• Paraphrase the task.

• Example: The table illustrates how the proportions of people participating in seven sports in a European country changed between 1999 and 2009.

Paragraph 2: Overview

• General trends (rises, falls, stability).

• Mention football as the most popular but declining; golf as the fastest growing.

Paragraph 3: Rising Trends

• Describe increases in tennis, golf, yoga, and slight rise in swimming.

• Highlight golf’s doubling and tennis’s steady growth.

Paragraph 4: Declining or Stable Trends

• Explain football’s steady drop.

• Note basketball and volleyball’s stability.

• End with overall contrast: team vs individual sports.

  1, Overview

  • Main trend:

    • Football remained the most popular sport despite a decline.

    • Golf, tennis, and yoga all saw steady increases.

    • Swimming rose slightly, while basketball and volleyball were fairly stable.

  • General pattern:

    • Team sports (especially football) tended to decline or stay steady.

    • Individual sports (tennis, golf, yoga) gained popularity.

  2, Grouping of Data

  Group A: Sports with an Increase

  • Tennis: 25% → 33% (steady rise)

  • Golf: 8% → 17% (more than doubled)

  • Yoga: 10% → 13% (slight increase)

  Group B: Sports with Decrease

  • Football: 57% → 48% (clear decline)

  • Basketball: 26% → 24% (minor drop)

  • Volleyball: 17% → 18% (almost stable, slight fluctuation)

  Group C: Sports with Little or No Change

  • Swimming: 32% → 34% (slight increase, stable overall)

  3, Key Comparisons

  • Football vs others: Football stayed dominant but lost 9 percentage points.

  • Golf: Smallest share in 1999 but fastest growth rate (from 8% to 17%).

  • Tennis: Consistent, significant rise — 8% overall gain in 10 years.

  • Swimming: Remained the second most popular after football throughout.

  • Yoga: Slow but steady upward trend — popularity of wellness activities.

  • Basketball and Volleyball: Little change, showing stable but moderate popularity.

-Football was the most popular sport throughout the period, though its popularity declined slightly.

-Meanwhile, tennis, golf, and yoga saw steady increases.

-Swimming and basketball remained relatively stable.

Para 1: 1999

• Football led overwhelmingly (57%), far ahead of all other sports.

• Swimming (32%) and basketball (26%) were the next most popular.

• Tennis and volleyball recorded moderate figures (25% and 17% respectively).

• Golf (8%) and yoga (10%) attracted the smallest shares.

Para 2:

• -Football fell to 52% but stayed dominant.

  -Tennis increased to 30%, narrowing the gap with swimming, which rose slightly to 34%.

  -Golf saw a notable rise from 8% to 13%, while volleyball climbed modestly to 20%.

  -Basketball remained steady (25%), and yoga showed no movement (10%).

Para 3:

- Football continued to decline to 48% yet still led.

- Tennis reached 33%, and golf jumped further to 17%, marking the largest proportional growth.

- Swimming stabilized at 34%, and basketball dipped slightly to 24%.

-Volleyball decreased marginally to 18%, whereas yoga increased to 13%, surpassing its early figures significantly.