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The bar chart compares the proportion of boys and girls who participated in various sports in the year 2002

The bar chart compares the proportion of boys and girls who participated in various sports in the year 2002
The bar chart provides information
the
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on the
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percentage
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 of
boys
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 and
girls
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 in one country
played
Correct pronoun usage
who played
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 various
sports
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 ( swimming, football,
netball
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, tennis, basketball, cricket).
Overall
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, the
boys
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 played various
sports
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hold
Verb problem
apply
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four out of six
sports
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, the
girls
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 played
various
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apply
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two
sports
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 swimming and
netball
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. The
boys
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 joined football
while
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 the
girls
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 were more likely to
netball
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. In 2010, the
boys
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 ranked first was played of
the
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apply
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football taking up nearly 20%. The
boys
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 participants
crickets
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in crickets
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 activities occupy about 12%. The boy
played
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who played
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Crickets
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cricket
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 was
at
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apply
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twice as high as the
girls
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,
while
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 the
girls
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 played
crickets
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cricket
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2
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at 2
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% in 2010. The
percentage
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 of
the
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apply
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boys
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played
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who played
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 tennis and basketball
8
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was 8
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% and 7%.
By contrast
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,
the
Correct article usage
a
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percentage
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 of the
girls
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 played
like
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apply
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swimming and
netball
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. The
girls
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played
Correct pronoun usage
who played
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 swimming accounted
about
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for about
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 16%. The
girls
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 of the
netball
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take
Verb problem
makes
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 up
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percentage
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a percentage
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 of high about 17%.
While
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 the
percentage
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 the
boys
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 played two
sports
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 swimming and
netball
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 13% to 2%.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
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Vocabulary: Replace the words percentage, boys, girls, sports, netball with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Only 6 basic words for charts were used.
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Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 5 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Proportion
  • Participation
  • Gender disparity
  • Societal norms
  • Physical demands
  • Sports facilities
  • Traditional gender roles
  • Inclusiveness
  • Accessibility
  • Appeal
  • Gender equality
  • Contemporary trends
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