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Gina D. . Clemen

The Mimp ires TearIllustrated by P a o lo D A lta n


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Editor: Michela BruzzoDesign and art direction: Nadia MaestriComputer graphics: Carla Devcto, Simona CorniolaPicture research: Laura Lagomarsino

2010 Black Cat Publishing,an imp rint of Cideb Editrice, Genoa, Canterbury

First edition: January 2010

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Contents

NTRODUCTION 4

chapter one A Sum m er Job 7

chapter t w o The Big Apple 16

chapter t h r e e Opening Night 35

chapter f o u r Its Gone! 51

chapter f i ve Midnight at Central Park 65

chapter six Vampire Scare 79

chapter seven A Cloud of Dust 96

o ss ie r s Manhattan, the heart of New York City 27

Vlad Tepes, Prince of W allach ia 46

Vam pires in litera ture and film s 89

NTERNET PROJECTS 26, 49, 63, 78, 94

ACTIVITIES 13, 24, 43, 61, 74, 85, 106

FTER READING 109

P E T Cambridge PET-style activities 1 3 ,1 4 ,1 5 ,2 4 ,3 4 ,4 5 ,6 2 ,6 4 ,

74, 76, 85, 86, 87, 95, 107

: g r a d e s 5 / 6 Trinity-style activities 14, 77

he text is recorded in full.

These symbols indicate the beginning and end of the passages

linked to the listening activities.


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Introduction

This story takes place in New York City, one of the biggest and most

exciting cities in the world. It is a great center of business,

entertainment, fashion, culture and the arts.

New York City's nickname is the Big Apple. In the 1920s John J. Fitz

Gerald, a journalist for the New York Morning Telegraph,was the first

to use the term when referring to New York City. About ten years

later the jazz musicians of Harlem began calling the city the Big

Apple.

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B e f o r e you read

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p -p Listen to the f irst pa rt of Chapter One and choose the co rrec t

answ er A, or C.

1 Wh ere is Bill Mar tin going to school in Sep tembe r?

A | j a t Po rtola Point High

Q at UCLA

j | in th e Un ited Sta te s

2 W ha t job does Nick Chan w an t to do?

A | 31 veterinarian

|""I basketball player

| | jo ur na list

3 Bill and Michelle received a mes sa ge from Nick

A | | on th e radio.

| | on th e phone.

in an email.

4 There are two sum m er jobs available at

A Q the International Art and History Museum.

Q Columbia University.

Q the Chinese grocery s tore .

5 Nick invited Bill an d Michelle to

A | j th e Four th of July celebrations.

| J to Montego Bay, Florida.

Q to New York City.

6 Whe n does Nick w an t a reply?A in a n hour

[3] in a day

Q by the Fourth of July


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CHAPTER O N E

A Summer JobSum m er va catio n had jus t sta rte d fo r Bill and Michelle Martin, t t g f

who lived in Portola Point, California. Bill was a tall, handsome

e i g h t e e n - y e a r - o l d b o y w it h b ro w n h a i r an d b lu e e y e s , an d

basketball was his sport. This was going to be a special summer

for Bill because he had just graduated with honors from Portola

P o i n t H i g h S c h o o l a n d p l a n n e d t o a t t e n d t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f

Southern California in Los AngelesUCLAin September. He

had always wanted to be a biologist and UCLA had one of the

best biology programs in the United States.

Michel le Mart in , h is s is ter , was a cute gir l of seventeen, wi th

red ha i r and b lue eyes . She was in her sen ior year a t h igh school


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CHAPTER ONE

a n d w a n t e d t o b e c o m e a j o u r n a l i s t . S h e l ov e d r e a d i n g a n dso lv ing myster ies .

Nick Chan, t h e i r good fr ien d f ro m M ontego Bay, Florida, had

ju s t g r a d u a te d f ro m high school too . He w a s a C h inese-A m erican

boy of e ig h te e n a n d he w a s a b ask e tb a l l p la ye r too . Nic k w a s an

e x c e ll e n t s t u d e n t a n d h a d wo n a s c h o l ar s h ip t o s t u d y v e t e r i n a ry

m e d i c i n e a t C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y in N e w Y o r k C i ty . He w a s

e x c i t ed a b o u t th e s c h o l a r s h ip a n d a b o u t m o v i n g to N e w Y o rk

City.

Our s to ry s t a r t s on a ho t sum m er m orn ing in l a te June .

Have you checked your emai l ye t? asked Michel le , tu rn ing

on the rad io . Th ere could be a m es sa ge f r om Nick .

I m n o t e v e n a w a k e y e t , s a i d Bill s l e e p i l y . Y o u d o i t,

Miche lle, and p le ase tu r n dow n the rad io .

Wow, I w as r igh t ! sa id Michel le . T he re ' s a m es sa ge f rom

Nick.

W ha t doe s he s ay ? ask ed Bill, t ry in g to w ake up.

Youll never believe it! Hes leaving for New York City in two

day s... , said Michelle.

Did he f ind an a p a rt m e n t ye t? ask ed Bill.

No, l is ten, hes going to s tay with his aunt and uncle who l ive

the re un t i l he f inds an apa r tmen t . He says they have a Ch inese

grocery s to re in New Yorks Ch ina to w n.

Thats great! said Bil l , who was finally awake.

And th e re s m ore ! said Michel le . Com e an d read . . .

Miche l l e and B i l l s tood in f ron t o f t he compu te r sc reen and

re a d t h e wh o l e m e s s a g e .


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A Summer Job

e o o

...and now the great news! The Columbia University

Student Jo b Program has two summer jobs at the

International Art and History Museum. There's going to

be a big show that lasts one month - from July 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 hy don't you come to

New York and work at the museum with me? 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

some time together and see the Big Apple. I need

your answer by tomorrow morning. I hope it's YES! You

can fly to New York City anytime after the Fourth ofJuly celebrations.

Michel le and Bi l l s ta red a t the screen . They couldn t be l ieve

their ey es Nick had ju st invi ted th e m to The Big Apple.

B rea kfa s t s ready!" sa id a vo ice d ow nsta i rs .

Let s go and have breakfas t . . . and g ive mom the news, sa id

Bill excitedly.

T h e y w e n t d o w n s t a i r s t o t h e k i t c h e n w h e r e M r s M a r t i n , a

f r i e n d l y wo m a n o f a b o u t f o r t y - f i v e , wa s r e a d i n g t h e n e ws p a p e r

and dr ink ing a cup of coffee . Bi l l and Michel le looked a t each

o t h e r n e r v o u s l y a n d t o l d h e r a ll a b o u t N i c k s e m a i l a n d

invi ta t ion.


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"W hat ! N ew York C ity ! Both o f you!" Mr s Mar t i n exc l a i m ed ,

d r o p pi n g th e n e w s p a p e r . Is th is a jo k e ?

No, i ts not a joke, said Bill , trying to be calm. Mom, its the

ch an ce o f a l i f e ti m e . Jobs a r e n t e a s y t o f ind ; I c an w or k an d

make some money before 1s ta r t UCLA. I l l need the ex t r a money

w hen I s t a r t buy ing books . A nd I can see New York City.

And wh a t will Michelle do all da y? as ke d th eir mo the r, co nfuse d.Well, Nick inv ited m e to o , said Michelle, smiling. I ca n b e a

tou ris t and m ay be I can help in his a u n t and uncles gro cer y sto re .

Just a minute, guys, we have to talk to y our fa th er this e vening.

But m om , Im eig hte en y ea rs old and . . . , said Bill nerv ously .

I know how old you are , Bill, but w e re your p ar en ts and we

c a r e a b o u t y o u , s a i d M rs M a r t in . M ic h el le , w h o w a s o n l y

sev en teen , d id no t sa y a word . Im go ing to ph one Nicks m ot he r

in Mon t ego Bay and see w ha t she sa ys .

Nick sa id he needs an answer by tomorrow, sa id Bi l l .

I kno w th is i s exci t ing a nd you kids w an t to go, bu t N ew York

is not around the corner . When dad gets home we l l a l l d iscuss i t

dur ing d inner . Youll have an a ns w er by tom or r ow m orn ing , sa id

Mrs Mar t in , p icking up the phon e.

The nex t morn ing Miche l l e and Bi l l were awake a t dawn and

dec i ded t o p r epa r e b r eak f a s t f o r t he fam il y.

