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