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Are you breathing wrong?

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Advanced lesson plan (B2 and above): Are you breathing wrong? -  BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content Breathing is natural: nothing difficult about it, right? Actually, there is a "right" and "wrong" way to get oxygen into your lungs, according to experts.  In this B2+ worksheet, students will practise using the passive voice with reporting verbs, see six breath-related idioms and learn lots of relevant vocabulary.   Educational materials shouldn't be paywalled. Show your support for my ESL content by  buying me a coffee!   Lesson objectives: 1) To match words for different types of breathing with pictures:  to gasp, to wheeze, to pant, to sigh, to sniff, to blow. 2) To practise using the passive voice with reporting verbs, while talking about the alleged benefits/risks of "alternate-nostril breathing". 3) To understand nuance and puns with three breath-related jokes, about an asthmatic, a seabird and an Apple Store.  4) To explain "cor...