The charts below show the proportions of British students at one university in England who were able to speak other languages in addition to English, in 2000 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and making comparisons where relevant.

The charts below show the proportions of British students at one university in England who were able to speak other languages in addition to English, in 2000 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and making comparisons where relevant.
IELTS Writing Task Chart for The charts below show the proportions of British students at one university in England who were able to speak other languages in addition to English, in 2000 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and making comparisons where relevant.
The charts provide a breakdown of students in Britain from one
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university who were able to speak languages other than
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in two different
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(2000 and 2010).
Overall
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, the percentage of those who can speak a
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other than
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increased, with Spanish being the most commonly spoken one in both
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. Spanish was by far the most spoken
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in both
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, 30% and 35%, respectively. The percentage of individuals who spoke another
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increased by 5% by 2010, reaching the second position (20%).
Similarly
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, the multiple
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speakers followed the same trend, rising from 10% in 2000 to 15% in 2010. The percentage of people who knew no languages other than
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halved by 2010, falling to 10%. French speakers mirrored the same trend as the
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speakers, declining from 15% in 2000 to 10% in 2010. In comparison, the ratio of individuals who spoke German remained unchanged in both
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, 10% each.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words english, years, language with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • proportion
  • multilingualism
  • globalisation
  • immigration
  • education policy
  • career prospects
  • cultural understanding
  • distribution
  • percentage
  • increased/decreased
  • significant
  • trends
  • shifts
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