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