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The charts below show the proportions of British students at one university in England who were able to speak other languages in addition to English, in 2000 and 2010.

The charts below show the proportions of British students at one university in England who were able to speak other languages in addition to English, in 2000 and 2010.
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The pie chart illustrates the
percentage
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 of
students
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 in an England university and their ability to communicate in different languages other than English in 2000 and 2010.
Overall
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, the
percentage
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 of
students
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 who only spoke English has been reduced over the years and Spanish has been a commonly spoken
language
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. In the year 2000, the majority of the
students
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 were able to communicate in Spanish holding 30 % and the
second
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 highest
with
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 20% of
students
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 who did not have a
second
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language
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. French only and another
language
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 accounted for 15%
while
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German only
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speakers
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 and two other
language
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speakers
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 captured 10%. In 2010, the greater proportion being Spanish
speakers
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 accounted for 35% with a notable slight rise
than
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 the year 2000,
likewise
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, another
language
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 and two other
language
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speakers
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also
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 noted
with
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an increase in their
percentage
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 from 15% to 20% and 10% to 15% respectively.
Students
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 who spoke no other
language
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 proportion dropped by half to 10% and
French only
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speakers
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 with a slight decrease to 10%,
,
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lastly
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,lastly
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 the
percentage
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 of
German only
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German-only
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speakers
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 remained the same.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "second".
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Basic structure: Change the third paragraph.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words percentage, students, language, speakers with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 4 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "slight" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the third paragraph.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • proportions
  • British students
  • university
  • speaking other languages
  • language proficiency
  • overall trends
  • comparison
  • 2000
  • 2010
  • chart
  • data
  • percentage
  • significant
  • increase
  • decrease
  • noteworthy
  • comparative analysis
  • improvement
  • decline
  • conclusion
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