How to Pronounce /æ/ (and /e/ - “bad“ vs “bed“)

In this video you will learn how to pronounce the /æ/ sound in British English. I also also compare the /æ/ and /e/ sounds, so you will learn the difference between words like “mat“ and “met“, “bad“ and “bet“, etc. We’ll look at the sound in isolation, then in words, and then in sentences. // RECOMMENDED GRAMMAR BOOK 📘 English Grammar in Use: // RECOMMENDED BOOKS 📕 These are highly recommended books for people with around an A2-B1 level of English. Harry Potter: The complete Harry Potter set: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief: // RECOMMENDED PARALLEL READERS 📗 These are books with one page in English and one page in another language. Parallel Reader (Spanish): Parallel Reader (Italian): Parallel Reader (Russian): Parallel Reader (Japanese): Parallel Reader (French): Parallel Reader (German): // MOST POPULAR PRONUNCIATION VIDEOS 🌟 Can’t Find a Speaking Partner?: Improve your Pronunciation: The Alphabet: Can vs. Can’t: The Consonants: The Vowels: Pronounce “Clothes“: Pronounce “ed“ Endings: The Yorkshire Accent: // SUBSCRIBE FOR WEEKLY VIDEOS 📹 // FREE PHONEMIC CHART 💬 // FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA 📱 Ko-fi Donations: Website: Instagram: Facebook: Twitter: // COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS 🤔What camera do you use? I use a Canon 80D (from November 2019). What microphone do you use? Snowball for live streams: Lapel for videos: What camera do you use for your lives? HD Logitech: What editing software do you use? Filmora What software do you use for live streams? I use OBS. It’s free! How many years have you been teaching? I’ve been teaching since I was 16! So for over 10 years. What qualifications do you have? BA English Language and Linguistics, MSc Education TESOL, Cambridge CELTA. Can you teach me English? Sure! Just take a look at my website for more information // IMPORTANT Any links containing are affiliate links and I earn commission through these links. If any of my content is sponsored, I will place a notification in the video and description. I teach using just one of many accents in the world. Please only learn it if you like it and if you are interested in learning it. I do not believe there is one “correct” accent or manner of pronunciation and I fully encourage EFL/ESL learners to expose themselves to as many varieties of English around the world to become accustomed to the beautiful variations of this world language. I focus mostly on teaching “Modern RP” (I may just say “RP” in my older videos, but to clarify, I do specifically mean “Modern RP”), however, you will hear a lovely little Yorkshire twang to my accent from time to time too. Please LOVE and BE PROUD of your accent. After all, it is part of your identity and makes you unique. 💚