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I Domlnoes starter OX.FORD 'Bring me somethingnew and exciting.Bring me a BIG story!' says Rosie'seditor at The Record newspaper. And, when she leaves the office,Flosie does find a story.A story that is bigger than she expects.A story that takes her across Europe,into a dangerous world of art and art thieves. lllustrated by Dylan Gibson Cassette avaitabite '{ r n o o o { o ! L (r l fTl u) (r fr -l -l JOHN ESCOTT W DoN.4rNoES provide reading and learning at four languagelevels. As well as enjoyable stories. each book providesa range of integrated activities designed to develop readingskills, consolidate vocabulary, and offer personalized project work. Series Edltors Bill Bowler and Sue Parminter OX.FORD Dominoes starter 25O HEADWORDS Dominoes one 4OO HEADWORDS Dominoe¡ two 7OO HEADWORDS Domlnoes ¿hree lOOO HEADWORDS OXFORD ENGLISI,I tsBN 0-19-424407-5 , ltilIil||il|[illtillil, I'NMRSITYPRESS wwwoup.com/elt

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I Domlnoes starter OX.FORD

'Br ing me something new and exci t ing. Br ing me a BIG story! '

says Rosie's editor at The Record newspaper.

And, when she leaves the of f ice, Flosie does f ind a story. A

story that is bigger than she expects. A story that takes her

across Europe, into a dangerous world of ar t and art th ieves.

lllustrated by Dylan Gibson

Cassette avaitabite

'{rnooo{o!

L( rl

fT lu)( rf r- l- l

JOHN ESCOTT

W

DoN.4rNoES provide reading and learning atfour language levels. As well as enjoyablestories. each book provides a range ofintegrated activi t ies designed to developreading ski l ls , consol idate vocabulary, andoffer personalized project work.

Series EdltorsBill Bowler and Sue Parminter

OX.FORD

Dominoes starter25O HEADWORDS

Dominoes one4OO HEADWORDS

Dominoe¡ two7OO HEADWORDS

Domlnoes ¿hreelOOO HEADWORDS

OXFORD ENGLISI, I

tsBN 0-19-424407-5

, ltilIil||il|[illtillil,I'NMRSITYPRESS wwwoup.com/elt

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This is Rosie Doyle. $he's a journalist and she lives in london.One day she goes to her office. What happens? Tick the boxes.

a At the off ce Rosie meets

b She must f ind

c She hears two Americans. One is

d They talk about

Rosie Doyle lives and works in London. She is a

iournalist. She writes for The Record newspaper.

journalist a person who writesstor ies for a newspaper

newspaper people read aboutth¡ngs that happen in th is

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'I can't use this stoi'y,Rosie,' says the editor.'It 's old news. Bring mesomething new andexciting, Bring me a BIGstory!' He looks at her.'You're tired, Rosie. lfakethe afternoon off. Go andsee a film, or something.'

"A big story"! That's not easy to find,' Rosiethinks. 'But a film? Yes, that's a good idea.'

But a man and a woman in front of her on the riverbus are not interested in the city's buildings. Theyare Americans. il'hev talk. and Rosie beeins to listen.

Rosie goes to the River Thames and waits forthe river bus. It's a cold Februarv afternoon.

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

editor the person who says wh¡chstor ies go in a newspaper

news when someone tel ls yousomethrng new

fi lm moving pictures that te l l a st0ry

idea something that you think

r iyer water that moves ¡n a long l ine

r iver bus people É0 from one placeto another on a r iver in th is

I

woÉh how expensive something is

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Rosie gcles ¿rller the wom¿Ill.

'Where's she going?' Rosie

thinhs. And who is she?'

Rosie goes to the house. "'Julia Yarrdley"" shc

reads. 'She's an art dealer. Art dealers buy

and sell pictures. Perhaps the man on the

river bus is going to buy a picture' But why is

that dangerous ?'

ffi$"*""Wk'+n'"1"'

'Perhaps he's going to

steal a picture!'Rosie

thinks, suddenlY. 'But

what can I do?'

