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