The graph below shows in formation about the languages that 13-year-old students in one school chose to study. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line chart illustrates the

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of

students

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who prefer to learn between French and

Mandarin

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from 2000 to the present.

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,

it is clear that

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a considerable

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of

students

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prefer to learn French throughout the

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.

In addition

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, the

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of those who select French experienced a dramatic decrease,

whereas

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Mandarin

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had a steady increase. Even to

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day, the statistic depicts that children who are 13

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old still choose to take French. In detail, in 2000, French was popular among

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, as it reached its highest peak, with 150

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.

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, from 2001 to the present, the popularity of French has witnessed a sharp decline, from 140 to about 90

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. Despite the drastic decrease, French was still

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' pick among the two classes.

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,

Mandarin

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started from about 5

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and experienced a sharp improvement to 70, within 5

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. Afterwards,

Mandarin

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had a steady

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of

students

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throughout the

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.

However

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, it is notable that

Mandarin

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is still trailed by French.