Dell Inc. is a multinational information technology company. It is best known for its competitively-priced computers and its original distribution methods. It was started by Michael Dell in 1984 under the name of PCs Limited. Dell was a student at the University of Texas and believed he could make money by making computers for and selling directly to his customers. He made $73 million in his first year by allowing customers to order their computers and choose design options. In 1996, Dell started selling computers via the Internet and his company became a serious contender in the PC market. In 2002, Dell moved into making televisions, music players and printers. Dell is committed to innovation and green technologies. It is working towards being “the greenest technology company on the planet”.


Vocabulary:

1.  Distribution 

2.  Contender


Write a sentence with each vocabulary word.


Reading Comprehension Questions:

1.  Why was Dell successful?


Choose the correct tense of the verb.


Dell Inc. .......... (be) a multinational information technology company. It is best .......... (know) for its competitively-priced computers and its original distribution methods. It .......... (be) started by Michael Dell in 1984 under the name of PCs Limited. Dell was a student at the University of Texas and .......... (believe) he .......... (can) make money by making computers for and selling directly to his customers. He .......... (make) $73 million in his first year by allowing customers to order their computers and .......... (choose) design options. In 1996, Dell .......... (start) selling computers via the Internet and his company became a serious contender in the PC market. In 2002, Dell .......... (move) into making televisions, music players and printers. Dell is .......... (commit) to innovation and green technologies. It is .......... (work) towards being “the greenest technology company on the planet”.


Comparison between the DELL Tablet and Apple iPad.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGBfjcMp1GQ


1.  What does the DELL Tablet do that the Apple iPad does not?


2.  Is the DELL Tablet a better product than the Apple iPad?


3.  Which would you purchase?


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