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I'm a single mum.
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Well you've done something really horrible though.
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You've dragged someone and forced them into a position they didn't want to be in.
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No one ever asked to be born.
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I feel like you're on another planet.
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Having children is obviously such a joy and a great thing in life.
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It's a natural feeling as a woman.
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We all have that maternal instinct as well.
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My view on biological children, I don't think people should have them.
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I'm going to have to stop here and just ask you why.
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No one ever asks to be born.
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When you give birth, you're choosing to do something to someone else.
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You're creating them.
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They never ask for it.
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You know, you can't get consent from someone to bring them into the world.
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But it is a natural process.
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But just because something's natural doesn't mean it's right.
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There are many things that happen in nature which we would say that's bad, like malaria, you know, animals rape each other, things like this.
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If you look at any other situation in our daily lives where we would talk about consent should not act
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if you can't get consent from someone.
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I'm a single mum and I have a son who's nine years old
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and just before I turned 20 I decided
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that I was going to be a surrogate and I was UK's youngest surrogate to triplets.
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I can totally understand that people have this biological drive.
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Nothing's stopping me like I could do it.
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Well actually I had a vasectomy two weeks ago
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so there is something stopping me there was nothing okay
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there was nothing there was nothing stopping me what made you make
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that decision so young because i know already
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that i'm not going at the age of 23
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i did not know half of what i know
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now the feelings change i'm sure you're not the same i'm definitely not the same person
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that i was when i was 19 to experience like pregnancy i can't even put into words how
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that feels like it's a feeling
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that you've never ever felt before like i don't know it kind of saddens me to know
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that you'll never experience that all of
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that to me just sounds like an ego trip you've brought someone into existence
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and it's made you feel all these things yeah that's good for you
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but we can't see other people as a means to our own ends okay
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i'm just gonna say it how it is i feel like you're on another planet i can understand now
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that bringing someone into the world just for my selfish desires is not a good reason to do it
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when you do create someone you're bringing them into a world where you you know
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that there are loads of bad things
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that could happen to them they could be hit by a car
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and live with lasting pain they could get cancer very early on fall victim to sex trafficking all things like this
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do you think that your selfish desire to have that kid is worth it if they live a life like that
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that's a bit crazy like why are you always picking up the negative in this sit
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because that's all i'm hearing you say is so this could happen
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that could happen so i'm sure you've had a bad experience
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or event some point in your life up until now most people have whether it's a bad memory
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or you've lost someone or whatever the case is you learn to deal
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and cope you learn you learn to mitigate the bad things
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that happen to you but no one can just live their life but
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but bringing someone into existence well you've done something really horrible there you've dragged someone
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and forced them into a position they didn't want to be in
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and those bad things are happening to them and you've done
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that biologically your gene pool that will end with you
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so what's bad about that just how do you feel just knowing
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that yeah fine good i'm not opening the door to any more bad things happening to people
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it just literally makes no sense i mean most people
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that i interact with have um the same view as you
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so like you've never met anyone who thinks my way
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and literally everyone i meet thinks your way are you a lonely child no no no
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i have a sister no did you have a good childhood
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like yeah yeah yeah everyone thinks anyone who has this view no not not even
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that if you had a good childhood then you know what it feels like to experience joy and memories.
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Yeah, as someone who exists, but if I was never born, I would have never have missed that.
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So what would you say to me if I was the one that was looking for a surrogate?
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Well, I would think you shouldn't.
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And I would say, like, if you want to have a child and raise them, adopt.
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I've had debates with many people, but that was something else.
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I just feel more sad for him, really, that just at a young age, he's made such a life -changing decision.
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Just frustrated with all the negativity about why you shouldn't have children and not the positive side of what you should enjoy.
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I'd rather have kids.
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100 % life is here to be lived and I can't wait to have more children.
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We don't agree but I enjoyed it.
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I do understand where people are coming from.
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This is a topic where I'm so often confronted by the opposing view
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that if I would have heard anything by now that would make me change my mind, I think I would have heard it.
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I would rather have no biological children, but I'm perfectly up for adopting someone.
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Cette leçon d’expression orale s’appuie sur la vidéo « Is Having Children Selfish? ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : happen, view, experience. Cette vidéo contient 80 phrases et 986 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 5:04. Le locuteur parle vite, environ 195 mots par minute : attendez-vous à des liaisons et à des sons réduits. 86 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais ; le reste mérite d’être vu avant de commencer.
Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo
15 mots de la vidéo à retenir, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| consent verbe | /kənˈsɛnt/ | consentir, approuver |
| biological adjectif | /ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ | biologique |
| horrible adjectif | /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/ | horrible, affreux |
| drag verbe | /dɹæɡ/ | traîner |
| adopt verbe | /əˈdɑpt/ | adopter |
| selfish adjectif | /ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/ | égoïste |
| topic nom | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | sujet, thème |
| gene nom | /d͡ʒiːn/ | gène |
| pregnancy nom | /ˈpɹɛɡnənsi/ | grossesse, gestation |
| lonely adjectif | /ˈloʊnli/ | seul |
| interact verbe | /ɪn.təˈɹækt/ | interagir |
| oppose verbe | /əˈpoʊz/ | s'opposer à |
| instinct nom | /ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/ | instinct |
| confront verbe | /kənˈfɹʌnt/ | confronter |
| maternal adjectif | /məˈtɝnəl/ | maternel |
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
| Mot | Sens |
|---|---|
| pick up verbe | soulever |
Des phrases à répéter
Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :
- I feel like you're on another planet.
- Nothing's stopping me like I could do it.
- We don't agree but I enjoyed it.
La grammaire de cette vidéo
Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :
| Structure | Dans la vidéo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenant | you've done · You've dragged · you've never ever felt |
| Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le fait | be born · could be hit · was never born |
| Propositions relatives who / which + proposition — une précision sur une personne ou une chose | anyone who thinks · anyone who has · someone who exists |
| Conseil avec « should » should + verbe — dire ce qu’il vaut mieux faire | should have · should not act · shouldn't have |
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 45 contractions et formes réduites, comme I'm, you've, you're. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: biological /ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/, malaria /məˈlɛəɹi.ə/, negativity /ˌnɛɡ.əˈtɪ.vɪ.ti/, vasectomy /vəˈsɛktəmi/
Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :
- /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: biological /ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/, gene /d͡ʒiːn/
- /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: horrible /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/, drag /dɹæɡ/, pregnancy /ˈpɹɛɡnənsi/, interact /ɪn.təˈɹækt/, confront /kənˈfɹʌnt/
Comment s’entraîner avec cette vidéo
- Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
- Commencez à la vitesse 0,75×, répétez phrase par phrase, puis revenez à la vitesse normale quand cela devient facile.
- Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme consent, biological, horrible.
Qu'est-ce que la technique du Shadowing ?
Le Shadowing est une technique d'apprentissage des langues fondée sur la science, développée à l'origine pour la formation des interprètes professionnels. Le principe est simple mais puissant : vous écoutez de l'anglais natif et le répétez immédiatement à voix haute — comme une ombre suivant le locuteur avec un décalage de 1 à 2 secondes. Les recherches montrent une amélioration significative de la précision de la prononciation, de l'intonation, du rythme, des liaisons, de la compréhension orale et de la fluidité.