Do you th ink mom and dad wi l l le t us go? asked Michel le ,

p u t t in g th e b u t t e r a n d ja m on t h e b r e a k f a s t tab le .

Wel l, the y d idn t sa y no las t n igh t a t d inner ; th ey sa id th eywould think about i t , said Bil l , looking at his watch.

Y eah , sa id Michel le , an d m om ta lk ed t o Nicks m o th e r on

t he phone f o r ove r an h o u r !


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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 M r a n d

Mrs Mart in walked in.

Good m orning , k ids , the y sa id.

Now le t s s i t down and ta lk , sa id Mr Mar t in , s i t t ing down 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 ic k s

invi ta t ion all n ight long and w eve decided t h a t we t r u s t you. You

can go to New York Ci ty fo r a month . We th ink th i s w i l l be a

g r e a t o p p o r tu n i t y f o r b o th o f y o u .

Oh, dad , th a n k s! cried Bill an d Michelle, hug ging him.

But , wai t a moment , sa id Mr Mar t in , looking a t h is son and

d a u g h t e r k in d ly , i f t h e r e a r e a n y p r o b l e ms 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 ?

We p rom ise! th ey sa id laughing.

W ell call ev er y day. . .well, a lm o st e ve ry d ay! said Michelle.

You k ids are lucky because your dad works for an a i r l ine and

you can f ly almost f ree, said Mrs Mart in. Dad wil l book seats

f o r yo u t o d a y .

Michel le and Bi l l jumped up f rom thei r chai rs saying , Were

go ing to emai l N ick wi th th e g rea t ne ws!

Im g o in g t o c al l P a m 1 a n d w e c a n g o s h o p p in g t o g e t h e r ,

sa id Michelle. 1nee d som e ne w clo thes for the t r ip .

You don t need new clo thes to go to New York , sa id Bi l l .

T h e p e o p l e i n 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 l d c l o t h e s !

Bes ides , th er e are sho ps in th e Big Apple too , you know .

Silly! said Michelle. Boys will never understand.

Mrs Mar t in looked a t her husband and sa id , We l l miss them,

w o n t w e ?

CHAPTER O NE ____ _ ____

1. Pam : a fri end o f Mich elle, Bill and Nick.


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I tex t and b e y o n d

J r O C o m p reh en s io n c h e c k

For questions 1-5, choose the correct answer , , or D.

1 Bill, Martin and Nick Chan are good friends and are both

A Q biology students.

[ _] volleyball players.

Q high-school graduates.

D scholarship winners.

2 Michelle rea d Nicks message, which said th a t

A he had won a scholarship to a California university.

he was going to play an im po rtan t basketball game.

Q] he had found a small ap ar tm en t in New York City.

D Q he wa s going to stay in New York City.

3 Nick as ked Bill to

A Q work as a museum a t ten da nt in New York City.

Q visit an interestin g mu seu m in New York City.

Q spend the Fourth of July with his aun t and uncle.

D [ 1 drive to Montego Bay, Florida.

4 Whe n Mrs Martin hea rd about Nicks invitation,

A [ J she said Bill could go, but Michelle had to stay home.

Q she got angry and phoned Mrs Chan.

Q she decided to talk to her husband.

D Q she immediately said no and left the kitchen.

5 Mr and Mrs Martin dec ided to let Bill an d Michelle go to New York

A Q because t hey t r u s t t hem .

Q | becau se the y w an t Bill to earn some money during thesummer.

if they promise to call every day.

D Q but they can only stay for one week.


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P E T S e n t e n c e t r a n s f o r m a t i o nFor each question complete the second sentence so that it means the

same as the first, using no more than three words.

0 One of my friends invited me to visit th e Big Apple.

A fr ie nd................................invi ted me to vis it The Big Apple.

1 The blue jean s at Michelles fav orite shop did no t cost as mu ch as

the w hite ones.

The blue je ans a t Michelles fav or ite s h o p ................................th an

the w hite ones.

2 Perh aps we can leave for California on Tuesday.

W e ................................leave for California on Tuesday.

3 Im tired of tidying up your room! said Mrs Martin angrily.

I ................................your room again! said Mrs Martin angrily.

4 Wh at can I do for you, said th e wom an to Pam.

H o w ................................you ? said t he w oman to Pam.

5 Nicks new watc h was very valuable.

Nicks new watch w a s ................................a lot of money.

T: GRADE 6

Q S p eak in g : t rav e l

Bill and Michelle are about to leave California and travel all the wayacross the United States to New York City. They are going to fly to

their destination and they a re excited.

1 What different me ans of trans por tation can you think of?

2 What is your favorite mea ns of tran spo rtatio n for sho rt distances

and long distances? Why?

3 What is the most common means of tran spo rtatio n in yourcountry and why?

4 What is the mo st ecological me ans of transpo rtation ?

5 Describe a trip you recently took and the m eans of tran spor tation

you used.


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R ead in g p ic tu r es

Look at the picture on page 19.

1 Where do you th ink Bill an d Nick are?

2 Who is the per son the y are talking to?

3 Wh at do you think this person does?

QP r e d i c t i o nWork with a partner and discuss the following questions.

1 Bill an d Michelle hav e nev er been to New York City. They come

from a small town in California. W ha t do you think their

impression will be? Wha t will surprise th em mo st?

2 Bill and Nick have a sum m er job at a museu m. Wh at do you think

the mu seu m is like?

3 Michelle has a lot of free time in The Big Apple. Wh at do you think

she will do? Which s ite s will she visit?

I8 E S L is ten in g

Listen to the first part of Chapter Two. Decide if each sentence is

correct or incorrect. If it is correct, 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

1 Nicks aunt and uncle la nded a t JFK International Airport.

2 Bill and Michelle are going to stay with Marian and

Kevin Chan.

3 Bill, Michelle, Nick and t he Chans a re going to hav e

a Chinese meal.

4Bill and Michelle fo rget to p hone th ei r par en ts.

5 Bill and Nick unp acked the ne xt day.

6 Profe ssor Ste fan Morescu wo rke d at Columbia University.


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The Big AppleW e ll b e l an d i n g a t JF K I n t e r n a t i o n a l A i rp o r t in t w e n t y I m inu tes, said th e cap tain of th e p lane. Thank you for flying

with us.

N ick a n d h is a u n t a n d u n c le m e t M ich e l le a n d Bill a t t h e

a i rpor t .

Nick! Great to see you! said Bill happily.

Y o ure even t a l l e r t ha n l a s t su m m er , N ick , s a id M iche ll e

laughing.

You guys look super! said Nick excitedly. Bill, Michelle Id

l ike you to mee t my aun t and unc leMar ian and K ev in C han .

They were a f r iend ly- looking Chinese-Amer ican couple o f about

fifty.

Hap py to m e e t you! said Bill an d Michelle.


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Thanks for invit ing us to stay with you, said Michelle. Its

very kind of you .

"Oh , weve hea rd so much abou t you , s a id Mar i an . I t s a

IMeasure to h ave you he re .

And now youre probably hungry, said Kevin. How about a

big Chinese d in n e r a t ou r h o u s e ?

"Sounds g re a t , said Bill. But f i r s t le t s cal l m om an d d ad and

it'll the m w eve a rr iv ed .T h e t h r e e f r i e n d s h a d s o m a n y t h i n g s t o t e l l e a c h o t h e r t h a t

i hey did no t ge t to bed unti l late.

The next day Michel le decided to unpack and v i s i t Chinatown

ind Lit t le Italy, while Nick and Bil l went to the Student Job 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 th P r o f e s s o r S t e f a n

M o r e s c 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 n d 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

Morescu was a t a l l , th in man of about f i f ty wi th pa le sk in , long

V.rey hair and smal l glasses; he rarely smiled or laughed. He was

born in E a s te rn Europe a n d w a s a f a m o u s p r o fe s s o r a n d a u th o r . 5

Please s i t down, Nick, Bi l l , said Professor Morescu, s i t t ing

b e h i n d a n o ld 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

Las t e rn Europe on t h e wa l ls . Le t me t e ll you abo u t yo ur j ob a t

t he In t e rna t i ona l Ar t and Hi s to ry Museum. You l l bo th work as

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 fo r m s a n d

n a m e b a d g e s . Yo u h a v e t o c o l le c t t i c k e t s , w a t c h t h e v i s it o r s a t

t h e s h o w a n d m a k e s u r e t h a t n o o n e t o u c h e s a n y t h i n g . Y o u r

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

EUROPEAN CULTURE AND JEWELS OF THE 15th AND 16th

CENTURIES . I t s t he f i r s t o f i t s k ind o n t he A t l an t i c Co as t . Ipe rso n a l ly o rg a n iz e d it a n d it to o k m e y e a r s o f r e s e a rc h . I k now

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 i n c e o f W a l l a c h i a , 1 V l a d T e p e s . T h e m o s t

im po r ta n t j ew e l o f the show is the V am pi re s T ea r , w h ich is a

huge d iamond o f g rea t va lue shaped l ike a t e a r . Peop le f rom a l l

o v e r t h e c o u n t r y w i l l c o m e t o s e e i t b e c a u s e o f i t s b e a u t y a n d

t r ag ic h i s to ry . H is da rk eyes sh one w i th p r ide .

