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The chart below shows the number of adults partcipating in different major sports in one are in 1997 and 2007

The chart below shows the number of adults partcipating in different major sports in one are in 1997 and 2007
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The chart below compares the
number
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 of adults participating in seven different major sports in one area in 1997 and 2017. In 1997, the highest
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 of adults participated in tennis,
while
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 the smallest
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 of adults participated in basketball.
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, by 2017, the trend shifted, with basketball having the highest
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 of
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,
while
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 cricket had the lowest. In 1997, tennis had the highest
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 of
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, at 50,000, and remained the most popular sport in 2017, with 55,000
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. Basketball, which had the smallest
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 of
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 in 1997 at 9,000, saw a significant increase, reaching over 20,000
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 in 2017. Cricket,
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, experienced a decline in participation, dropping from 25,000 in 1997 to just 7,000 in 2017, making it the sport with the fewest
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 in the latter year. Golf showed almost no change in participation, with similar numbers recorded in both years. Swimming reached parity, with equal numbers of
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 in both 1997 and 2017. Football and rugby had similar participation numbers in 1997, but in 2017, football saw a slight increase to around 40,000
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,
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 rugby had around 42,000
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
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Basic structure: Use less body paragraphs.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase your introduction. Words match: 78%.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words number, participants with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "number of" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 7 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Participation rate
  • Significant increase/decrease
  • Trends
  • Comparison
  • Societal factors
  • Economic influence
  • Cultural impact
  • Prominence
  • Popularity
  • Frequency
  • Dominant sport
  • Emerging sport
  • Decline
  • Fluctuation
  • Sporting discipline
  • Demographic shifts
  • Period of time
  • Statistical analysis
  • Bar chart interpretation
  • Sports accessibility
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