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Practice Reading: Re-order Paragraphs ID: #5542 House Construction
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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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The construction of new houses came to a standstill during the war, and this, together with growing demand, led to an estimated shortage of close to a million houses when the war was over.
In the absence of housing regulations, including the availability of loans to the less well-off, poor-quality housing was built by private enterprise to meet the growing demand at rents that people could afford.
Before the First World War, most housing in Britain was provided on a rental basis as the cost of housing was beyond the means of the average family and mortgages were hard to come by.
This created a dilemma, since wartime inflation had pushed up wages and the cost of building materials with the result that private enterprise was no longer able to provide the houses needed at rents which people could afford.

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First sentence: Why this is the first line? This paragraph is the first line because it introduces the main topic of housing in Britain before the war. It gives a broad overview of the situation without going into details. It does not use any pronouns or definite articles that refer to previous information. Why other lines are not chosen? Paragraph 2 starts with "In the absence of housing regulations," which needs prior context. Paragraph 3 starts with "The construction of new houses," which assumes knowledge of previous events. Paragraph 4 starts with "This created a dilemma," which refers back to earlier ideas.

Concluding sentence: Why this is the last line? This paragraph is the last line because it summarizes the main issue discussed in the text. It brings together the points about housing shortages and inflation, showing the overall problem.

Paragraph pairs:

  • Pair 1 (Paragraph 1 → Paragraph 2): Paragraph 2 connects with Paragraph 1 because it continues the topic of housing. It explains the lack of regulations that led to poor-quality housing. This shows a logical order from the general situation of housing to specific problems.
  • Pair 2 (Paragraph 2 → Paragraph 3): Paragraph 3 connects with Paragraph 2 because it shows the result of the poor-quality housing. It explains how the war affected house construction, linking the ideas of demand and supply.
  • Pair 3 (Paragraph 3 → Paragraph 4): Paragraph 4 connects with Paragraph 3 because it explains the dilemma caused by the shortage of houses. It shows the cause and effect relationship between the war, inflation, and the inability to provide affordable housing.

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