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Series Editors: Bill Bowler and Sue Parminter

V is for Vampire
Lesley Thompson

lllustrated by Matteo Pincelli

Lesley Thompson was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in the

North of England, but she moved to Spain some years ago, and
now lives near Alicante. She loves reading, the cinema, music,
laughing with her friends, and looking at the sea. She also
enjoys walking in the countryside in England and Spain, and
one day she hopes to walk the Camino de Santiago in northern
Spain. Lesley has also written Lisob Song, Deep Trouble, The
Reol McCoy and Other Ghost Stories, and Zombie Attack! and
has adapted Twenty Thousand Leogues under the Sea and The
Secret Agent in the Dominoes series.

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'He's great, Vera,' said Angie.

When Viktor Sarav takes a job at Ballantine's,
Angie and her brother Don - the young owners
of the New York fashion company - are pleased.
But soon there are strange deaths in the company.
ls there a vampire at work at Ballantine's? Vera
Donato, a company director with secrets to hide,
is against Viktor. But Ed Valdemar, the company
lawye trusts him. Who is right?

lllustrated by Matteo Pincelli

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BETORE RTADING l'ltl Vrldemar looked down at the papers in front of him and then confident ,,u[e
of yoursclf
rl t he other people round the long table. Angie Ballantine, a
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partner
rttict woman of twenty-five, sat across the table from him. She someone who
lrrtl a beautiful face, but just then she was tired, and her eyes owns a business
with other
\{/(:rc red. Her brother Don, who was two years older than her, people

r;;rl tlext to her. He was worried, and he was watching his sister lawyer
someone who
.'; r"cf.ully. Vera Donato
r
- a woman of forty-five with dark hair works to help
people with
;urrl r strong, confident face - sat on Valdemar's left.
the law
"l'his is a difficult day for all of lrs,'Valdemar began in his will the paper
t lt'(:p voice. 'Don and Angie have lost their mother and father that says which
people you want
in t terrible accident. Vera has lost her friends and business to have your
money when
r:trtners. As an old friend also, and the Ballantine family's you die
a E rO Valdemar, an old lawYer' l:lwyer for many years, I want to make this as easy as possible
fashion house'
b E George and Anne Ballantine, past owners of Ballantine's lirr rll of you. So let's begin. You are here to

c E Rngie Ballantine, George and Anne's daughter. lislcn to the reading of George and
A n nc Ballantine's will.'
d E Don Ballantine, Angie's brother'
family'
e EVera Donato, a friend of the Ballantine
f EViktor Sarav, a new worker at Ballantine'S.
I E wtytene Lavine, a young woman
h L] Sasha Demidov, a Russian fashion

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become The old lawyer was silent for a minultr.'l'ltt'rt ltc lrt'liirrr lo t't'ttl Without another word, Valdemar put the papers into his bag pilot this person
flies a plane
(pasr become,
aloud from the papers in front of hirrt. llis voit't', rrl lir:;l ttrit'l and stood up. While he and the others were slowly leaving the
became) to begin engine the
to be and shaking, became louder and sl,rottgtrr. Arrliir' [rt'liittt lo t ty room, he thought for the hundredth time about the strange machine in a plane
that makes it move
future the tlme
softly while she listened to Valdemar rtrttliug lllt'tt,orrls ol lllt' accident that killed his friends. Was it only a month ago? George
that will come exactly really
will. Don held her hand. Vera listenctl iit(llv, ittt(l hrol't'tl itl lllt' and Anne were flying to Boston in their small plane. George
fashion house bat a small
a business lhat large photograph on the wall of Anrrt: irtttl (icor lf irr lr;rrrit'r' was the pilot. They were flying over open country when things animal that flies
makes and ar night
sells clothes days. Ceorge - a tall man with brown hrir Irrtl llis u rtt rotrrtl went terribly wrong, and the plane suddenly fell to the ground
board of his wife, and they were smiling. and crashed. The police said that something was caught in the
directors a
group of people The reading of the will dicl nol lirltt: lorrg.'l'lrt'llrllrrrlirrt's plane's engines, but it was difficult to see exactly what
who look after
often talked to their childrcn antl Vcrit ilxrttl lltcir'rlirrrs lirr' it was. Large numbers of birds - or bats - were not
a business
the future, so there were no big strrtrist's.'l'ltt'v tt,t't't'lt'itvirtl'. usual in that place, and nobody could explain it'
everything to Angie and l)on. 'l'llt:rc wtrt' ltottst':t irr tlil'li'rtrrl George and Anne often flew to Boston, and
countries, expensive cars alt(l l)i(:tttr(:s, ttttl t lol ol'tttoltt'v. they knew the journey well. It was dark,
Most importantly, Ballantinc's I ltt' lirntotrs Ncn' \i rlk lislrirr but the weather was fine. So whY ,,;:,
house - was now in the yourrg pcol)l("s llirtltls. exactly did they crash? Valdemar
'Now you know that Vera is irlrt'itlv ott llrt'lrorrrl ol' shook his head. Was it iust ..:::

directors,' Valdemar went on. "l'his tlocsrr'l t'ltirrrlit'. 'l'lrc llrlr't' bad luck?
of you will now worh togethcr tts pitrltttrrs. ll' lrrtvlltittli lrirrrt'rrs
to Don and Angic, thc busincss will g,o lo Vt't t. (it'ot 1it'
and Anne wanted things this wuy. Antl il's rnv
iob to do what they wanted. Arc lllcrt'
any questions? lf not, let's finish
here. I think that all of us
need a rest now.'
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Later that day,Angie ancl l)on nr(:l Vt'r'r in lrt'r'ol'l'it't'lo lrll<

about the future of Ballantino's. Arrgit'wirlkt'tl ltoll'it'tlly it'ouncl
the room, a coffee cup in her hrntl.
'Oh, what are we going to clo? You rnrrsl lrt'l) lrsi, Vt'r'ir,'sricl
Angie. 'Don and I are new tcl thc l-rusint'ss, iurtl rn,t'lrv('ir lol lo
learn. Mom and Dad worked all thcir'livt's; lo nrkt' li;rllnlint"si
into a famous fashion house. I tkrtt'l wiurl lo losc il rll n()w.
'That won't happen,' said Vcrr (:onl'itlt'rrllv. 'l \(/( )r'kt'tl lliu'rl
for your father and mother, tnd I'll worl,. lrr'tl lor'you, loo.
Ballantine's is strong and itctn ['lc sl rr)nl{('r'. I'rrr rlr'('r(lt, llrinlrirrg
about our next big fashion show irr Milirr. I'rrr llrirrl..irrli :rlrorrl
wonderful suits, little dresscs, big Irrls, iurrl 11rt'rrl lr;rlir; ultl
shoes. I see unusual colours ftlr lirllurlin(.'s llris iunun('r, lr i1llrl
red, dark grey - and black! I ctn tic(r il rrow! Il's lloirrli lo lrt' lllr:
biggest and best fashion show of'rll tinr('!'
'Mmm, that sounds exciting, Vclrr. llul lon, ('\rt'|11, n'(' wo
going to do it?'asked Don.'lltrllrnlin(:'s wrsn'l rloirrli :i() wr:ll
when Mom and Dad died. It wrs st,rrlirrg lo lr)s(' ,.i( )nr(' ol' ilr; lrt'st, 'Take it easy, Angie, and stop
people. I know that my mother tnrl lirlllt'r'w('r'('lrll'irr11 lrout worrying! I'll see you later. OI(?'
changing some things. What can you lt:ll us rlroul ll llrrl,' Without another word to Vera, Don hurried out
'I know about it, of course,' answrlrrrrl Vt'r-r. "l'lrirrllr; vr/('r't'n'l of the room. Vera lool<ed sadly after him. With his brown"ffi :

going too well, and we've lost a l'cw ll(xxl rt'orlt'in llrt'!rsl hair and blue eyes, the young man was very like his father.
months. Maybe our image has bccolttc: lrorilrll ()\/('r' lllc lrsl li'w Angie knew that Vera felt sad, and she tried to help the older
years. You can't rest in this business. Wtr n('('(l nt'\,r, lit't'r; tntl woman. 'You're not alone, Vera,' she said. 'Don and I learn fast.
fashion show
people can see new ideas around the place. We must looli lirr'rt'orlt' lo lrirrg I'm not very confident, I know, but I'm ready to work hard.'
the newest
clothes at this
new life to the business. New blood.'l'll(:r'(: iu'('lrurrrlrt'tls ol' Vera smiled, but said nothing. The girl was young and she
maybe perhaps bright young people in New York who wor.rltl rt'irlly lil..t' lo worlt didn't know much about the fashion world. She needed all the
image a Picture for Ballantine's so I'm not worried. We iust llirvt'lo l'inrl llrt'rrr,' help that Vera could give her.
that people have
in their head of a
Vera spoke confidently, and her words gavc Arrgit' r rt'w I r( )lx'. I lt'r' In her head, Vera spoke silently to her dead friends. 'Dear
business brother was not so sure. George and Anne, I'll never forget you, and I'll always be here
idea something 'Maybe you're right,' said Don. 'You know irll llrt' irrrxu'lrrrl
that you think
for Angie and Don. You said that I was the best. And with my
fashion clothes
people in the world of fashion. But I hrvc: l'l'irrntls irr llrrr help and everyone's hard work, Ballantine's will soon be the
that are new and business, too. If you don't mind, I'm going to strrt riglrl now best fashion house in the world. Nothin g - and nobody - will
interesting for
many people and make a few phone calls.'Don looked lovingly rl lris sisltrr. stand in the way of that.'
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Are these sentences true or false? Tick the boxes. True False Use the words in the plane to complete the sentences.

a Angie's parents die before the story begins. T They all come from ChaPter 1.

b Ed Valdemar was a friend of George and Anne's. trtr

c George and Anne were poor when they died. nn
d Vera wants to work hard for Ballantine's. trT
e Angie and Don need Vera's helP. trtr
f Ed Valdemar never thinks about the plane crash. trtr a After the accident, they needed a . . .l.Q.W)9.f. . to help them.
trtr
.

g Vera thinks that they need to change things at Ballantine's b A lot of little. fly around here at nlght.
h Ballantine's next fashion show will be in Paris. trtr c I don't uncierstand you very well. What . . do you mean?

d lle's always good at thinking of new.

