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Comedy writer Armando Iannucci has

called for an industry-wide defence of
the BBC and British programme-makers.
"The Thick of It" creator made his
remarks in the annual MacTaggart
Lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival.

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"It's more important than ever that we
have more strong, popular channels...
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that act as beacons, drawing audiences
correction IELTS Academic Reading Test to the best content," he said. Speaking
1. Section 3 earlier, Culture Secretary John
IELTS Whittingdale rejected suggestions that
vocabulary This is the final section of IELTS Reading he wanted to dismantle the BBC.
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Iannucci co-wrote "I'm Alan Partridge",
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created and wrote the hit "HBO" and

READING PASSAGE 3 "Sky Atlantic show Veep". He delivered
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which has previously been given by
Listening 27–40, which are based on Reading Passage 3
Oscar winner Kevin Spacey, former BBC
below.
Reading director general Greg Dyke, Jeremy
Writing
Paxman and Rupert Murdoch. Iannucci
Speaking said: "Faced with a global audience,
British television needs its champion
Britain needs strong TV
supporters."
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industry

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He continued his praise for British broadcaster's size, its funding and
programming by saying the global governance.
success of American TV shows had
come about because they were Primarily Mr Whittingdale wanted to
emulating British television. "The best appoint a panel of five people, but finally
US shows are modelling themselves on he invited two more people to advise on
what used to make British TV so world- the channer renewal, namely former
beating," he said. "US prime-time Channel 4 boss Dawn Airey and
schedules are now littered with those journalism professor Stewart Purvis, a
quirky formats from the UK - the "Who former editor-in-chief of ITN. Iannucci
Do You Think You Are"'s and the bemoaned the lack of "creatives"
variants on "Strictly Come Dancing" - as involved in the discussions.
well as the single-camera non-audience
"When the media, communications and
sitcom, which we brought into the
information industries make up nearly
mainstream first. We have changed
8% our GDP, larger than the car and oil
international viewing for the better."
and gas industries put together, we need
With the renewal of the BBC's royal to be heard, as those industries are
charter approaching, Iannucci also heard. But when I see the panel of
praised the corporation. He said: "If experts who've been asked by the
public service broadcasting - one of the culture secretary to take a root and
best things we've ever done creatively branch look at the BBC, I don't see
as a country - if it was a car industry, our anyone who is a part of that cast and
ministers would be out championing it crew list. I see executives, media
overseas, trying to win contracts, owners, industry gurus, all talented
boasting of the British jobs that would people - but not a single person who's
bring." In July, the government issued a made a classic and enduring television
green paper setting out issues that will show."
be explored during negotiations over the
'Don't be modest'
future of the BBC, including the

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Iannucci suggested one way of easing who rushed to defend the BBC were
the strain on the licence fee was "by "trying to have an argument that's never
pushing ourselves more commercially been started".
abroad".
"Whatever my view is, I don't determine
"Use the BBC's name, one of the most what programmes the BBC should
recognised brands in the world," he said. show," he added. "That's the job of the
"And use the reputation of British BBC." Mr Whittingdale said any
television across all networks, to speculation that the Conservative Party
capitalise financially oversees. Be more had always wanted to change the BBC
aggressive in selling our shows, through due to issues such as its editorial line
advertising, through proper international was "absolute nonsense".
subscription channels, freeing up BBC
Worldwide to be fully commercial,
 
whatever it takes.
Questions 27-31
"Frankly, don't be icky and modest about
making money, let's monetise the Do the following statements agree with the information in the
bezeesus Mary and Joseph out of our IELTS reading text?
programmes abroad so that money can
come back, take some pressure off the In boxes 27–31 on your answer sheet, write

licence fee at home and be invested in TRUE                       if the statement agrees with the
even more ambitious quality shows, that information
can only add to our value."
FALSE                      if the statement contradicts the
Mr Whittingdale, who was interviewed information
by ITV News' Alastair Stewart at the
festival, said he wanted an open debate NOT GIVEN             if there is no information on this

about whether the corporation should do

 
everything it has done in the past.  He
said he had a slight sense that people
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27. Armando Iannucci expressed a need of having more       A

five people
popular channels. Choose
      B
two people
28. John Whittingdale wanted to dismantle the BBC.
Choose       C
seven people

29. Iannucci delivered the 30th annual MacTaggart Lecture.       D

four people
Choose
 
30. Ianucci believes that British television has contributed to
the success of American TV-shows.
Choose 34. Who of these people was NOT invited to the discussion
concerning BBC renewal?
31. There have been negotiations over the future of the BBC
in July.
Choose       A
Armando Iannucci

      B
Dawn Airey

Questions 32–35       C

John Whittingdale

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.       D

Stewart Purvis

Write the correct letter in boxes 32-35 on your answer sheet.  

32. Ianucci praised everything EXCEPT 35. There panel of experts lacks:

      A

US shows       A
media owners

      B
British shows       B

people who make enduring TV-shows

      C
Corporation       C
gurus of Television industry

      D

British programming       D
top executives

   

33. To advise on the charter renewal Mr Whittingdale  

appointed a panel of
Questions 36–40
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each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 37–40 on your answer sheet.

Easing the strain on the licence fees

Iannucci recommended increasing BBC's profit by

pushing ourselves more 36. . He
suggests being more aggressive in selling British shows,
through advertising and proper international 37.
. Also, he invokes producers to stop
being 38. and modest about making
money and invest into even 39.
quality shows. However, Mr Whittingdale denied any 40.
that the Conservative Party had
always wanted to change the BBC because of its editorial
line.

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