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Lesson Objectives
- Identify and understand key facts about Suvarnabhumi Airport, including its location, capacity, and infrastructure.
- Recognize and comprehend specific vocabulary related to aviation, airport facilities, and geographic terms.
- Develop reading comprehension skills through informational text about international travel.
- Respond accurately to multiple-choice questions based on factual details from the passage.
- Use contextual clues to complete fill-in-the-blank exercises meaningfully and accurately.
- Practice and enhance grammar skills using suffix and prefix exercises related to airport and travel vocabulary.
- Answer short questions with precise information taken directly from the reading passage.
Unit 6: Lesson 7: Reaching Bangkok
The plane landed at Suvarnabhumi Airport at four fifty-five p.m. The name ‘Suvarnabhumi’ is pronounced as “su-wan-na-poom”. The name is derived from Sanskrit, which means golden land. The name was chosen by King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
The airport is located in Racha Thewa in the Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province, thirty kilometres east of Bangkok.
The airport has two parallel runways. Both of them are sixty metres wide. One of the runways is four thousand metres long and the other is three thousand seven hundred metres. It can handle seventy-six flight operations per hour. It can handle forty-five million passengers and three million tonnes of cargo per year.
The airport passenger terminal is five hundred sixty-three thousand square metres, that is, six million sixty thousand square feet. It is the fourth biggest passenger terminal building in the world. The airport is going through phase two. It will raise its capacity to handle sixty-five million passengers per year. The airport has two five-storey car park buildings. The buildings can house five thousand cars.
Vocabulary List
| Word | Word | Word |
|---|---|---|
| Suvarnabhumi | Pronounced | Sanskrit |
| Adulyadej | Province | Kilometres |
| Parallel | Runways | Operations |
| Terminal | Capacity | Storey |
Multiple Choice Questions
- Where did the plane land?
- a) Don Mueang Airport
- b) Suvarnabhumi Airport
- c) Chiang Mai Airport
- d) Phuket Airport
- What does the word ‘Suvarnabhumi’ mean?
- a) Golden land
- b) Land of temples
- c) Land of freedom
- d) Royal kingdom
- Who chose the name ‘Suvarnabhumi’?
- a) The Prime Minister
- b) A Thai linguist
- c) King Bhumibol Adulyadej
- d) A Sanskrit scholar
- Where is the airport located?
- a) In the city center of Bangkok
- b) In Samut Prakan province
- c) Near the Chao Phraya River
- d) In northern Thailand
- How many runways does the airport have?
- a) One
- b) Two
- c) Three
- d) Four
- What is the length of the longer runway?
- a) 3,000 metres
- b) 3,700 metres
- c) 4,000 metres
- d) 4,500 metres
- What will be the airport’s future passenger handling capacity after phase two?
- a) 45 million passengers
- b) 50 million passengers
- c) 60 million passengers
- d) 65 million passengers
Short Questions
- At what time did the plane land at Suvarnabhumi Airport?
- How is ‘Suvarnabhumi’ pronounced?
- What does the name ‘Suvarnabhumi’ mean?
- Who chose the name ‘Suvarnabhumi’?
- Where is the airport located?
- How many runways does the airport have?
- How many passengers can the airport handle per year?
Fill in the Blanks
The plane landed at __________ Airport at four fifty-five p.m. The name ‘Suvarnabhumi’ is pronounced as __________. The name comes from the __________ language, and it means __________ land. It was chosen by King __________ __________. The airport is located in __________ Thewa in the __________ Phli district of Samut __________ province. It has two __________ runways. The airport can handle __________-six flight operations per hour and __________-five million passengers per year. Its terminal building is the __________ largest in the world.
Suffix and Prefix Exercise
Suvarnabhumi is an __________ (nation) airport located in Thailand. It handles a __________ (mass) number of passengers every year. The name was __________ (official) selected by the King. Its __________ (structure) design includes wide runways and __________ (space) terminals. Future __________ (expand) work is already under process. It will increase the airport’s __________ (able) to handle more passengers.
