The table below shows how many students of a school in UK chose to take part in four different sports between 2001 and 2011. Summarise information by selecting and reporting the main features, comparisons where relevant.

The table below shows how many students of a school in UK chose to take part in four different sports between 2001 and 2011. Summarise information by selecting and reporting the main features, comparisons where relevant.
The line graph illustrates the proportion of UK schoolchildren who opted to enrol in four distinct sports during the years 2001 to 2011.
Overall
, the graph highlights that running became increasingly popular over the period,
while
football maintained the highest engagement levels, notwithstanding minor fluctuations.
In contrast
, interest in sports like basketball declined sharply after initial stability, and swimming, despite an early rise, saw a decrease in participation towards the end. A closer examination reveals that participation in running saw a remarkable increase, rising from 20 students in 2001 to a peak of 60 in 2007, after which it remained relatively stable. Football demand,
on the other hand
, started strong at 60 in 2001, rose to 70 in 2002, and
then
fluctuated before stabilising around 65-69 from 2007 to 2011. Basketball maintained a steady participation level of 50 students from 2001 until 2006, after which it sharply declined, stabilising at 20 students from 2007 onward, indicating a waning interest in
this
sport. Swimming exhibited a more variable trend, starting with 30 participants in 2001, rising steadily to 65 by 2006, and
then
declining to 20 by 2011.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • participation rate
  • trend
  • increase/decrease
  • year-on-year comparison
  • peak
  • lowest point
  • gender distribution
  • new entrants
  • drop in participation
  • continuation/discontinuation
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