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THE BOSTON REPORT 18 MARCH 2016

STILL MISSING

t is now twenty-six years since one of the biggest art
t is now twenty-six years since one of the biggest art
the s in history. e thirteen pieces of art which the
the s in history. e thirteen pieces of art which the
Itwo thieves stole from the Isabella Stewart Gardner
two thieves stole from the Isabella Stewart Gardner
Museum in 1990 are worth 500 million dollars today.
An international police investigation followed the the
An international police investigation followed the the , ,
but the mystery is still unsolved. Today, the reward for
but the mystery is still unsolved. Today, the reward for
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o ering any information is ve million dollars.
If you visit the museum today, you will see the empty
If you visit the museum today, you will see the empty
frames from which the thieves took the paintings.
frames from which the thieves took the paintings.
Nobody is allowed to make any changes to the galleries.
Nobody is allowed to make any changes to the galleries.
at’s one of the rules that the owner, Isabella Stewart
at’s one of the rules that the owner, Isabella Stewart
Gardner, le before she died in 1924.

4 Listen  Listen to two TV presenters and
complete the sentences below.

B. Read the newspaper 1. James Coogan was kidnapped ago.
articles again and complete 2. The kidnappers asked for € .
the sentences.
3. They kept James Coogan in in the circus.
1. The theft took place on
4. saved the boy.
.
5. The police have arrested of the kidnappers
2. The thieves stole
so far.
.
3. The thieves left 5 Write
behind.
4. In 2016 the stolen artwork Imagine you were one of the security guards at the
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum on the night the
was worth . theft took place. Write a diary page explaining what

5. In 1990 the reward was happened. Answer the questions below.
and in
• What were you doing when the two
2016 it was .
thieves arrived?
6. No one is allowed to • What did they look like?
take down • What did they want/ask you to do? Last night something
in the museum. • When did you realise that they incredible happened
were thieves? at the museum.
• How did you feel?
• What did the thieves do/take?
• What happened then?

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