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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.

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.
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charts illustrate the proportions of British
students
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 at an English university who could speak
languages
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 other than English in 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 30% of
students
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 could speak no other
language
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. The percentages for French only, German only, and Spanish only were 15%, 10%, and 10% respectively. Another 15% could speak another
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 10% could speak two other
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. By 2010, the proportion of
students
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 with no other
language
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 increased to 40%. The figures for French only rose to 15%,
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 German only and Spanish only remained at 10% each. The percentage for another
language
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 decreased to 20%.
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 indicates a decline in the popularity of
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languages
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and
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 that for
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 other
languages
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 stayed at 10%.
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, there was a rise in the number of
students
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 unable to speak other
languages
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 over the decade, with some changes in the popularity of specific
languages
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Vocabulary: Replace the words students, languages, language with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "proportions" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "percentages" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "proportions" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • proportions
  • British students
  • university
  • speaking other languages
  • language proficiency
  • overall trends
  • comparison
  • 2000
  • 2010
  • chart
  • data
  • percentage
  • significant
  • increase
  • decrease
  • noteworthy
  • comparative analysis
  • improvement
  • decline
  • conclusion
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