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