461. Read out loud: Dr. Seuss Fox in Socks Pronunciation Practice

A tweedle beetle, noodle poodle, Bottled, paddled, muddled, duddled, fuddled, waddled. Fox in Socks. Sir, I am super excited for today's session because today we are going to read together Fox in socks by Dr. Seuss. One of my favorite books. Really? You're listening to the Influency podcast. I'm Hadar, your host, a pronunciation expert, fluency coach and a proud non native speaker. With over 16 years of experience teaching, I am here to share with you all my secrets on how to show up in English clearly with confidence and freedom. On this podcast, I'll provide step by step strategies, lessons, stories and practical tips to keep you inspired and motivated on your English English journey. Are you ready? Let's do it. Hey everyone, it's Adar. Thank you so much for joining me. I am super excited for today's session because today we are going to read together Fox in socks by Dr. Seuss. One of my favorite books. Really. Fox and Socks is such a great book to practice pronunciation, explore the nuances in sounds and definitely explore and enjoy the rhythm of English. So today I'm going to read with you the entire book and explain specific things like sounds, intonation, melody and also rhythm. It's going to be great to improve your vowels, improve your pronunciation and just have fun. You don't have to have children to practice Fox and Socks with me. I guarantee you are going to tap into your inner child and enjoy this practice with me. So close the door, turn the volume up and let's get started. In case you don't know me, my name is Hadar. I'm a non native speaker of English. I'm a speech and pronunciation and fluency coach and I'm here to help you speak English with clarity, confidence and freedom. If you enjoy this lesson and you want to explore more lessons with me, then go to hadar shemesh.com or follow me on social media where I share daily lessons with you. All right, so let's get started. Fox in socks. Fox, socks, box, Knox. These words are going to be repeated throughout the book. Make sure you pronounce them correct clearly with the open ah as in father sound as it's pronounced in American English. Ah, Fox, socks, box. Knocks. Relax your jaw. Knocks in box. Fox in socks. So notice here the rhythm when there is a content word like a name or a noun, Knox and fox. Then it's stressed. Box is stressed, in is a function word and it's reduced. So we're going to say it quickly and not put a lot of effort there Knocks in box. Ta da da. Fox in socks. Now, I'm teaching this to you right now because you'll see that pattern being repeated throughout the entire book, but also in English. Knocks on fox in socks in box. Let's do it again because it's short. Knocks on fox in socks in box. Socks on Knox and Knox in box. Now, what you can do, by the way, you can pause the video after I read a line and then read after me. The reason why it's good is because sometimes we're going to have long lines and it's going to be harder for you to follow. If I pause myself for you to repeat. And the video is going to take 72 hours and we don't want that. So let's do this part again. Socks on Knox and knocks in box. Socks on Knox and knocks in box. Fox in socks on box on Knox. Let's move to the I sound. Practice the not I. Chicks. Bricks. Chicks. Bricks. Chicks. Bricks. Let's do it. Chicks with bricks come. Chicks with blocks come. Chicks with bricks and blocks and clocks come. Look, sir, Look. Cook book shook. Look, Sir. Look, sir. Mr. Knox, sir. Let's do tricks. I. Tricks. Let's do tricks with bricks and blocks, sir. Let's do tricks with chicks and clocks, sir. Now pause and repeat this. First, I'll make a quick trick, brick. S. Stack. We're introducing the A sound, so listen again. Quick. I, trick. I, brick. I stack. New sound. So every time we're introduced to a new sound and that sound starts to take over. Okay, first I'll make a quick trick, brick, stack. Then I'll make a quick trick, block, stack. Block stack. Ah. Ah. You can make