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