Band 6+: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The graph below gives information on the numbers of participants fordifferent activities at one social centre in Melbourne, Australia for the period2000 to 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main featuresand make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The graph illustrates data about the number of people who participated in five various activities at a social centre in Melbourne, Australia between 2000 and 2020.

The number of attendees of a film club, as well as martial arts section, remained almost steady over the 21 years. What stands out from the graph is the continuous decline of interest in amateur dramatics group and a dramatic increase in popularity of table tennis. Although there were not so many people attending musical performances club, it has also shown growth over the years.

Overall, the film club was the most popular of the activities shown in the graph. It was visited by more than 60 people a year. The martial arts attendance rate slightly fluctuated every five years. The club started with 35 participants in 2000, then lost a few members by 2005, reached the number of 36 people in 2010, decreased to 32 by 2015, and welcomed one new member by 2020. The amateur dramatics started from 25 people in the group, gained 2 more members by 2005, but went down significantly since that year and ended up with only 5 members in 2020.

The tennis club showed the most impressive results over the years and grew from 15 to 19 tennis fans between 2000 and 2010, then doubled in participants by 2016 and reached the mark of over 50 members in 2020. As for the fans of musical performances, there were none from 2000 to 2005, but the group has found its 10 first members in the next 5 years, then a couple more in 2015 and reached the peak of 15 attendees in 2020.