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 maps give information about the comparison of a public library floor plan twenty years ago and the present day.
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, the library has been developed by changing the site's function and adding amenities. To commence with, in the north part of the central library, there were a CDs, videos, and computer games area and a children's book area. The former has been enlarged with two sofas, storytelling events, and children's fiction books,
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the latter has changed into a lecturer room. Another striking development is that the tables and the chairs in the middle have been removed.
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, in the south, the adult non-fiction book has been converted into a fiction one with an information desk and three self-service machines,
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in the west, the adult fiction books section has been replaced by the place of all reference books. The
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noticeable changes are the reading station and enquiry desk, in the south, have been converted into a computer room and a cafe, respectively. The computer area door now faces the east and the cafe room has changed to resemble other rooms with a west-faced door.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "information" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "changed" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "information" was used 2 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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