Noth­ing says sum­mer­time like a trip to the beach! And it would be so much eas­ier to enjoy your sum­mer vaca­tion if the word beach were eas­ier to say, wouldn’t it?

Of course, this year, if you were plan­ning a trip to the Gulf coast, the BP oil spill may have inter­rupted your plans. I know you hope, like I do, that the cleanup efforts will be successful.

And while I can’t promise a pos­i­tive out­come on the oil spill mess, I can promise that this video will show you the Amer­i­can pro­nun­ci­a­tion of the long e sound and help you to feel more con­fi­dent when you say the word beach.

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The other video I men­tion will be posted here in a few days, so be sure to book­mark this site or sign up to be noti­fied when the new post comes out. I don’t want you to miss out on this great prac­tice of the long e sound. And the bonus is that you will get to watch some really cute kids demon­strate the words for you!

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