Sun, sea and a stretch of sand are what make a perfect holiday. Relaxing on the beach is the ultimate holiday experience for many people but do you know where beaches come from? You usually find beaches where the sea meets the coast. Beaches take thousands of years to form. The sea and the wind help make beaches. As waves crash onto rocky shores, they throw the rocks around and break them into stones and then into pebbles. With time, the waves grind¹ the pebbles into sand. There are many different types of beaches. Each beach has its own characteristics that make it unique.² There are beaches with black or green sand, which results from lava from volcanoes. Others have pink or white sand which comes from corals. There are also rocky beaches, shelly beaches and ones covered with pebbles. Finally there are beaches with beautiful sand hills called dunes which remind us of deserts. 1 crush until sth becomes a fine powder 2 very unusual and special 3 make one think about sth again