Suclclenly, thc wtltn¿ttl sttlps itttd lool's

bacl<. Shc looks at Rosic for a second or

two, then goes into a house.

chateau /Jt ' tco/ a l l lg old house In

France or Switzer land whefe a r lch

person l tves

dangerous that can Kl l l You

br idge people go across a f ivef

0n tnls

art dealer a Person who has a shoP

with expensive Pictures In l t

buy to give moneY for something

sel l to take moneY for somethlng

steal to take somethlngwithout asKrng

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Ghoose the right words to complete the sentences.

a Rosie Doyle is a journal ist .

She must f ind . .

1 I f r f ty thousand Euros.

2 V abigstor"y

5 I ¡u l ¡a Yar"dley

b She wants to . . .

1 I seeaf i lm

2I vrs i tachateau

5 [] visit New York.

c She Soes there by. . .

1 I car'.

2 [ ] p lane

5 M r iver bus.

d She l is tens to . . .

1 f f i Jul ia Yardley and Lezando.

2 I Pierne Valmy and Lezar"do

¡ I ¡u l ¡a Yardley and Pierre Valmy

e They talk about

t M u big stor"y and London

2 f p ictures and Par is.

5 I money and Venice.

f Rosie goes af ter .

1 I Lezardo.J

2 Nl Jul ia Yardley

5 I Pierr"e Valmy.

a That man is a killer Be careful. tle's dg.n$91qq.,5 .

b I wantt0 . . . . . . . those shoes inthe window. How much anethev?

c 'Thene are a lot of cars on this road. How can we Éet across i t? ''Lookl There's a . . . . . . . We can walk over that '

d I read The Times every day. Which . . . . . . . . . do you read?

e That pictune is by Picasso. l t 's . . . . . a lot of money

f ' l t 's ra in ing. What can we do today?'' l 've got an . . . . . . Let 's watch TV at home. '

That old woman can' t see i t , but that boy's . . . . . money from her baf

We don't use our old TV. Let's it and get some money for it.

'What 's the . . . . . . . today?''Enf land are playing France at footbal l th is evening. '

j He reads a lot in his work because he's an

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What happens in the next chapter? Read the sentences and write Yes ot No.

b We learn more about Lezardo'sworK. . . . . . . . . .

c We learn mone about Jul ia Yardley'swonk. . . . . . . . . .

g

h

I

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Use the words in Bigl Ben to completethe sentences on pa{e 7.

a We learn more about Rosie. . . .

d We see Pierre Valmy's home

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Very quietly, he goes upstairs.He sees a door in front of him.'That's Valmy's bedroom,'Lezardo thinks.

He goes into the room. Valmy is in bed,asleep.'Get up, old man!' Lezardo says.'Who - who are you?' Valmy asks.

\ , " r , " - , -*'\ür

Two nights later, on a mountainin Switzerland, Roger Lezardoskis across the snow. It is aitermidnight. In front of him is abig chateau.

Valmy sees the gun in Lezardo's hand.'Get the drawing, Valmy,'Lezardo says.

'It doesn't matter,' Lezardo says. 'Get it! 'Valmy gets a paper from the safe - a paperwith a drawing on it.

mountain a big hi l l

Bki to go over snow fast on longf l i r l t ) ieces of wood

snow s0mething soft , c0ld and white lock th is makes a door stay c losed

break to make one think into twothings when you hi t i t

upstairs to the upper part ofa house

asleep sleep¡ng

gun a person can f ight wi th th is

draw¡ng a picture made witha pencr I

safe a box with a lock where you pulimportant or expensive th ings

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In Valmy's bcdroom, Lczardo tahesthe paper fiom the old m¿rn. Thenhe ties him to a chair.

He looks at the drawing and laughs. A million Euros for thislittf e drawing?' he says. 'You art collectors art: cra,¿y.'

In a diffcrent room, aman gets out of bcd.He is Hans, PierreValmy's servant.'What's that noise?' hesays. 'Who's talhing?Is it Monsicur Valmy?'

Lczardo leaves thc chateauwith the drawing in his bag.

