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