2 Match the frst and second parts ofthe sentences. e The clothes must be ready in time for the.. . . in London.

a usi-*---...
'This ls a difficult day for all of 1 Vr-r,r s,rys io lli't rli',trl fritlnds. f lheir parents left a lot of money to them in their.
b 'So why exactly did theycrash?' 2 l)on asks Vct,t. g No one knows what will happen next. The . is unclear.
\
c ,Don
and I are new ro the businessj 3 Vera says to l)otr ,rrttl Artr e. h l'mnotsure,butlthinkthat .she'safraidofhim.
\
d 'How exactly are we going to change 4 Valdemr s,tys lo tltr' x'oPle i She's a very.. ........ person who knows what she wants.
our image?'
- round tlrc t,rlrli'. j You'veworked verywell here.would you liketo be a. ........in our iLlsiness?
e 'We need new faces and new ldeasi k I ler son wants to . a doctor.

f 'l'll never forqet youi I People thlnk of our company as old and boring. We need to change our. . . .

m I he accident happened after something flew into both the . ofthe plane.

n lhe. died in the Plane crash.

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Which of these things do you think happen in the next chapter? Tick four boxes.

a E Some new people begin to work at Ballantine's.

b f] Ed Valdemar marries Vera.
c E Don killsViktor.
d E Angie becomes the new face of Ballantine's.
e EViktor and Vera do not agree.
f I Angie hits Vera.
g E nngie calls Valdemar.
h E Don anclViktor qo to Bulgaria.
 Chafior z * Tho fiow crorJ 'We did the right thing when we gave Viktor the job,' said Don. magazine
thin book with
a

Vera had to agree with him. news and a ot

Two weehs later, things werc alreacly chtrnging at l]rllrntinc's. Every Wednesday morning, everybody at Ballantine's met to of photos

A crowd of new people, with exciting idcas, wcrc worhini therc. talk about the past week and to explain their new ideas. publicity
information that
One of them was Mylene, a Canadian girl who laughccl u lot Viktor first spoke of his new plan for Ballantine's on one of makes people
want to buy
and was full of life. She was thcir new buyer, urd shc had a lhese Wcdnesday mornings. something

wonderful eye for interesting colours. 'Listen, everybody,' he began. 'I have a new idea. Look.' model a person
who wears clothes
Sasha came from a fashion house in Russia. Ilis designs were He showed everyone a large photograph of Angie in a white to show them to
new and different. And he worked well with Mylcnc. dress with the words The Face of Ballantine's under it. other people

Ballantine's was paying them a lot of money. 'But thcy'll rnake 'That's me at the company party last yearl' said Angie. 'Where
a lot more money for Ballantine's,' Vera said to hcrsclL did you find that photo?'
Maybe the most interesting of thc ncw crowd was Vihtor 'ln the company magazine,' replied Viktor. 'Of course, I
Sarav Ballantinc's ncw image consultant. Hc wrs t,all and put the words underneath.' Then he turned to the others and
pale. He always dressed in blach and worc clarl< glasscs. Viktor went on. 'I think that you'll agree - Angie has a great face. The
was funny and charming. Ilc crrnc lionl llulgirriir, rrntl spoke camera loves her - and she is Ballantine's. In future, I want to
Mylene /mr'len/ many different langutrgcs. Ilis itlcirs lilr c:hrrrrgirrg lltc company use her as the face of the fashion house. She'll be on the front of
buyer a person image wcrc cxciting. ilc wus unlllown lo Vcrr, whicrlt was our magazine, in all our publicity, always wearing
who buys things
for a business surprising bcctusc shc linew ncurly cv(rry()n(' in tllt' lrshion our clothes! Look at her - clever, rich, and
design when world. But he knew a ktt aboul. lrshion rnrl lrusincrss. Arrgic and beautiful. She's the best of all
you plan and draw
things before they
Don liked him immediately when thcy intcrviewcd hirn. Vcra models for us to use.'
are made
was not so sure. He was just as conlidorl rs shrr wirs, irnrl she
consultant a

person who helps

really did not like that.
a business when 'He's great, Vera,'said Angie. 'Let's givc hinr tlrc iob bclirre
they are having
troubLe with another fashion house takes him.'
somethrng
'Maybe you're right,' said Vera. Shc cl id rr' I ccl vcr.y t'oI r orl rble
I I I

pale without a

lot of co our with Viktor - she couldn't explain why. llrrt lrt: u,rrs goorl irt
charming nice his job.
to other peop e
Viktor worked hard and fast to c:hirrrlc lirllirrrlirrt"s.
company

busi ness
Men and women liked him. Mylcnc scc'rctl.y li.ll in
interview to love with him. He explaincd things lirr lroru's lrr
ask questions
for somebody
Angie and Don, and with his hclp, lhc.y lrt.girrr lo
to answer understand the business bettcr. Vcrr lc:irrnt'tl lrorrr
fall (posfell) in him, too and she gave him rnorc: worli. Sron llrt'
love to beg n -
fo ove company's imagc was beltcr thirn trvcr.
 Everyone was silent for a minute. Then thcy all began talking
at the same time. A lot of people agrecd with Viktor.
'What do you think, Angie? Will you be our new modcl?' rsked
Viktor, smiling at her.
'I'm not sure,' said Angie, her face becoming red. 'l ... I've
never done anything like that before.'
'It's a great idea,' said Don. 'People will remember Angie's face
and name. And our clothes are just right for her.'
Then Vera spoke.
'We must be careful with this,' she said. 'Firstly, it's going to
mean more work for Angie. Secondly, won't it give the wrong
idea about Ballantine's? Aren't we telling people that we're a
small company with no money? If Angie's face is on all our
publicity, they'll just think that we're trying to save on models'
bills!We don't want that!' 'No, no. Maybe
Again everyone was silent for a minute. I'm making a mislake.
Then Don replied. 'I don't think that what you're saying is We wanted to change our image
really true, Vera. Everybody l<nows that Ballantine's always and this is what Viltor has decided.
spends money when it's necessary. You want the company to do try it,' Vera told her.
So let's
well, don't you?' Alone in her office that evening, Angie
Vera said nothing, but her face was rccl urcl utgry. called Ed Valdemar and told him about Viktor
'So, do we all agree?
Will Angic bc t.hc ncw litr:c rl' llirllant,ine's?' and Vera's disagreement.
asked Viktor brightly. 'Ycs, rl' c<lurst:!' nr:irrl.y ()vcryorrc in the 'What do you think, Ed? Can I be the new face of
room replied excitedly. llallantine's? I've never been a model before.'
Vera was silent. She did not, lgrL)c, btrt wllirl t'orkl onc l)crson 'You're beautiful and bright, Angie,' said Valdemar. 'You just
do against so many? need to be more confident. But don't ask me about the model
That afternoon, Angie went into Vcrir's rl'l'it'c lo lilli. business - because I've no idea!'
Are you OI(?' she asked. 'I know thirl you tlitlrr'l irgrlrr with Later, Valdemar thought more about Viktor and Vera. 'Both
Viktor this morning, but I thinh thal his itlcr's gootl. I'Itr Irrsl not of them are strange,' he said to himself. 'Poor Vera's never been
exactly sure about being a modcl!' the same since George and Anne died. And Viktor's come from *i:"rt'ffI"JJ,.
'I'm worried about this, Angie. Nobotly t'vt'r' Iislt'rrs t'irrrrlllly nowhere and wants to change everything.' He wasn't sure peopledon'taqree
to what Viktor's saying - because hc's so t'lrirrrnirrli,' siritl Vcrra. what he thought about Don, but he cared about Angie and the ;i:;,[J::ir.,
'He knows what he's doing, Vcra. I'nt surr,ol' tltirl. llrl il you company. 'It'll be interesting to see what happens to Ballantine's
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think that it's a bad idea, I won't do il,' rt'rlit,rl Arrgit,. in the future,' thought Valdemar. iomething
fiTADING (HE(K Viktor Sarav is a short / charming man and everyone likes him.
We need a consultant / buyerlo give us a new image.
Correct the mistakes in these sentences.
Ballantinet is a famous NewYork company / publicity.
ouicl(l\
Yera cares about / ntervews the future of Ballantine's.
a Things begin ro .t unqd"*1ylat Ballantnes.
Mylene falls in love with / cares aboutYtktor.

b Some old workers come to work at the fashion house.

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c Ballantine's is not paying these workers a lot of money. What do you think these three people do in the next (hapter? Tick two boxes to
finish each sentence.
d Viktor, Mylene, and Sasha have some boring ideas.
a Viktor ...
1E shouts at Mylene.
e Angie will become the new voice of Ballantinel.
2 fl breaks Angie's leg.

f Vera agrees with Viktor's ldea about Angie. 3f tells Angie that Vera has hurt him.

g Angie is very confident about being a model.

h 'People will think that Ballantine's is richj Vera says.

b Angie ...
i Angie phones Viktor because she is worried.
1E asksViktor what happened to his head.

j Valdemar does not care ablout what happens to Angie and the company. 2E goes to her house with Viktor
3f runs away wlth Sasha.
WORD WORI(

Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence.

a l'm going to ouy u@l company fo read on the train.

b That gil is a design I modelat a famous fashion house.

c Don ...
c You look very charming / pale.Do you feel OK?
t E goes for dinner with Viktor.
d There's a disagreement / publicity between the partncrs brut lhc future of the business.
2E asksVera aboutViktor's story ofthe parking garage.
e Wlthout alotof publicity /consultant, people will fortlt'( ,tlroul lttt'rrnrpany.
3E calls Angie from his car.
I Our model / buyer ts gong to Milan to look for clollrcs fot ottt ttt'w sltop.

g He's going lo interview / fall in love wih ten pcopk' fot lltc jolr tlri',,rf tcrnoon.
 Chafiar ,* Yihtor -r, Lurt Viktor took Angie's arm and walked with her away from
Mylcne and Sasha. He spoke in a soft voicc in her ear.
'l'hc next morning, Viktor came into the 'Someone hit me on the head in the parking garage. I didn't
of'licc lrtcr than usual. His face was very nant to say anything in front of the others because ...'
palc, ancl hc was wearing his usual darh 'What?'
glasscs. Rcund his head, he had a large, 'Wcll, I'm not surc - but I think that it was Vera who hit me.
white bandage. A little blood ran down Whcn I was lying on the ground, I saw her running away across
his lacc lrom under it. tlrc garage. I'm sure of it.'
Mylene was the first to see him. Angie was shoched. 'What a terrible thing to happen! And
'Viktor,' she cried. 'What's this? Are think that Vera did this! But why?'
.you
big bandages the latest fashion?' She put 'She's jealous of me. She thinks that I'm trying to take the
up her hand to touch Viktor's head. To ('ornpany away from her,' said Viktor.
her surprise, he pushed her away and 'So shc hit you in the parhing garage! I can't believe it,'
shouted angrily at her, 'l)on't touch me! saicl Angic. 'But we can find out easily. Let's look at the CCTV
Don't comc near me! Just stay away!' ('rmera. That will show us exactly what happened.'
parking garage
Mylenc felt suddenly afraid. Why was Vihl-or's face was suddenly confused. 'Oh, no,' he said a big room under
Viktor shouting? He usually laughed trricl<ly. 'l don't think that we need to go so far. Let's just forget
a buiiding where
peop e can leave
when shc said something like that. rbout it, Angie. Vera and I have to work together. Maybe I'm their cars

