The first bar chart details the proportion of 14-16-year-old students learning a foreign language

in an English speaking nation in 1984 and 2007, and the second bar chart illustrates the three
most popular languages being studied during the same period. Overall, more females than
males studied foreign languages, and the percentages of students of both genders fell over the
23 years in question. Additionally, the proportions for German and French both decreased,
though the latter (1) ……………………. language, while the reverse was true for Spanish.

Regarding the first chart, the percentage of girls who studied a foreign language stood at around
50% in 1984, (2) ………………….. to 40% by 2007. The data for boys (3) ………………………
at 30%, and then (4) …………………. to end at approximately 25%.

In terms of the three most chosen languages, in 1984, those who signed up for French courses
(5) ……………….. a significant 50%, (6) ………………….. the number for German (20%), (7)
…………………… the figure for Spanish (5%). By the time the 23 years had elapsed, the figure
for French (8) ……………… to about 25% yet still (9) ……………………….., while the statistic
for Spanish had doubled to 10%. Finally, the proportion of those who opted for German fell
marginally to 15%, (10) ………………… with French language study.