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