The Vam pire s Tear! W ha t a s t ra n ge na m e, sa id Bill sof t ly.

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 B i l l s c o m m e n t a n dlooked a t h im wi th h is deep , da rk eyes . S t ran ge? W hy?

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 ak es m e th in k of. ..Dracula , and B ram S to ke rs book. 1k now i t s

only f ict ion, b ut. . .

P ro fe s so r Morescu w as s i l en t fo r a momen t and touched the

old woo de n de sk w ith his long, th in f ingers . Only f ic t ion? Young

m an you have a lot t o l e a rn ab ou t the h i s to ry o f E as t e rn E urope.

Rem em ber , V lad Te pess o the r nam e w as Vlad Dracu la .

Bill and Nick w ere em ba rra sse d and d idn t say an y th ing more .

W ha t do you kn ow a bou t V lad D racu la and abo u t vam pi re s?

asked P ro fe s so r Morescu , s t a r ing a t t he tw o boys w i th h i s da rk

eyes .

Well, sir, n o t m u ch , said Nick.

Vam pires a re o f t en ca lled the living de ad becau se a f te r they

d i e t h e y c o n t i n u e l i v i n 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 l o o d .

Vampires can l ive fo r cen tur ies i f they con t inue dr ink ing human

blood a nd s leep ing in th e i r n a t iv e e a r t h .

Bill and Nick sud den ly fe l t cold an d looked a t ea ch oth er . Then

Nick said, Now w e u n d e r s ta n d , s ir .

G o o d ! T h e s h o w o p e n s o n S a t u r d a y e v e n i n 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 be a

1 W allachia : his torical country that is now part of Romania


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r ecep t ion 2 w i th a lo t o f imp or ta n t gu es t s , jou rna l i s t s an d someo f N e w Y o r k s le a d in 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 o n

t ime , wear ing your un i fo rms . Museum hours a re 10 am to 6 pm.

T u e s d a y i s 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 i s c l o s e d . O n

W edn esda y the sh ow re m ains open un ti l 10 pm. Any qu es t io ns?

He pause d and the n sa id , Good day , boys .

Bi l l and Nick lef t the univers i ty bui ld ing and walked around

th e c a mp u s .

W ha t do you th in k of Pro fesso r M oresc u? aske d Nick.

Gee, hes kind of weird, 3 isnt he? said Bill, looking at Nick.

And not v ery f r iend ly .

Exactly! said Nick, Did you notice how dark i t was in his

of f ice? Al l the cur ta ins were pul led even though i t s a beaut i fu l

s u n n y d a y . He must l ike the dark, said Bil l . Thats why his skin 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 im ?

W e l l , t h e y s a y h e s b r i l l i a n t , v e r y s t r i c t a n d a lw a y s w e a r s

b la c k , o l d - f a s h i o n e d s u i t s , s a id Nick. H e s w r i t t e n s e v e r a l

impor tant books on Eas t European h is tory . His Engl ish i s per fec t ,

b u t you can st il l h e a r a bit of a fo re ign 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 l a u g h i n g . T h e y

c a l l e d M i c h e l l e 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

Carn egies Deli 4 in M an ha t ta n for lunch. Nick kne w M an ha t tan

b e ca u se he h ad s p e n t sev era l s u m m e r s th e r e w ith his a u n t an d

uncle.

2 . rece pt ion : a party to ce lebr a te a specia l event .

3 . weird : s t ran ge , myster ious .

4 . Deli : shor t for de l ica tesse n, a p lace wh ere cold m eats and other

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The Big Apple

"Sorry I m la te , sa id Michel le , ge t t ing ou t o f the cab . I ve

i ver se en su ch tr a ff ic .

"Dont worry; youl l get used to i t , said Nick. Today were

y:Hiig to e a t th e w orld s b igges t and be s t san dw iches . Ther e a re a

In i o f de l i ca t e ssens in New York C i ty bu t Ca rneg ie s i s wor ld

l i m o us . W a i t u n ti l y o u s e e t h e i r s a n d w i c h e s a n d t a s t e t h e i r

de licious chees eca ke! "This p lace i s amazing , and so i s the menu, sa id Michel le ,

. i l l e r f ind ing a se a t in th e c row ded deli .

I know; i t ta k e s a lm os t an ho ur to re ad i t , said Bill.

They o rd e re d h u g e p a s t r a m i 5 s a n d w i c h e s a n d c o u ld h a rd l y

I in ish the chee secak e .

"By the way , sa id Michel le , Pam sa id to say he l lo to you ,

Nick. She o f te n a sk s a b o u t y o u .

Real ly? said Nick, happi ly . We chat onl ine and text message

' ;ich othe r . She said she m ight eve n co m e to visit one da y.

Hows your dog, Rover? asked Bill .

Hes f ineas p layfu l as ever , and wi th a b ig appet i te ! sa id

Nick. How a b o u t a w a lk th ro u g h C en tra l Park? I ts n o t f a r f ro m

I)

nere.T h e y g o t u p f ro m t h e i r t a b l e a n d wa l k e d t o wa rd s t h e d o o r o f

the deli.

Ive always wanted to see Central Park, said Michel le .

Cent ra l Park i s huge , bu t we can see par t o f i t today , sa id

Nick. T here a re f r e e c o n c e r t s in th e p a rk du r ing th e s u m m e r a n d

y ou c a n r id 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 t ro p o l i ta n M u s e u m o f Ar t a n d t h e G u g g e n h e i m M u s e u m a re

5. pa stram i : a spiced be ef typical of New Yo rk City.


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CHAPTER TW O

o n t h e F i f t h A v e n u e s i d e o f C e n t r a l P a r k ? A n d t h e A m e r i c a nMuseum o f N a tu ra l H i s to ry is on the o the r s ide o f t he pa rk .

T h e r e a r e s o m a n y f a m o u s m u s e u m s c lo s e t o g e t h e r , s a id

Michelle.

T h at s why th e ar ea is cal led M useum Mile, said Nick.

After a long walk in the beaut i ful park Nick said , The Empire

S ta te Bui ld ing is jus t a few m inu tes aw ay on Fi fth Avenue . Would

you l ike to go and see i t?

The Empire State . . . i t s the c i tys ta l lest bui lding, isnt i t?

said Bill.

Yes, i t is , answered Nick.

Can we go to the top? asked Michel le .

Sure! said Nick. All the way to the 102nd floor, where you

can ge t a spec tacu lar v iew of the c i ty , espec ia l ly on a c lear day

like this.

Once they go t t o t he obse rva t ion deck on the 102nd f loo r t he

t h r e e o f t h e m w e r e a m a z e d a n d M ic he lle c o u l d n t s t o p t a k i n g

p ic tu re s .

I v e n e v e r s e e n s o m a n y s k y s c r a p e r s a l l t o g e t h e r ! s a i d

Michel le enthusiast ical ly .This c i ty s wonderfu l ; theres so much to see and do , sa id

Bill . And youre the lucky one, Michelle, because you can go and

visi t al l th es e p lace s whi le Nick an d I work!

Ill tak e pic tu res of w h a t I see an d s ho w y ou , said Michelle

smiling.

That s no t funny , sa id Bi l l , as they were tak ing the e leva tor

down .


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The tex t and b e yo n d

P E T C o m p r eh en s io n c h ec k

Read these sentences about Chapter Two. Decide if each sentence is

co rrect or incorrect. If it is co rrec t, m ark A. If it is not co rrect, mark B.

