Cambridge 11 Writing Task 1 Test 2 - Sample Answers (Band 9 to 4-5)

The two pie charts compare the proportion of British students at one English university who could speak other languages in addition to English, in 2000 and 2010.

Overall, the proportion of students speaking no additional language increased over the decade, while the proportion able to speak a language other than French, German or Spanish declined, with the other categories remaining largely stable.

In 2000, 30% of students spoke no other language, a figure that rose to 35% by 2010, making this the single largest category in both years and the only one to grow. French was the most common additional language throughout, holding steady at 20% in both years, and the proportion able to speak two other languages also remained unchanged at 15%.

The clearest decline was in the "another language" category, which fell from 15% in 2000 to just 10% in 2010, dropping below German and Spanish, both of which stayed constant at 10% across the decade. This suggests that fewer students were learning languages beyond the four most common options by the end of the period.

The two pie charts show what proportion of British students at one university could speak other languages besides English, comparing the years 2000 and 2010.

Overall, more students spoke no other language in 2010 than in 2000, while the proportion who spoke a language in the "another language" category fell, and most of the other categories stayed the same.

In 2000, 30% of students spoke no additional language, and this increased to 35% in 2010, making it the largest group in both years. French remained the most common additional language, at 20% in both years, and speaking two other languages also stayed the same, at 15%.

The "another language" category dropped from 15% to 10% over the decade, while German and Spanish stayed exactly the same, at 10% each, in both years. This means that by 2010, French, German and Spanish together made up a larger share of language ability than less common languages did.

The charts give information about British students at one university and whether they could speak other languages apart from English, in 2000 and 2010.

Overall, the number of students who could not speak any other language went up between 2000 and 2010, and one category, "another language", went down, while the rest of the categories did not change much.

In 2000, 30% of students spoke no other language, and this number became 35% in 2010, which was the biggest group in both years. French stayed the same at 20% in both years, and two other languages also stayed the same at 15%.

German and Spanish both stayed at 10% in both years, but "another language" went down from 15% to 10%. This shows that most students' language ability did not change much over the ten years, except for a small increase in students speaking no other language at all. Overall, the data suggests that language ability among these students stayed fairly consistent across the decade.

The chart give information about British student at one university and if they can speak other language apart from English, in 2000 and 2010.

Overall, the number of student who cannot speak any other language go up between 2000 and 2010, and one category, another language, go down, while rest of category not change much.

In 2000, 30% of student speak no other language, and this number become 35% in 2010, which is biggest group in both year. French stay same at 20% in both year, and two other language also stay same at 15%.

German and Spanish both stay at 10% in both year, but another language go down from 15% to 10%. This show that most student language ability not change much over the ten year, except for small increase in student speaking no other language at all. Overall, the data show that language ability among these student stay fairly consistent across the decade.