The
given
bar charts compare the percentage of modern-day Verb problem
apply
languages
studied by teenagers in English-speaking countries with three different types of popular Use synonyms
languages
over the periods of 1984 and 2007.
Use synonyms
Overall
, Linking Words
it is clear that
studying modern Linking Words
languages
was much more popular among girls, Use synonyms
while
French was the most spoken language and Spanish was the least popular over the period.
In 1984, studying modern Linking Words
languages
was widely popular among girls, with approximately 50%, Use synonyms
while
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this
figure was 30% for boys. Turning to the 2007 data, the percentage of female students was 40%, which was twice as high as the boys' figure at 20%. Linking Words
By contrast
, the study of French reached 50%, Linking Words
while
the figure for German was around 20%. Meanwhile, the least popular language was Spanish, at 5% in 1984. In 2007, the popularity of German and Spanish was roughly similar, at 12% and 10%, respectively, Linking Words
while
the percentage for French was noticeably higher at 25%.Linking Words