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The bar chart shows the percentage of school children learning to play different musical instruments in 2005, 2010, 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart shows the percentage of school children learning to play different musical instruments in 2005, 2010, 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The given bar chart illustrates the ratio of students who want to play
piano
, drums,
guitar
 and violin in 3 particular
years
.
Overall
, it is clearly seen that,
whereas
 youngsters increased their interest in
guitar
 and
piano
 over
years
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the years
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, violin
course
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courses
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 became less favourable. In 2005,
piano
 learning was the most popular among other instruments by more than 10%. It was closely followed by guitarists with slightly over
than
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apply
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10%. By the end of the
half decade
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half-decade
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,
piano
 and
guitar
 had nearly doubled
its
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their
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 popularity. In 5
years
,
while
guitar
 learners approximately 2-folded the attraction and overtook
piano
 by almost 40%,
piano
 increased just below
guitar
's level. In a decade, the percentage of violin learners decreased gradually. At the beginning, the figure was around 10% level, but it is almost halved.
Finally
, after
steady
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a steady
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 10
years
,
ratio
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the ratio
a ratio
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 of drum learner
pupil
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pupils
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 rose from approximately 5% to just under 10%.
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
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Conclusion: The conclusion is too long.
Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Vocabulary: Replace the words piano, guitar, years with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "ratio" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "approximately" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "almost" was used 2 times.
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