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