Band 8+: The pie chart below shows the native languages spoken by students at Bakersfield Senior College in two separate years. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The pie charts compare the proportions of native languages spoken by the students at Bakersfield Senior in 1980 and 1990.

Overall, it is evident that English remained the most widely spoken native language in both years, although its proportion declined significantly over the period. By contrast, the percentage of Urdu and Chinese speakers increased, while the figure for other languages stayed unchanged.

In 1980, English speakers made up the majority of students, accounting for 70%. Urdu was the second most common language at 15%, followed by Chinese at 9%. Students speaking other languages represented the smallest group, comprising only 6%.

By 1990, the proportion of English speakers had fallen considerably to 55%. Despite this decline, English still remained the dominant language at the college. The percentage of Urdu speakers rose noticeably from 15% to 28%. Similarly, the proportion of Chinese-speaking students increased slightly from 9% to 11%. In contrast, the figure for students speaking other languages remained stable at 6% in both years.