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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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Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “Is Having Children Selfish?”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: happen, view, experience. Deze video bevat 80 zinnen en 986 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:04. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 195 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 86% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| consent werkwoord | /kənˈsɛnt/ | toestemmen, instemmen |
| biological bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ | biologisch, biologische |
| horrible bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/ | verschrikkelijk |
| drag werkwoord | /dɹæɡ/ | slepen |
| adopt werkwoord | /əˈdɑpt/ | adopteren, aannemen |
| selfish bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/ | egoïstisch, zelfzuchtig |
| topic zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | onderwerp, thema |
| gene zelfstandig naamwoord | /d͡ʒiːn/ | gen |
| pregnancy zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɹɛɡnənsi/ | zwangerschap |
| lonely bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈloʊnli/ | eenzaam, alleen |
| interact werkwoord | /ɪn.təˈɹækt/ | interageren, elkaar beïnvloeden |
| youngest bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈjʌŋ.ɡɪst/ | jongst |
| oppose werkwoord | /əˈpoʊz/ | tegenhouden, tegengaan |
| instinct zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/ | instinct |
| confront werkwoord | /kənˈfɹʌnt/ | confronteren |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| pick up werkwoord | oppakken, optillen |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- 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.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | you've done · You've dragged · you've never ever felt |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | be born · could be hit · was never born |
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | anyone who thinks · anyone who has · someone who exists |
| Advies met “should” should + werkwoord — zeggen wat een goed idee is | should have · should not act · shouldn't have |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 45 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, you've, you're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: biological /ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/, malaria /məˈlɛəɹi.ə/, negativity /ˌnɛɡ.əˈtɪ.vɪ.ti/, vasectomy /vəˈsɛktəmi/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: drag /dɹæɡ/, oppose /əˈpoʊz/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: drag /dɹæɡ/, interact /ɪn.təˈɹækt/, sadden /ˈsædən/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: drag /dɹæɡ/, pregnancy /ˈpɹɛɡnənsi/, youngest /ˈjