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The chart below shows the number of adults participating in different major sports in one area, in 1997 and 2017. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart below shows the number of adults participating in different major sports in one area, in 1997 and 2017. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The bar chart illustrates data about the number of people who participated in seven
the
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 most significant kind of sports in the years 1997 and 2017.
Overall
, what stands out from the chart is that gentle walking was by far the most popular hobby throughout the
period
.
However
, basketball showed the least common sport at the beginning of the
period
,
while
chricket
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cricket
chicken
 came bottom of the chart
at the end
 of the
period
. As regards the details, the number of adults who took part in cricket in 1997 was considerably higher than in 2017, the figure dropped three times
during
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over
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 20 years. In terms of gym usage, it had been equally popular over
this
 time. Regarding jogging, individuals were slightly more interested in
this
 in 2017 rather than
1997
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in 1997
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, at nearly 36
thousand
 as opposed to 33
thousand
.
By contrast
, if we look at
year
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 2017, there were few fields in which
sport
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 competitions outnumbered others.
For instance
, twice as many people participated in basketball games in 2017 as in 1997.
In addition
,
football
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the football
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 and hiking trend was nearly the same,
it
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they
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 started
about
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at about
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 34
thousand
 and went up
almost
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to almost
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 50
thousand
.
Finally
, the data
of
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for
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 gentle walking illustrated a slight increase of 5
thousand
 over the
period
.
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Conclusion: The conclusion is too long.
Vocabulary: Replace the words period, thousand with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "chart" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "illustrates" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "data" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "nearly" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "slightly" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • participation rate
  • increase/decrease in numbers
  • trend
  • decade
  • relatively stable
  • major sports
  • potential reasons
  • contributing factors
  • public interest
  • comparison
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