Speaking

Task 9. Work in pairs using the information in the text above.

Student A: You are interested in installing software for your PC. Describe your machine to the salesperson and ask about the various options available, prices, etc.

Student B: You work for a company that sells hardware and software. Find out what your customer wants. Give him information about advantages of your operating system (more particularly about user interface) and try to persuade the customer to buy one of your products.

Writing

Task 10. Write a summary of the text in Task 2. You should aim to limit your summary to about 200 words. Start by underlining the important ideas in the text. Try, where possible, to combine more than one idea in each sentence.