The charts below show the proportion of expenditure by students, an average, at one university, in 2000 and 2010 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The charts below show the proportion of expenditure by students, an average, at one university, in 2000 and 2010

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The pie charts display the proportion of spending money by students of the same university in two different years. The largest number of their money expenditure
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on food and drinks in both years, the percentage was 29,
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only 4
percent
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per cent
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in 2000 and 8
percent
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per cent
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in 2010 students spent on restaurants and cafes. In 2000 the cost of utility bills was 21
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cent
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, in 2010 spending on them slightly increased to 27%.
Sport
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Sports
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activities and cultural education
cost
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stayed the same in both years, only 17%. The significant difference between the spending on clothing shops was 16% in 2000 and only 5% in 2010. There is a slight percentage increase
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expenditure on transport in 2010 was 9 per cent, almost the same amount of spending corresponded to only 8 per cent of all expenditure
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in 2000. The lowest percentage of expenses in 2000 and 2010 was for vacations and time off. The noticeable tendency of similar proportion was in both pie charts.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "proportion" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "charts" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slightly" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Proportion of expenditure
  • Revenue
  • Categories
  • Significant changes
  • Spending habits
  • Relatively stable
  • Inflation
  • Lifestyle
  • Investments
  • Academic materials
  • Entertainment
  • Accommodation
  • Utilities
  • Food
  • Transportation
  • Miscellaneous expenses
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