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 how many adults exercised in different sports, which compared between 1997 and 2017.
Overall
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, it can be seen that 2017 has a significant growth in the number of people who play sports,
while
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cricket and swimming have not risen
this
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year.
Firstly
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, 50
thousand
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people preferred tennis in 1997, and there was a slight rise in
this
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number to 55
thousand
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.
Likewise
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, golf saw a similar trend, with around 32
thousand
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and 33
thousand
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in 1997 and 2017, respectively. Almost 10
thousand
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participated in basketball, and just over 30
thousand
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decided to play football and rugby; these categories were risen significantly in 2017 by 15-20
thousand
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. Meanwhile, just over 25
thousand
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adults played cricket in 1997, and 2017 experienced a dramatic decline in
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figure to just under 9
thousand
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. Turning to swimming, the number of players was the same in 1997 and 2017 at around 35
thousand
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.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words thousand with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "number of" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "just over" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "significant" was used 2 times.
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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