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