Hans finds Monsieur Valmy.'Go after him!'Valmy shouts.'Take the snowmobilc!''Yes, monsieur,' s¿iys ll¿rns.And you call the policc,monsicur. '

Hans quickly gets thcsnowmobile and goesafter Lezardo. Lczardosl t is down lhe mounlain.

I 'ot

servant a person who works forsomeone ncf l

Monsieur / rnrs ' j r / Mr, in Frcnch

t¡e to stop someone moving witha fol)( l

art draw¡ngs and pictures

col lector a person who l ike to buyand have lots of th ings of one kind

craz] not th jnkrng wel l

snowmob¡le a car that can goacross sn0w

pol¡ce they f ind ¡ leople who dosometh¡ng l lad

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l i ir:.i1' E.!t l1t ll l, irf lii í.;Fi

Are these sentences true or false? Tick the boxes.

a Lezardo vis i ts Pierre Valmy's house

b Pierne Valmy is a young man.

c Pierre Valmy l ives in Par is.

d Lezardo takes a drawing from Valmy.

e The drawing is worth a mi l l ion Euros.

f Hans works for Lezardo

g Lezardo puts Valmy's drawing in his bag and g0es.

h Valmy Éoes after Lezardo

'l:iii ii't.ir rilflq:¡ ll i i

Find sixteen words from Ghapter 2 in the snow.

True

t lt-lflIflt l|j

T

False

t_l[]

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Use the words from Activity 1 to complete these sentences.

a I can open this door easi ly The . . . r i . . [ . . . isn ' t workin$.

b That bott le is very old. Be careful wi th i t and don' t . . . . . . l t .

c He's got lots of beaut i fu l p ictures in his house because he's an art . .

d I l ike i t when i t 's cold and there's on al l the tnees and houses.

e She can down hi l ls verY fast

f Watch that man. He's got a . . . . . . . . in his hand and he can ki l l you with i t

El '0h, no! That woman has got my baS with al l my money in i t '

'Quick! Cal l the . . . . . . . . . . . l '

h tver"est is a very high

i The chi ldren are . . . . . in bed so don' t make a lot of noise

j Her room isn' t down here l t 's

k I don' t wanttotake al l th is moneywith me. Let 's put i t inthe hotel . .

before we go out

I This is by Leonardo da Vinci and i t 's worth a lot of money

m She wears f lowers in her hair and she doesn' t wear shoes. She's . .

n Theydon' tdoanyworkinthehouse.Their . . . . . . . . doi t for them.

o She can' t run away because he's . . . . . . . . . her to a t ree

p I l ike studying.. . . because I l ike lookin$ at beaut i fu l p ictures

t,t'i"i tl lirli r.il ir ii'i

What happens in the next chapter? Ghoose the correct words to complete

the sentences.

a Hans gets Lezardo. Lezardo $ets away.

b Rosie sees Valmy Lezando on TV.

c Valmy's drawing is by Leonardo da Vinci . Pablo Picasso.

d Rosie goes to the pol ice. Venice.

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Lezardo sccs some trccsin front ol him.'Wait ! ' he thinl is. ' I c¿urget through there! '

The snowmobile is gctting nearer and nearer.'What c¿rn I clo?'Lczarclo thinks.

Ilosie is eating brcahf¿rst in her London home.Shc is w¿rtchins thc news on'l'V.

"fhe owner ol'the chateau is Pierre Vrrlmy.'the news readcr says. 'The Picasso drawingis worth hall a million Huros, pcrhaps murc.

\\sr'asI

@

'Valmy? I know thatname! ' Rosie thinlrs. 'Rut

whcrc . . .? Ycs! Irnln theln¿ln on thc r iver busl '

qry

follow go aftcr

crash to hrt something andstop suddenly

14

t

It crashes into the trees.and l,ezardo escapes.

Pierre Vulrny is talking onthe lfV now.'The thief has the Pic¿rsscrdrawing,' hc says. 'But

what can he do with it?'

'I know,' Rosie says excitedly. 'He can give ilto Julial Yardlcy in Vcnicc tomorrow at lwoo'clock. Ancl get fifty thousand Huros! 'l ' lrt '

th iel ' is the man on thc r ivcr bus! '

thiel (plurülthieves) a person whotakes someth ng without asking

escape t0 gcl away

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' l )o I go lo the pol ice?'

