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 British students who speak many languages. Data of two years are shown here, 2000 and 2010 respectively.

Within a span of ten years, the number of students who did not know any languages other than English has halved. This means that more of them are now eager to learn a different language. However, people seem to have lost the desire to study French, as there is a decline in the number of people speaking it.

On the other hand, the proportion of people speaking German has remained consistent at 10% throughout the decade. There is a soar in the range of Spanish speakers from 2000 to 2010; the figure has changed from 30% to 35%. Moreover, a remarkable amount of students can now speak two other languages, as the pie charts show, the number has risen from 10% to 15%. There is also a growth in people speaking another language over the years (from 15% to 20%).

Overall, it can be said that more British students are now keen to learn a language other than there own than they were in the past.