Band 7+: The graph below gives information on the numbers of participants for different activities at one social centre in Melbourne, Australia for the period 2000 to 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The line graph compares the figures for participants in 5 different activities in Melbourne in the given period.

Overall, despite with a period of variation, the number of people participating in film club was the highest throughout the period. The figure for amateur dramatics was the only one who dropped to the lowest during 2 decades.

More specifically, in 2000, almost 64 people took part in film club and 36 people joined martial arts. The figure for film club, in the following decade, declined to the lowest at 60 followed by a rebound back to its initial status by 2020. The same situation could be seen in martial arts with the number rised back to 36 by 2020 after a fluctuation.

A striking increase can be seen in table tennis with the number tripled from 18 in 2000 to 54 in 2020. Although no figures for musical performances in the first 5 years, the number jumped from 0 in 2005 to 9 by 2020. By contrast, the number of people who took amateur dramatics dropped from 27(in 2000) to 7(in 2020), despite with a 2 number increase by 2005.