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1. I Domlnoes starter OX.FORD
'Bring me something new and exciting. Bring me a BIG story!'
says Rosie's editor 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
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stories. each book provides a range of
integrated activities designed to develop
reading skills, consolidate vocabulary, and
offer personalized project work.
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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 find
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 writes
stories for a newspaper
newspaper people read about
th¡ngs that happen in this

3. 'I can't use this stoi'y,
Rosie,' says the editor.
'It's old news. Bring me
something new and
exciting, Bring me a BIG
story!' He looks at her.
'You're tired, Rosie. lfake
the afternoon off. Go and
see a film, or something.'
"A big story"! That's not easy to find,' Rosie
thinks. 'But a film? Yes, that's a good idea.'
But a man and a woman in front of her on the river
bus are not interested in the city's buildings. They
are Americans. il'hev talk. and Rosie beeins to listen.
Rosie goes to the River Thames and waits for
the river bus. It's a cold Februarv afternoon.
'Fifty thousand Euros, Ms Yardley,' the man
says. 'l want fifty thousand Euros to get it.'
'I don't knoq Lezardo-' MsYardley begins.
'It's worth half a million,'Lezardo says.
'Fifty thousand is nothing.'
editor the person who says wh¡ch
stories go in a newspaper
news when someone tells you
somethrng new
film moving pictures that tell a st0ry
idea something that you think
riyer water that moves ¡n a long line
river bus people
É0 from one place
to another on a river in this
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woÉh how expensive something is

4. 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 ?'
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'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 lllg old house In
France or Switzerland whefe a rlch
person ltves
dangerous that can Klll You
bridge people go across a fivef
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art dealer a Person who has a shoP
with expensive Pictures
In lt
buy to give moneY for something
sell to take moneY for somethlng
steal to take somethlng
without asKrng

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Ghoose the right words to complete the sentences.
a Rosie Doyle is a journalist.
She must find . .
1 I frfty thousand Euros.
2 V abigstor"y
5 I ¡ul¡a Yar"dley
b She wants to . . .
1 I seeafilm
2I vrsitachateau
5 [] visit New York.
c She Soes there by. . .
1 I car'.
2 [] plane
5 M river bus.
d She listens to . . .
1 ffi Julia Yardley and Lezando.
2 I Pierne Valmy and Lezar"do
¡ I ¡ul¡a Yardley and Pierre Valmy
e They talk about
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2 f pictures and Paris.
5 I money and Venice.
f Rosie goes after.
1 I Lezardo.
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2 Nl Julia 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 it?'
'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. lt's . .... a lot of money
f 'lt's raining. What can we do today?'
'l've got an ..... . Let's watch TV at home.'
That old woman can't see it, butthat 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?'
'Enfland are playing France at footballthis 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's
worK. .........
c We learn mone about Julia Yardley's
wonk. .........
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Use the words in Bigl Ben to complete
the sentences on pa{e 7.
a We learn more about Rosie. ...
d We see Pierre Valmy's home

6. 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.
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Two nights later, on a mountain
in Switzerland, Roger Lezardo
skis across the snow. It is aiter
midnight. In front of him is a
big 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 paper
with a drawing on it.
mountain a big hill
Bki to go over snow fast on long
f lirl t)ieces of wood
snow s0mething soft, c0ld and white lock this makes a door stay closed
break to make one think into two
things when you hit it
upstairs to the upper part of
a house
asleep sleep¡ng
gun a person can fight with this
draw¡ng a picture made with
a pencr I
safe a box with a lock where you pul
important or expensive things

7. In Valmy's bcdroom, Lczardo tahes
the paper fiom the old m¿rn. Then
he ties him to a chair.
He looks at the drawing and laughs. A million Euros for this
littf e drawing?' he says. 'You art collectors art: cra,¿y.'
In a diffcrent room, a
man gets out of bcd.
He is Hans, Pierre
Valmy's servant.
'What's that noise?' he
says. 'Who's talhing?
Is it Monsicur Valmy?'
Lczardo leaves thc chateau
with 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 thc
snowmobile and goes
after Lezardo. Lczardo
sltis down lhe mounlain.
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servant a person who works for
someone ncfl
Monsieur /rnrs'jr/ Mr, in Frcnch
t¡e to stop someone moving with
a fol)(l
art draw¡ngs and pictures
collector a person who like to buy
and have lots ofthings of one kind
craz] not thjnkrng well
snowmob¡le a car that can go
across sn0w
pol¡ce they find ¡leople who do
someth¡ng llad

