The bar chart below shows the number of students who studied three different subjects in 2001, 2002 and 2003. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and making comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart below shows the number of students who studied three different subjects in 2001, 2002 and 2003.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and making comparisons where relevant.
The graph illustrates the amount of
students
who learned three subjects between 2001 and 2003.
Overall
, the number of participants who attended Sports studies grew significantly by 2003,
while
Psychology became the least popular
at the end
of the period. The popularity of Geology remained fairly constant over the period. Sports Studies was the least popular subject in 2001, with only 5
students
, the quantity increased slightly to 8 people in 2002,
whereas
in the
last
year of the period, it was the most popular subject with 20 participants. Even though Psychology was the most popular subject
initially
, attendance gradually decreased from 17
students
in 2001 to 14 in 2002, and by the end of the term, it was the least popular with 12 people. Geology did not show much change in the percentage of
students
, in 2001 it was 15 undergraduates and made steady with 16 people in the following years.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words students with synonyms.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Bar chart, illustrates, number of students, academic years
  • Trends, increased, decreased, remained stable
  • Popularity, more students, consistently, annually
  • Highest figure, lowest figure, peaked at, hit a low of
  • Reasons for trends, job market demand, curriculum changes
  • Summarize, key points, shifts in preferences, data overview
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