Rosie thinks.

Thc next dary, Rosie is on

a gondola in Vcnice.

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II

f,ry

\

gondola you can go across thewater n th is in Venlcc

café you go hcle to havc a drrnkand somcthing to eat

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Ghoose the correct words to complete the sentences.

a Lezardo skis between t*o @l[sl$b The snowmobile can @ffi go after him.c Lezardo gets !!l!ff[l[ away.d Rosie is eating breakfast and watchrng the news ?jftEill if¡E.

e She remember"s the name Valmy ll!!ftfi from the river bus.

f Valmy ftrÑftll knows about Julia Yardley, Venice and the fifty thousand Euros

¡! Lezardo llllFjf?lliltll is an art thief, Rosie thinks.

h Rosie wants t0 É0 to the police before Ei![ she gets her" big story

i Rosie goes t0 Venice that ouy IIEIftffiEil

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What happens in the next chapter? Tick three sentences.

[ ] Lezardo meets Jul ia Yardley at the Rial to br idfe

f l Jul ia Sives f r f ty thousand Euros to Lezardo

I Lezardo gives the Picasso drawinf to Jul ia.

I Rosie gets the drawing.

I Rosie speaks to the pol ice

E Lezardo and Jul ia speak to Rosie

a

b

G

d

e

f

I Use the words in the fVs to complete the sentences.

a Can you take a photo of us in th is -L.- ; . , - :?

We wanttoremember everything about th is week in Venice when we Éo home.

b You go f i rst and I can ______you

ffi

ftry

c Howcanwe -- f rom,n,rOr, ,O'nrf i - l

wi tha$unatthefrontdoorand|can,topen., : . , ; l : l f IM

Carefu| !You,redr iv in$venyfast .Don,t--_-- into|rethe car in front of us.

t&..-*.qqil_

: le'sschool *Gbags when they anen't looking.

M

andacoffee *Ginthat____

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F'irst Lezardo leaves the bridge. Then, when JuliaYardley begins to walk away, Rosie follows her.

Some minutes later, |ulia Yardleyarrives at the Rialto Bridge."l'hcre she is!'Rosie thinks. 'l lutwhcre's the man?'

Lezardo isn't fhr away. He'swatching Rosie.'Why is that woman watching JuliaYardley?'he thinks. 'Docs she knowsomething?'

Rosie suddenly sees the man from the riverbus. He's meeting Julia Yardley on the bridge.

Lezardo givcs JuliaYardley a package.'Is that the Picassodrawing?' Rosic thinks.

Rosie follows |uliaYardley to a bighotel. |ulia goes inbut Rosie waits inthc street.'Now I can phoncthc policc,' shc s¿r\¡s.

package something that you takewrrn y0u In somc papef

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ilry

I

lJul l,czardo is behind Rosienow ¿rncl hc grabs her phone.'No, yon don't ! ' hc says.'Wha1-?' Rosie begins.

From the hotcl, julia Yardlcy sces Roger

Lcz¿rrdo with Rosic in the street.Lez¿rrclo has llosie's ¿rrm in his h¿ind

and she c¿rn't csc¿lpe .'What's happening?' shc thinks. 'Wait!

I know that young wom¿rn's face?'

Shc goes out of the hotel again.

^?ñ/

\ / -

'What do you hnow?'Lcz¿udo asks. ' l lc c¿rrelul . I don' tw¿rnt to hurt you, but I h¿rve ¿r gun in my pochet.'

' l know . . . I know ¿rbout the drawing,' Rosic says. 'l l<nur¡r¡ ¿rbout Valnry.'[Iow ckr you know?' fulia aslis.

\r't¡-l'

,@Rosie tells them ¿rbout the London river bus,'What can wt: do with her?'Julia ¿tsks Lczardo.'Leave her with me,' Lczarclo says. Ancl he smiles nastily.

