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The chart below gives information about global sales of games software, CDs and DVD or video. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information.

The chart below gives information about global sales of games software, CDs and DVD or video. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information.
The bar chart illustrates the sales of three categories of goods,
such
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 as
games
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software
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, CDs,
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DVD
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and DVD
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/
video
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, all over the world from 2000 to 2003.
It is clear that
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 the most popular product during
this
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period
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 was compact discs,
whereas
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 the
sells
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sales
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 of
games
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software
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 were at the lowest level.
Overall
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, the trade of
games
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software
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 and
DVD
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/
video
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 increased over the
period
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,
while
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 for CDs it dropped marginally. Focusing first on CDs, in 2000, the total income received from their sales was approximately $35bn, which remained nearly the same by 2001.
However
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, by the end of the
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, the corresponding figure decreased slightly by almost $5bn. As for the remaining categories, in 2000, the income from the
games
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software
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 was nearly $15bn,
whereas
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for
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, for
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DVD
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 and
video
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 (combined), the corresponding figure was roughly $20bn, which remained
conctand
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constant
 during the following year. Regarding the
reast
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rest
 of the
period
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, the industries of the goods mentioned before became more profitable across the globe, with nearly $20, 000 000 for
games
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software
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 and slightly over $30, 000 000 for
DVD
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/
video
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 by 2003.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "whereas".
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Vocabulary: Replace the words games, software, dvd, video, period, bn with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "nearly" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "slightly" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • trends
  • global sales
  • media types
  • software
  • significant increase
  • decline
  • popularity
  • consumer preferences
  • technological advancements
  • peak sales
  • growth rates
  • fluctuations
  • digital technology
  • traditional media
  • digital downloads
  • streaming services
  • consumer habits
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