Ex. 154. Choose the proper adverb or adverbial phrase.
1. Ann said they were going on a trip the following week.
2. Ben’s going to take his camera tomorrow.
3. He told me his uncle had died the previous year.
4. The weather was wonderful two days ago.
5. She said she had phoned me that evening.
Ex. 155. Put the following sentences into reported speech making the necessary changes.
1. Oleg said his room was on the second floor.
2. Mike said he had seen them at his parents’ house the previous week.
3. I told to them I could give them my uncle’s address.
4. Nick said he had never been to London. He thought he would go there the following year.
5. She told to us they had arrived in Manchester the day before.
6. Mike said they had bought those books that day.
Ex. 156. Yesterday you met a friend of yours, Charlie. Charlie told you a lot of things. Here are some of the things he said to you.
1. I’m thinking of going to live in Canada.
2. My father is in hospital.
3. Nora and Jim are getting married next month.
4. I haven’t seen Bill for a while.
5. I’ve been playing tennis recently.
6. Margaret has had a baby.
7. I don’t know what Fred is doing.
8. I hardly ever go out these days.
9. I work 14 hours a day.
10. I will tell Jim I saw you.
11. You can come and stay with me if you are ever in London.
12. Tom had an accident last week but he wasn’t injured.
Ex. 158. Put the following questions into reported speech.
1. I said to Nick: “Where are you going?” __
He asked me where I was going.
2. They asked them what time the train started.
3. Ann asked Mike when he had left London.
4. She asked Boris when he would be back home.
5. Boris asked them how he could get to the railway station.
6. She asked me why he hadn’t come there the day before.
Ex. 159. Put the following questions into reported speech.
1. The examiner asked how long I had been learning English.
2. My friend asked what train he was going to get.
3. The judge asked why the police hadn’t reported the crime.
4. I asked them whose car I had borrowed the previous night.
5. She asked why her house was so full of antiques.
6. He asked where I was the previous night.
7. He asked who had put salt in his coffee.
Ex. 160. Put the following questions into reported speech.
1. I said to Boris: “Does your friend live in London?”
I asked Boris if his friend lived in London.
2. I asked the man if he was living in a hotel.
3. Nick asked his friend if he would stay at the “Hilton”.
4. She asked me if I had sent them a telegram.
5. She asked me if I had seen Mary the day before.
6. I asked her if she could give me their address.
7. The teacher asked Mike if his father worked at a factory.
8. Father asked Nick if he had done his homework.
9. Tom asked Ann where her friends were.
10. I asked my sister if she would stay at home or would go for a walk after dinner.
11. I asked Tom if he had had his breakfast.
Ex. 6. Answer the following questions.
1. What is a supply chain? - Supply chain is an entire network of entities, directly or indirectly interlinked and interdependent in serving the same consumer or customer.
2. What does it comprise? - It comprises vendors that supply raw material, producers who convert the material into products, warehouses that store, distribution centers that deliver to retailers and retailers who bring the product to the ultimate user.
3. What companies do supply chains include? - Supply chains include every company that comes into contact with a particular product.
4. What is a simple supply chain made up of? - A simple supply chain is made up of several elements that are linked by the movement of products along it.
SUPPLY CHAIN
Supply chain is an entire network of entities, directly or indirectly interlinked and interdependent in serving the same consumer or customer. It comprises vendors that supply raw material, producers who convert the material into products, warehouses that store, distribution centers that deliver to retailers and retailers who bring the product to the ultimate user.
Supply chain management is a crucial process for many companies, and many companies strive to have the most optimized supply chain because it usually results in lower costs for the company.
