Band 7+: 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 given pie charts illustrate the percentages of British students at a university in England who were able to speak languages other than English in two different years.

Overall, Spanish was the most popular spoken language after English, followed by French, another language, German and two other languages, in descending order.

In 2000, Spanish was spoken by approximately 30% of students, making it the most common second language. French and another language each accounted for 15%, while German and two other languages shared similar percentages and 15% of students were monolingual, speaking only English.

However, in 2010, Spanish remained the most widely spoken language after English, with approximately 35% of students speaking it, similar to 2000. Another language and German were spoken by 20% and 15% of students, respectively. 10% of students spoke only English, while similar percentage spoke French and German.

In conclusion, Spanish remained the most commonly spoken second language in both years, while the proportion of students who spoke only English declined slightly. There was a noticeable increase in students speaking other languages.