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Are these sentences true or false? Tick the boxes.
a Lezardo visits Pierre Valmy's house
b Pierne Valmy is a young man.
c Pierre Valmy lives in Paris.
d Lezardo takes a drawing from Valmy.
e The drawing is worth a million Euros.
f Hans works for Lezardo
g Lezardo puts Valmy's drawing in his bag and g0es.
h Valmy Éoes after Lezardo
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Use the words from Activity 1 to complete these sentences.
a I can open this door easily The ... ri. . [ .. . isn't workin$.
b That bottle is very old. Be careful with it and don't .. ... . lt.
c He's got lots of beautiful pictures in his house because he's an art ..
d I like it when it's cold and there's on allthe tnees and houses.
e She can down hills verY fast
f Watch that man. He's got a ...... .. in his hand and he can kill you with it
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'0h, no! That woman has got my baS with all my money in it'
'Quick! Call the .. . . . .. . .. .l'
h tver"est is a very high
i The children are . .. .. in bed so don't make a lot of noise
j Her room isn't down here lt's
k I don't wanttotake allthis moneywith me. Let's put it inthe hotel ..
before we go out
I This is by Leonardo da Vinci and it's worth a lot of money
m She wears flowers in her hair and she doesn't wear shoes. She's ..
n Theydon'tdoanyworkinthehouse.Their.. ...... doitforthem.
o She can't run away because he's .. . .. . .. . her to a tree
p I like studying.... because I like lookin$ at beautiful pictures
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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 police. Venice.
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9. Lezardo sccs some trccs
in front ol him.
'Wait!' he thinlis. 'I c¿ur
get 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 drawing
is worth hall a million Huros, pcrhaps murc.
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'Valmy? I know that
name!' Rosie thinlrs. 'Rut
whcrc . . .? Ycs! Irnln the
ln¿ln on thc river busl'
q
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follow go aftcr
crash to hrt something and
stop suddenly
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It crashes into the trees.
and l,ezardo escapes.
Pierre Vulrny is talking on
the lfV now.
'The thief has the Pic¿rsscr
drawing,' hc says. 'But
what can he do with it?'
'I know,' Rosie says excitedly. 'He can give il
to Julial Yardlcy in Vcnicc tomorrow at lwo
o'clock. Ancl get fifty thousand Huros! 'l'lrt'
thiel'is the man on thc rivcr bus!'
thiel (plurülthieves) a person who
takes someth ng without asking
escape t0 gcl away
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I go lo the police?'
Rosie thinks.
Thc next dary, Rosie is on
a gondola in Vcnice.
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gondola you can go across the
water n this in Venlcc
café you go hcle to havc a drrnk
and somcthing to eat
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Ghoose the correct words to complete the sentences.
a Lezardo skis between t*o
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b The snowmobile can @ffi
go after him.
c Lezardo gets
!!l!ff[l[ away.
d Rosie is eating breakfast and watchrng the news ?jftEillif¡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 Julia Yardley at the Rialto bridfe
f l Julia Sives frfty thousand Euros to Lezardo
I Lezardo gives the Picasso drawinf to Julia.
I Rosie gets the drawing.
I Rosie speaks to the police
E Lezardo and Julia speak to Rosie
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Use the words in the fVs to complete the sentences.
a Can you take a photo of us in this
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We wantto
remember everything about this week in Venice when we Éo home.
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the car in front of us.
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bags when they anen't looking.
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12. F'irst Lezardo leaves the bridge. Then, when Julia
Yardley begins to walk away, Rosie follows her.
Some minutes later, |ulia Yardley
arrives at the Rialto Bridge.
"l'hcre she is!'Rosie thinks. 'llut
whcre's the man?'
Lezardo isn't fhr away. He's
watching Rosie.
'Why is that woman watching Julia
Yardley?'he thinks. 'Docs she know
something?'
Rosie suddenly sees the man from the river
bus. He's meeting Julia Yardley on the bridge.
Lezardo givcs
Julia
Yardley a package.
'Is that the Picasso