A

1 After t he ir f light to New York City Bill and Michelle

were very tired an d w en t to bed early. 2 Professor St efan Morescu tau gh t at Columbia

University and he was a foreigner. 3 There had nev er been a show on East European Culture

and Jewels on th e Atlantic Coast. 4 Professor Morescu said tha t va mpires were only fiction. 5 Several im por tan t diamo nds were on display

at Pro fesso r More scus show.

6 Only New York Citys leading jewe ler s w ere invitedto the reception at th e m useum on Saturday evening.

7 Bill and Nick do nt wor k on Tuesdays. 8 Michelle was la te to lunch beca use th er e w as a lot

of traffic.

9 The Carnegie Delis men u w as very long.

10 The thre e friends ha d to eat th eir lunch standin g up

because there were no free seats in the crowded deli.

11 The Empire State Building is not far from Central Park. 12 The Museum Mile is nex t to Columbia University. 13 It was foggy and windy on th e 102nd floor. 14 Michelle could not tak e p ictures on th e obs ervation

deck because it wa s not allowed.


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V ____ S

| i " k n e w M a n h a t ta 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 th e r e w ith h is a u n t a n d u n c le .

1 past perfect is used to show tha t som ething was com pleted orIMir.hi'd before a no ther action began. It is of ten us ed in sto rie s to give

I hr background.

in 11iiexample above, t he pa st per fe ct is used to show t h a t Nick is

1.1miliar with M anha ttan because he spe nt time th ere in the past.

II if I >ast per fe ct is form ed in this way: had + past participle.

T h e p a s t p e r f e c t s i m p l eUse the correct verb tense, either the past simple or past perfect

-ample, to complete these sentences.

1 Bill................................(enroll) at UCLA af te r h e .................................

(graduate) from Portola Point High School.

2 Nick................................(book)th e t ickets for the show afte r he

(talk) to Bill and Michelle.

3 Bill an d Nick...........................because Professor Morescu

(wear)blue uniforms at the m useum(tell) the m to.

4 The cab driver

since he

.......... (know)his way around Ma nhattan

(live) there all his life.

5 Professor M ore scu ................

East European his tory so he

book about it.

(spend)tw enty years studying

(decide)to write a

7 After they

8 Michelle.

since she

6 No one ............. (see) the precious diamo nd befo re it(appear) in an East European m useum .

...................(visit) the Empire State Building they

(go)to have pizza at an Italian resta ura nt.

............... (decide) to walk to Greenwich Village

................ (hear)so much a bo ut it.


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V o c ab u la r y

Match the following words with their synonyms.

1 amazing A sad

2 J weird well known

3 ] spectacular tall buildings

4 tragic D strange

5 3 skyscrapers E t a s ty

6 | | cab F surprising

7 ] delicious G wonderful

8 ] silent H work

9 famous I quiet

10 job J taxi

INTERNET P R O J E C T MiLet s v is i t the Museum Mi le!

Manha ttans Fifth Avenue and Central Park are world fam ou stheMuseum Mile is located here. L ets visit the M etropolitan Museum of

Art, the Guggenheim Museum and the Museum o f Modern Art.

To find out more about them connect to the Internet and go to

www.blackcat-cideb.com . Insert the title or part o f the title of the book

into our search engine. Open the page for The Vampires Tear.Click on

the Internet project links. Divide the class into three groups. Each

group will research a museum and prepare a brief report abo ut the

current shows and

the important

permanent exhibitions.

Present your report to

the class.

Which group had the

most interesting

report?

Which museum

did you like best

and why?
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Manhattan

the heart of New York CityI lay Manhattan Island is one of the most expensive places in the

* ii Id to live and work. But in 1626 Peter Minuit of the Dutch West

11 lies Compan y bou ght M anhattan Island from the Lenape, an

\ merican-Indian people , and paid them with cheap jewelry and

i illier small objects.

\ller the American Revolution (1775-1783), N ew York became an

independent American state and its growth and development were

\ rapid. By 1790 N ew York City was the largest city in the United

Slates, and during the 1800s it became America's most important

business, industrial and cultural center. New York City's strong

ei onomy attracted hundreds of thousands of European immigrantswho wanted a better life for themselves and their children. They

eltled in the city's neighborhoods, found work and helped to build

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Chinatown in Manhattan.

Unique neighborhoods

Today more than eight million people live in New York City's five

bo roug hs:1 Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten

Island. About one and a half million people live in Manhattana 34-

square mile island. This cosmopolitan 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 Manhattan's most colorful and lively neighborhoods is

Chinatown, a unique ethnic settlement with Chinese shops and

restaurants and old buildings from the nineteenth century. Here

street s igns are printed in both English letters and Chinese

characters, and you can hear people speaking Chinese. Walking

1. boroug h : a big part of a ci ty tha t has i ts own local gov ern me nt.


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.....lit on Mulberry Street you will soon get to Little Italy, which is

in vl to C hinatow n. T his neighb orh ood w as s ettled by Italian immigrants in the late nineteenth century and it still has an Italian

11 mir 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

11 111ses where Mark Twain and Edgar Allen Poe once l ived.

I i liington Square is the heart of "the village", as N ew Yorkers callII v\ here you can see street performers and outdoor art shows. Every

Il.illoween, October 31, the Village celebrates w ith America's largest

i ublic Halloween parade, with all kinds of wild costum es. More

111,in two million people attend the parade every year and about a

million watch it on TV.

i 1.1Horn, the city's African-American neighborhood, was center of theIl.irlem Renaissance in the 1920s and '30s, when important African-

Vmerican artists and musicians lived and worked there. Today the

I Apollo Theater is a symbol of those times.

I'.inish Harlem is Manhattan's largest Hispanic community, where

I i>ple read the Spanish new spap er El Diario and shop in small

II cry stores calledbodegas.

Soinr famous landmarks

II almost impossible to know allof New York's landmarks and sites

b n ,iuse there are so many. One popular sym bol of the city is the

I mpire State Building, which is N ew York City's tallest skyscraper

.ind was once the world's tallest building with 102 floors and a

plendid observation deck for visitors on the top floor.

Wall Street, a narrow, busy street in lower Manhattan, is the center

(il America's financial industry. Several major American stock


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Turtle pond. Central Park.

exch anges 2 and other busin esses have their headquarters here.

Decisions that are made on Wall Street often directly and indirectly

influence the entire world.

The Rockefeller Center is an amazing structureit is a city within a city

with shops, restaurants and office buildings. During the Christmas

season the plaza becomes a huge ice skating rink for New Yorkers; next

to the rink there is a spectacular six-storey high Christmas tree.

Another important landmark is the United Nations on the East River

bank which stands on international ground.

Central Park is in the center of Manhattan and is the city's biggest

and most loved park. People go there to get away from city traffic

and relax. You can row a boat in the lake, jog, bike or just lie in the

grass and read a book. There are free concerts and other

entertainment activities during the summer months.

When you think of New York you immediately think of Fifth

Avenue, one of the best known streets in the world for its famous

museums, shops, buildings, churches and hotels. The Museum Mileis

2 . s toc k ex ch an ge s : places where people buy and sel l s to ck s and

b o n d s f o r m s o f i n v e s t m e n t i n b u s i n e s se s .


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,i l o w l y walk along Fifth Avenue near Central Park, where you can

ome of the city's best museums: the Metropolitan Museum of

1 1 the C .u gg en heim M u se um , th e M u se um o f M o dern A rt

i Mi >), the Museum of the City of New York and several others.

mss Central Park there is the great Museum of Natural History.

1'ii M.idison Avenue, which is parallel to Fifth Avenue, there is the

i immis Whitney Museum of American Art.

Ili- Vlel ropolitan Museum of Art, also known as the MET, is one of the

vvmill'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 pression ist, p ost-im pressionist , modern and

temporary art.

W ilkiug south on Fifth A venu e you w ill find the Mu seum 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

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modern paint ings but a lso modern sculpture , drawings ,

photography, books and works of architecture. And you can have

lunch at the unusual Terrace 5, a cafe with a splendid view of the

sculpture garden.

Shopping or even window-shopping on Fif th Avenue 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

department store. It occupies an

entire city block and sells just

about anything you can think of.

Seventh Avenue is a lso cal led

Fashion Avenue because the

clothing and fashion industry has

been in that area for over a

century. It is an exciting and fast-

moving place to visit during the

day. And if you're looking for

bargains, 3 every Sunday there is

an outdoor market on Orchard

Street on the Lower East Side withfashion clothing, shoes and bags.