Now |ulia is with Lez¿rdoancl llosie. Lez¿trclo pushes

Rosie into a darrli alleyoppositc thc hotel. fuliafollows them.' l )o I hnow you?'Jul ia asksRosie, and shc looks intoRosie's f ¿rcc. Ah, yes. Now Iremembcr! Outside myLondon officc, on Monday!Who arc you?'Aaagh! My arm!Ytru'rchur l ing nrc! ' Rosie cr ies.'OK, OK!My name's RosieDoyle. I - I 'm a journttlist.'

grab to takc suddenly

al ley a smal l strcct

hurt to do something badto sorneone

pocket the place in youf coat whcrcVou can put th inÉs

nast i ly in not a nice way

22 23

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Put these sentences in the correct order. l{umber them 1-8.

u I Ros'e fo l lows Jul ia.

b ! Lezar"do leaves the br idge.

c I I Lezando gives somethin$ to Jul ia.

a [ ;ut ia arr ives at the Rial to EridSe.

e E ¡r l ia speaks to Rosie.

f I tezardo speaks to Rosie.

g ! Lezar"do takes Rosie's phone.

n [ ;ut ia goes into her hotel .

Wd$ffifl} Wffi$trffi

Use the words in the water to complete the sentences on pagle 25.

'Have you $ot a pen?''Yes, l 've fot one in my shir t . . . .P"a.QK9t . . . . '

Don' t . . . . . . . . . the sandwiches Take them slowly

I don' t walk down that . . . late at n iÉht. l t 's dark and nobody usual ly

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

Please say sorry ntcely, not . . . . .

Don' t s i t 0n your l i t t le s ister. You're . . . . . . . . . her

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What happens in the next chapter? Iick the boxes.

a Jul ia ohones an ant col lector.

b Jul ia gives Lezardo f ive thousand Eut"os

c Rosie phones the pol ice.

d Lezardo and Rosie $o to Jul ia 's hotel room.

e Lezardo takes back the paint in$ f rom Jul ia

f Rosie t ies Jul ia to a bed

g Rosie t ies Lezardo to a chatr .

25

-

b

G

d

e

f

Yes No

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Five minutes later. Rosiesees Julia Yardley on ahotel balcony. Juliapicks up a black bookfrom the table and goesinto her room.'She's phoning. Now wego in,' Lezardo says. Anddon't run away!Remember the gun inmy pocketl'

d

'What are you going to do?'

fulia asks. She is frightened.Lezardo is a dangerous man.'Don't ask questions,' Lezardotells her. 'Phone your collector.I want mv monev soon.'

'Tomorrow' fulia tells him.And she goes into the hotel.

Lezardo gives some money to theman at the hotel desk.'Well, Salvatore?' he says.'She is in her room,'the man at thedesk tells him. And now she'smaking a phone call. '

'Right. Who's she phoning?'Lezardo asks.'Wait a minute,' Salvatore says,and he picks up the phone on hisdesk and listens.

Lezardo and Rosie wait in the alley. Lezardowatches one of the windows in the hotel.

'What are we waiting for?'Rosie asks.'For Yardley to phone somebody,' Lezardo answers.

'Giovanni Piano,' Salvatore saysto Lezardo quietly.Lezardo smiles. 'So she's selling 1ohim - one of the most imporl,anlcollectors in Italy. I know hinr.'

balcony a place at the front of abui ld int upstairs where you canstand and look out or s i t in the sun

p¡ck up to take in your hand

-

desk a table where you can pay for aroom or ask hotel workers th ings

frightened afraid

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'Giovanni Piano is crazyabout collecting,' Lezardosays. 'He buys importantpaintings and drawings,ancl he asks no questions.''What are you going to do?'Rosie asks.

He laughs. ' l 'm going to get

back that Pic¿rsso drawing,'he says. "l 'hen I'm going tosel l i t to Giovanni Piano andget half a million Euros, notflftv thousand!'