'Hey,' said Sasha, onc of the few \rrrong and it wasn't her. The garage is dark, after all. Maybe shocked very
surprised by
people at Ballantine's who did not s()nleone wanted to steal some money from me and ran away something bad

like Viktor. 'I)on't speak to Mylene rvlrcn they heard something.' jealous fe.^ling
angry or sad
lihe that. Who do you think you arel' 'I']ut, Viktor, this is very worrying,' said Angie shahing her because you want
Ah, you'd like to know the answer lrrri{. ',y" must find out what really happened.'
to have what
another person has
to thr1 myslery, wouldn't you?' Itrst then, the office phone rang noisily. Sasha answered it. 'It's believe to thlnk
sricl Vihtor, laughing strangely. lirr you, Viktor,'he shouted across the room. An important call that somethtng
is true
Jusl tho'r, Angie came out of ll'orn Milan.' CCTV camera
hcr of'l'iccr. "l'ahe the call, Vihtor,' said Angie. 'We'll speak later.' (short for c osed
clrcuit television
'Whr1's huppening?' she asked
So Viktor took the call. And Angie went at once to see Don in camera) a camera
crvcrvltody. 'What's all the noise lris office and told him about Vihtor's story.
that records things
that happen in
ir[orrl ?' 'llrnm,'said Don. 'I can't really believe that Vera did it. But a place
'I'm sorry, Angie,'sairl Vililor, slrriling ll llcr. ,Mylene confused
wanted linow that shc doesn't like Viktor, and I don't think that he'd
rt,r: not
understanding
bandage along, to touch my hcad anrl I slrorrlrrtl il llt:r. l'rrr sorry. I'm feeling lic rbout something Iihe this. Leave things with me, Angie. I'll something we I

reallv unwell this nrrrr r i g.' lie

iliilflJil','ri' r r

whenyouarehurt'Whathappencd to yorr?' ;rslrt.rl /\rrgit,.

srcuk to Vcra about it at once.' to say
somethlng that is
Minutes later, Vcra was in Don's office. She was shoched when not true
 to crst' lltt' ('f15(' I rl

crazy not Don told hcr about Viktor's story. l)ott httew that he had to move fast' He decideil ,r,',,t,'lt r,i
to watch i1' llc lirrt'w
r,'t orrlittg because he did not want Angie
,l
thinkinq well 'wcll, ciicl you do i1?' hc askecl her.
,rl|ll

didn't neccl t'. st't:

,1,,,,1rt
recording rlr;rl slrc lihecl viktor a lot, and maybe she
movirrgpi.rur(.s 'Ilif Vililrr!' shc c:riecl. 'l)on, you've hnown me for years. I've wrote a lettcr to litl
trust L,l I

'1 , rrcvt'r' lril iury()rt(' irr rny lilt'. Are you crazy?'
l^r o'- rr llris.'l'hcn he went back to his office and lJt,rt,,,r.,,r,
1,1',1,1,,,1
hv cnrer,r ,lrrl
tatpeoplccar 'llcy thcrc, lrkc i1 casy,'stticl Don.'Looh, I have to ask you' \ ; r kk'rttar, tclling him everything' feeling
walch t('r 'lil rnust hnow,' he thought' 'That way' if
Viktor does anything :otttlLlt tt llr rl
Vcrt. Ytlu rrtr-tsl scc
t.htt.'
figure against him' Ancl yttttlrll tr,,l'
sorrt'ori'
'llc's lying, Dcln. Httve you loohed at the CCTV L , :rl( )l) rnc,Valclemar will have the letter to use
rhalyoucl't s camera
and
y0t I t
"r'l
vcrY well r r, ,n, I nlust tell Angie
to be careful' Viktor's lied to us once' mail lo ,,'tl
recording yet?' I

after this'' lrY rt

Ir( ( iur tlo it again. We can't fully trust him
sttttti'lltitlrl r l,
gasp to take a

short, quick breath 'No, but I'm going to do that right now'' 1o [)( )!l

becausevouare Don went clownstairs to the room that had all thc CCTV 'I nt'ccl to speah to Angie' Where is she?'Don asked Mylenc cell phone ,t

'r lP 'Fd door' photlr'1lt,tl YoLt

camera recordings in it. While hc was sitting in front of the TV rr lrcn sltc walhed past his office
, Mylene' can c,lrr)/ wlllrY')r
,:llrt. with viktor a few minutes ago,' answered
lctl
a figure in blach with something white on its head came up
silently behind him, stood there for a minute, and then went I lrt'v'trc g,one to her house to look at

away. Don saw and heard nothing, but he felt strangely tired tlr, tlt'sig,tts ltr Milan.'
\ly lcttc sPohe very
- and confused - after that. He watched the recording from
the parking garage earlier in thc day. He gasped in surprise at ,rrrlr;rltily. She couldn't ,*
what he saw Viktor got out of his car in the garage and walked l,,l llrt' srme about ;
quickly over to the ncarest wall. He thcn hit his head rcally hard \ r Ll or- Sarav afte r
three times against it. rr lrrl haPPened

After that, he took a bandage out of his pocket and put it , ,rr lit'r.

round his hcad. He was alone. Viktor was lying after alll I ), rn srrtldenlY had
, r,,'r y bad feeling.
I lr' rnttsl hurrY'
( )n llis waY out of the
, ,llit t'. hc remembered
1,, nril his letter to
\:rltlcttlur. Then he
,rrit ltly got into his car
:rr rtl tlrtlvc down the road

1,, Attgie's house' On

llr(' way, he took his
r-cll phone out of
I ris pocket to call
I ris sister.
&f;i&m$dffi (f"ilffifiil{ t ornplete the sentences with the words from Activity 1 on page 18.

Put these sentences in the correct order.

.r wi, wcrr, .ShqCKgd...when we heard abouttheterribleaccident.
Numberthem 1-10.
l i,rrrvolr .........thatletterformewhenyougoout?
a E Don erases the CCTV recording. r l ,rw,r ... ...atthewindow.MaybeitwasJohn.
b I Vktor tells Angie that someone hit him 1l I',,r!thatyoudidntdoit,butIdon't . .... you.
rr

in the parking garage.

c E Don speaks to Vera about Viktor. . ... . to spend all of your work sy on the very fir5t
d f Vylene rries to touch Viktor,s head.
e f R black figure comes up behind Don. luw,r\. . .....ofherbrotherbecausehehadeverythingandshehadnothinq.
E Don gets into his car and starts drivng to Angie,s house. ll, 'lrurr( his hand sothe nurse puta... .......on it.
EVktor goes into the office wearing a bandage on his head. , ,r l . you to carry the baby without dropping her?

E Don writes a letter to Valdemar and mails it. I r rlr,l,, 1[s have.. . . outside to see who goes in and whrr
E Sasha shouts at Viktor r rl l l( ", OtlI
I Don sees Viktor on rhe CCTV recording. k [4v r il,rrrrlf ather is very old, and he becomes

tlr rrr l', lo ri:member.

sfH t#Ht(
I I r,,lrolireofficershadaverybad.... ......aboutNurseSmith.Theyknewthatshe
Find seventeen words or phrases from Chapter 3 in the bandage.
r v, r', llrl mLrrderer of many women in the hospital.

\/Vl r,,n lrc read the news, his mouth fell open and he.
in surprise.

rI rvr , ,t ew . .
I r, . which can also take photographs.

o Wr,'vr,lislenedtothe.. ........ofthephonecall threetimes,butwestill don't

r rr, [,r.,t,lr]d every word of it fully.

r l, ,tlrirril that you say is true. You always .

1 . to me.

r Irrrrloirq to...... ....that photograph from mycamera, ldon't like it.

I ',,,, WM,r,1"$

Which of these things do you think happens in the next chapter? Write Yes or No.

.r )r lt,ls an accident. ......

)r

'',,
b I r tt'lls Angie about the CCTV recording. . .
rr rr .

ttthd r llrr'xrlire go toVera's house. .

t'g{9 ffi rl V,'r,r tcllsthe policethatViktorisa good man.'.

r. Vrl.lor lells Vera that he knows something secret about her.
 aytrlt +- Atowihlo acci)ont, '( )lr, xxrr Dcln - and poor Angie,' said Vera. 'F'irst, her
,rtl rrrrlhcr clic in a plane crash, and now her brother dies in ilil;l?il,'
father atibi s,rrr.rtrrrrrl

tlrisr.irrirc:cident. It'sterrible!' anotherpace

'wt' lravc to ask you this, Miss Donato,' the policeman went :lH::'il",,
the criminal
,,rr 'l)irl ilnyone want to hurt Mr Ballantine, do you think?'
\rt'r'i wirs silent for a minute before she spoke.
'l tlorr'l trust Viktor Sarav - our image consultant. He told
\ rrliit' llrirt I hit him in the parhing garage this morning. Well, I
,lrrlrr'l tkr it. So we know that he lies about things.'
I 'l'l rt' yotrnger policeman spoke
now
?l
il
'liul, Donato, Viktor Sarav has an alibi. He was with
lVliss
\lrr:r l',rllilntine at the time of the accident. Are you saying that
\ L l ol tlid something to Don's car? Our men can't find anythi
r

