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