil laugh. They had to wait for a night of the
full moon before returning to Transylvania.
Ellis was annoyed and nervous; he raised his voice. I dont
know anything about vampires, Professor, but you dont know
anything about American law. Those two...vampires are
responsible for theft and for the death of Phil, and probably of
the murder of two unlucky New Yorkersand you are a silent
accomplice.4 American law is very tough with silent accomplices.
Youre coming with me to the Police Station for questioning.
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Com prehension ch e ck
Writing
Michelle writes an email to her best friend Pam Rivers telling her:
Hi Pam!
Ive got lots of news for you.
D iscussion
Work with a partner and discuss the following questions. Then share
and compare your answers with the class.
1 Professor Morescu said he was grateful to Vlad Tepes for all the
help he had given him in the past. Does this excuse him in part for
being a silent accomplice? At times we must choose between
helping a friend and breaking the law. How do you feel about this?
How important is loyalty in a persons character?
2 Loyalty is considered a virtue. Can you think of other virtues in a
persons character? Can you think of faults in a persons
character? Give examples.
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T h e C h e ls e a H o te l, a N e w Y o r k C ity
h is to r ic la n d m a r k
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Q It is twelve-stories tall.
D | | It is twelve feet tall.
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staircase :
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R E A D I N G
P ic tu r e s u m m a r y
Look at the pictures and put them in the right order. Then write a
short caption under each picture. Try to write in a sensational style,
like the style of a popular newspaper.
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R E A D I N G
A g r a p h ic n o v e l
Photocopy pages 109-110, cut out the pictures and stick the m on
paper in the right order. Think of words to put in the balloons when
the characters are speaking or thinking. Do not use the words that
were used in this book! Then write at least a sentence under each
picture to narrate w hat is happening.
P E T
Q u iz
A F T E R
R E A D I N G
W r itin g
Choose one of the writing tasks A- below. Read them all before you
choose.
A An alternative plot
Choose a m om ent in the story where events might have developed
differently. Describe what might have happened at this moment
and then summarize how the plot would have developed
differently. Describe how this new plot that you have invented
would finish.
An alternative ending
We often describe endings of stories and films as closed or
open. A closed ending is when the plot seems to have come to an
explicit end. THE VAMPIRES TEAR ends in this way. An open
ending, which is quite common in modern works, is open to
interpretation and to possible further developments. Begin at any
part of Chapter Seven and write a different ending to the story.
You can make your ending open or closed.
A newspaper article
Imagine you are a journalist for the New York Times and you are
sent to Central Park to write an article about the homeless man
who was a victim of the vampire attack. You have permission from
the police to get close to the scene of the attack. The body of the
dead man is lying on the grass under a tree when you arrive at
Central Park. You are scared, but you know you must get close to
the body and examine the two teeth marks on his neck in order to
write a good article. Remember, your readers want to know all the
horrible details of the vampire attack, so make your story realistic!
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This reader uses the EXPANSIVE READING approach, where the text
becomes a springboard to improve language skills and to explore historical
background, cultural connections and other topics suggested by the text.
The new structures introduced in this step of our R E A D I N G & T R A I N I N G
series are listed below. Naturally, structures from lower steps are included
too. For a complete list of structures used over all the six steps, see The
Black Cat Guide to Graded Readers, which is also downloadable at no cost
from our website, www.blackcat-cideb.com.
The vocabulary used at each step is carefully checked against vocabulary
lists used for internationally recognised examinations.
S te p T h re e
B 1 .2
All the structures used in the previous levels, plus the following:
Verb tenses
Present Perfect Simple: unfinished past with for or since (duration form)
Past Perfect Simple: narrative
Verb forms and patterns
Regular verbs and all irregular verbs in current English
Causative: have / get + object + past participle
Reported questions and orders with ask and tell
Modal verbs
Would: hypothesis
Would rather, preference
Should (present and future reference): moral obligation
Ought to (present and future reference): moral obligation
Used to: past habits and states
Types of clause
2nd Conditional: if + past, would(nt)
Zero, 1st and 2nd conditionals with unless
Non-defining relative clauses with who and where
Clauses of result: so; so ... that; such ... that
Clauses of concession: although, though
Other
Comparison: (not) as / so ... as; (not) ... enough to; too ... to