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