Relier Pairs IV LEVEL UNIT 10 IN THE NEWS lesson 4Version en ligne Reading comprehension par Martha Uribe 1 How long do they swim without eating or drinking? 2 What did she combine the footage she captured with? 3 Who is the woman? 4 How old are the women? 5 What did these women begin to do hundreds of years ago? 6 Where is she from? 7 What is the woman wearing? 8 What did the director do to film this documentary? 9 What does the film Breathing Underwater consist of? 10 Why do the haenyeo rub their masks with toothpaste? She followed a group of haenyeo from Udo for seven years. They began to collect shellfish, octopuses, and seaweed to support their families. 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 to keep them clear a collection of the women’s memories a haenyeo, or “sea woman” eight hours a wetsuit 1 What is the biggest danger to haenyeo? 2 What does a diver do each time she surfaces and why? 3 What don’t they have? 4 What kinds of equipment do they use? 5 What dangers do haenyeo face apart from cold water and lack of oxygen? 6 Why are they sometimes tempted to stay underwater? 7 How many classes of haenyeo are there and what are the differences between them? 8 What is the meaning of “breathing underwater?” oxygen tanks drowning There are three classes, and divers in each level can dive to varying depths. “greed,” or a desire for success that conflicts with their desire for safety to grab just one more valuable sea creature fishing boats passing overhead, seaweed wrapping around their bodies, and getting carried away by the waves 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.