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. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The two pie charts demonstrate the percentage of learners who were able to speak another language

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English at a university in England in 2 observed periods 2000 and 2010.

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, the majority of British students could speak at least one other foreign language. French, German, and Spanish were the most favourable languages which contributed to more than a half. There was

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a reduction in the rate of sole English speakers over the years . In 2000, Spanish, which accounted for 30% per cent, was the most favourable language. Following

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French and German with 15% and 10% respectively. In the end, there

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still 15% of those who learning other languages and a trilingual community takes over 10% of the population. After 10 years, the number of Spanish learners is still at the top with 35% of British students.

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, the percentages of students who studied French and German now were the same which is 10%.

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, the number of trilinguals was stable over 10 years

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the number of people who talked other languages has risen from 15 to 20%.