Band 6+: The charts below show the proportions of British students at one university in England who were able to speak other languages in addition to English, in 2000 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie charts depict the percentage of students in a British university, who were able to speak other languages than English in 2000 and 2010.

Overall, speaking Spanish were considered as the greatest percentage in both years. In addition, the proportion of students who could not speak any other language declined, while others saw an increase.

In 2000, 20% of students were not able to speak another language, drop by half, at 10%, in 2010. The greatest proportion, at the same time, belonged to speaking only Spanish. Which remained the largest segment, at 35%, by the end of period. The percentage of Germany remained steady in both years, 10%.

In comparison, the corresponding figures for French and another language were equal at 15% by the year 2000. However, they showed a different pattern. The former decreased to 10%, and the latter increased to 20%. The proportion for two other languages rose from 10% to 15%.