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 chart shows the data of adults who
participate
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participated
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in seven major
sports
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in 1997 and 2017.
Overall
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, it was clear that Tennis was the most popular
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sports
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sport
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throughout the given years and
then
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followed by Rugby, Football, and Swimming.
In
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On
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contrary
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the contrary
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, Basketball and Cricket were less popular among other
sports
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in the given periods. Looking at the data in 1997, it can be seen that Tennis was the highest number of
adults
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adult
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participation, which stood at 50,000. In the second position, Swimming was recorded at 35,000
and
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apply
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followed by Football, Rugby, and Golf that has the same
marked
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mark
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, approximately 31,000.
Furthermore
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, Basketball became the lowest score during the
year
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, which reached below 10,000.
On the other hand
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, in 2017, Tennis still became the most popular
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sports
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sport
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compare
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compared
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to other
sports
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which
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apply
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labeled
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labelled
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at 55,000, even though the increasing number of participants from the previous
year
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was not insignificant.
In contrast
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, Rugby and Football had jumped significantly from the prior
year
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to approximately 48,500. Cricket
was taken
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took
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over
Basketball
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the Basketball
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position in the previous
year
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and became the lowest
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sports
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sport
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over
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in
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2017.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words sports, year with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "shows" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "give" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "data" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "approximately" was used 2 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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