Read the text and answer the following questions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. What is a radio commissioning brief? Who do you think wrote this brief? Who is it written for? Where would you expect to find/ see this type of document? Who listens to London 1? Apart from the audio documentary, what else does the producer have to provide? How many different formats can the producer choose from? What kind of documentaries do London 1 want to commission? What is the budget for a London 1 documentary? When is the deadline for the proposals? When will the documentaries be broadcast? Match the following words or definitions with one word or expression in the text: 1 Adjective, two words: most successful = most listened-to 2 Noun: group of listeners = audience 3 Verb: to talk to somebody as if you are an expert and they know nothing = tolecture somebody 4 Noun: the way somebody tries to deal with a situation = an approach 5 Noun: a person who is on the same social level as another [= a peer] 6 Verb: to keep somebody interested and involved = to engage somebody 7 Adjective: earlier = preceding 8 Noun: the rate at which something is used = consumption 9 Noun: a wide range = variety 1 0 Adjective: describes the options which can be used = available 1 1 Noun, two words: topic = subject matter 1 2 Adjective: suitable, correct for a given situation = appropriate 1 3 Adjective: original and inventive = innovative 1 4 Adjective, four words: unusual = out of the ordinary 1 5 Adjective: appropriate for the situation = relevant 1 6 Adjective: coming up again and again = recurrent 1 7 Verb: to summarise, to explain briefly = to outline 1 8 Verb: to hand something in, to deliver = to submit Complete the following definitions using the words in bold in the text. 1. A pre-recorded radio item which can include all or some of the following things: interviews, comments music.___________ 2. Length and structure. ___________ 3. A digital medium that is distributed over the internet and can be listened to on a personal computer or portable media player. ___________ 4. A pre- recorded item which includes only the spoken word— that is, no music or sound effects. ___________ 5. Words said by a DJ/presenter to introduce and link segments or music. ___________ 6. Most important listeners. ___________ 7. To promote with a preview. ___________ 8. To be broadcast. ___________ 9. A technique that uses established social networks to promote a product. ___________ Complete the sentences using the words in the box. coming commission dry entertain format genre impartial listened listening over packages podcasting slot station up 1 The musical ___________of BBC Radio 2 is mainly adult-oriented easy-___________music. 2 BBC Worldwide broadcasts ___________news and reports from around the world. 3 Now ___________to the newsroom. 4 ___________up, the news. 5 Next ___________is All Summer Long by Kid Rock. 6 What music would you include in a 15-minute___________ on a national radio___________? 7 London 1 is the most___________ -to youth station in London. 8 London 1 will continue to___________ documentaries to___________ and engage. 9 Producers are expected to provide a___________ version of the documentary for___________. 10 One popular___________ for radio documentaries consists of two five-minute___________and a studio discussion.