a quick trick, chick stack. Quick trick, chick stack. You can make a quick trick, clock stack. And here's a new trick, Mr. Knox. Socks on chicks and chicks on fox. Fox on clocks on bricks and blocks. Let's do that part again. Notice the rhythm. And also notice that I don't pronounce the word and fully. It's short. Okay, and here's a new trick, Mr. Knox. K is not pronounced socks on. Chicks and chicks on fox. Fox on. Clocks on bricks and blocks. Bricks and blocks on. Knocks on box. Now we come to ticks and talks, sir. So again, we're still in the I and ah. I. Ah. Tick tock, Tick, tock. Tick tock. Tick tock, Tick tock. Now we come to ticks and tocks, sir. Try to say this, Mr. Knox, sir, and you can connect it, Mr. Knox, sir, take a breath. Clocks on fox. Tick. Clocks on Knox talk. Six sick bricks tick. You can say it again. Six sick bricks, tick. So now we're playing with the consonants, not the vowels. All the vowels are okay. And then the consonants around shift. Six sick bricks, tick. Okay, so one ends with Ks and the other ends with K. Sicks. Sick, bricks, tick. See the pattern? And then the last line. Sick. Sick chicks talk. Let's do this whole page again. Clocks on. Fox tick. Clocks on. Knocks, talk. Six sick bricks tick. Six sick chicks talk. Please, sir, I don't like the strict. Sir, my tongue. Tongue. Tongue don't pop the G. My tongue isn't Quicker, slick, sir. Quicker, Slick. Quicker. Quicker. Quicker, quick or quicker slick, Sir, I get all those ticks and clucks, sir, mixed up with the chicks and tocks, sir. I can't do it. Mr. Fox, sir. Pause and repeat. I'm so sorry, Mr. Knox, sir. Here's an easy game to play. Here's an easy thing to say. Are you ready? New socks, two socks. Whose socks, Sue? Socks. Let's do it again. The rhythm changes. Have you noticed? New socks, two socks. The new sound that is introduced is the oo, as in food. New socks. And you can also say new. Both are correct. New socks, two socks. Whose socks, Sue? Socks. Who sews whose socks? So here's something really confusing. The second word to sew, right, is pronounced with the o, as in go, even though the spelling looks like the oo, as in food. It's deliberate. We're trying to confuse you. So who sews whose socks? Let's do it again. Who sews whose socks? Sue sews Sue's socks. This is a tricky one. So tense. Oo, long o. And then we have the S sound that keeps popping up. Who sews whose socks? Sue sews Sue's socks. Who sees who? So whose new socks, sir? Let's do it again. Who sees? Who sew? Whose new socks, sir? You see? So. So's new socks, sir. Let's do that part again. You see, Sue? So Sue's new socks, sir. That's not easy, Mr. Fox, sir. If you need to repeat it, pause the video, repeat the page, and let's move on. Who comes? Crow comes. Slow. Joe Crow comes. So in the previous page, the sound o was introduced. Now the sound O takes over. Who comes? Crow. O. O. Crow comes. Slow. Joe Crow comes. Who sews crows? Clothes. So here the word clothes has the th sound, but actually you don't have to pronounce it because. So you can just say clothes. Clothes. Just like, close the door and I'm wearing Clothes. Who sews crows Clothes. Who sews crows Clothes. Let's say it fast. Who sews crows? Clothes. Who sews crows? Clothes. Who sews crows clothes. Good. Sue sews crows clothes. Sue sews crows clothes. Slow Joe Crow sews. Whose clothes? Sue's clothes. Let's do it again. Slow Joe Crow sews. Whose clothes? Sue's clothes. Do you feel your jaw a little? Because I do. Sue sews socks of fox in socks. Now let's do it again. Sue sews socks of fox in socks. Now slow Joe Crow sews knocks in box. Now slow. Jo Crow shadow me. Sews. Knocks in box. Now sue sews rows on slow Joe Crow's clothes. Let's do that part again slowly. Pause the video when you need it. Sue sews rose on slow Joe Crow's clothes. Fox sews hose on slow Joe Crow's nose. Now changing rhythm. Repeat after me. Hose goes. Rose grows nose. Hose goes somewhere crows. Rose grows some. Mr. Fox. I hate this game, Sir. This game makes my tongue quite