The map below shows the plan of a museum in 1998 and after some changes were made in it in 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The map below shows the plan of a museum in 1998 and after some changes were made in it in 2008. 

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The diagrams illustrate a construction draft of a museum in 1998 and its
map
with some differences from the drafts in 2008. First of all, the
garden
was made the same as the
plan
, but there were two changes, which are a
cafe
sitting
area
is located in the top left corner of the
garden
, and fountains were built
bottom
middle
area
of the
garden
. In the
plan
, the
cafe
is at the top of the
garden
and the WC is placed at the
right
bottom
of the
map
.
However
, the
cafe
was constructed in the same
area
as the
plan
but the WC was made
right
next to the
cafe
in 2008.
In addition
, permanent exhibition rooms were supposed to be built on both sides of the museum, but it had built on the
right
side of the museum, and the temporary exhibition room is located in the left
area
which is supposed to be the
bottom
left corner of the
map
in the
plan
.
Although
many changes have happened, a place where people could buy tickets remained at the middle
bottom
of the
map
with the entrance and exit.
Also
, the shop and bags and coat places were on the
right
side of the entrance in the draft, but those are actually built left side of it.
On the other hand
, a restaurant which was not planned to be built at first was constructed next to the
cafe
.
To sum up
, most of the features were changed compared with the original
plan
, but some buildings
such
as the
garden
,
cafe
and entrance were built the same as the draft.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words map, garden, plan, cafe, area, bottom, right with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "map" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "changes" was used 3 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • rectangular shape
  • central garden area
  • symmetrically arranged
  • expanded galleries
  • visitor flow management
  • temporary exhibition space
  • permanent gallery
  • visitor facilities
  • customer service focus
  • dedicated children's area
  • expanded restroom facilities
  • museum gardens
  • unoccupied outdoor space
  • shift towards long-term exhibits
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