Vera looked at the two police officers standing at her front door. \1 r()nll wif h it.'
Are you telling me that Don Ballantine is dead?, she asked 'l tlon'l hnow what he did,' said Vera slowly. 'But
them both slowly. lr,'rlitl son.rcthing. I can feel it.'
'Yes, I'm afraid so, Miss Donato,' said the older man. ,I,m very l'lt'oltlcr policeman shool< his head.
sorry. We know that it's a bad time, but can we come in and '\Vc nccd more than that,' he said.
interview you? It won't take long.' 'lrr'r'lirrgs uren't enough when we're
The men walked in at once and sat down in Vera,s living room. t.rlkirrg, irbout a possible murder.'
Vera sat opposite them.
'When and where did you last see Mr Ballantine, Miss Donato?' , \ n1,.ic's be autiful face was pale and her eyes
the older policeman began. r't,irlly red from crying. Vera went and
'r,'r,'
At the office this morning,' said Vera, her voice shaking. ,We l,r rl lrt'r irrms round the young woman.
spoke together about one of our workers.' She explained to them 'l'nr so very sorry, Angie,' she said
about Viktor, and all about his story of what happened to him in ,oIllv.
the parking garage.
And later, Mr Ballantine drove to his sister's house?'
'Yes. I wanted to talk to him again, and Mylene our buyer told
- -
me that he was going to Angie's. Was it an accident?' Vera asked.
'We think so. He was driving and talking on his cell phone to
huge very big his sister when it happened. He shouted something about a huge
windshield the
bat flying into the windshield. Then he went off the road and
glass at the front
of a car crashed into a tree. He died immediatcly,' said the policeman.
 \, r,r'ri lir('('wts suddenly very whitc.
Il.u tlitl you lind out about that?' shc gaspcd'
lr,,rr'l lrc sr-rrpriscd, Vera Donatg' [:ttt.l "rcltl"
lik, lrool<s,' said Vihtor. 'So let's be fricnds, ch? l'et's
,,, ,,1,11
i,, lr,rl's bt'st fbr Angie, and for Ballantine's. OI(?'
rr

A weeh lrter, Vcra was working in hcr office one morning \, r,r :;rritl 'Ol('quietly. Viktor was right. She had no proof
whcn thcre was l sudclen knock on her door. Viktor walkel in ,,l,rr\ llrirrg. itttcl shc had a terrible secret to hide' A few years
conlidently and smiled at her. 1,, l0rr', r,r,lrt:n hcr mother was in hospital, Vera 'borrowed' a lot
'How are you, VeraT I'vc come to say that I'm sorry about last I rrr,1'1, lirrn the company without telling either George or

weel(. I was wrong about you. [,et's lorget it and work together \ ru rl Slrt' lrirtl plans to pay it back. But aftcr some time' when -**..---,--
on the Milan fashion show. Poor Angie is still weak and can't ,,,,1,, rrl' slritl trnything about the money, she forgot' those plans'
look after to
help much, I'm afraid. We two must work harder than ever to tlr, r.rrrriury hacl a lot of moncy, and Vera thought that she
do things for
50meone, or help hcr and Ballantinc's.' ri ,r s:rli'. 'l low can Viktor hnow about it aftcr all this time?' she
,
something, that
needs he p Vcra lool<cd at the young man. 'Maybe he'll tell Angie and Ed about thc moncy
,,,1 1,, lrt'r srcll.

weak not stronq 'Viktor, mi'rybc you cln fool Angie, but you can't fool me,' she ,rr,I IIrt'\'ll r)cver trust mc again. I'll lose everything''
fool to mke saicl. 'You want l',allantine's all for yourself, and nothing is going ',lrr' r,r'irtcllecl through the open door alter Viktor left her
someonc thrnk
things that are not to stop you, is it?' ,,llr, r'. ,'\rtg,ic was sitting at a table by thc window looking
true; a pcrson who
Viktor smiled strangely at her. ,r ',,)nr('tlcsigns. She was very thin and pale' Viktor walked
thlnks things that
are not true 'l don't know what you're talking about. You don't have any \ ( r l() ltrrr, itttcl put his arm round her. She loohed up at him'
proof something proof of anything, do you? lt's your word against my word. Be ,,,,1 :rrrrilcrl strdly. More than ever now thc poor girl treedecl
which shows that a

thing is real y true careful, Vera. Aftcr all, you have things to hide, don't you? Angie ,rnr('()n('ttt ltloh after hcr.
ffi$&#*P,# fl$"trfr,{..ffi r ,,rrpk.te the sentences with the words and phrases from Activity 1 on page 24.

Match the first and second parts of these sentences. , rlur llr,rt lri'stolethemoney,butdoyouhaveany. ..p.faa{ ...i
a Two police oificers go to Vera's house E--.. l !, r ',Lrol(l l)crson, but Angie is... .

b The police tellVera that somethinq E \ z

, )rL',,n(l f)eople live in that . building over there

c Angie cannot believe I \ 3

,t 1','tlror(lhthe..... .....becauseit'srainingheavily.
d Viktor tells Vera that he wants to work I 4 most important people in her life rL the children when I go out later?

e Viktor knows that I 5 flew'nto Don's windshierd

I r,,r'rlvouat l2otlock?Doyou havean..... ....forthetimeofthecrime?

f Vera cannot say anything bad aboutViktor E 6

,r . ... from the police because her crime happened a long time ago.

g For Angie, Vera and Viktor are the two I 7

! rrrot .. ..Vera. She knows that he wants everything for himself.

w# w*qK
Find words and phrases from Chapter 4 n the bats. \/\/l'.,r (lo you think happens in the next chapter? Complete the sentences with the
,,. ',rlr.'i trdlneS.

a w*eaK

IBATI IffiLOTAEFA

b _____

. . . . . is a model at the fashion show in Milan.

. says that he has an old house in Bulgaria.

. . . . . tries to find out more about Viktor's past life'

I rrr \r,w York, Vera learns that . . and . . .. ., .
 l'l,l rrrrt lr lrirrtcrrcd cluring their vacation. Viktor's house
,' . r', ,,I I ;rnrl lirllirrg rlown, but thc old housekeeper was kind and
l,,,,l, rI ;rllr,r llrt'rn wcll. She spoke a little English.
lrr llrr. l'irsl
rlir.ys rf'their vacation, Vera tried to ask the old
,\
'rriur ;rlrorrl Vililor"s past life. 'When did he come here? What
'
Ir.r,,r.rr.rl lo llis lirrtrily?' she asked.
I ir I I lrc lror rscliccpcr just shook her head and smiled.

Maybe
lr, rlrrln't rrnrlcrsttrnd. After that, Vera asked her no more
,lr,.,tr,nr;.'l'lrtrr-cr were also, she saw no old photographs or
,r, I rr,.., r,l llrt, lirrnily in the house to help her.
That year's sprin and summer fashion show in
Milan was in \rr1,rr r;lt'rl lot in the garden, and soon Vera too began to
late October. It was a great success for Ballantine,s.
Everybody ,, I \ l.lol t irllccl to say that everything was going well at the
loved their unusual summer clothes in black,
red, and grey. ,,llr,, li, Vt,r'i rcrd her magazines, went for long walks, and
Angie was a beautiful model with her pale face
and large, sad t r , ,l lo loI lit'l rbout WOfk.
eyes. Viktor and Vera were in Milan with
Angie. When the \llr r lrr,o r,vt'r:lis, Angie was still pale but she fclt bcttcr. Vcrur
fashion show finished, the three of them
met back at their hoter. ,,.r rr ,r lrrrrly lo gct back to Ballantine's. Both womon wrnl.ccl
'Let's drink to Bailantine's, and
to a very successful future,, r, , , \'rl, lor irgirin, but for different reasons. Vera wanted to
said Viktor, with his glass in his hand.
r,,,lrr:. rl;rrrs lor changing the company. Angie was falling in
'To the future,'thcy all said.
l,,rr r\rllrlliltr.
And now you must rest for a few weeks, Angie,,
said Vera.
'Your face is so tired.'
I I rrrrl il! Vilitor's changed everything,' said Vera to hersell.
'I agree,' said Viktor. ,I have an old family
house near Varna lrr \\,r, lrrrt li. in her office in NewYork, and she was shocked.
in Bulgaria. Why don't you go there? It,s a nice, quiet
place. The llr yt':;, I'vtr lound some new people, and some of the old
old housekeeper can look after you. Vera
can go, too., ,rrr11,l Ir;rrrr' g,lttc. 'l'hey weren't working well,' said Viktor
'Oh, yes, let's do that, Vera,'
cried Angie. ,I,ve always wanted ,, lr, rr ',lrr' ;rslicd hiln about it. 'It's a stronger company now. We
to see Viktor's family house.'
,rr .t r'l lt. rrli"licl of changing things.'
More than anything, Vera wanted to hurry back to Newyork. llrrt n,lry rrcu't Sasha and Mylene here?' asked Vera. 'you
success when 'what will viktor do there, arone at Balrantine,s?
He,s planning rlrr.r1r,:;rritl thir1, they worked very well.'
:Jfl,:tin" something,'she said to herself. But she had
to agree to this llr, :rrrilt' suclclcnly Ieft Viktor's face. 'something terrible
housekeeper u vacation. vihtor knew too much about
her, and she couldn,t say lr.r',1'rcrl, Vcrr. 'l'lrey found Sasha and Mylene dead in a back
[:ffi,Y,n' 'no'. And maybe I'[ learn something
abottthimwhen I,nr there tr, , l lisl nt:cli. 'l'here was blood everywhere. The police thinh
someone's house in Bulgaria,, she thought. t I r.rt rt rA,rs ruurclcr.'llhey were near a club, tslack's. It's
always
;i::fifr|?:, 'we'll take two weeks'vacation in varna,,she
said, smiling l,rll ,l slrilrgc pcople. I think that Sasha and Mylene were
have ro go ro work at Angie, And then go back to Bailantine,s.' ,lrrrrkirrll llrcrrc iust bclore they died. I didn't tell you about it
-a----

volent hurting
people easily
because you were on vacation and needed to rest.' 'Yes,' said Fleur. And I was with them at Black's that night -
And do you know anything about their deaths, Viktor?' asked irrst before they died.'
Fleur /fltcr/
rival trying to do
Vera. 'Was there anything unusual about them?' asked Vera'
better than you in 'No,' replied Viktor. 'Nothing at all. It's terribly sad, but, New 'No. They were happy, laughing, and dancing,' explained
somethinq
Yorh can be a violent place. You know that, Vera.' ,But I remember one strange thing. They spohe to Viktor
lrleur.
Srrav. He arrived while we were there. He wasn't happy to
Vera walked back to her office. 'l don 't bclicve sce Sasha and Mylene. I think that he was angry with them
him,' she said to herself. Shc immccliately r[out something. He was shouting at them. But there was no
called Fleur, a young dcsigncr who was lighting in the club. Soon after that, Sasha and Mylene left"
working at a rival fashion house. 'Did Viktor leave with them?'Vera asked, interestedly'
'Hi, Fleur,' she said. 'llow are 'Not long after,' Fleur replied. 'Why?'
things, dear? l've lust heard 'Oh, nothing. I'm just trying to understand exactly what
the terrible news rbout lrappened that night,' Vera explained.
Sasha and Mylenc. You 'l see. You know' Fleur went on, 'I think that Sasha was in
, knew them both well, lovc with Angie Ballantine, and that viktor was jealous of him.
didn't you?' l'llat was maybe the reason for their disagreement"
'Yes, maybe. Thanks, Fleur,' said Vera.
She put the phone down, held her head in her hands, and
tlrought for a minute. Then she called Angie who was at home'
rlill tired after the Iong plane journey back from Bulgaria'
\1cra gave her all the news about Ballantine's. she also told her
;rbout Sasha and MYlene's deaths.
'l didn't want to say this to you, Angie, but I must' Viktor
rs clangerous. Violent things happen around him all the time'
\tru must be careful. I'm very worried for you"
'l)on't worry about me,' answered Angie' 'For me, Viktor
is strong, not dangerous. He's done so much for Ballantine's
in the past months. He cares about me, Vera' You can't say
rrnything to change that. Please leave him alone' Like he says'
Ncw York can be violent, and terrible things happen' I trust
lrim. You must trust him, too. I'm finishing this call now'
bcfore you say anything more against Viktor''
With that, Angie ended the call. Vera put the phone down
slowly. She suddenly felt very tired and alone'

