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