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Back to Nature (heading) par MB

INTRODUCTION

  • Biodiversity: Exploring the variety of life, from microscopic organisms to majestic mammals.
  • Ecosystems: Understanding the interdependence between flora, fauna, and their habitats.
  • Natural Landscapes: Appreciating the beauty of mountains, forests, oceans, and deserts.
  • Environmental Challenges: Addressing issues like climate change, deforestation, and pollution.
  • Conservation Efforts: Highlighting initiatives aimed at preserving and restoring natural habitats.

💡David Attenborough is a renowned British broadcaster, natural historian, and environmentalist, best known for his work in nature documentaries. Born in 1926, he has spent decades educating the world about wildlife and environmental conservation through iconic BBC series.



🌿A LIFE ON OUR PLANET

“We need to learn how to work with nature”
(David Attenborough)

2-🌿the conservation legacy of theodore roosevelt

“The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased and not impaired in value”
Theodore Roosevelt

3-🌿national parks adventures

“All that the sun shines on is beautiful, so long as it is wild.” -John Muir, Poet

Q.1
“the early pioneers”
“beyond the FRONTIER”
“unmapped wilderness”
belong to = appartenir à
“the greatest NATURAL WONDERS”
“America’s wild”
“protected for eternity”

THE EARLY PIONEERS DIDN’T KNOW/ HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS BEYOND THE FRONTIER. NEVERTHELESS, THEY BELIEVED THAT NATURE BELONGED TO EVERYONE AND IT WAS NECESSARY TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE IT “FOR ETERNITY” and for everone”. The National Parks were born.

Q.2
a/ “AWE-INSPIRING” / “HEART-STOPPING” / “JAW-DROPPING”
(BODY-SHAKING) – BREATH-TAKING – (EYE-BLOWING/-BLEEDING/BLINDING) – MIND-BLOWING –
+ SPLENDID – MAGNIFICENT – GORGEOUS –
STUNNING – IMPRESSIVE – AMAZING = AWESOME – OVERWHELMING – DUMBFOUNDING

So, this documentary highlights the beauty of those landscapes (showcasing towering mountains, deep canyons, waterfalls, forests, and other vast natural landscapes). These pictures make you feel small and humble → we feel amazed, impressed, overwhelmed, in AWE !

3) Why Robert Redford? He was a well-known evironmentalist. His passion for the outdoors and evironmental issues made him the ideal storyteller/narrator for this film.

4) Keywords: pioneers – greatest natural wonders – wilderness – wild – adventure – explorers/ explore – national parks – outdoors – frontiers – imagine ….
These words are an invitation to travel , pay attention to nature, discover, explore and live an adventure !

5) a/ They propose


VOCABULARY

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