29
 ffitr&g)e' {e*(K t t*. r lrr. wtrds in Activity 1 on page 30 to complete the sentences.
Correct nne more mistakes in the story.
., rt , , I rlL lr,,r lif r, s fiqqseKeePf for a rich ltalian family.
Aitan l r,r,,rrrvw,r',,rlrig... .......attheMilanfashionshow.
Viktor, Vera, and ArlqiC qo 1o ,)n rrrfx)r1,nl f ,rsf tion sltow in lR#,,url.
After the show, Angie is
very tired and Viklor lclls
| , t,,,l,lrrlsltitneedstogoona.......
hcr.tItortl lris llo,rt in f3ulgari.-r. Angie and Vera agree to go there on
,l rrr rr,,riri .......intown.Theyplaygreatmusicthere.
I vacation for scven wct'ks ltt Bttlq,ttia, Vt'ra tries to spcak to the
housekeeper aboutViktor but for leavinq my job. I don't enjoy the work
I
..
the old man does not understad her.
I
BoLh Vera and Angie want to go back to New york as lrr,,rrlr.l',r,lost a lot of their businessto a.... .....company
as possibie. ......., and he has a knlfe.

Back at the office, viktor has changed few things. He tells

Vera the good news about sa

and Mylene. They died after a night out af Black\.Iheir dead bodies
were found inside the
on the ground. Vera does not believe Viktor's story. she calls Fleur, young
a writer who knew
Sasha and Mylene. Fleur teils Vera that Viktor was at the
ciub on the nght of her friends,dea
She thinks that Sasha and Viktor maybe had a disagreement
over Angie. Vera tells Angie that

must trust Viktor, but Angie doesn't listen because she loves Vlktor

, , ', ,lt VikLor's apartment, ...

t 1r,,, rll,, llor on his cell phone.

., lt lr,ll,, lrcr thathelovesher
r L rivr,,, ,tnd finds her there.
rr

//l5{
r
Chafior 6 * Yova ir too lto fall,rrtlLrrrrtr,
IIIl IIIrll rrrtrII
of llro yr',1
In thc lirllowing u,ccks, Vera became obsessed with Viktor bc.krri'wtrllr

Srrrv. Wrs hc rrlly as bad as she thought? She needed apartment ,r

numb-or ol roorr',
1o Iintl sorrrcr rrrof' somewhere to show it. But where? in a bulldinq
where somcot'
Anrl Ilow? Llves

Orrc nig,h1, shc sttrycd behind after evcryone left doorman a

man who looks

thc lrirst, she wcnt to Viktor's computer
ol'licrc. after a bui dinq

urd turncd it on. But it showed her nd watch-^s thc

people who cont'
nothing intcresting about him. in and out

f{ext, she went back to her office elevator thls

takes peoplc Lrp
and used her computer to look on and down 1o
dlfforcL f txrts ll
the Internet. She quickly wrote ,r ll ili rr1

the namc 'Vihtor Sarav' and closet,rlrilrl

ol lLltllt rl wlrlrr'
I y, waited. A lol ol news slories yoLr l )lrl Llr 11
l

, ffi about him camc up on thc

screen.
Ah, that's better!' shc said
to herself.
There was some news
about his work for
Ballantine's and the
success of the Milan
fashion show But there
was nothing about his time ilrtr went inside and loo
in Bulgaria or in any other fashion houscs. Then Vera saw ,,rlrrd. Viktor's apartment was cold
something strange. How old was Viktor exactly? Nobody rI vcry tidy. Thc walls were white and all
kncw! In some of thc stories he was in his twenties, but more ,' tl'rings in the rooms were black or rcd or
oflcn hc was older. Somc of the stories talked about a man ,'y. Iiverything was in its place. ln the living
who was ovcr sixty! Flow was that possible? His face was ()nr, there were a lot of magazines. In Viktor's
your"rg ancl he movcd likc zr young man. Was he lying about 'rlroom, the closet was full of modcrn and expensive '1
lrch clothes. She went into the hitchen and opened the
' Vera said to herself. 'What exactlv ,rrboards there. There was surprisingly little food' The
rfrigerator was nearly empty, too.
 . rr r ( \\'r ()ntlrboutthat,' said
' .,'r ( ,l,lh'.'l lovc Angie vcry
, lr ,urtl slrc loves me. We
r , , l rt' l otcl hcr for the rest
r

,,I trvr.s. why can't you

| ,. r ,r1' li rr tts? People ask
,|.il t\, (lucs1ions. Yot ask
, ilr,ilr\/ (lu0stions. Be very
. trrl ;rrrl thinh beforc you

,l \i'r';r. Vru can fight me -

\ \ lro rrc you, Viktor?' she askcd, her voice shaking.

\ rl t.r 's lirc:c suddenly changed belore her eyes, and he gave
, Irr; rrrost charming smile.
I nr llrc succcssful image consultant for Ballantine's, ancl
,, ,,r I'll lrrr thc husband of Angie Ballantine, the beautiful facc

L,ilr \,('l'y sllcccssful company.'

furious verv vera was furious. 'Yes - and you'll be very rich then, won't
un'l..'.. you, Viktor?' shc Are you going to do something with that
sricl.
weddino the
time whe-n two old family housc in llulgaria? It's falling down, isn't it? And your
peoplemarrv
olcl housckccpcr rrccds some help, too, doesn't she? Oh, yes -
evil very bad
Arrgit"s nl()r)('y will llc vt,ry usclul lor all ol thal!'
Vil<lrr kr.kcd [rrcrh rr, hcr luriously for a minute, but then he
smilcd cherrmingly oncc morc.
'Wcll, that's my business, isn't it? And if Aou're rich, Vera, it,s
because you're nothing but a thief ! please leave now before you
say anything more. You can't stop me, Vera, because I know
too much about you. The wedding is next week. Angie and I
don't want to wait. She's happy and she needs me. So don,t do
anything to change that.'
Vera opened her mouth to speak, but she felt very afraid of
Viktor now. She wanted to scream and shout, but she said
nothing. There was something really evil about Viktor, but what
was it? She still had no proof.
Silently, shc turned round and walked out of the apartment.
shc could feel vihtor's cold eyes looking at the back of her neck
while she was leaving.
Just when she reached the door, she felt a strong hand on her ,,
-irrt", Vera c[uld not speak'
, rl vtr;rs I rue. For a

arm and she jumped. , r'. I ... I know, Angie' I've just seen Viktor and he
'Don't forget what you came for, dear Vera,, said Viktor, and he r,,l,l rnt'. It's wonderful news.'
gave her last year's company magazine. I rr cxcited. I'm looking at wedding dresses now, but
r so

When she was in the street again, she looked up at Viktor's rlr, rr' ;u'('too many and I can't decide. I'm not even sure
window She could see him standing there, watching her. rl,,,rrl llrr) colour. What do you thinh - white, or grey, or
'This isn't the end of it,'Vera said to the dark figure. ,I,m not ,,,.r1lrr'('vcn red? Vera, you have to help me' I want to be
finished with you yet.' 1,, .rrrlilirl on my wedding day. Can you come to the office? 'l',

Vera took her cell phone from her bag. ,please l.n'lrt' lvc can decide on my wedding dress together''
tell me that it \

isn't true, Angie,' she said to herself. 'please tell me that vou're \(':i.'irnswered Vera''Of course I'll help you, Angie' I'll be

not going to marry Viktor.' rlr, r t' in r l'ew minutes.

Angie answered the phone and said immediately, ,Oh good _ \\'lrt'n she finished the call, Vera thought that she heard
it's you, Vera! I wanted to call you. I have some wonderful news. laughing evilly. The noise came from somewhere high
'n('onc
I'm going to marry Viktor! please say that you're happy for me!, ,rl,,rvt'llCf.
 ${E&#$rufr {'F{,flffi

Are these sentences true or false? Tick the boxes. Trut. Flse
Thursday February 28th
'..''
a Vera looks at Vlktor's computer to find out mori: alroLrl llill t4 tl Iknow l al l'v^ becowt\ngal. qbSgSOgd .. , bvl I ca^,1 sloy tl,,^V,^q aboul
b Nobody on the lnternet knows how old Viktor rr',rlly i,, tlt vil.tor. H wa, away tn Lordon {o" ll",e b) .. .. . _... and wrnter f as\o^
c Vera opens Viktor's door with her key. lttl tlnow to ) slaled lale at f he offie I wa nte lo
^l "at, cow\?v+e" lo {\^d orl
looV
d Vera has not been toViktor's apartment befori,. ! ti wro.e abort 1^\w\.

carelvl Afier that,

0f cavyst, I d,,n,l l.tnd anytlning becarst
I vged r,ry cor^?vte. lo
V,e,9 alwa,5 ,ery
e Viktor's apartment is very tidy. !| of nw, S+or\et c^w\e vf
looV o^ the c) . .. .. . . . A lot
f There ls very little food in Viktor's refrigerator. l tl on f[ d) . .. . abovt YVto" a^d Ais tiru,e ai
Y>allanl,ne's.Y>"t k^o.r, how old lee really \5 - and
g Viktor comes back early from London. l| tl ^obo1
Then I vrr\ed to Viktor!g)
tV,al,s ,e"y slrange!

h Vera says that she ls looking for some clothcs. lltl ... )'^, the f) . . . .. . . ., we^t
v7 with rne ln the 9)... . " . . I lied abo"l fo"geili^g w,. Vey and
i Viktor has bought a dress for Angie. I tl oye^ed le ,0o.. I looVe, nride Vtktor,, h) . .. .
)iv-
j Viktor tells Vera that he is going to marry Anqii'. lttl blacV clotV,es, a^ tl,e^ I ook.e, i^ the i)
.. .. . ., whih was vll o{
lt *as
k Angie is looking at wedding dresses. lt |l A{te. ll'a|,eue.'ll^\^g weniwror.rg y\l<tor
.
^e^rlf ew\?tl.

