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