General English Level 5 GELEV5 Unit 04 Topic 01.doc READING Scanning 1. Read the questions. 2. Read the article quickly and answer the questions. 1. What was Janis Steadman’s job? _________________________________ 2. Who was Michael? ____________________________________________ 3. Who was Tony D’Angelo? ______________________________________ 4. How did Janis manage to pay for her lifestyle? ______________________ ______________________________________________________________ 5. How did Janis get caught? ______________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 6. How many pieces did she have in her art collection? __________________  READING 02 She almost got away with it Here is a newspaper report about Janis Steadman, the woman who stole $8 million - using her computer. Janis lived the lie of a double life How was Janis Steadman able to get away with her amazing double life for so long? Not even her husband Michael knew anything about it. Every morning he saw her leave their comfortable house in the suburbs to go to the job she loved, as a computer operator with a large accountancy company. Some evenings she went to meetings, or to her yoga class. As far as Michael knew he was a good husband, although he worked long hours and was often away on business. As far as he knew his wife was happy, in spite of the fact that they couldn't have any children. But instead of going to meetings, Janis was spending time in the harbourside apartment she had bought. Instead of going to her yoga class, she was shopping, buying glamorous clothes and exclusive perfumes, works of art and fabulous jewellery. She went to the most exclusive restaurants, the ballet and the opera. She lived a double life and her husband knew nothing about it. It all began when she met Tony D'Angelo at an art dealership. Tony was a handsome and charming conman who persuaded her to buy a small but valuable sculpture. She secretly fantasised about a romance with him and spent more and 116 QUESTLANGUAGE