Answers
Word Details
| Word | Definition | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| Suvarnabhumi (Proper Noun) | The name of the international airport in Bangkok, Thailand; derived from Sanskrit meaning "golden land" | Bengali: সুভর্ণভূমি | IPA: /suːˈwɑːn.nə.puːm/ | The plane landed at Suvarnabhumi Airport at four fifty-five p.m. |
| Pronounced (Verb) | Spoken or articulated in a particular way | Bengali: উচ্চারিত | IPA: /prəˈnaʊnst/ | The name ‘Suvarnabhumi’ is pronounced as “su-wan-na-poom”. |
| Sanskrit (Noun) | An ancient Indic language of India, in which many Hindu scriptures are written | Bengali: সংস্কৃত | IPA: /ˈsænskrɪt/ | The name is derived from Sanskrit, which means golden land. |
| Adulyadej (Proper Noun) | The name of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand | Bengali: আদুল্যাদেজ | IPA: /əˈdʌljədeɪ/ | The name was chosen by King Bhumibol Adulyadej. |
| Province (Noun) | A territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country | Bengali: প্রদেশ | IPA: /ˈprɒvɪns/ | The airport is located in Samut Prakan province. |
| Kilometres (Noun) | A metric unit of measurement equal to 1,000 meters | Bengali: কিলোমিটার | IPA: /ˈkɪləˌmiːtəz/ | The airport is thirty kilometres east of Bangkok. |
| Parallel (Adjective) | Being an equal distance apart everywhere and not meeting | Bengali: সমান্তরাল | IPA: /ˈpærəlel/ | The airport has two parallel runways. |
| Runways (Noun) | Strips of land at an airport where aircraft can take off and land | Bengali: রানওয়ে | IPA: /ˈrʌn.weɪz/ | Both runways are sixty metres wide. |
| Operations (Noun) | Acts of working or functioning, especially organized activities | Bengali: কার্যক্রম | IPA: /ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənz/ | It can handle seventy-six flight operations per hour. |
| Terminal (Noun) | The building where passengers arrive and depart at an airport | Bengali: টার্মিনাল | IPA: /ˈtɜːmɪnəl/ | The airport passenger terminal is very large and modern. |
| Capacity (Noun) | The maximum amount that something can contain or handle | Bengali: ধারণক্ষমতা | IPA: /kəˈpæsəti/ | The new phase will raise the airport’s capacity. |
| Storey (Noun) | A level of a building | Bengali: তলা | IPA: /ˈstɔːri/ | The airport has two five-storey car park buildings. |
Multiple Choice Questions
- Where did the plane land?
- a) Don Mueang Airport
- b) Suvarnabhumi Airport ✅
- c) Chiang Mai Airport
- d) Phuket Airport
- What does the word ‘Suvarnabhumi’ mean?
- a) Golden land ✅
- b) Land of temples
- c) Land of freedom
- d) Royal kingdom
- Who chose the name ‘Suvarnabhumi’?
- a) The Prime Minister
- b) A Thai linguist
- c) King Bhumibol Adulyadej ✅
- d) A Sanskrit scholar
- Where is the airport located?
- a) In the city center of Bangkok
- b) In Samut Prakan province ✅
- c) Near the Chao Phraya River
- d) In northern Thailand
- How many runways does the airport have?
- a) One
- b) Two ✅
- c) Three
- d) Four
- What is the length of the longer runway?
- a) 3,000 metres
- b) 3,700 metres
- c) 4,000 metres ✅
- d) 4,500 metres
- What will be the airport’s future passenger handling capacity after phase two?
- a) 45 million passengers
- b) 50 million passengers
- c) 60 million passengers
- d) 65 million passengers ✅
Short Questions with Answers
-
At what time did the plane land at Suvarnabhumi Airport?
The plane landed at four fifty-five p.m. -
How is ‘Suvarnabhumi’ pronounced?
It is pronounced as “su-wan-na-poom”. -
What does the name ‘Suvarnabhumi’ mean?
The name means golden land. -
Who chose the name ‘Suvarnabhumi’?
King Bhumibol Adulyadej chose the name. -
Where is the airport located?
It is located in Racha Thewa in the Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province. -
How many runways does the airport have?
The airport has two parallel runways. -
How many passengers can the airport handle per year?
The airport can handle forty-five million passengers per year.
Fill in the Blanks - Answer Key
The plane landed at Suvarnabhumi Airport at four fifty-five p.m. The name ‘Suvarnabhumi’ is pronounced as su-wan-na-poom. The name comes from the Sanskrit language, and it means golden land. It was chosen by King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The airport is located in Racha Thewa in the Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province. It has two parallel runways. The airport can handle seventy-six flight operations per hour and forty-five million passengers per year. Its terminal building is the fourth largest in the world.
Suffix and Prefix Answer
Suvarnabhumi is an international airport located in Thailand. It handles a massive number of passengers every year. The name was officially selected by the King. Its structural design includes wide runways and spacious terminals. Future expansion work is already under process. It will increase the airport’s ability to handle more passengers.
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