[00:00.00]Hello there and welcome to
[00:01.43]the Sounds American 4th of July special!
[00:03.94]The 4th of July, or Independence Day,
[00:06.70]is a big national holiday in the United States.
[00:09.59]On this day in 1776, thirteen British colonies
[00:14.72]declared their independence from England,
[00:17.12]this was the beginning of the US.
[00:19.10]Several decades later, by 1836,
[00:22.70]there were 25 states in the USA. Since then,
[00:26.53]the number of the states has increased to 50.
[00:29.60]Do you know how to correctly pronounce
[00:31.19]the names of all 50 states?
[00:32.77]That's what we'll practice in this video.
[00:34.83]You can do this while getting ready
[00:36.58]for a barbecue with your friends.
[00:38.15]This is how it works.
[00:39.58]You'll see the name of a state
[00:41.50]on the screen and hear its pronunciation.
[00:43.99]Like this, Alabama. Repeat
[00:47.30]each state name after the speaker.
[00:48.91]The more time you spend practicing,
[00:50.76]the sooner you'll see progress. Let's begin!
[00:53.56]Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas,
[00:58.41]California, Colorado, Connecticut.
[01:02.40]Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii,
[01:06.96]Idaho, Illinois, Indiana.
[01:10.44]Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
[01:15.61]Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts.
[01:19.90]Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi,
[01:23.57]Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada.
[01:28.56]New Hampshire, New Jersey,
[01:31.29]New Mexico, New York, North Carolina,
[01:35.49]North Dakota, Ohio.
[01:38.90]Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
[01:41.90]Rhode Island, South Carolina,
[01:44.69]South Dakota, Tennessee.
[01:47.18]Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington,
[01:53.50]West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
[01:56.79]You're done! Congratulations!
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