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, an 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, an make comparisons where relevant.
IELTS Writing Task Chart for 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, an make comparisons where relevant.
The diagram compares the transformations of a central library over 20 years.
Overall
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, it is obvious that the interior design of the library has been completely refurbished.
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, there was no change in the total size of the space. The centre of the library was used to be decorated with two round tables and eight chairs in each. After 20 years,
this
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furniture has been removed. The
fiction
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and non-
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areas for adults were built on the other sides before the adjustment. After two decades, the
fiction
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book area was demolished for the reference book area,
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the other was filled with
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books and self-service machines. If people want to know more information, they can go to the information desk between those two places. The reading place, which was located on the left-hand side of the entrance, was erected to make way for the computer room. On the top of the same side was the room of CDs, videos, and computer games. After the development,
this
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section has been enlarged to serve children with aplly space for storytelling,
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books and some sofas to take rest. On the right-hand side of the entrance is a cafe, which
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previously an enquiry desk for booking tickets or returns. 20 years ago, there was a children's book opposite the computer games field, but now it has been used as a lecture zone.

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Basic structure: Change the fourth paragraph.
Vocabulary: Replace the words fiction with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Only 5 basic words for charts were used.
Vocabulary: The word "information" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the fourth paragraph.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • library
  • plan
  • floor
  • layout
  • space
  • area
  • room
  • wall
  • shelf
  • desk
  • entrance
  • exit
  • seat
  • chair
  • table
  • desk
  • computer
  • screen
  • printer
  • self-checkout
  • reception
  • help
  • kid
  • children
  • reading
  • quiet
  • study
  • group
  • room
  • cafe
  • toilet
  • restroom
  • lift
  • stair
  • ramp
  • access
  • sign
  • map
  • signage
  • direction
  • wide
  • open
  • flow
  • move
  • change
  • compare
  • old
  • new
  • today
  • twenty years
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