The chart below shows numbers 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 numbers 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 bar chart depicts
the
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information about the youngsters who were involved in participating in major sports activities both in 1997 and
in
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2017 after the analysis, the
number
of participants going for
gentle
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a gentle
the gentle
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walk
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walks
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had
huge
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a huge
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influence, the
number
in 1997
were
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exactly 50 thousand
while
that for in 2017 the
number
show upward trend after people who
are participating
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in
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the
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gym saw a negligible difference between them close to almost 40 thousand in total in both of the years but for jogging
an
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gradual increased happened in the year of 2013 and move little upward
furthermore
,
for
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basketball and cricket both showed an opposite trend
moreover
, for basketball the
number
of participants playing it close to 20 thousand in total in the
last
year (2007) whilst for cricketers the same pattern
is
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followed
by
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it
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but
this
time it was the first year (1997)
however
, people who were participating in football and hiking did not any fluctuation and remained the same
thoughout
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throughout
the period
overall
, it is clearly manifested that sports
include
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gentle walking remained first in the category of sports
while
football and hiking remained the second spot in
sport
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sports
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activities
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words number with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "show" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 3 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • participation rates
  • adult demographic
  • comparison
  • percent change
  • significant increase/decrease
  • trend analysis
  • sports popularity
  • ranking changes
  • general patterns
  • social factors
  • 20-year period
  • time span
  • major sports
  • data interpretation
  • highlight features
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