'Tie her to the bed,'Lczardo tells Rosie.Rosie looks at his gun

and ties Julia to the bcd.Lezardoknocks onthe door ofroom 301.

pa¡nt ings co oured pictures

knock to hrt st fongly

case a b¡g bag

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Gorrect the mistakes.

ar* coi lec*ora Julia phones an important ltalianrojjee-o'f lñél

b Lezardo gives some dr"awings to Salvatore.

c Lezardo l is tens to Jul ia 's phone cal l wi th Piano.

d Jul ia is meet ing Piano at two o'c lock at the Café Antonel la

e Lezardo wants a mi l l ion Euros fot ' the drawin$ from Jul ia.

f He goes to r"oom l03

g He takes the drawing from Jul ia 's safe

h Salvatone t ies Jul ia to the bed.

i Lezardo t ies Rosie to a table.

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Find six more words from Ghapter 5 in the word square.

Use the words from Activity 1 to complete the sentences.

a There are lots of . p0. int LnSJ nv Picasso in this art book.b When i t 's hot I l ike to si t on mv hotel . in the sunc Look at that b ig doÉ! Helpl l 'm . . . . . . of dogs

d l 'vegot lotsof importantpapens in my.. . . . . . . . now. l 'mtakingthemtowork

e When you arnive at a hotel, you must speak fir 'st to the man 0r woman at the fr"ont

. and get your room number.

f Please . on the door before you open i t and come in.

g My mother always . my thinfs when I leave them on the table.

ffiü$ffis$ wp$&F

ttlhat happens in the next chapter? Tick one box.

a I Rosie and Jul ia escape Lezardo gets a mi l l ion Eunos fnom

Giovanni Piano

c [ ] Giovanni Piano phones the pol ice

btr

a c a a n t n g S

V a r e b a c o n vd S p c k S U p U df e p u u n e k d n ef r g h t e n e d S

v X c 7 k n o c kI Lezar"do escapes from lhc ¡rol i r ;c

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Some minutes later, thc young ll¿rn arrivesat room 301 with the hotel managcr.

After Lezardo leaves. Rosic triesto move her arms and legs.'Perhaps. . . I can getout. . . onto the . . . balcony,' she thinks.She begins to move her chair.

The young man unties Rosie andthe hotel manager unties ]ulia.'My name is Bernardo, ' theyoung man tells Rosie. Are youoK?''Yes, I 'm OK,'she says. Then shetells the hotel manager, 'Phone

the police!Tell them, "Go to theCafé Antonella".'

A young man sees the newspaper,then he looks up and sees Rosie.He runs to the hotel.

Rosie tells Bernardo and the hotel manugt'rabout the Picasso drawing and Ciov¿tnlr i l ' i¿rrro.The hotel manager phones the polit 'c.

t ly to want to do something but notto do ¡ t wel l

fall to go down quickty

Inonager a person who watches thewrl k ol other oeoole

unt ie lo take of f ropes that t ic' ,1 | | |Ol l l )

,1.t

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Suddenly, the two men seea police boat on thc canal.' l 'hen Lezardo sees Rosic inllcrnardo's boat. He gets

up quickly.

'You!' ¿r policemanshouts at l,ezardo. 'Stop!'

l lut Lezardo runs tollcrnardo's boat.

'Whcl are you?' he ashs Lezardo.' Where's Signora Yardley?''Forget Signora Yardley,' Lezardo tellshim. 'Here's the drawing.'' l t 's beaut i fbl , ' l ) i¿rno s¿tys. ' l musthavc i t ! '

Signora /srn 'Jr fa/ [ ,4fs, n ta l ian

boat you go across thc watef In thts

t34

r ; ¡ ¡ ¡ r r l i r Trver that people make

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Now Rosie is in the water by thegondola. Bernardo's boat crashesinto a bridge and starts to sink.Lezardo falls into the water.

The police get Rosie out of thewater first. Then they get Lezardo.'Have you got the Picasso drawing?'Rosie asks a policeman.'Yes, thanks to you,' he says.

The police take Rosie back to thehotel. Bernardo is waiting for her.'Well, I've got my big story,'Rosiesays. 'That's going to the editor ofThe Recordtonight!'Are you a journalist?' Bernardo asks.'Yes,'Rosie savs.

'Er * can you stay in Venice fora day or two more, Rosie?'Bernardo asks.Rosie looks at him. 'He's nice,'she thinks. And I can send mystory to the editor from hereby email.'

