Ielts task 1

The line graph illustrates how the number of students at the age of 13 studying French and Mandarin has changed in an English school from 2000 to 2010.
It is noticeable that French is still the more prevalent language option than Mandarin for students throughout the period shown. Also, while the number of those who selected French had a dramatic downward trend, that of Mandarin learners showed the opposite.
In 2000, the number of students who chose to study French was 150, which was much higher than that of Mandarin learners, just under 10. Between 2000 and 2005, there was a significant fall to 85 students going for French, while Mandarin was increasingly popular and the figure even peaked at about 75 pupils
Over the next year, the figure for French learners increased progressively to 100 students. On the other hand, there was the opposite in the number of students selecting Mandarin when decreasing to around 65 students. Since 2006, the trends have not changed as much. The number of pupils taking French has gone down gradually to 90 students at present. Mandarin learners, in contrast, have consistently grown to under 80 students.