Listening

ORGANISING ROCK TOURS

PART A
Gayle is one of _______________________________________________________
When do the managers contact her? _____________________________________
Name two of the first things they choose at the beginning:
_________________________________________________________________
These are the people that need to work closely with __________________ of
______________________________ of the tour
The performance begins its_____________________________________________
What do Gayle and her assistant do meanwhile? ___________________________
We work with ________________________ all over the world
We book a _______________________ and a pilot to fly everyone
What do they arrange? ________________________________________________
What four things do they book? ___________________, __________________,
__________________, _______________________ in every city of the tour
What are the limousines for? ___________________________________________
Why do they need buses? ______________________________________________
I suppose I never really thought about ____________________________________
I have __________________________________ to protect the performers
The performers usually have _________________________________________
What is one of the things Gayle has to arrange? ____________________________
Does Gayle go on the tour as well? __________ Why? _______________________
___________________________________________________________________
What academic qualifications does Gayle have? ____________________________
What are the advantages of having studied it? She can handle
___________________ instead of _______________________________________
The worst part of the job is _____________________________________________


PART B
1) Gayle works
a) As a Careers Day producer
b) At Salisbury Secondary School
c) As a producer of rock tours
2) When is Gayle usually contracted about a tour?
a) Six months to a year in advance
b) Six weeks before it begins
c) More than a year before its due to begin
3) The lighting designers and sound engineers begin to work
a) Before the tour
b) During the tour
c) On the opening day of the tour
4) Which statement is true?
a) Gayles assistant do the creative work
b) Gayle joins the performance at their rehersals
c) Gayle and her assistants make all the arrangements for the tour
5) Visas to enter all the different countries on a world tour
a) Are arranged individually by each person on the tour
b) Are taken care of by Gayle
c) Arent needed by people on a rock tour
6) Vans are used to
a) Transport all the equipment
b) Drive the performers to the concert hall
c) Take the staff between the airport and the hotel
7) On tour, runners
a) Are the performers fitness trainers
b) Are responsible for the instruments
c) Assist everyone and do all the errands
8) A rock tour often employs
a) Fewer than 100 people
b) Around 200 people
c) Between 15 and 20
9) To be a rock-tour producer you must
a) Be a lawyer
b) Be organized and have common sense
c) Write contracts
10) What does Gayle usually do during the concerts?
a) She works backstage
b) She sits in the audience and watches the concert
c) She watches the concerts from backstage