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Practice Reading: Re-order Paragraphs ID: #30068 United Nation Conferences
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The text boxes in the left panel have been placed in a random order. Restore the original order by dragging the text boxes from the left panel to the right panel.
* Move & order all paragraphs in the right field

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In fact, the world body was born when delegates from 50 nations met in San Francisco in April 1945 for the United Nations Conference on International Organization.
These events have put long-term, difficult problems like poverty and environmental degradation at the top of the global agenda.
The recent high-profile conferences on development issues, often held at the Summit level, have continued a series that began in the 1970s and broken new ground in many areas: by involving Presidents, Prime Ministers and other head of state -- as pioneered at the 1990 World Summit for Children.
These problems otherwise would not have the political urgency to grab front-page headlines and command the attention of world leaders.
Conferences have played a key role in guiding the work of the United Nations since its very inception.

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First sentence: Why this is the first line? This paragraph is the first sentence because it introduces the main topic of the text, which is the role of conferences in the United Nations. It does not need another sentence for context and does not start with a conjunction. It gives a broad overview of the subject matter. Why other lines are not chosen? Paragraph 2 starts with "In fact," which is a conjunction, so it cannot be first. Paragraph 3 starts with "The recent high-profile conferences," which uses a definite article and assumes prior knowledge. Paragraph 4 starts with "These events," which uses a pronoun that refers back to something not yet mentioned. Paragraph 5 starts with "These problems," which also uses a pronoun that needs prior context.

Concluding sentence: Why this is the last line? This paragraph is the last sentence because it wraps up the discussion by summarizing the importance of the problems. It reflects the overarching theme of the text, which is about the role of conferences in bringing attention to global issues.

Paragraph pairs:

  • Pair 1 (Paragraph 1 → Paragraph 2): This pair connects because the second paragraph gives a specific example of the first paragraph's statement about the United Nations. It shows a logical order from a general statement to a specific event.
  • Pair 2 (Paragraph 2 → Paragraph 3): This pair connects because the third paragraph continues the discussion about conferences. It shows a logical order by moving from the birth of the United Nations to how conferences have evolved over time.
  • Pair 3 (Paragraph 3 → Paragraph 4): This pair connects because the fourth paragraph explains the impact of the conferences mentioned in the third paragraph. It shows a cause and effect relationship where the conferences lead to important global issues being prioritized.
  • Pair 4 (Paragraph 4 → Paragraph 5): This pair connects because the fifth paragraph explains the importance of the problems mentioned in the fourth paragraph. It shows a logical order where the urgency of the problems is highlighted as a result of the previous discussion.

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