Another famous landmark is

Times Square, where Seventh

Avenue and Broadway cross ,

with all its bright neon lights. It

Time Square from Broadway.

3. barg ains : th ings tha t are so ld at a lower pr ice than normal .


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1111.iris about one million people

cry year for the fantastic New

*,ii s Eve cele b ra tio n s. The

>.nl way area is the heart of the

i II known theater district, with

11 m.my fine plays and musicals

ili.il are famous all over the

i lil. T ick ets to B ro ad w ay plays and musicals are quite

pensive , but you can buy

Iels at half price on the day of

iln performance.

i Ihe sou th ern tip of

i mhatt an near B attery ParkIhero is the M u n icip al Ferry

i i initial where you can take a

le iry boat tour of the harb or, Carnegie Delicatessen,

mil then go to visit the Statue of

11*Tty and Ellis Islandtwo world-famous landmarks. You will get

i ,i e.it view of the city skyline from the ferry boat.Manhattan is famous for its delicatessensusually called delis,

here Ihere is always a cheerful, friendly atmosphere. This is where

can get all kinds of special sandwiches, such as pastrami, and

llie unique New York cheesecakea delicious dessert. More than

loin thousand street vendors sell hot dogs and pretzels for people

ivlm are in a hurry and can't stop to have lunchmost New Yorkers.ire very dynamic and are usually in a hurry!


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Q C o m p r eh en s io n c h ec k

Are the following sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false ones.

New York was the biggest s ta te in the Unit ed S tates

during the American Revolution.

2 Europea n imm igrants we nt to New York City

to look for work.

3 One an d half million people live in New York City today.

4 Harlem is one of th e citys five boroughs.5 The United Nations is located in Ma nha ttan .

6 Some of M anh atta ns best mu seum s are located

on Fifth Avenue.

7 Frank Lloyd Wr igh t des igned th e MOMA.

8 Macys de pa rtm en t store is ofte n called

Fashion Avenue.

9 The well-known th e a te r district is nea r Times Square.10 You can only reach the Sta tue of Liberty by ferry boat.


mo L i s t e n i n gp -j - Listen to pa rt of Chapter Three. Decide if each sentence is correct

or incorrect. If it is correct put a tick { / ) in the box under A forYES. If it not co rre ct, put a tick ( / ) in the box under for NO.

A

YES NO

1 The receptio n was held in a m ode rn building nea r

Central Park. 2 Professor Morescu did not dre ss up for the reception.

3 Nancy Wilson gave the guests a guided tour of the show. 4 There was a painting of an im por tan t medieval prince. 5 Profe ssor Morescu explained h ow to kill a vampire. 6 The show was divided into thre e sepa rate parts.


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HAPTER T H R E E

Opening NightThe Internation al Art and History Museum was a beautiful early H

19th-century building with three floors near Central Park. On

Saturd ay evening the big wooden d oors on the third floor of the

museum opened for the reception. Over fifty important guests,

all fashionably dressed, were present , and waiters moved about

o ffe r ing t he m dr inks a nd t hing s t o e a t . Sm e t a n a s 1 be a uti ful

music fi l led the air . Nick, Bil l and four security guards stood

near the en trance and exit .

I ve never s een such an e legan t r ecep t ion , whispered Bi l l ,

looking a t all th e gue s ts .

1. S m e t a n a : a fa m o u s C ze ch c om p os e r (1 8 2 4 -1 8 8 4 ) .

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CHAPTER T H R E E

Some o f t he c i ty s m os t im po r t an t peop le a r e he re t on igh t ,

w hisp ere d Nick.

At e igh t o c lock Professor Morescu , who was s t i l l wear ing h i s

o l d - f a s h i o n e d b l ac k s u i t , w h i t e s h i r t a n d b l ac k t ie , b e g a n

speak ing to t he g roup o f peop le in t he en t r an ce hall.

Good even ing eve ryone , and we lcome to the Eas t European

Ar t and Jewels Show. This evening you l l have the oppor tun i ty tosee r a r e a r t i f a c t s 2 and j ewe l s f rom a pa r t o f t he wor ld wh ich is

of ten forgot ten. I f you fol low me I ' l l g ive you a guided tour of the

sho w . He mo ved to t he f i r s t r oom and th e g ue s t s fo llowed him.

Pro fe s so r Morescu , Im Nancy Wi l son the ph o tog raph e r , and

Ill be tak in g p ic tures of th e show for a n ew sp ap er , sa id a youn g

w o m a n o f a b o u t th i r t y w i th 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 . Ihope you d on t m ind .

Youre welcome to do so , Miss Wi lson; we want to adver t i se

the show as much as poss ib le , sa id Morescu . The f i r s t par t i s

ca ll ed Ar t and W ea po ns be cau se a s you can see th e re a r e o ld

p a in t in g s , s c u lp tu re s , a r t i f a c t s , m a p s a n d all k inds o f m ed iev 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 d16th centur ies . This paint ing of Vlad Tepes is of great h is tor ical

v a l u e a n d i m p o r t a n c e . H e w a s a f a m o u s p r i n c e a n d w a r r i o r o f

Wal l ach ia , and a l so a l ov ing husband . Here you can admi re h i s

f a m i ly 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 i n t in g

wi th t e a r s i n h is eyes , and ev e ryone w as qu i t e su rp r i s ed .

I t h o u g h t Vla d T e p e s w a s s o m e k i n d o f cr u e l p r in c e a n d avampire. . . , whispered Bil l .

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CHAPTER THREE

Now le t s move to t he second room and the nex t pa r t o f t he

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 i sto ri cal m aps o f t he a r e a and r ead abo u t t he vam pi re s o f t he

p a s t .

A young w om an in t e r rup ted Morescu and said, Vam pi re s a r e

j u s t a legend, a fo lk ta le , a r e n t t h e y ?

A legend? A folktale? asked Morescu in a low voice. Please

r e m e m b e r , m a d a m , t h a t l e g e n d s a n d f o l k t a l e 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 mean vampires . . .exis ted or exist today? " a s k e d t h e y o u n g

woman, whose face had become as pa le as Morescus .

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 ld , a n d

vam pires a re one of them . Now le t s mov e on .

The gues t s fo l lowed h im but fe l t r a ther uneasy .

In th e ce n te r of th is roo m you c an see a ve ry old oak coff in 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 . I t 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 ti l l s o m e e a r t h f ro 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 i n t h e i r n a t i v e e a r t h i n

o r d e r t o k e e p t h e i r p o w e r s . W e a s k v i s i t o r s n o t t o o p e n t h e

coff in and n o t to t o u c h t h e e a r t h .

Who wou ld wan t t o open t h a t co f f in? wh i spe red a m an to

his wife.

Not me! she whispered.

Here we hav e an or ig ina l woo den s tak e 5 th a t wa s use d in the

s ix teen th cen tury to k i l l vampires , sa id Morescu poin t ing to the

s take . As you can see i t has a sharp po in t tha t was dr iven in to

3. oak coff in : a coff in mad e of a special k ind of wood called oak. ....

4. behe aded : his head was cut off .

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Opening Niqhf

I lie vam pi r e s he a r t . Th i s is a pa in t ing o f C ou n te ss E l i zabe th

Ha thory , a su spe c ted v am pi re o f t he 1600s . The pa in t ings and

p h o to g ra p h s on th e wall sho w you t h e d i f f e r e n t k inds o f b a ts ,

wolves and o the r wild an im als th a t live in Transy lvania . And here

r , an early 1900s copy of Bram Stokers novel D racula t r a n s l a t e d

in to Romanian .

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 ,

whispered Nick to Bill.

No w p l e a s e fo l l o w m e t o t h e t h i rd 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 w ill s e e a p r i c e l e s s o b j e c t : th e

Va m pi re s Tea r . I t is a l oan f rom an E as t Eur ope an m us eu m .

Morescu s vo ice shook a s he men t ioned the name o f t he 66 .6 -

ca ra t d iam ond . It used to belong to Vlad Te pe s wife Kriza in th e

1 5th c e n t u r y ; s h e w o r e i t 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

importan t occas ions . Af te r her t rag ic dea th in 1462 , Vlad c r ied

r ivers o f t ears because he loved her very much , and tha t i s why

the d iamond i s ca l led the Vampires Tear . Nowhere in the world

is the re such a pe rfe c t d iam ond, sha pe d like a te a r not ice i ts

pale p ink color .

