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The graph below gives information on the numbers of participants for different activities at one social centre in Melbourne, Australia for the period 2000 to 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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The graph below gives information on the numbers of participants for different activities at one social centre in Melbourne, Australia for the period 2000 to 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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 line graph illustrates the number of people who participated in five different types of activity in a social centre in Melbourne, Australia
between
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 2000 and 2020.
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Overall
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Overall,
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 the film club remained the most popular interest during the period,
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 table tennis experienced the most significant increase
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participants
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By contrast
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 Amateur dramatics decreased considerably, with less popularity. Meanwhile, martial arts remained stable over the years.
To begin
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 with, the film club started with approximately 65
participants
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 in 2000, before a small decrease to 60 in 2010.
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, it increased again, reaching around 66 people by 2020.
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, martial arts experienced some small evolutions over the years, with 36
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2000
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 and ending with the same in 2020.
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, table tennis showed an important growth, going from only 16 people in 2000 to approximately 54 in 2020.
On the other hand
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, amateur dramatics had a completely different trend.
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 participation increased from 26 to 28 individuals in the beginning, it gradually declined to only 6 in 2020. In
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comparison,
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 musical performances had no
participants
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 in 2000
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 the number started increasing in 2010, reaching around 18
participants
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 in 2020.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words participants with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "table" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "approximately" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • participation rates
  • trends
  • significant increases/decreases
  • stable numbers
  • fluctuations
  • overall participation
  • comparison
  • activities
  • social centre
  • Melbourne
  • participants
  • highlight
  • report
  • graph illustrates/demonstrates
  • 20-year period
  • key features
  • main features
  • statistical data
  • variations
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