1 Read the sentences and try to guess the meaning of the words in bold. The floor is the people attending a public meeting or the public meeting place where people sit. The studio floor is the place where we can see studio audiences. The floor manager organises the work on the studio floor following the instructions of the director of a programme. He or she gets the director’s instructions through the headphones which he or she has on his ears. The floor manager doesn’t use a microphone. He or she uses gestures or signs. 2 Listen and read the article. Match its seven paragraphs to the topics (a-g). a a face of a TV channel b the effect the viewers of the show feel c in front of the blue screen d what makes a successful announcer e the rules for contestants f
the people who make a top programme
g what makes the show successful
TV MOZAIC (1) Some of us are ready to spend hours in front of the blue screens of our home cinema theatres, which sometimes demonstrate new and unusual shows. One of them is called Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. (2) The show is a worldwide hit. The contestants are ordinary1 people chosen from those who ring a special telephone number. The programme makers don’t meet the contestants until they arrive at the station. To win the jackpot a contestant 1
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