I Vera is really very happy for Anqie. rltl gotng to w\aryf Angte. I w: j)
cawte bacVandtold,w,ell^all^e,s
wiih hir,", bvl Ae lvsl lavgie. I

called Angte a^ sl"e sayslV,af \t,s lrve! Se was looV\nq rt k) ..

w#ffi3 ffi*ffiK .

Are55e5 a^ slne wan^te hy help I can't bel\*e ,t! Tee,s sowretlr.tng re"y bad
Use the words in the computer to complete Vera's diary on page 39. abovl YtVlor. He's l) . , bul bel\eves w,e. What can I do?
^obody

apaftment closet doornran i,;IJfrs$ WH&Y

evil What do you thnk happensin the next chapter? Use the names of the people
obsessed to
complete the sentences.
elevator scf eLll

fail
lnternet

furious refrigcra tor

wedding
Angie
Ed Valdemar
Vera
ffi&swfifimffi
a tells Vera about Don,s letter,

b Viktor kisses on the neck

c follows Verto her apartment.
d Something terrible happens to
3B
39
 Cha4orT-rhowd)in6
guest a person A week later, Angie married Viktor. She
that you invite to ,r was very pale and
wedding or a party berutilul in her long, white wedding
dress. It was made by
kiss to touch Ilallan.inc's, of course. Ed Valdemar
Iovingly with
thought that Angie was too
your mouth thin, but thc other guests did not agree.
Most of them worked
fbr llrllantinc's, and they thought
that being very thin was
really beautiful.
'Oh, she's so wonderful,,
they all said. ,Lihe a world-famous
model. Just right.'
After the wedding, there was a big party
fbr all the guests in
Angie 's garden. At the party, Vera
and Valdemar began talking.
'You're right, Ed. Of course
she,s too thin. I don,t think that
this wedding is good for her.'
'Hmmm, yes, maybe you're right.
It,s very soon alter everything
that's happened. But I think that it,ll
be the right thing for Angie
in the end. Viktor loves her and he,s
very good for the company,
1oo, yr_ru know.'
'l'hey loolied across the garden
at viktor who had Angie in his
anns. She was smiling, but her face
was very tired, and there
wcre darh circles under her eyes.
Viktor, who was in his usual
black clothes, was kissing her
neck again and again hungrily.

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qffi"-,*-
 Vera loohed at Valdemar. Her face was confused.
'What rrc you saying, Ed? How do you know that
Viktor hit
himscll' in thc parking garage?,
'l)on se lctter to me before his accident. He saw viktor hit
nt. a
himsclf' on thc ctct'r'v crmera recording, and he wanted to tell
me about it. Don erased the recording because he was worried
about Angie sceing it. He thought that maybe it wasn,t so
important, and I agrced. That,s why I said nothing.'
vera was furious. 'Not important? It's important to m! viktor
lied about that, and he lies about everythingl He's evil! He,s
violent! I know that he killed Don! Maybe he killed Sasha and
Mylene, too!Why didn't you tell me this before? What have you
done, Ed? What's going to happen to Angie now?,
A lot of the guests standing around them were looking very
uncomfortably at Vera now. \ rl.lot'lollowed Vera to her apartment building' She took thql
Valdemar took hold of Vera's arm with one big hand and he ,1, r,rlol up to her floor - the 13th - and Viktor flcw up thq
spoke to her quickly and quietly. I r r :r. I lis figure made a shadow on the wall like a huge bal.
'Vera, please stop this crazy talk. It's Angie ,l ;rllt:t' Vera opened the door to her apartment' Viktor camg
and Viktor,s l,
wedding day. I know that you're unhappy, but you mustn,t do , r r riclill behind her and pushed her inside'

this. You're wrong about Viktor. He,s good for Angie. please \ ('r ir sicrcamed and fell to the floor. Viktor put his hands rounQ
don't spoil everything for them.' I,, r nt'r'l( rnd looked hard into her face'
'But you don't understand,' Vera said. Angie's in the most Yorr'vo gone too far this time,' he saidcoldly' 'You tried tospoil
terrible danger.' \ r r1,1r'; wedding day!'
Vera pulled herself away from Valdemar and ran from the \{)u'rc crazy, Viktor,' screamed Vera' 'You're azy andevil,
garden. Valdemar watched her go and shook his head sadly. . rr - and poor Mylene and Sasha' I'n surg
r,l y{r.r murdered Don
'Poor woman. She's been half crazy ever since George
and Anne , ,1 I Irirt now. Did you kill George and Anne, too?
I need to knou'r'
died so suddenly in that plane crash.' \ t's, Vera, I did,' said Viktor. 'When I first read about Angie o1
Viktor looked up when Vera ran past him to the house. ,Excuse tlr,' lntcrnet, I became obsessed with her' I knew that I wanteq
me,' he said to Angie and the guests who were near them. ,I lr|r irs my wife. I just needed to find a way to meet her So
must go into the house for a minute.' ,l, , irlccl to take a job at Ballantine's. George and Anne's deat\,
He walked through the house to the front door, quickly
opened r\,'r'('nccessary for my plans to work' That's why I sentbaq
it, and looked up the road. yes! He courd see vera in the street. , rlr I the engines of their plane and it crashed. The other deat\u
She was in a hurry, running to her apartment, which was toonarry ;LlXifl,ifl:'*
not r';l lrappened. They were people who began asking
far from Angie's house. ,1r rt'stions and spoiling things. So they had to go'' 'n:l,o,T,ffl''"d
 tlr, u lrr'l)ul on ltis clarh glasses and carefully washed Vera's darling
,1, , l,l, r,r I lr onl lllrr corncrs of his mouth. After that, he opened
something
that you say to
r 1,,, 1,,,,r, r rtl k'll I hc apartment. Minutes later, he was back once someone you love

,,,,'r r rrr .\rr1iir"s gilrdcn. honeymoon a

vacatron that a

', ,,,r, \\,irs Ilrrrghing with some of the guests. She saw Viktor man and woman
take together
,,,,|, .rllcrl otrl lo [rim. just after they
get married
t\ lr, r r' ly1r yt)u bccn, darling? The party just isn't the same

l l,,r r';rn(r ovcr and put his arm round his wife.
i lr.r,l lr) nrtkc a phone call about our honeymoon. I was
, I rr., l,r ir spccial room in the hotel. I want only the best for
, l. rr lrr r1i Mrs Sarav.'
rl , rrlrklirrg guests smiled at Vihtor. 'What a charming and
,,,r' nriur! theythought. Andheloves Angie so much!'l'his is
r I r i , r lr lirrg ol' the year. Ballantine's is a great success tnd wc'rc
,1 , ,rrri,, lo [rc rich!' One of thc guests tooh his glatss in his htrncl.
i,, \ rl, lor irnd Angie,' he said loudly, 'and to their wonclcrlul
r,,r,,, lr,1it.llrCr.'
r 1,rrt' lrcld up their glasses. 'To Viktor and Angie!' they all
,l lr,rrrily.
,r lr,ul
rll,ur riltclt,
lirlcr, /\trBle
Angie allLt vll(lor got rlrto
and Viktor tllclr caf
into their car to go to the
t() g() tlre
, , ',,r I 'l'lrr: guests went into the street to say goodbye to them.
,, ,, ',rrrik'tl at all her friends.
I i r cr r' I sccn Vera for a while. I wanted to say goodbye to her.
r

t , , ,u k rrow where she is, darling?' asked Angie.

,, lirl clon't worry about her. She's fine,'said Viktor. 'She
r l Lrrc lorliry that she's very happy for us. We can put all our
, lr . r irt'rrnlcnts behind us now.'
'Oh, that's wonderful,' said Angie, touching his
pale facc with hcr fingers. 'l'm
so luchy to have the twcr
o[ you.'
 ffiHesrus {.!cH
omplete the sentences with the Gorrect form of the words in Activity 1 on page 46.

; Alter the wedding, John and Sandra went on their. . hong)i:na.9n

Itrr Dracula is a famous

, 'm Sor'r'ythat llied toyou. Doing that was a really. ........thing.

I Ihere were over a hundred . . at the party.

:, Shewasvery lovingto herhusband and she always called him'... ......

I Maybethe bad weatherwill.... ......theirweddrng day.

It's surprisinq that some people still believe in vampires in the twenty-first.

The sun is goinq down and the.... ,.....are becoming longer.

I always. .. . .

,ti5 W*IAT
What do you think happens to these three people in the next chapter?
Tick one box to finish each sentence.

1 Find eight more words from a Angie ...

Chapter 7 in the letter square.
1 fl learns that Viktor is a vampire.

2E goes to the Bahamas with Viktor.

EE fnds out that Vera is dead.

b Viktor ...
1 E thinks about how he will make Angie into a vampire
2 E goes swimming and does not come back.
3 E tells Angie that he does not love her.

L U
c Vera ...
1 f] comes to the hotel to see Angie.
LiB R
2E calls Angie and tells her about Viktor.
Y E is on theTV news.
Chagor8 - Tfr frohclr,ooh - reading, eating, looking out of the window
hard about that?'
at the shy. What's so

Are you very tired, my darling?' asked Viktor kindly.

