Exeter postie Rachel to appear in Royal Mail’s ‘We love parcels’ Christmas TV advert

Key Exeter postie Rachel

Question 1

a. False. A postwoman from Shillingford St George, near Exeter, will make her screen debut in front of millions of viewers as she features in the special 'Christmas Royal Mail’s TV advertising campaign.

b. True. The advert will be screened at prime time on a Saturday during ITV’s the X Factor.

c.True. the company opened 10 temporary parcel sort centres across the UK on Monday, November 4, as part of its planning for the festive season deliveries.

d. False. The choir – made up of workers from Bath and Bristol, and set up last year for the BBC2 series Sing While You Work with Gareth Malone, sing a version of‘ The Beatles’ classic All You Need Is Love.

Question 2

a.  The company invited 132,000 of the people who work there to apply to be in the commercial.  2,500 people applied and 25 were chosen after they had shown their acting skills to film producers and directors.

b.  Rachel enjoys meeting customers and their reaction when they receive a parcel from someone special.

Question 3

a. build up       b.  season  c.  part     d.  close      e.  (to) set up

Question 4

a.  A call to 132,000 staff was issued by Royal Mail to invite them to audition.

b.  Rachel said that she loved her job and that being part of the ad had been a great experience, and that her husband couldn’t wait to see it on TV.

c. If Rachel hadn’t auditioned in front of film producers and directors, she wouldn’t have been selected to star in the commercial.