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