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 two maps illustrate the number of modifications that have been undergone by the central library in twenty years of the period to date.
Overall
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, it can be seen from both diagrams of the central library, that everything has been replaced and used for other purposes. A new café had been built and removed tables and chairs in the middle of the library. The size of the CDs section has been increased and mainly all doors’ directions have been changed except the children’s
books
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place. It is conspicuous that the CD’s videos and computer lab have been converted into a big size and put two sofas and have children’s fiction
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and storytelling events. The adult fiction
books
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section was replaced with all reference
books
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.
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, the reading room ( newspapers and magazines) was replaced with a modern computer area. A new café has been set up in place of an enquiry desk (tickets, book returns, etc) and on the north side of the café three self-service machines have been installed, where students can get drinks and juices at an information desk and adult fiction
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area. Probing ahead, the children’s room has been converted into a lecture area, where professors deliver lectures to their students.
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in the middle, tables and chairs used to be used for readers but they have been removed to make a more convenient space for students.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words books with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "tables" 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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