'Yes, perhaps I can,'shesays, and she smiles.I

Lezardo gets onto Bernardo's boat.He knocks Bernardo into the canal.

Now Lezardo drivesthe boat away - fast!

Lezardo tries to get away from the police. It is not

easy with gondolas and more boats on the canal.

Suddenly, there's a gondola in front of them, the boat turnsquickly, and Rosie falls into the water! She swims to the gondola.

turn to go to the r¡ght or the left

swim to go through the watermoving your arms and legs

tlnk lo Éo down in water

lhonks to because of

email words that you send fromc0mputer to c0mputer

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Match the two parts of these sentences.

Rosie knocks

Bernardo unt ies. . .

d

e

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h

I

Rosie te l ls Bennando and thehotel manafer. . .

The hotel manager. . .

Lezando waits for Piano

Piano wants to have

Lezardotakes.. .

The pol ice get

In the end Rosie fets . . .

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Find words from Ghapter 6 in the boats.

2 Use the words from Activity I to complete the sentences.

a

b

G

1 about the dnawing.

2 at the Café Antonel la.

5 Rosie.

4 Lezardo and the drawing.

5 phones the pol ice.

6 a newspaper ¡nto the street

7 her biS story.

I Bernando's boat.

I the Picasso dnawing.

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l 'm sorry but the hotel

rnan0Sg! is wri t ing an

When you get to the v i l lagc

shops . . . . . lef l anr l

the hotel is on your ' lc f l

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Paintings

Complete the descniption of the picture by Picasso with 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

1.. . . . . . . .wecanseeatheatre.2. . . . . " . . . .wecansee

trees and hi l l , an old bui ld inÉ and the sky. I . . there are some

circus people. They are s i t t in$ at a table. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . we can see a whi te

horse with wings together wi th i ts baby 5 . . a w0man in a whi te

dress on the horse's back She's holding a red white and blue str iped ladder in her" hand

of the pictune we can see s0me blue theatre curtalns and on

look at the picture of part of Venice by Ganaletto. Gomplete the table with the

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

asmsllbrickbriilge buililings cTouils d.arkruater

gondolas brightblue sky people walking re,flections

the Granil CanüI the Rialto Briilge

1 In the fore¡lround

2 In the background

5 0n the ri$ht

4 0n the left

5 At the top

6 At the bottom

the lef t -hand side and the rrSht hand side of i t 7 . . . . some red

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Police lntervi¿ws

1 Gomplete this dialogue with Julia Yardley's words from the box.

At the Rialto Briilge Hotel. l'm 4O, I'm an art ilealer,

In shops inLondon, Paris anilNewYork.

In aflat inLondon. luliaYarilley No, I ilon't.

Yes,I do. He's an olilfrienil. American.

Police Offrcer: What's your name?

Ms Yardley:1 ... ..

Police 0fficer: What nationalitv are vou?

Ms Yardley:2

Police 0fficer: How old are you?

MsYardley:5 . . . .

Police 0fficer: Wher"e do you live?

Ms Yardley:4 ..

Police Officer: Wher"e do you work?

Ms Yardley:5. . . . .

Police Officer: What's your job?

Ms Yardley:G. ..

Police Officer: Wher"e are you staying in Venice?

MsYardley:7. . . .

Police 0fficer: Do you know Giovanni Piano?

Ms Yardley:8

Police 0fficer: Do you know Pienne Valmy?

Ms Yardley:9

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

Police0fficer:l . . ..

Giovanni Piano: Giovanni Piano.

Pol iceOff icer:2. . . . . .

Giovanni Piano: l'm 50.

Police 0fficer:3....

Giovan n i Piano: ltalian

Police 0fficer:4 . ..

Giovanni Piano:ln an apar"tment in Rome.

Police 0fficer:5... ..

Giovanni Piano:l run a spaghetti business.

Pol ice Off icer:6 . . . . . .

Giovanni Piano:ln an office in Rome.

Police 0fficer:7

Giovanni Piano: ln the Saint Mar"k 's Squarr : l lotr : l

Police Officer:8 .

Giovunni Pr'ano: No, I don't.

Police 0fficer:9 . .

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

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: