You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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. Write at least 150 words.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

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.

Write at least 150 words.
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The provided two charts compare the current layout of a public central library with its past arrangement 20 years ago.
Overall
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, it can be seen that the current design involves various changes to the public facilities and infrastructure, mainly in the four single rooms. Noticeably, there are no modifications to the entrance and the external wall. Looking at the changes in more detail, 20 years ago, there was a
room
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situated in the top left corner of the library and filled with numerous CDs, videos, and computer games. These items are no longer present now and
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, two sofas and some fiction
books
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for children have been placed in
this
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room
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so that the storytelling events can be held there.
In addition
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, the reading
room
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and the tables and chairs in the central region of the library have been demolished,
while
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this
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location contains a novel computer
room
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today. In terms of the left corridor, all adult fiction
books
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have
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been superseded by reference
books
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.
According to
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the maps, the non-fiction
books
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for adults, which were stored in the right corridor, have been removed.
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, these have been replaced with adult fiction
books
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, several self-service machines, and an information desk, allowing readers to access more modern services and reading resources.
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, the completed development includes the installation of a lecture
room
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and a new cafe, where the original
room
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for children's
books
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and the enquiry desk providing ticket purchasing and book returning services stood respectively 20 years ago.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words room, books with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "changes" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • floor plan
  • layout
  • key areas
  • specific sections
  • entrance
  • reading areas
  • fiction section
  • non-fiction section
  • modern amenities
  • computers
  • café
  • rearranged
  • removed
  • functionality
  • user experience
  • overall design
  • implications
  • users
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