The p rec ious d i amond sa t i n a sma l l wooden box l i ned wi th

white s i lk on top of a smal l g lass table in the middle of the thi rdroom. No one could get too close to i t bec aus e th er e w as a bras s 6

chain al l around i t . I t was very beaut i ful and impressive.

A sho r t , ba ld man o f abou t fo r ty who was e l egan t ly d re ssed

said, All m y l ife Ive w an te d to see this splend id jew el.

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

gent lemen, l e t me in t roduce you to Samuel Simms, New Yorks

6. br as s : a yellow me tal (see p. 41) .

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m os t im po r tan t j ewe le r : he has a luxury s to re on F if th Ave nue .S a m u e l S i m m s s m i l e d n e r v o u s l y a t t h e g u e s t s a n d c o n t i n u e d

s ta r i ng a t the V am pi re s Tea r.

Then he suddenly sa id , But i t s no t in a g lass caseits not

p r o te c te d . S o m e o n e could s te a l it!

Stea l i t? Oh no , sa id Morescu very ser ious ly , the museum

h a s a m o d e r n i n f r a r e d a l a rm 7 a n d v id e o c a m s y s t e 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 i t .

Besides , the be au ty o f th e d iam ond ca nt be fu lly adm ired u nd er

a g la ss case .

Oh, I u nd er s ta nd , sa id S imms, r a th e r co nfused .

O f c o u r s e o u r c o l le c t io n h a s o t h e r p r e c i o u s je w e l s f r o m

E a s t e r n E u r o p e : e a r r i n g s , b r a c e l e t s , n e c k l a c e s w i t h d i a m o n d s ,

r u b i e s , e m e r a ld s , s a p p h i r e s a n d w h i t e a n d b l a c k p e a r l s , a s y o u

c a n s e e . Mo r e s cu c o n t in u e d t a lk in g a b o u t t h e s h o w f o r a w hi le

a n d th 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 ro u n d , t a lk , d rin k a n d e a t

un t i l the recep t ion was ove r .

W h e n th e l a s t g u e s t s h a d l e f t t h e s h o w a n o ld 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 r ey j a c k e t s a n d b l a c k t r o u s e r s

wa lked in and sp oke to P ro fess o r Morescu . They we re bo th shor t ,

th in , had l i tt le w hi te ha i r and pa le , wr inkled 8 sk in ; th ey looked

p o o r a n d hungry .

P r o f e s s o r M o r e sc u s e e m e d t o k n ow t h e m b e c a u s e a t f i r s t

they spoke in a fore ign language . Then as Bi l l and Nick walked

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 E ngli sh.

Bill, Nick, said M orescu, I w a n t you to m e et V ictor and his

7. infra red alarm : h igh -tech a larm tha t make s a bel l r ing loudly i fsom eon e t r i es to en ter a bui ld in g by force .

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wife , Daniza . They are the c leaners who wi l l come in the evening

w h e n t h e mu s e u m c lo s e s . Th e y a r e n e w to N e w Y o r k a n d s p e a k

litt le English.

Good even ing , s a id V ic to r , w i th a s t rong , deep vo ice . H is

wi fe jus t no dded 9 he r head and looked a t he r b lack shoes . On the

f o u r t h f i n g e r o f h e r l e f t h a n d s h e w o r e a s t r a n g e g o l d r i n g

shap ed like a s e rp en t .

Hel loglad to mee t you , s a id B i l l and Nick , t ry ing to be

fr iendly.

Well , you boys can go home now, said Morescu. Remember,

t o m o r r o w m o r n in g t h e s h o w o p e n s a t te n , so be h e r e on t im e .

Alright, professor, good evening, said Bill .

Good evening, professor , said Nick.

Once ou t s ide the museum Nick asked , Did you ge t a chance

t o e a t o r d r in k s o m e t h i n g d u r in g t h e r e c e p t i o n ?

No, Im starved, 10 said Bill. And everything looked so good,

t o o .

L e ts h u r r y b a c k h o m e a n d a t t a c k t h e r e f r i g e r a t o r ! s a id

Nick, a n d th e y s t a r t e d ru n n in g to t h e s u b w a y s t a t io n to c a tc h

th e t r a i n b a c k to C h in a to w n .

9. nodded : mov ed her head up and down.

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Q C o m p r eh en s io n c h ec k

Answer the following questions.

1 Describe the people at the reception at the International Art and

History Museum.

2 Why was Nancy Wilson ther e?

3 W hat could you see in the Art and W eap ons pa rt of the show?

4 Wh at did Professor Morescu say abo ut vampires?

5 W hat was inside the oak coffin and why?

6 Why was the dia mond called the Vampires Tear?

7 Why wa s it impossible to steal it?

8 Describe th e cleaners.

Q V o c ab u la r y

Read the definitions. What is the word for each one? There is one space for each lette r in the word.

1 va luable objects:

2 a precio us jewel:

3 a dea d body is kept here:

4 to move y ou r h ead up an d d o w n :___

5 very hungry:

6 a person who sells jewels:

7 old-looking, no t smooth:

8 to cut off som eo ne s head:

9 a kind of w o o d :____

Now find the words in the word square on the next page and circle

them.


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X F S E Z J

w A P N U A E Y L J

R R D L I G F X W

I S P T S D V W F G

N A V D I A M N D I L

E U N F I G S N

L X T S P G A Y I V L R

E N E Z U E V N Z V

D V 0 G P S R V D

F S L D S U F S G

Y T J U E H D S

Q Fam o u s d ia m o n d sRead the te x t and fill in the gaps with the w ords in the box.

word result beauty owners during jeweler

poor name proudly mine believed symbols control

fascinating invaded discovered powers jewel

All through the centu ries diamonds have

been (1)........................ of power and

wealth. The ( 2) ........................ diamondcomes from the Greek adamas,which

me ans invincible. Diamonds were first

men tioned in Roman literature in the first

cen tury CE. The Romans and the Greeks

(3 ) th at diamonds were

small pieces from falling sta rs or tea rs of

the gods, and th at th ey had supernatural(4 )

The Cullinan Diamond was

(5 ) in 1905 in a (6 ) .......................... in South Africa. With its

3,106 carats it was the largest diamond ever found. The Grea t S tar of

Africa with its 530 carats was cut f rom the Cullinan Diamond

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The Koh-i-noor Diamond has a long an d (7 ) ..........................history. In

1304 it belonged t o a prince in India, where it rem ain ed until 1739 when

Nadir, the Sha h of Persia, (8 ) ..........................India a nd took the diamond

back to Persia . In 1849 the Bri tish took (9 ) ..........................of a par t ofIndia and t he diamo nd w as given to Q ueen Victoria. Today th e Koh-i-

noor Diamond is par t o f the Crown Jewels o f th e British Royal Family.

Diamonds are beautiful bu t som e people believe the y bring bad luck to

their (10 )............................ The Hope Diamond is one of these. It is a

magnificent d ark blue (11)............................ One of its first ow ne rs was

the French queen Marie Antoinette, who w as exe cuted on the

guillotine in 1793, (12).......................... the French Revolution. In 1830

the (13).......................... who cut the diamond died of a hea rt atta ckwhen he hear d th a t his son had stol en it. As a (14).......................... of his

fathers death, the son killed himself!

In 1839 th e we alt hy London ba nke r Hen ry Philip Hope bough t the

44.5 -car at diamon d and gave it its (15)............................ The b ad luck of

the diamond continued and th e Hope family lost all their m one y and

became (16)..............................

A very rich American wom an called Evalyn Walsh McLean did no tbelieve in bad luck, so she bought the Hope Diamond and wore it

(17)............................ However, some time later her son and daughter

died mysteriously, her husband became mentally ill and the family

business fai led. In 1958, nine years a f te r Mrs McLeans death, the

American jeweler Harry Winston gave th e dia mond to the

Smithson ian Instituti on in W ashingto n DC. So to da y every one can

admire its rare (18 ).......................... withou t the danger of owning it.

m K O W r i ti n g

You are Bill and you want to write a letter to your parents in

California and tell them about your new job at the museum. Write

your letter in about 100 words.

Start like this:

Dear TV\om and tkui,

T'Tlichelle and i are -?ine and we re having a great tim e Were l a 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 was 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 the Im p a l e r

(died 1462),

German School.


