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