The documentary film "Our Wonderful Home!" shows various aerial shots of places around Earth to depict the diversity of life and how humanity is threatening the planet's ecological balance. However, the film ends positively by noting efforts underway to combat environmental damage through renewable energy, protected areas, international cooperation, and increased education. One scene that impressed the author showed the immense scale of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest structure made by living organisms, which can be seen from space and supports a wide diversity of life.

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Our Wonderful Home!
Home is a 2009 documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. The film is almost entirely composed of aerial shots of various places
on Earth. It shows the diversity of life on Earth and how humanity is threatening the ecological balance of the planet. However
the film ends on a positive key; in the concluding notes, the narrator also refers to also what we are now doing to combat and
reverse our (homo sapiens’) destructive journey. The route we are now following includes renewable energy, the creation of
more and more national parks, international co-operation between various nations on environmental issues and the extra
education and reform being had across the globe in response to the current problems facing the earth.
Write a short paragraph about the image / part of the film that most impressed you. Try to recall the images you
saw in the film or watch it again on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU ). I’ve provided you with
some inspiration.
(Describe the image; Say what impressed you; Explain the message transmitted by that image...)
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2. The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs
and 900 islands stretching for over 2,600 kilometres (1,600 mi) over an area of approximately 344,400 square
kilometres (133,000 sq mi). The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world's biggest single structure made by
living organisms. This reef structure is composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps.
It supports a wide diversity of life and was selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981. CNN labeled it one of the
seven natural wonders of the world] The Queensland National Trust named it a state icon of Queensland.
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