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