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Atlas
Video page https://multimedia-english.com/videos/music/atlas-4492
Focus Reading
Description Read all the information everywhere on this page and answer the following questions. You can also print the video page and have it with you for consultation. (The questions are not in order)
Instructions For every sentence mark if it is true (YES) or false (NO).
 
Question YES NO
Here "up the road" means, "far away".    
In this song "the wire" is a cable used to transport electricity.    
If you are "about to do something" you are doing it.    
Here, heaven = happiness.    
"Search" means "look for".    
The man who sings is talking to a woman and to God.    
We can use the word "atlas" to refer to a collection of world maps.    
One of the lines of the song says "Help me get out of the fire".    
Here "the world" is a metaphor for humanity.    
If you "carry THE world" you will be very good at solving problems.    
"I'll carry your world" means that I will help you with your problems.    
"To carry" means "to move"    
Atlas carried the world on his shoulders because he is the king of the world.    
This song is part of the soundtrack for the movie saga Twilight    
To "slay" a dragon means to kill a dragon.    
To use a bow you always need arrows.    
In this song, "to explode" means "to start crying"    
Here "the world" is a metaphor for "problems".    
Atlas is a Greek god    
The man who sings wants to help a woman.    
Atlas carried the world on his shoulders as a punishment    
This song is sung by the band ColdPlay.    
To "slay" a dragon means to look for a dragon.    
Greeks usually represented Atlas carrying the planet earth on his shoulders.    
This song is the most important song in the soundtrack.    
Fire is a metaphor for conflict    
Here, heaven = wonderful nature.    
He says "lord" because he is talking to the king of this country.    
Atlas and Zeus were friends.    
If you "bend", you break in two.    
This song is the first song in the movie soundtrack.    
Chris Martin, the lead singer of ColdPlay, is a fan of the books that inspires the movie series "Hunger Games"    
A "dragon" here is a metaphor for bad things.    
Atlas fought against Zeus.    
In the Renaissance, Atlas is often represented carrying the skies on his shoulder.    
Total number of items: 35
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