You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Write at least 150 words. The chart below shows the number of adults participating in different major sports in one area, in 1997 and 2017.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Write at least 150 words. The chart below shows the number of adults participating in different major sports in one area, in 1997 and 2017.
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The bar chart illustrates, in thousands, the amount of adults engaging in main
sports
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including tennis, basketball, cricket, golf, swimming, football and rugby in a specific zone, in 1997 and 2017.
Overall
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, tennis was the favourite sport in both years,
while
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basketball and cricket were the
last
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popular
sports
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. Football and Rugby became more popular in 2017
while
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swimming and golf remained with similar figures. The number of adults playing tennis rose from 50.000 in 1997 to approximately 55.000 in 2017 keeping its position as the most practiced sport in the region. Rugby and Football were the second and third
sports
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respectively with more people participating. Both
sports
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had numbers just over 30.000 in 1997, but presented a significant increase in participants,
climbling
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climbing
to almost 50000 in 2007. Swimming remained with around 35.000 participants in both periods. Golf presented a slight increase in 2017 when compared to 1997. Basketball became more popular doubling the number of people playing the game.
In contrast
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, cricket drastically dropped participants, from over 25.000 to under 10.0000 in 20 years.
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words sports with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "presented" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Participation levels
  • Major sports
  • Noticeable changes
  • General trend
  • Increase/Decrease
  • Stable
  • Sport-specific
  • Popularity
  • Speculate
  • Societal changes
  • Technological impact
  • Growth in sports culture
  • Influential events
  • Prediction
  • Future trends
  • Data analysis
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