The diagram below shows the floor plan of a public library 20 years ago and how it looks now. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The diagram below shows the floor plan of a public library 20 years ago and how it looks now.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The given diagram presents the landscape design of Central Library 20 years ago and after changes were made.
This
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public library witnessed major changes both in the unpartitioned
area
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and the functional rooms
whereas
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the entrance gate and corner-side style remained the same.
Initially
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, the main
area
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consisted of 3 different zones 20 years ago and has been restructured with only 2 sections now. The adult fiction books section is shifted to the right side with the information desk and self-service station, replacing the adult factual books section that was formerly located.
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, the left side zone has been stored for all reference reading materials
while
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the tables and chairs were no longer placed in the centre of the
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.
Thus
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, the empty space spans straight from the entrance gate.
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, a major transition occurred in each of the corner-located rooms of the library. At the left-hand corner from the entrance gate, the reading space has changed into a computer room
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the newly constructed café located crosswise. On the upper side, the children’s reading zone has transformed into a lecture room. Meanwhile, dramatic changes happened in the
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that was formerly intended as the entertainment space which has been redesigned for kids,
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as reading fiction books and having storytelling events.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "whereas".
Vocabulary: Replace the words area with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "changes" was used 4 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • floor plan
  • public library
  • layout
  • reading area
  • computer station
  • multimedia section
  • children's area
  • reference section
  • study cubicles
  • shelving units
  • digital media
  • technological advancements
  • user behavior
  • accessibility
  • traffic flow
  • modernization
  • community needs
  • conversion
  • allocation
  • removal
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