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.
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The bar graph gives information about the number of teenagers who were involved in main sports in a particular region in both the years 1997 and 2007.
Overall
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, it can be seen that tennis was the most common activity in both years, Meanwhile, basketball was the least popular among adults in the first year, and cricket was the lowest and the second year. Swimming recorded the same participants in the given years.
To begin
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with, the participant of tennis in 1997 stood at 50,000 players and increased gradually to around 55,000 adults. Followed by rugby and football accounted for about 33,000 and 31,000 respectively, and
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it had a noticeable rise to approximately 49,000 and 48,000 respectively.
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, adults who participated in basketball had a significant increase in 2017
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about 23,000 people.
On the other hand
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, individuals who played cricket witnessed a dramatic decline in 2017 from nearly 25,000 to 5000 players.
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, Swimming activity has shown that the participants remained constant in 1997 and 2017 with almost 35,000 individuals
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 3 times.
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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