drawing?' Rosic thinks.
Rosie follows |ulia
Yardley to a big
hotel. |ulia goes in
but Rosie waits in
thc street.
'Now
I can phonc
thc policc,' shc s¿r\¡s.
package something that you take
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lJul l,czardo is behind Rosie
now ¿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.
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'What do you hnow?'Lcz¿udo asks. 'llc c¿rrelul. I don't
w¿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.
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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¿rdo
ancl llosie. Lez¿trclo pushes
Rosie into a darrli alley
oppositc thc hotel. fulia
follows them.
'l)o I hnow you?'Julia asks
Rosie, and shc looks into
Rosie's f ¿rcc. Ah, yes. Now I
remembcr! Outside my
London officc, on Monday!
Who arc you?'
Aaagh! My arm!Ytru'rc
hurling nrc!' Rosie cries.
'OK, OK!My name's Rosie
Doyle. I - I'm a journttlist.'
grab to takc suddenly
alley a small strcct
hurt to do something bad
to sorneone
pocket the place in youf coat whcrc
Vou can put thinÉs
nastily in not a nice way
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Put these sentences in the correct order. l{umber them 1-8.
u I Ros'e follows Julia.
b ! Lezar"do leaves the bridge.
c I I Lezando gives somethin$ to Julia.
a [ ;utia arrives at the Rialto EridSe.
e E ¡rlia speaks to Rosie.
f I tezardo speaks to Rosie.
g
! Lezar"do takes Rosie's phone.
n [ ;utia goes into her hotel.
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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 shirt ....P"a.QK9t ... .'
Don't .. . .. . .. . the sandwiches Take them slowly
I don't walk down that .. . late at niÉht. lt's dark and nobody usually
. is for you. lt's from 0xford. What's tn lt?
Please say sorry ntcely, not .. . ..
Don't sit 0n your little sister. You're . . . ... .. . her
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What happens in the next chapter? Iick the boxes.
a Julia ohones an ant collector.
b Julia gives Lezardo five thousand Eut"os
c Rosie phones the police.
d Lezardo and Rosie $o to Julia's hotel room.
e Lezardo takes back the paintin$ from Julia
f Rosie ties Julia to a bed
g Rosie ties Lezardo to a chatr.
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15. Five minutes later. Rosie
sees Julia Yardley on a
hotel balcony. Julia
picks up a black book
from the table and goes
into her room.
'She's phoning. Now we
go in,' Lezardo says. And
don't run away!
Remember the gun in
my pocketl'
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'What are you going to do?'
fulia asks. She is frightened.
Lezardo is a dangerous man.
'Don't ask questions,' Lezardo
tells her. 'Phone your collector.
I want mv monev soon.'
'Tomorrow' fulia tells him.
And she goes into the hotel.
Lezardo gives some money to the
man at the hotel desk.
'Well, Salvatore?' he says.
'She is in her room,'the man at the
desk tells him. And now she's
making a phone call.'
'Right. Who's she phoning?'
Lezardo asks.
'Wait a minute,' Salvatore says,
and he picks up the phone on his
desk and listens.
Lezardo and Rosie wait in the alley. Lezardo
watches one of the windows in the hotel.
'What are we waiting for?'Rosie asks.
'For Yardley to phone somebody,' Lezardo answers.
'Giovanni Piano,' Salvatore says
to Lezardo quietly.
Lezardo smiles. 'So she's selling 1o
him - one of the most imporl,anl
collectors in Italy. I know hinr.'
balcony a place at the front of a
buildint upstairs where you can
stand and look out or sit in the sun
p¡ck up to take in your hand
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desk a table where you can pay for a
room or ask hotel workers things
frightened afraid
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16. 'Giovanni Piano is crazy
about collecting,' Lezardo
says. 'He buys important
paintings 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 to
sell it to Giovanni Piano and
get half a million Euros, not
flftv thousand!'
'Tie her to the bed,'
Lczardo tells Rosie.
Rosie looks at his gun
and ties Julia to the bcd.
Lezardo
knocks on
the door of
room 301.
pa¡ntings co oured pictures
knock to hrt stfongly
case a b¡g bag
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a Julia phones an important ltalianrojjee-o'flñél
b Lezardo gives some dr"awings to Salvatore.
c Lezardo listens to Julia's phone call with Piano.
d Julia is meeting Piano at two o'clock at the Café Antonella
e Lezardo wants a million Euros fot'the drawin$ from Julia.
