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