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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
Atlas carried the world on his shoulders because he is the king of the world.    
"To carry" means "to move"    
A "dragon" here is a metaphor for bad things.    
To use a bow you always need arrows.    
Here, heaven = wonderful nature.    
The man who sings is talking to a woman and to God.    
This song is the first song in the movie soundtrack.    
In this song "the wire" is a cable used to transport electricity.    
In this song, "to explode" means "to start crying"    
In the Renaissance, Atlas is often represented carrying the skies on his shoulder.    
We can use the word "atlas" to refer to a collection of world maps.    
Atlas carried the world on his shoulders as a punishment    
He says "lord" because he is talking to the king of this country.    
This song is sung by the band ColdPlay.    
Here "the world" is a metaphor for "problems".    
If you "carry THE world" you will be very good at solving problems.    
To "slay" a dragon means to look for a dragon.    
"Search" means "look for".    
The man who sings wants to help a woman.    
Here, heaven = happiness.    
Chris Martin, the lead singer of ColdPlay, is a fan of the books that inspires the movie series "Hunger Games"    
Here "up the road" means, "far away".    
One of the lines of the song says "Help me get out of the fire".    
To "slay" a dragon means to kill a dragon.    
This song is part of the soundtrack for the movie saga Twilight    
If you are "about to do something" you are doing it.    
Greeks usually represented Atlas carrying the planet earth on his shoulders.    
If you "bend", you break in two.    
This song is the most important song in the soundtrack.    
Fire is a metaphor for conflict    
Here "the world" is a metaphor for humanity.    
"I'll carry your world" means that I will help you with your problems.    
Atlas is a Greek god    
Atlas and Zeus were friends.    
Atlas fought against Zeus.    
Total number of items: 35
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