The bar chart illustrates the proportion of European secondary school students acquiring various languages in 1990, 2000, and 2010. From an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that English was by far the most popular language to learn in the years in question, while there was much less interest in German and Russian. The figures for English and Spanish learners witnessed upward trends, while the opposite patterns were recorded for those learning French and Spanish, while those of Russian remained fairly steady.
Looking first at the most common language to acquire, English accounted for the majority of learners in 1990, at precisely 60%, followed distantly by French at 30%, and German at only 12%. Over the following twenty years, English maintained its dominance as its figure reached an all-time high of 80%, whereas there was a significant decline in French learners, which hit around 19% in 2010. Germany’s proportion, however, grew slightly to 17% in 2000, before falling to end at 10%.
In terms of the statistics for Spanish and Russian learners, they were equal in 1990, with each making up roughly 5%. After twenty years, the figure for Spanish learners surged to finish at 25%, while that of Russian peaked at 10% and thereafter dipped back to the 1990 figure.
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🔹 B2 Level
bar chart: biểu đồ cột
illustrates: minh họa
proportion: tỷ lệ
secondary school students: học sinh trung học
acquiring languages: học / tiếp thu ngôn ngữ
from an overall perspective: nhìn chung
in the years in question: trong những năm đang xét
most popular: phổ biến nhất
less interest in: ít quan tâm đến
figures: số liệu
learners: người học
upward trends: xu hướng tăng
opposite patterns: xu hướng trái ngược
remained fairly steady: duy trì khá ổn định
looking first at: xét đầu tiên
accounted for: chiếm
majority: phần lớn
followed by: theo sau bởi
over the following twenty years: trong 20 năm tiếp theo
reached: đạt đến
decline: sự giảm
in terms of: xét về
statistics: số liệu
each: mỗi
making up: chiếm
after twenty years: sau 20 năm
finish at: kết thúc ở mức
🔹 C1 Level
readily apparent: rõ ràng / dễ nhận thấy
by far: vượt xa / nhiều hơn hẳn
witnessed upward trends: ghi nhận xu hướng tăng
recorded for: được ghi nhận đối với
most common language: ngôn ngữ phổ biến nhất
precisely: chính xác
followed distantly by: theo sau với khoảng cách lớn
maintained its dominance: duy trì vị thế thống trị
an all-time high: mức cao nhất mọi thời điểm
a significant decline: sự sụt giảm đáng kể
grew slightly: tăng nhẹ
peaked at: đạt đỉnh tại
thereafter: sau đó
dipped back to: giảm trở lại
🔹 C2 Level
dominance: sự thống trị
surged: tăng mạnh / tăng vọt
peaked: đạt đỉnh
dipped: giảm nhẹ