lame. Sir. Mr. Knox, sir. What a shame, sir. We'll find something new to do. Now. Here is lots of new blue goo. Now. Going back to the oo sound. Oo oo new goo. So let's do that line again. We'll find something new to do. Now. Here's a lot of new blue goo now. New goo. Blue goo. Gooey gooey blue goo. New goo. Gluey gluey. I hope no one can hear me outside the store. Okay, going back to real text. Gooey goo for chewy chewing. That's what that goo goose is doing. Do you choose to chew goo too, Sir? If, sir, you, sir, choose to chew, sir. With that goo Goose chew, sir. Do, sir. Mr. Fox, sir. I won't do it. I can't say it. I won't chew it. Won't, won't, won't. Let's do it again because it's fun and easy. Give me your attitude here. Please, Mr. Fox, sir. I won't do it. I can't say it. I won't chew it. Very well, sir. Step this way. We'll find another game to play. Bim comes Ben comes. Bim brings Ben broom. Ben brings Bim broom. I, E, E, I. Bim Ben. And then there is the M and the N For some speakers. This is going to be quite interesting. Let's do it again. Bim comes. Ben comes. Bim brings Ben broom. Ben brings Bim broom. You got this. Very good. Let's continue. Portuguese speakers. I'm with you. Ben bends. Bims broom. Bim bends, bends, broom. Bims, bends, bends, bends. Ben's bent broom breaks. Bent broom. The T is held bent brush, broom. So Ben spent broom breaks. Bim's bent broom breaks. Ben's band, Bims band. We're adding the ah sound, but the ah before an N is a little bit like an e. So it's a little different, eh? Benz band. Can you hear the difference? Ben's band, Bim's band, big bands, pig bands. Bim and Ben lead bands with brooms. Ben's band, bangs and Bim's band booms. Do you get it? Do you get what this means? It's silly, but it has a meaning. Like, it makes sense. Ben's band, bangs and Bims band booms. Okay, different sounds, different bands. Different sounds, different people. It's really important. Pig band, boom band, big band, broom band. My poor mouth can't say that. No, sir. My poor mouth is much too slow, sir. Much too slow. Much too slow, sir. Well, then bring your mouth this way. I'll find it something it can say. Take a breath. Especially you Japanese speakers. Luke Luck likes lakes. Luke's duck likes lakes. Luke Luck likes lakes. Luke's duck licks lakes. Let me explain. So we're practicing the l sound. L, L, L. And then we have the following sounds. And it's tricky because of the spelling, because the spelling is the same, but the sounds are different. Listen. Luke OO Luck likes I. Lakes, A. So if we're just thinking of the vowel sounds here we have ooh, I, A. Ooh, I, A. Ooh, I, A. Luke luck likes lakes. But then it changes. Luke's duck likes lakes. The vowels are the same, but the consonants change. Luke's luck licks lakes. Now we have the e sound. And then Luke's duck licks lakes. Are you good? Are you still with me? Stay until the end, okay? You got this. You'll be proud of yourself at the end. Duck takes licks in lakes. Lukluk likes. That's one of my favorite lines. Duck takes licks in lakes. Lukluk likes. Lukluk takes licks in lakes. Duck likes. So Lou Cluck is the name. Like, first name, family name. Right? Lou Cluck. Hi, my name is Lou Cluck. Right. And if you think of it like that, it's easier. Duck takes licks in lakes. Lukluck likes. Lukluck takes licks in lakes. Duck likes. I can't blab. Such blubber. Blubber. My tongue isn't made of rubber, Mr. Knox. Now come. Now, come now. You don't have to be so dumb now. I resent this word. I just want to say you don't pronounce the B in the word dumb. But I shouldn't have used it. Try to say this, Mr. Knox, please. Okay, th's. If you don't have ths in your language, take a deep breath. I got you. We're going to do it slowly. I'll read one line and then you read right after me. Through three cheese trees, three free fleas flew. While these fleas flew, freezy breeze blew. Freezy breeze made these three trees freeze. Freezy trees made these trees cheese freeze. That's what made these three free fleas sneeze. Now pause