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