f He goes to r"oom l03
g He takes the drawing from Julia's safe
h Salvatone ties Julia to the bed.
i Lezardo ties 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 it's hot I like to sit on mv hotel . in the sun
c Look at that big doÉ! Helpl l'm ...... of dogs
d l'vegotlotsofimportantpapens 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 it and come in.
g My mother always . my thinfs when I leave them on the table.
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ttlhat happens in the next chapter? Tick one box.
a I Rosie and Julia escape Lezardo gets a million Eunos fnom
Giovanni Piano
c [ ] Giovanni Piano phones the police
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18. Some minutes later, thc young ll¿rn arrives
at room 301 with the hotel managcr.
After Lezardo leaves. Rosic tries
to move her arms and legs.
'Perhaps. . . I can getout. . . on
to the . . . balcony,' she thinks.
She begins to move her chair.
The young man unties Rosie and
the hotel manager unties ]ulia.
'My name is Bernardo,'the
young man tells Rosie. Are you
oK?'
'Yes, I'm OK,'she says. Then she
tells the hotel manager, 'Phone
the police!Tell them, "Go to the
Café 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'r
about the Picasso drawing and Ciov¿tnlri l'i¿rrro.
The hotel manager phones the polit'c.
tly to want to do something but not
to do ¡t well
fall to go down quickty
Inonager a person who watches the
wrl k ol other oeoole
untie lo take off ropes that tic
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19. Suddenly, the two men see
a police boat on thc canal.
'l'hen
Lezardo sees Rosic in
llcrnardo's boat. He gets
up quickly.
'You!' ¿r policeman
shouts at l,ezardo. 'Stop!'
llut Lezardo runs to
llcrnardo's boat.
'Whcl are you?' he ashs Lezardo.
' Where's Signora Yardley?'
'Forget Signora Yardley,' Lezardo tells
him. 'Here's the drawing.'
'lt's beautifbl,' l)i¿rno s¿tys. 'l must
havc it!'
Signora /srn'Jrfa/ [,4fs, n talian
boat you go across thc watef In thts
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20. Now Rosie is in the water by the
gondola. Bernardo's boat crashes
into a bridge and starts to sink.
Lezardo falls into the water.
The police get Rosie out of the
water 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 the
hotel. Bernardo is waiting for her.
'Well, I've got my big story,'Rosie
says. 'That's going to the editor of
The Recordtonight!'
Are you a journalist?' Bernardo asks.
'Yes,'Rosie savs.
'Er *
can you stay in Venice for
a day or two more, Rosie?'
Bernardo asks.
Rosie looks at him. 'He's nice,'
she thinks. And I can send my
story to the editor from here
by email.'
'Yes, perhaps I can,'she
says, and she smiles.I
Lezardo gets onto Bernardo's boat.
He knocks Bernardo into the canal.
Now Lezardo drives
the 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 turns
quickly, 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 water
moving your arms and legs
tlnk lo Éo down in water
lhonks to because of
email words that you send from
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Match the two parts of these sentences.
Rosie knocks
Bernardo unties. . .
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Rosie tells Bennando and the
hotel manafer. . .
The hotel manager. . .
Lezando waits for Piano
Piano wants to have
Lezardotakes...
The police 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.
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1 about the dnawing.
2 at the Café Antonella.
5 Rosie.
4 Lezardo and the drawing.
5 phones the police.
6 a newspaper ¡nto the street
7 her biS story.
I Bernando's boat.
I the Picasso dnawing.
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When you get to the villagc
shops ..... lefl anrl
the hotel is on your' lcfl

22. 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 hill, an old buildinÉ and the sky. I . . there are some
circus people. They are sittin$ at a table. 4 ...... .. ....... we can see a white
horse with wings together with its baby 5 .. a w0man in a white
dress on the horse's back She's holding a red white and blue striped 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 left-hand side and the rrSht hand side of it 7 ... . some red

23. i
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.
PoliceOfficer: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.
Police Officer:6 ......
Giovanni Piano:ln an office in Rome.
Police 0fficer:7
Giovanni Piano:ln the Saint Mar"k's Squarr: llotr: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: