Module 1A Mission Impossible Activities 1 These questions appear in an interview published in an entertainment magazine Read the questions and match them with the correct paragraphs in the text to learn about a position in the broadcasting industry A day in the life of It is difficult to precisely specify the number of hours but I often work six days a week Sometimes, I have to work at night or during weekends Also, I regularly travel to different places to fetch equipment or pick up the cast and transport them to different locations Nowadays, I spend most of the time travelling from one place to another A runner occupies a junior position in the industry I assist many members of the team such as the producer, director or cast crew I consider this position as training and it gives me the opportunity to gain experience in different areas of the industry I usually get up very early because I have to be one of the first to arrive and prepare the equipment or make coffee and tea for the crew When there are shoots, I help the cameraman or even get the chance of using the camera Fortunately, that happens very often! During lunchtime, I don’t usually have time to eat because I’m busy cleaning or fetching tools or furniture But when I have lunch, I try to eat immediately after the staff because they later need my help; for instance, for some takes This job is sometimes very hard but I really enjoy what I and learn a lot! It approximately takes from two to three years In this way, runners acquire experience through knowledge Besides, this period gives us the opportunity to highly develop skills in many areas It is very demanding and time-consuming because runners a variety of tasks For example, I always have to prepare coffee or food for the breaks But I sometimes work in production or collaborate in edition English Toolkit - Communication Photocopiable © Ediciones Santillana S.A / Richmond 2011 a What is the runner position in the television broadcasting industry? b So, what’s your job like? c And how long does it take runners to gain experience in the different areas? d You describe the job as carrying a lot of responsibilities how many hours a day you have to work? e I know that you find it difficult to describe your routine, but can you describe a day in your life? For example, what time you usually get up? Module 1A 2 Read the text and underline words related to television 3 Find adverbs of frequency in the text and put them in the correct order in the scale paragraph using the third person singular (he or she) and the verbs in the Simple Present 5 Pair work! Imagine that your partner is a famous actress / actor and you have to interview her / him Write five questions to know about her / his job and routine Interview your partner and write the answers down English Toolkit - Communication Photocopiable © Ediciones Santillana S.A / Richmond 2011 4 You have to explain the runner’s routine Rewrite