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The Airport that is a Travel Destination of its Own (Advanced Program) · Spotlight English: Advanced

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to Spotlight Advanced. I'm Colin Lowther.
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  Speaker 2: And I'm Megan Nolet. Spotlight uses a special English method
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  Speaker 2: of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no
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  Speaker 2: matter where in the world they live.
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  Speaker 1: The Republic of Singapore sits at the southern end of
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  Speaker 1: the Malay Peninsula in Asia. It is quite small compared
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  Speaker 1: to other countries. Singapore is both a city and a country.
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  Speaker 1: It has only 5 million people. But Skytrax has named
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  Speaker 1: Singapore Changi Airport the best airport in the world 12 times.
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  Speaker 2: Today's Spotlight looks at how Singapore was able to create
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  Speaker 2: one of the greatest airports in the world. How could
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  Speaker 2: a small country do this? How has it maintained its advantage?
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  Speaker 1: Changi Airport is not Singapore's only impressive feature. Singapore is
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  Speaker 1: one of the cleanest cities in the world. In 1968,
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  Speaker 1: Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first Prime Minister, started the Keep
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  Speaker 1: Singapore Clean campaign. This was the first time the government
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  Speaker 1: fined people for littering. Its goal was not simply to
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  Speaker 1: make Singapore more pleasant. Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew believed
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  Speaker 1: that a cleaner city would create a better economy.
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  Speaker 3: He said, These rules will keep happiness high, they will
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  Speaker 3: keep the sickness rate low, and these will create important
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  Speaker 3: social conditions for higher economic growth in industry and travel.
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  Speaker 3: This will add to the public good. It will end
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  Speaker 3: in everyone's personal gain.
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  Speaker 2: Singapore's desire to keep its environment clean directly affected people's
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  Speaker 2: daily attitudes and habits. The various government campaigns even targeted children.
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  Speaker 2: Teachers encouraged their students not to litter. Children grew up
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  Speaker 2: wanting to keep things clean.
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  Speaker 1: Because of the government's efforts to create a nice place
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  Speaker 1: to live, Singaporeans take great pride in their home. This
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  Speaker 1: is one of the reasons they hold Changi Airport to
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  Speaker 1: such high standards. It is Singapore's statement to the world.
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  Speaker 1: It shows their country's success. Author Neil Humphreys.
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  Speaker 4: Writes, Changi Airport matters because it is not merely an
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  Speaker 4: airport to many Singaporeans, but an important chapter in the
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  Speaker 4: Singapore story. They are linked. The growth and success of
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  Speaker 4: both are very similar. Changi Airport is Singapore. Efficient, clean,
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  Speaker 4: modern and forward-thinking.
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  Speaker 2: While all airports try to keep their areas neat and clean,
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  Speaker 2: Shanji Airport is perfectly maintained. This makes a lasting impression
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  Speaker 2: on travelers. Singapore's commitment to neatness and tidiness has directly
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  Speaker 2: affected how Singaporeans approach their work. Everything must be kept
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  Speaker 2: orderly and organized. When Skytrax repeatedly named Shanji Airport the
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  Speaker 2: best airport in the world, It used a rating system
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  Speaker 2: by travellers for several categories.
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  Speaker 5: Travellers said, Changi Airport check-in is simple and speeds up
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  Speaker 5: the process. Its arrivals are flawless. Its transfers are seamless.
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  Speaker 5: Its security and immigration through to departure are the quickest.
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  Speaker 1: For citizens of Singapore, it is very easy to get
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  Speaker 1: to the airport. Singaporean Kesia Naurana Badalge says.
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  Speaker 6: It takes 30 minutes to get from the city centre
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  Speaker 6: to the airport by train or bus. It is inexpensive too.
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  Speaker 6: I live in the north-east of the country. Public transportation
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  Speaker 6: to the airport costs less than two Singapore dollars. There
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  Speaker 6: are no extra airport entrance fees.
