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