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 did these women begin to do hundreds of years ago? 3 Why do the haenyeo rub their masks with toothpaste? 4 What did the director do to film this documentary? 5 What does the film Breathing Underwater consist of? 6 What did she combine the footage she captured with? 7 Who is the woman? 8 How long do they swim without eating or drinking? 9 What is the woman wearing? 10 How old are the women? They began to collect shellfish, octopuses, and seaweed to support their families. Most are older than 50, and some are over 80. eight hours a haenyeo, or “sea woman” Udo, an island off the southern coast of South Korea poetic narration written by Song Ji-na and touching music by Yang Bang-ean She followed a group of haenyeo from Udo for seven years. to keep them clear a collection of the women’s memories a wetsuit 1 What is the biggest danger to haenyeo? 2 Why are they sometimes tempted to stay underwater? 3 What is the meaning of “breathing underwater?” 4 What kinds of equipment do they use? 5 What don’t they have? 6 What dangers do haenyeo face apart from cold water and lack of oxygen? 7 How many classes of haenyeo are there and what are the differences between them? 8 What does a diver do each time she surfaces and why? drowning “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. 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 oxygen tanks fishing boats passing overhead, seaweed wrapping around their bodies, and getting carried away by the waves
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