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SUMMARY: In today's world, our approach to nature is incomprehensible. On the one hand, we value it, on the other, we exploit its wealth, regardless of the consequences. There is the extinction of species and climate change as a result of such a robbery. The Duckbill, the Tree of Ténéré,  the Aral Sea, the Chacaltaya or Nazca Lines -these are the examples of remarkable treasures of the natural world, which arouse admiration in us. However, we have destroyed them. One of the 10 examples is Maya Beach in Thailand, where marine life has become extinct and a huge part of the coral reef is destroyed. VOCABUlARY ITEMS: awe Part of people look at the Palace of Culture and Science with awe  and part of it without puddle (of something) There was only a puddle instead of a big lake. to be abandoned The abandoned , old buildings attract a lot of people. to deem The Earth was deemed flat by people someday. THIS FILM

SUMMARY: John Green presents the history of the first "fertile crescent" civilizations in Mesopotamia between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates around 5,000 years ago. The man chronologically talks about successive civilizations starting from the city-state Uruk. Then about the floods and invasion of nomads, founding Babylon. In turn, Babylon was taken over by the Assyrians. During the film, he mentions the traditions, inventions of the inhabitants of Mesopotamia. For example, about the invention of writing, the Hammurabi's law or about the role of gods in the world, ziggurats. VOCABULARY ITEMS: slave labor I heard that in Asia some companies are working on  slave labor . presumption of innocence We can not forget about the  presumption of innocence. cuneiform Currently,  cuneiform writing is rarely used. to overestimate We often  overestimate what we have. tool I always have my  too ls  in the garage. THIS FILM