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Poenari Castle, Transylvania.It was a fortress of Vlad Tepes during the 15th century.

modern Romanian language "Dracul" means the Devil, but in Vlad's

time it also meant "Dragon". After his death he was often called

"Tepes", which meant impaler.

In order to understand Vlad Tepes it is important to explore thepolitical and social situation in southeastern Europe during the

fifteenth century.

Wallachia, a region of the Balkans which today is southern Romania,

was situated directly between two powerful empires: the Ottoman

Empire to the south and the Hungarian Kingdom to the north and

the west. Vlad Tepes had to keep good relations with both theHungarian Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire, which was not easy

at that time. During his rule there were many battles and invasions,

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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 thecastle tower because she couldn't bear the thought of becoming a

prisoner of the Turks. Vlad suffered greatly after her death, but he

was 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 time he had a very small army and limited

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 who were dishonest or lazy were often cruelly punished.

He is remembered by the Romanian people for his success in

fighting off the Ottoman Turks and keeping the independence of

Wallachia and its people.

C o m p r eh en s io n c h e c k

Answer the following questions.

1 List th re e of Vlads na me s.

2 W hat does th e word Tep es me an?

3 W ha t wa s the political situ atio n like in Wallachia during th e

fifteenth century?

4 Why did Vlads wife jum p from th e castle towe r?

5 W hat happen ed to Vlad in Transylvania?

6 How did he die?

7 How is he rem em be red by the Roma nian people?


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INTERNET P R O J E C T HiL et s v is i t Vlad Tep es s b ir thp lace and his cast les!

Divide the class into two groups. The first group can research

Vlad s birthplace, the town of Sighisoara, a beautiful medieval

town. The second group can research V lads castles Bran

Castle, Poenari Castle and others.

Connect to the Internet and go to www.blackcat-c ideb.com .

Insert the title or part of the title o f the book into ou r search

engine. Open the page for The Vampires Tear. Click on theInternet project links.

Prepare a brief report and present it to the class. Which report did

you like best and why?

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this perfectly Intact 16th centu ry gem with nine

towers, cobbled streets , burgher houses and

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Before you read

P r e d i c t i o n

Work with a partner and discuss these questions.

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 L is te n in g

P E T Listen to part of Chapter Four and choose the correct answer A, or C.

1 Where can the Statue of Liberty be seen?

A Q on the New York City skyline

in the financial center

Q on Liberty Island

2 How did Michelle and Marian get to the Statue of Liberty?

A Q They took the ferry. Q They walked down Wall Street.

Q They took the bus.

3 Why were Bill and Nick busy?

A Q because there were many people at the museum

because it was the Fourth of July weekend

Q because they had to help the security guards4 Who visited the show frequently?

A Q a local television station

Q Max and Phil

Q Samuel Simms

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The next two weeks were busy ones for 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, Americas biggest coffee and donuts chain. Then they

took the ferry boat to Liberty Island to see the Statue of Liberty.

From the ferry boat they enjoyed a wonderful view of the New

York sky l ine . Another day she v is i ted Wal l S t ree t and the

financial center. Then she s pe nt one enti re day inside Macys, th e

worlds biggest department store, and walked out with threehuge shopping bagsshe loved every minute 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

extremely pleased. Crowds of people visited the museum and Bill

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security guards, Phil and Max, who took turns working day andnight. Phil was a tall man of about fifty who always laughed and

told jokes. Bill and Nick liked him a lot. Max was a Hispano-

American of about forty who often brought his wifes homem ade

cookies for the othe rs 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

becam e a regu la r v is i to r because he w a n te d to adm ire the

Vampires Tear, and he often brought friends and clients with him.

Then suddenly something unexpected happened. One Friday

morning when the daytime securi ty guard Max opened the

museum door, as he always did at half past nine, there was a

terrible, loud cry.

"Oh,no!

Bill and Nick were coming up the stairs when they heard the

cry and s tart ed running to see wha t 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. One'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.Hes cold and his face is so white, said Max, his voice

shaking. We have to call the police.

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Lets close the museum door and put up a signpeople are

going to s ta rt coming soon, said Nick.

Nick! Max! The...the Vampires Tear...its gone! cried Bill,

staring a t the empty wooden box.

No! Someone stole it ...and killed Phil, said Max, his dark

eyes filled with anger. Weve got to call the Professor.

Every th ing happened so qu ick lyl ike in a t e r r ib l e

nightmaresomeone had killed Phil and stolen the preciousVampires Tear. Professor Morescu was extremely upset when he

heard of the murder and the theft of the diamond; he could

barely speak when he got to the museum.

By mid-morning four New York policemen and a detective

were already investigating the scene of the horrible crime.

A tall African-American in a dark blue suit walked in and said,

Professor, my name is Detective Bradley Ellis, Ill be working onthis case along with the New York City Police. My men will spend

the morning looking for fingerprints and other clues that could

help us with this case. I need to ask you and the others a few

questions. Are you alright, sir?

Ah...yes, thank you, said Morescu, who was paler than usual.

Please have a seat, said Detective Ellis. Does the third floor

of the museum have an alarm sy stem ?

Of course it does, and a very modern one too, said Morescu.

Its an infrared alarm connected to a videocam s ystem.

Hmm, the museum alarm never went off. Ill have to take a

look at the video tape , said Detect ive Ellis. My men checked the

windows and the doorsno one forced them. There are two tiny

round windows near the high ceiling, typical decorations of early19th-centu ry arch itec ture. I can t und ers tand how the thie f got

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in , k i l l ed the secur i ty guard , s to le the d iamond and go t ou t wi th

s u c h a m o d e r n a l a r m s y s t e m . He p a u s e d f o r a m o m e n t a n d

looked a t Morescu . And the s t ran ge th ing abo u t t he m urd e r is

t h a t we d o n t e v e n k n o w h o w he w as ki lled.

Wha t do you mean? a sked Morescu , who was d i s tu rbed by

th is fac t .

There a re no s igns of v io lence on h is body , sa id Detec t ive

E l l i s . We l l k n o w m o re a f t e r t h e a u t o p s y . 1 Wh o e l s e wa s h e r e

a f t e r c los ing t im e?

The c leanersVictor and Danizaand of course the secur i ty

gua rd . The c l eane rs a re n t he re now; they come in the even ing

w h e n t h e m u s e u m is c l o se d .

W ha t t ime do they ge t he re and w ha t t im e do they l eave?

asked Detective Ell is.

There i s one secur i ty guard dur ing the day and one a t n igh t .

The c l eane rs ge t he re ab ou t n ine in t he even ing and l eave be fo re

m i d n i g h t , s a id M o r e s cu , e x c e p t f o r W e d n e s d a y s w h e n t h e

museum is open unt i l 10 pm.

Do you k now th e cl ea ne rs ? said Ellis.

Yes , t hey re ve ry good , s imp le peop le ; t hey come f rom myh o m e t o w n in E a s t e r n E u r o p e , s a id M o r e sc u . I t r u s t t h e m

comple te ly . They l ive near Cent ra l Park , a t the home of a cous in

wh o wo rks in New York .

Il l have to talk to them too, said Ell is. I need their address

and phone number . And I d l i ke a l i s t o f a l l t he gues t s a t t he

recept ion on the opening night . He then ta lked to Max, Bi l l and

Nick w ho told him w h a t th e y had s een t h a t m orn ing .

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In the early afternoon Detective Ell is and his men f inishedtheir w ork and were ready to leave.

Keep the museum closed for today; my men are coming back

later to check a few things, said Ellis.

This is terr ible, said Morescu nervously . When can the

m u s e u m o p e n ? T h i s i s a n i m p o r t a n t s h o w ; i t s a d v e r t i s e d

every wh ere ! And i t wo nt be th e s ame wi th o u t th e Vampires

Tear.You can open tomorrow morning, but Ill need to talk to you

a g a i n , s a i d D e t e c t i v e E l l i s , w h o g a v e h i s c a l l i n g c a r d t o

everyone. Heres my card. Call me if you have any information

or if you need me .

Professor Morescu sat in a chair and stared at the painting of

V lad T epes, w his pe r in g s ome s trang e for eig n w ords to hims e lf .

Then he looked at Bill, Nick and Max and said, Max, you and the

boys can go now. W e ll reopen tom or ro w mo rning . He put his thin

hands in his long g rey hair and continued s tar ing a t the painting.

Bill and Nick slowly walked out of the buildingit was a hot

s u mmer day in Manh attan. Th ey were bo th very u ps et abo u t

w ha t ha d jus t ha ppene d.

