Relacionar Columnas IV LEVEL UNIT 10 IN THE NEWS lesson 4Versión en línea Reading comprehension por Martha Uribe 1 Who is the woman? 2 Why do the haenyeo rub their masks with toothpaste? 3 What did she combine the footage she captured with? 4 Where is she from? 5 What did these women begin to do hundreds of years ago? 6 How old are the women? 7 How long do they swim without eating or drinking? 8 What is the woman wearing? 9 What does the film Breathing Underwater consist of? 10 What did the director do to film this documentary? a haenyeo, or “sea woman” They began to collect shellfish, octopuses, and seaweed to support their families. poetic narration written by Song Ji-na and touching music by Yang Bang-ean Most are older than 50, and some are over 80. She followed a group of haenyeo from Udo for seven years. a wetsuit eight hours a collection of the women’s memories to keep them clear Udo, an island off the southern coast of South Korea 1 What don’t they have? 2 What is the meaning of “breathing underwater?” 3 What is the biggest danger to haenyeo? 4 Why are they sometimes tempted to stay underwater? 5 How many classes of haenyeo are there and what are the differences between them? 6 What dangers do haenyeo face apart from cold water and lack of oxygen? 7 What does a diver do each time she surfaces and why? 8 What kinds of equipment do they use? wet-suits, round masks, fins, and weight belts along with spears, floats, and nets (She lets out a whistle called SUMBI that helps her recover her breath quickly. drowning “greed,” or a desire for success that conflicts with their desire for safety to grab just one more valuable sea creature There are three classes, and divers in each level can dive to varying depths. oxygen tanks fishing boats passing overhead, seaweed wrapping around their bodies, and getting carried away by the waves
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