it and read it yourself slowly. Stop it. Stop it. That's enough, sir. I can't say such silly stuff, sir. Very well then, Mr. Knox. Sir. Very well. Very well. Hindi speakers, Russian speakers, Ukrainian speakers. Very well. Very well. Very well. Eastern European languages. Very well. Very well. Very well then, Mr. Knox, sir. Let's have a little talk about Tweedle beetles. Flap T and dark L. Are you ready? Take a breath. What do you know about Tweedle Beetles? Well, when Tweedle beetles fight, it's called a Tweedle beetle battle. E. Ah twee. Roll, roll, roll, roll. So it's like a R sound light D or like a very short R. Like a tap Ra Ra. And then a dark L O. Tweedle, Tweedle Tweedle. When Tweedle beetles fight, it's called a Tweedle beetle battle. And when they battle in a puddle cup puddle. It's a Tweedle beetle puddle battle. Gonna let you read that. And when Tweedle beetles battle with paddles in a puddle they call it a Tweedle beetle puddle paddle battle. Pause the video and read that part. And when Tweedle battle beetles in a puddle paddle battle. And the beetle battle puddle is a puddle in a bottom they call this a Tweedle beetle bottle puddle paddle battle muddle. And when beetles fight these battles in a bottle with their paddles and the bottles on a poodle and the poodles eating noodles Just pause and repeat. They call this let's do it together. I'm going to do it slowly and just follow me. Don't make sense of it. A muddle puddle. Tweedle poodle beetle noodle bottle paddle battle. You want to do it faster? Let's do it. They call this a muddle puddle. Tweedle poodle beetle noodle bottle paddle battle. And now wait a minute. Mr. Socks Fox. When the fox is in the bottle where the Tweedle beetles battle with their Paddles in a puddle on a noodle eating poodle. This is what they call a tweedle beetle Noodle poodle. Bottled, paddled, muddled, duddled, fuddled, waddled. Fox in socks, sir. Fox and socks. Our game is done, sir. Thank you for a lot of fun, sir. And so is our practice, my friends. Yes, it is. How are you feeling? Did you enjoy it as much as I did? Because I sure did practice it recording this for you. Except for some of the mispronunciations and outtakes I had. This was such a great fun for me. I used to read this book for my daughters all the time until they were like, mom, stop. This is so annoying. I was like, no, I want to continue. And I tried to do it for myself more than for them, but then they won and I stopped reading it for them. And then my daughter Amalia suggested that I do this for you guys. And then my team said, hey, why don't you do fox and socks? And I was like, I meant to do this. So here I am recording this video for you. I hope you enjoyed it. I hope it wasn't too scary if it didn't make sense to you, it's okay. It does not make sense. Like technically it does, but it doesn't. And you need to look at the drawings to understand what the heck you're actually saying. But this is a great, great, great opportunity to practice rhythm, to practice pronunciation, and that's it. And to hang out with me, which is the main reason for why we are doing this, right? If you'd like to practice pronunciation with me even more, go to my website, hadarshamish.com and I also have a 14 day pronunciation plan. If you'd like to dive deeper into practicing your pronunciation, I have a lesson for you every single day with practice drills and audio recording. And it's completely free. My 14 day pronunciation plan is available for you, so you can just click on the link below this video and download it. If you're listening to the podcast, you can just click the link in the description and get the 14 day pronunciation plan. People absolutely love, love, love it. And don't worry, we won't be practicing Dr. Seuss. There just other vicious pronunciation exercises that you're gonna love. All right, have a beautiful, beautiful rest of the day. Thank you so much for joining me and I will see you next week in the next video. Now go take care of your tongue. Okay, good bye.