Poor PhilI cant believe hes...dead, said Nick sadly. Hew as s uc h a nice g uy , a lw a y s r e a dy to jo k e a nd la ug h a bo ut

things.

And we dont even know how he died, said Bill. Detective

Ellis said there were no signs of violence on his body.

H e s a i d w e l l k n o w m o r e a f t e r t h e a u t o p s y , s a i d N i c k

quietly. Well, let s go home a nd tell e v ery body w hat ha ppened.

That evening Nick, Bill, Michelle and Marian and Kevin Chan

sat around the big dinner table. At f irst they were shocked and

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silent, but then they couldnt stop talking about the awful event.Have you cal led you r parents and to ld them yet? asked

Kevin.

Gee, I forgot, said Bill. Ill call them after dinner.

W he n it w as t ime to cle an 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 l iv ing room to hear the latest news abou t themurder and theft at the museum.

G uess w ha t? sa id Michel le , w ho w as pu tt ing the d inner

plates into the sink.

W ha t? ask ed 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 2this is New York City!

A nd w e re not de tectiv es ! Nick and I are bus y w or k ing all day .

Yeah, but I dont workIm free! said Michelle. Come on,

lets talk about it, at least.

Shes right, Bil l , said Nick, turning on the hot water and

putting detergent into the sink. We can talk about itafter all,w e alr eady hav e ex perie nce s olv ing cases.

Experience! Bill laughed. This case is different, we dont

even know the people involved. In Montego Bay we knew Mr

ONeil and in Coyote Canyon we knew Pam and her uncle, but

here...

Well, we knew poor Philhe was a friend, said Nick. We

2. Monteg o Ba y or Coyote Ca nyon : in two previous books the threefriends successfully solved mysteries in these places.

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w ork ed tog ethe r and he w as a g r eat guy . A nd bes ide s, this is a

w eir d cas e it s a challeng e. S omething about Professor Mores cu

is strange; its hard to put it into words. Its a feeling I get whenIm around him. And the cleaners, Victor and Daniza, remind me

of people out o f the pas t."

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Y oure rig ht, Nick, Phil wa s a fr ie nd, said Bill sadly . A nd

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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Bil l and Nick washed the dishes and Michelle dried them, theyt a l k e d a b o u t t h e r e c e p t i o n , t h e s h o w , t h e e x h i b i t s , P r o f e s s o r

Morescu and Victor and Daniza. Bi l l mentioned Samuel Simms,

t h e j e w e l e r w h o w a s v e r y i n t e r e s t e d i n t h e d i a m o n d a n d h a d

asked about the a larm system.

Samuel Simms?" sa id Michel le surprised. I saw his luxury

shop on Fifth Avenue the other day; he has the kind of cl ients

w ho w oul d lov e a dia m o nd like the V a m pir e s T ear.

Are you saying that Simms stole i t? said Nick surprised.

No, Im not saying that, said Michelle, but hes a jeweler

and jewelers l ike Simms deal with expensive jewels. Do you know

w ha t s tatis t ic s s a y ?

Please dont tel l uswe already know: most jewel thefts are

committed by experts in the field like jewelers, said Bill , lookingat his sister and grinning.

It s a mystery how the thief or thieves entered the museum

in the first place, said Nick. Remember, the burglar alarm did

not r ing and Detect ive El l is is checking the v ideo tape. Maybe

V ic tor and Daniza let t he m in! T he y re the only one s w ho w ere

there tha t nig ht, ex cept fo r Phil . Detective Ell is said he w ante d to

t a l k t o t h e m ; b u t t h e c l e a n e r s a r e o n l y t h e r e u n t i l a r o u n d

m i d ni gh t , t h en t h ey l ea v e. W e d o n t k no w w h a t t i m e Ph i l w a s

ki l ledthe police wil l 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. T hats an im por tan t clue.

W e c a n a s k P r o f e s s o r M o r e s c u to m o r r o w , s a id N ic k .

Hopefully hell tell us.Suddenly Bill looked at his watch and said, Gosh, its late and

w e ha v e n t calle d m o m a nd da d y e t . He quick ly to o k his cell

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Q C o m p r eh e n s io n c h e c kMatch the phrases in column A with the phrases in column to makecomplete sentences. There are four phrases in column that you donot need.

A

1 Q J Michelle spent her time

2 Q Phil and Max work ed at the museum

3 Q On Friday morning the New Y ork City Police were called

4 Q The museum was closed for a day

5 Q No one had forced the doors and w indow s of the muse um

6 Q The two cleaners

7 Q A fter dinner Michelle, Bill and Nick

8 | Bill did not feel tha t they were ready

9 U Michelle w anted to investigate

A lived with a relative near Central Park.

because the alarm did not go off.

decided to w as h the dishes.

D vis iting all parts o f New Y ork City.

E because she had some suspicions.F turned on the TV and listened to the news.

G because they w ere friends of Profes sor Morescu.

H because ther e had been a the ft and a murder .

I to solve another diff icult case.

J as security guards.

because the police were inves tigating.

L w ork ing at the Chans grocery store.

M because she was bored.

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L i s t e n i n gP E T Michel le and Marian are taking a tour of El l is Island and New York

harbor. Listen to the tour guide and for each question (1-4) choose

the corre ct picture a nd put a tick ( /) in the box below it.

1 If y oure a teenager and you w ant to see the W ater fr ont Greenwayhow much will y our ticket cost?

2 W hich lunch can y ou buy w ith $11.00?

3 Where did the f irst immig rant come fr om?

4 W he n did Ellis Is land clos e?


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IN TE R N E T PROJECT MiL et s v is i t Ell is Is land and th e Statu e o f L iber ty !

Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty are two symbols of New York

City and the USA. Divide the class into two groups and each group

can choo se to research one of them.

To find out m ore abou t them con nec t to the Internet and go to

www.blackcat-c ideb.com . Insert the title o r pa rt of the title of the

book into our search engine. Open the page for The Vampire's Tear.

Click on the Internet project links.

Prepare a brief report about their history and what you can do and

see today. Present your reports to the class. Who had the most

interesting report?

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PARK HOME

PLAN YOUR VISIT

PHOTOS & MULTIMEDIA

HISTORY & CULTURE

FOR TEACHERS

FOR KIDS

MEWS

MANAGEMENT

SUPPORT YOUR PARK

QUICKLINKS:

Directions

Operating Hours & Seasons

Fees & Reservations

Ellis Island - Part of Statueof Liberty N.M.

Frequently AskedQuestions

f i t * -I Support the

N at i o na l Par k S er v i c e

Liberty Enlightening the World

Located on a 12 acre island, the Statue of Liberty

Enlightening the World was a gift of friendship from the

people of France to the people of the United States and is a

universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of

Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 188, designated as a

National Monument in 1924 and restored for her centennial

on July 4, 1986.

Time Pass Reservation System at Statue of Liberty

To visit the museum gallery and pedestal

observation levels you need a monument pass.

Without a monument pass you may only visit the

grounds of Liberty Island.

There is no access beyond the top of the statue's

pedestal.

(Secondary screening on Liberty Island is required for

those entering the monument).

"Monument Access" is available at no cost from the

ferry com pany with the purchase of a ferry ticket

using the Reserved Ticket AND selecting the

Monument Access option. During summer months and holiday periods we

recommend ordering your tickets in advance and

request a monument pass by calling the ferry

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Be fo re you read

Q R ea d i n g p i c t u r e s


1 Wher e do you think the characters are?

2 W hat are they doing? Describe the picture to y our partner.


1 W hat can y ou see?

2 W hat time do y ou think it is?3 W hy is Professor Morescu we aring a long black over coat?

IStSt L is te n in gpgr- p Listen to part of Chapter Five and choose the correct answer A, or C.

1 W hat were the people on the subway doing tha t morning?

A |_J T hey were t alking about the murder. Q T hey were reading the newspaper.

Q T hey we re looking at Bill and Nick.

2 W ha t did Detective Ellis tell Profe ss or Mores cu?

A Q T he autops y report w as not ready yet.

Q] Phil saw a video that frig htened him.

Q Phil died of a heart attack.

3 W ho has given money to help the univer sity?

A Q Samue l S imms

Professor Morescu

Q an important New Y ork family

4 W her e are Michelle, Bill and Nick g oing?

P J to visit a gard

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