1. Look through the sentences and decide which of them are True (t) or False (f).

1. The sales of PC sector will fall as analysts predict.

2. Intel showed its best laptop and ebookto highlight their prospects for the future.

3. The company also presented low energy consuming product.

4. Perlmutter said that soon it will be difficult to differentiate between gadgets, because the size, performance and features will mix up.

5. The main goal of the presentation is to show that the PC industry will soon end up.

6. The Intel`s competitors are far behind and there is no threat for Intel`s sales.

7. Motorola will soon use Intel`s chips.

8. Customers prefer to buy tablets or smartphones rhather than a PC.

9. Investors say that a newultrabook is a very low costing product for Intel.

10. Ultrabooks were sold rather badly in 2011.

2. Try to remember the main idea of the text and put the sentences into the correct order.

1. Intel`s competitors create problems.

2. Mixed gadgets like Google Nexus build the future.

3. Intel needs to make an ultrabook cheaper at costs.

4. Smartphones steal PC`s sector revenue.

5. The predicted decline of the PC industry.

6. Analysts say Intel will lower sales in the future combined technical market.

7. Hardware developers visit the forum.

8. Tablets with modifying screens and laptops with removable keyboards are one of the main innovations of Intel.

9. Intel shows an upgraded ultrabook and low-power product.

10. Apple launches Iphone 5.

3. Match the words from the left column with their definitions from the right.

analyst	the process in which the substance of a thing is completely destroyed, used up, or incorporated or transformed into something else
tablet	an individual who is in charge of a certain group of tasks, or a certain subset of a company
consumption	subdivision of a sector, consisting of distinct but closely linked or related elements, members, or parts
share	a person who reviews and examines data or information for a specific area
manager	the income generated from sale of goods or services, or any other use of capital or assets, associated with the main operations of an organization before any costs or expenses are deducted
launch	a unit of ownership that represents an equal proportion of a company's capital
segment	to state or make known, especially publicly
announce	a person, group, etc. competing with others for the same thing or in the same area
revenue	a mobile computer, larger than a mobile phone or personal digital assistant, integrated into a flat touch screen and primarily operated by touching the screen rather than using a physical keyboard
rival	the debut of a product into the market