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  Speaker 2: Shangyi Airport is not only clean and efficient, but it
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  Speaker 2: offers travelers things not found in other airports. The Jewel
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  Speaker 2: is an area inside the airport that holds the tallest
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  Speaker 2: indoor waterfall, the Rain Vortex. The water falls through a
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  Speaker 2: hole in the ceiling. The Shiseido Forest Valley surrounds the
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  Speaker 2: Rain Vortex. It is a garden with 60,000 shrubs and
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  Speaker 2: 900 trees. There are walking trails and places to sit
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  Speaker 2: throughout the garden. A light and sound show plays behind
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  Speaker 2: the waterfall at night.
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  Speaker 1: The airport has four terminals. Terminals are buildings where passengers
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  Speaker 1: can buy tickets, check their luggage and get on and
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  Speaker 1: off aeroplanes. Terminal 1 has an outdoor cactus garden on
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  Speaker 1: its rooftop. Terminal 2 offers a sunflower patch on its
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  Speaker 1: rooftop and the enchanted garden inside. Terminal 3 displays a
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  Speaker 1: pond for special fish and a garden for beautiful insects.
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  Speaker 1: It is the only garden found like it in any airport.
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  Speaker 2: Changi Airport has various works of art hung throughout the terminals.
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  Speaker 2: It even has a free movie theater that is open
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  Speaker 2: 24 hours a day. It shows all the latest movie releases.
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  Speaker 2: Terminal 3 provides a wall for climbing. The Jewel offers
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  Speaker 2: places for children to play. There is a rooftop swimming
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  Speaker 2: pool that is part of the Aerotel Airport Transit Hotel,
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  Speaker 2: connected to Terminal 1. There are more than 300 stores
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  Speaker 2: for shopping in the airport, including shops with the latest fashions.
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  Speaker 1: Hiskandar Zulkaneyan takes his family to Changi Airport every few weeks.
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  Speaker 1: They visit the jewel and enjoy the airport's rides and games.
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  Speaker 1: He says, I have yet to experience another airport that
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  Speaker 1: presents itself as a holiday, shopping, and eating spot.
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  Speaker 2: Most travelers in any airport need to eat before their
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  Speaker 2: flight or during their stopover. Shangyi Airport offers more food
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  Speaker 2: options than many cities. The Jewel alone contains more than
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  Speaker 2: 100 restaurants and bars scattered across its seven floors. A
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  Speaker 2: person can find food representing Japan, China, America, Great Britain,
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  Speaker 2: Latin America, Taiwan, Singapore, Vietnam, and many other nations. Terminal
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  Speaker 2: 3 has Singapore Food Street with food stands and restaurants.
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  Speaker 2: Terminal 2 includes an outdoor area called Hub & Spoke. Here,
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  Speaker 2: visitors can sit in the sun and dine at a cafe.
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  Speaker 2: The airport also offers vegan and vegetarian options. There are
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  Speaker 2: 24-hour places to eat at each terminal. This convenience is
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  Speaker 2: one thing that makes Changi different from other airports.
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  Speaker 1: Singapore Changi Airport offers flights by more than 100 airlines
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  Speaker 1: to 150 locations. The airport provides more than 6,400 weekly flights.
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  Speaker 1: Singapore Airlines has multiple trips between Asia and New York
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  Speaker 1: every day.
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  Speaker 2: Changi Airport is an exciting place to visit. For many,
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  Speaker 2: an airport is just a place to pass through. But
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  Speaker 2: Singaporeans have turned this one into a travel destination of
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  Speaker 2: its own.
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  Speaker 1: Which is the nicest airport you have visited? Have you
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  Speaker 1: ever been to Singapore's Changi Airport? Which feature of Changi
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  Speaker 1: Airport do you think is the most helpful? You can
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  Speaker 2: The writer of this episode was Peter Anderson. The producer
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  Speaker 2: was Michio Ozaki. The voices you heard were from the
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  Speaker 2: United Kingdom and the United States. All quotes were adapted
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  Speaker 2: for this episode and voiced by Spotlight. No AI or
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  Speaker 2: artificial intelligence was used in this episode. Spotlight episodes are written, voiced,
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  Speaker 2: and produced by real people for real people, no matter
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  Speaker 2: where in the world they live. This episode is called
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  Speaker 2: The Airport That Is A Travel Destination.
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  Speaker 1: Of Its Own. We hope you can join us again
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  Speaker 1: for the next Spotlight episode. Goodbye!