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