'Yes, I am,' said Angie. 'But that's not surprising really. The
wedding was so exciting. It was wonderful, wasn't it? Everyone
was so kind. Of course, we'll need a bigger house for all the
presents. But it all went so well, and I'm pleased about that.'
'Yes, my darling. You know everyone at ISallantine's is very
said Angic, happy for both of us.'
And I'm happy, too - but I can't stop thinking about Vera.
Why hasn't she called me? Is she all right?'
'Don't worry about Vera, my darling. The
days of my disagreements with her
are finished now. Remember?'
'Yes, I remember. That's good.'
 fust, thcn, 1.hc ncws cunc on lhc lurgc l,clcvision in their hotel
room. 'l'hc sxllrl wirs lunlo(l rlrwrr, lrut liom his beach chair.
Illr: lt:lcvision s(:rc(ln.
Vil<1,<lr r:xrlrl sr:r:
'l'ltcrc wrrrc wortls 1iyrllirrg irl<lrrg llrcr bol.l.om ol' the screen,
tnd hc rc:rcl llrcrrn:
lurrotrs.lirshillr /rrrrsr, trrt'l trcr tlits lirl rt ir tt l itl at lttne ...
'Ycs,' Vilit.or tlrorrilrl,'Vcrr rlitrtl I'iglrting ull right!' She
was a strolrg wonliul, rrrtl slrt'tlitl nol go rlown quichly. Of
course, as a vanrrir(r, lt(r witfi slrorrlt'r llliur llcrr, but he really
enjoyed killing Vcrir lrcrcitustr sltt'lirrrglrl lol'llcr Iif'c. FIc really
enjoyed drinking hcr [rloorl, loo. ll wils s;() cxt'itirrg. She was
a good rival!
KillingDon, andhis molhcr itntl lilllrtrr orr Illt'olhcr hand-
llrr.rr llying into
was boring. His bats dicl all lltt: worlt lirr lrirrr
the engines of George's plurrc, lrilting llrt'wintlslritrlcl of'Don's
car. What was interesting about llrirli
Then there were Sasha ancl Myltnt'. Srslri on('('sirw himself
as a rival for Angic's love. Whtt t lx)()r, wt'irli lirrl! Angie was
far too good for him! And Mylcrrc, rs so()n lrs slrc lrrrrrcd ugainst
Viktor, was so boring. He jusl hirrl lr liill llrcnr lrollr to teach
them a lesson. .ry|ffi"'"sws,' " " """" "W
Their deaths were very easy. tlc r-lsrrtl Iris I'rrili'olrt't'lirr Sasha, My job now is to please Angie,
and once for Mylene - and they li:ll lo llrc grrrrrrrtl without a to stay happy - for centuries and centuries.'
sound. There was a lot of knifc c:rinrc ir lltt'slrt,t'ls ncar that He stood up and went into the room. He turned off
club. 'The police will be busy for l vc:ry lorrg lirrrt, lr'.yirrg lo find the television and took a white flower from one of the
Sasha and Mylene's murderer,'Vil<1.or llrorrglrl, iutl lrc laughed vases. He walked back out onto the balcony and gave the
secretly inside himself. flower to his wife who smelled it, and put it in her hair.
He looked again at the TV scroon.'l'ltr,woltls now on the They stood side by side together and loohed out at the dark
screen were about Ballantine's: blue ocean. The sky was beginning to go red and orange. The
Fashionhouse trageily. Sixth deutlt ... shadows under the trees were darker and longer now.
Ah well, no publicity is bad publitrit.yl' llrorrlilrl Vililor. 'Of Ah,' he said. 'The sun's going down. This is my favourite time
course, Vera's death is going to be hrtl orr Arr1,,it,. llrl wilh me of day. I'm a real "night bird", you know Angie"
tragedy a very at her side to help her, Angie's soon goi rr g I o li rr'1ir,l Vt,r'r I )rn ato 'Me too,' said Angie. 'That's luc isn't it? I loved lying in the
terrible thing
that happens and feel happy again. ['ll never tell hcr llrrl Vt,r'r w;rs i thicf. sun when I was younger, but now I feel really uncomfortable
doing thal,. Antl ol' ('ortrsc, I ncrcrtl 1,r bc ptc and interesting. A and Angie wasn't listening very carefully to her husband's
rcd nosc irrsl isn't riglrl lirr ir rnorlcl in a lrshion photo!' words any more.
Shcr wcnl lrrt:li lo sil on hcrr [rcirr:h r:[rrir. ancl Viktor went and 'Oh, good. That's nice,' she replied' 'Well, I really can't wait
stl, rlown [.csirlc llr:r. to meet all of them.'
Arrg,icr, rrry clirrlirrg, don'1. you unrlcrslnd? You're becoming a She lay back on the beach chair and smiled happily.
vanrpirc. Arrcl var.npircs don'1. lihc [rright sun,' he said silently to Vihtor looked at her beautiful face, and the two small, red
himscll. Angie noticcd thc little smilc rt thc corners of Viktor's holes in her long, white nech. He suddenly felt thirsty
thin mouth. for blood, but he decided to wait until later that
'Why are you smiling? What are you thinking about?' asked evening to drink. He spoke silent words to Angie in
Angie. his head.
'I'm thinking about our next vacation,' answered Viktor. 'When you have your bath tonight, mY
'Why don't we go to Bulgaria in the fall? You Iiked it there, and I darling, I'll I'il take all the blood
go to you.
haven't visited my house in Varna for a very long time. We can from your body and I'll give You mY
go after the next Paris fashion show.' vampire blood to drink. You won't die,
'What a good idea,' cried Angie. 'You knoq I want to spend a my darling. You'll be born again
lot of our money to make your old home beautiful again.' before the morning as a full ,;
'Me too,' said Viktor. And maybe this time you can meet some vampire, lihe me. And then -
of my family in Varna.' oh, then - we'll have all the
'Your family!' said Angie. 'But, Viktor, I didn't hnow that you time in the world to
had any of your family left there!' be together!'
'Oh, yes. I do,' replied Viktor. 'I come from an old Bulgarian
family, you know * verA old. The Saravs go back to the 16th
century.'
'Then why didn't I meet any of them beforc?' Angic asked.
'You didn't meet them because I didn't think thrt, it was a
good idea- not before the wedding, you hnow' cxplirirrcd Viktor.
'They're an unusual crowd, shall we say? l}ttt now you're my
wife, and there's no turning bach. I hnow thrl 1lry'll bc very
pleased when they meet you in Varna! 'l'hcrrt's rrr.y sislcr, my
three brothers, my mother and father, my g,rirrrrlntrtlrcr on my
mother's side of the family, my grandltrthcr orr rrr.y lirllrcr's side,
and his father, too. They'll be really happy wlrcn llrr,y k'rrrrr that
new American blood is coming into t.hc Sirrirv lirrrril.y!'
The soft sound of the ocean under Viklor's voit't' wlr so rcstful,
 RTADII{G (}IE(K
uvCIR uIIH.H
Correct the mistakes in the sentences.
Use words from Chapter 8 to correct the boxed words in these sentences.
Baharnas
Viktor and Angie go to the A/eld.irres for their honeymoon. a The Pacific is the biggest otrice .. .. QCgAn. .. . in the world.
b Hamletisafamous travel .. .......byWilliam Shakespeare.
They drive there from New york.
c Can yoLr put the flowers in that blue voice . . on the table?
They change their names when they arrive
at the hotel.
d Drinking fruit jump . is not as good for you as eatinq the fruit itself.

e Our hotel room has a big company . . . .. looking out over the beach.
Viktor makes two sandwiches for himself and Angie.

&t tn,$lT
e Angie is worried because Ed hasn,t called her.
What hapPens after the story ends? Choose from these ideas or add your own.
Viktor can see the radio from his beach chair.

I Viktor smiles because he didnt like killing Vera.

h Viktor used his dogs to kill Don and his parents.

t Viktor killed Sasha because he fell in love with Mylene.

t Viktor tells Angie that he has three sisters in Bulgaria.

k Angie agrees to go to Vktor,s house to kill his family, aI Angie becomes a vampire and lives bI Angie finds out aboutVera's death and
happily with Vktor in Bulgaria. she kills Viktor angrily.

c I Vera comes to vampire

life again as a dE Angie does not become a vampire,
and she falls in love wth Viktor. but goes back to Ballantine's.
e f..
fLl
@ Famous vmpire stories 2 Read the notes about anotherfamous vampire story
and complete the text below.

1 Read the text and write notes in the information table below. Use a dictionary to
help you. Author of novel
Name of vampire
Name of novel
Publication date
Setting of story
Vampire's victim(s)
Description of vampire
Animalform(s)
Special powers

Vampire habits
End of story

Author of novel
Name of vampire
Name of novel
Publication date
Se-t1ing of story
Vampire's victim(s)
Description of vampire
Animalform(s)
Special powers
Vampire habits
End of story 3 Do you know any other famous vampire stores in books or films? Research and
write about one of them, using the texts n activities I and 2 to help you.
@ Afamilycrest I
objects with the storY'

lfi ffithe ffi

Vera Donato
\

Sasha Demidov
d& *F
ffi
Mylene Lavine

a__\
\

ffiwry kffi \ *-' \$LLL

Read about Viktor's family crest and complete the table on page 59.
m 3 Here is Mylene Lavinet family crest and notes about it. Read and complete the
description of the cest on page 60.

ffi
Viktor Sarav comes from an old Bulgarian family. The Saravs have a
family crest. This is a picture that tells us about the history of a family.
Viktor's family crest has four s]mbols: a bag a castle, a lion, and the
rrroon. The bat means that the family are vampires. Viktor nses bats to
kill George, Anne, and Don. The castle tells us that the fanfly is rich
and very old. The lion is a strong, confident animal, and the Saravs
are stron& confident people. The rnoon tells us that the Saravs are
people of the night. They are strongest at night when the moon is ftill.
Under the family crest, there is a motto. This is a short scntence
which says something important about the family. Viktor's family
motto is Danger is Sweet. What does this mean? We know that Viktor
enjoys a fight. Vl/hen his victims die easily, he is r.rnhappy. So his
e+ffi
w tur'ork,4bore
4// Thtngs
family nlotto means that Viktor loves exciting things.
 fr4&4MAffi ffiU{K
Past Simple and Past Continuous
Mylene Lavine comes from an old French Canadian
We use the Past Simple for finished past events. We use the Past Continuous for an activity
FIer family crest has four.. . They are a . .. .. .
that was in progress when events in the Past Simple happened. We use was /u/ere + present
of..... ....,a. .,the. ,anda participle to make the Past Continuous. We often use when to introduce the Past Simple verb
..The .of.... .....standsfor and while to introduce the Past Continuous verb.
. and .. . Mylene works in fashion and The Ballantines were flying over open country when their plane crashed.
these things are important to her. The .. . . ... .. nleans a The Ballantines' plane crashed while they were flying over open country.

. of .... Many people in Mylene's family play With stative verbs - like feel, like, Iove, think, and want - we don't usually use the
musical instmments. The . .. .. .. .. tells us that Mylene needs Past Continuous.

