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| |  We all like to have an idea of what's going on in the world and listening to the news on the BBC is a good way of doing that. Of course, we get to know the names and voices of the people who present or read the news, but who are the people behind the scenes and what do they do? In this "My Job" special, we meet one of those people and find out what his job involves. As you listen to the programme, try to find the answers to these two questions: 1. People who listen to the radio are called listeners. What do we call people who watch television and people who read the newspapers? 2. How long might it take to plan coverage of a big news story, such as the American elections?
Vocabulary from the programme context the events, situation and information that are related to the news story which help you to understand it balanced to give an equal amount of attention to all sides deployment to organise and move or send military troops to where they are needed, in this case, staff staff employees good coverage full and balanced reporting of the story nerve-wracking if a situation makes you feel very nervous or worried, it's nerve-wracking pressure anxious, in this case, because there's too much to do bored feeling uninterested, annoyed or not having anything to do a thumbs up approval, appreciation feedback criticism, praise and advice on something Extras  Programme script (pdf - 21k) Try the Weekender quiz | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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