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