.. to live and work. And the Angie ++esh*tng a beautiful face. X Angie had a beautiful face. y'
Mylene enjoys .. and the ...
1 Answer the questions about the beginning of the story. Use the words in brackets.
Mylene is a warm, friendly person. FIer family .. is Work
a WhatwasVeradoingduringthereadingofthewill?(look/aphotographofherfriends)
Above All Thhg* Mylene's family have always hard. She She was iooKrn3 oJ a,phe-tagr:aph of her friends,
knows that she must w'ork hard to get the . things in life.
b What was Don doing? (hold / Angie's hand)
But she enjoys her job and loves r,r'orking at Ballantine's.

c How did Anqie and Don feel? (feel i sad)

w
d What dld Valdemar do while he was leaving? (think / p ,n. u..ia.n,l
4 Match the mottoes with the people. Use a dictionary to help you.

a Ed Valdemar 1 My face is my fortune

e What were George and Anne doing in the photograph? (smile)

b Vera Donato 2 Protect the weak

c Angie Ballantine 3 Friends are forever
d 2 Put the verbs in brackets in the text into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.
Sasha Demidov 4 The law is above all things
WhileViktora)..WO. la.aK.ing (look)onthetnterner,heb).. .......(see)aphoro
5 choose a character from the story and invent a family crest for him or her. of Angie. She c) . . . (smile) beautifully at the camera. Viktor immediately
Follow these steps: d) ...(fall)in love,and hee)... .... (decide)that hewanted ro marry her,

- Choose four symbols and explain their meaning. While hef)...... ....(work)for Ballantine's,ViktorquicklyS)... ....(become)
- Choose a motto and explain its meaning. Vera'senemy.Oneday,heh).. .......(come)intotheofficewitha bandage
- Draw the family crest. round his head. He )...... ...(tell)Angieallaboutitwhen suddenlythe phone
j). .. .. (ring). While Viktor k).. . .. . . (answer) the call, Don went to

look at the CCTV recording.

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Direct speech and reported speech To + infinitive or -ing form of verb
ln direct speech, we give the words that people say or think. ln reported speech, we After the verbs begin, enjoy, finish, go, go on, like, Iove, prefer, remember, and stop,
use a reporting verb (say, tell, ask,think, etc.) and we put the verb in direct speech one we use verb + -ing.
step back into the past. we also change the pronouns (1, you, etc.) and the possessive
Valdemar preferred living in New York to livinq in Stockhotm.
adjectives (my, our, etc.) we usually use that to introduce reported statements.
After the verbs begin, declde, forget, learn, like, need, remember, try, want, and would Iike,
'l'n going to cry,'thought Angie. Angie thought ttt .l ,p 6s qtnq tO Ctlt.
we use fo + infinitive.
'l carit tell anyone about Viktor!' said Vera. Vera said that she coulcJn't tell anyone about Viktor. Angie decided to work as a model.
When we report questons with the verb be, we change the order of the subject and verb.
with the verb remember, the meaning changes with fo + infinitive or verb + -ing.
we use a question word - what, where, when - instead of that to introduce a reported
Don remernbered to rnail the letter.
information question.
'What (= the remembering is first and looks forward to the mailing)
ore you doing, Vera?'asked Viktor. (- verb + subject)
Viktor remembered rneetinq Angie for the first time.
Viktor asked Vera what she was dotng. (= subject + verb)
(= the remembering ls second and looks back to the meeting)
3 Write these sentences as reported speech. With the verbs begin and like, the meaning does not change.

a 'Ballantine's is ln your handsiexplained Valdemar. New people began to work / working at Ballantine's.

Valde.rnar explolned thot Bollqntine s wos in their. hando

Sasha liked ro desiqn / clesigning women's clothes.

b 'Things don't change very muchi he said.

4 Complete these sentences about the story with the fo + infinitive
or verb + -ing formof the verb in brackets.

.hA-v.9. . . (have) a job at Ballantine's.

. (work) with Sasha.
. . . .. (show) Anqie's photo to
d 'What are we going to do?'Angie asked Vera.

e 'l know important people, too,'said Don.

;vu,u
f iru gooO *o,r,.,;rflornn,uuO.rur.

g 'Where are you going, Don?'asked Angie.

rt ; ,.urrf *unl,o n. o 'ru o ;";

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Reflexive pronouns Modal auxiliary verbs: can, could, must, and have to
we use reflexive pronouns (mysell yourself, himsell hersell itself, ourselves, yourselves, We use can (can't) / could (not) + infinitive without fo to express ability, permission,
and themselves) when the subject and the object of a verb are the same. or requests.
He often asked hinself about the accident. Veracouldn'trunanyfaster. (- pastability) HecanspeakBulgarian. (-general ability)
Dd the bat hurt itself on the windshield? On Fridays, you can wear jeans at the office. (: permission)
They told themselves that Angie was a wonderful model. Can / Could I osk you a question? (= req uest)

we can also use reflexive pronouns to emphasize who did something, or for things that We use must (not) + infinitive without to for strong obligation or prohibition.
a person does alone without anybody else. I nust nail that letter. (= strong obligation) You mustn't snoke here. (= prohibition)
Angie ate nothing herself. Viktor found the photo himself. We use have to / don't have to + the infinitive when something is necessary / noL
necessary. I have to leave. You don't have to answer me naw.
5 Read Vera's diary. Complete the text with the words in the box.
There is a big difference in meaning between don't have to and mustn't.
-tf *l
f--r.*r- Hi.;r*rr myseif--- You don't hove to do that. (= it's not necessary) You mustn't do that 1- it's not a good idea)

I ly'.jf _-ry'_.1_u."1_
tlg5*es_ ygtl1li- 1o11,,,,,,,,,,,1se1ves I
There is a small difference in meaning between have to and must.
I have to speakto him. (- obligaiion from outside the speaker)
I must speak to hin. (= obligation from inside the speaker)

We use had to for inside and outside obligation in the past. He had to leave.
I aftor, asL a) . . . .'rn)e It n frJ Qoargo artd frnnc ded n
th,at pl,ane uesh, httu aLL, Qcago was
ffur,jthepLarle 6 Choose the correct modal verb in these sentences.

b)...... ....er\dbwasnlbtlwlrsttne,,VaLdenar a Vera wanted to tell everyone about Viktor, but shelJ-luJdlN can't .

ar.;dDar. eru a5Lhlc)...... ...bhl sano q,Lo5tt;, b Viktor said,'You must / have be very careful, Vera. I know too much about you.
l' n snro, , Thnjs aron't janj ab woLL Sal,Lanbno,'s , I danlt c 'l have / can to go back to New Yorki said Viktor
trustVLtar, fle caw, ngostordagwth, abandago, an[s d 'We don't have I mustn't fo visit Bulgariaisaid Vera to Angie.'lt's just one ideal

h,cad saywj, 'Sane,ans ht ne w tho parLnj garagt ,' 6ub I thtwk that lw naybo h,urt e 'We can't I haven'tvisif Milan and not go shoppingisaid Angie.

d) .... . , tle jnst wawts frngu ta looL sarryfor [in, VLtar sr',lt as nparbawb i 'Could / Have I look at that magazine?'asked Angie.

as he, thnLs, h,e,nho's awa!, wo Laak afto,r th,t busnoss e) ..... . . .. - and we, da
t
7 Complete the text with suitable modalforms.
u[, .) dan't needhin,l4gLonc andSash,a eruul166dr,oorLrs, 0f caurso,paar frrye

sperrds aLL h,er bnc l,aaLing at fl . . . . ...... n bh,e nnar and asLinj, 'Caw
I reaLQbo Don a). ..AQUi.d-nlt. .. show Angie the CCTV camera recording because she wasn't very

a nadoLT' Sho snlt c6firn at aLL, De,ar ffnjio, pl,oaso Laak aftor 9)
strong. But he b) . c)
.look after her.'l . . drive

./arL to her houseihe thought.'We d).... ... ".trustViktor now.le) .. believe

lomorroru wr'ru
Sarg
ta l4Lan so fi t^ allco nust I,aaL altor h fo, that he hit his own head and said that it was Vera. Oh, why did our parents f). .. ...
die in a crash? Before that, my poor sister g) . . ... laugh. Now, she
- arvd dawlt trnst VLtarl issadallthetime.lh).... ..... forgettomallthatlettertoValdemarAllofus
be very careful in the future
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Tag endings with different tenses Adjectives ending in -ing and -ed
We use question tags to check information, or to ask someone
to agree with us. The tag we use adjectives ending in -ing to talk about things, events, and people that make
contains a main verb or an auxiliary verb + a subject to match
the sentence. When the us feel different things.
sentence is affirmative, the question tag is negative.
when the sentence is negative, the Viktor hod a r l, ,t iil 1voice.
queston tag is affirmative.
For Valdemar, the will was not so nete;tiuq.
Yott r on drive, c ctn' you? you c rLn,t drive, con you?
We use adjectives ending in -ed to talk about how people feel.
with most tenses, we repeat the main verb or auxiliary verb in the question tag.
Vera was tntete;ted n the will.
I le isn't a vampre, i5 he? She wc,:, afraid, wasn.L she?
Everyone was pleosed wth Vktor\ work.
Vero ha:,n't tef , has she? /e won,t be late, will vve?
With affirmative Present Simple or Past Simple verbs, we 10
use do or did in thequestion tag. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
You like htm, don't you? I left the computer on, rlidn,t l?
a When Valdemar learned about his friends,plane crash, he *as6,fiu-drt surprising
8 what did viktor say to Angie? comprete the questions with tag
endings. b Vera thought that her job was very nterestng / interested.
Angie and Don felt woried /
a You don't need io resr,. .. .dq worrying about the future of Ballantine,s.
)a.q ?
Viktor had same exctng / excited new ideas to help the company.
b You'llbethefaceofBallantine,s, ..........?
After her brother's death, Angie feltfrightened /frightening of the future
c Youaren'tcrying," ........?
Maybe Don was bored / boring with his job at Ballantine!.
d We must go to Milan, ......... ?
For Angie, the idea of being a model was frightened
e Wedon'tneedtotakeVera, .........i / frightening.
f You have everythinq, .......... ? llwas surprised / surprising that nobody knew how old Viktor really was.

Angie was interested / interesting in going to Bulgaria.

9 What did Angie say to Viktor? Use the prompts to make sentences. A long vacation in the same place canbe boring I bored.
Angie was excited / exciting because Viktor wanted to marry her
a you /love me
The terrible accldents were verv
....... Y.q!a..lqye.fig,.dpn'1..)aq........?
worried /worrying
b we / not having / much luck

c Vera / be / good friend

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d my shoes / not be / very nice

e you / have not talked /Valdemar recentlv

f you /be going / marry me


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