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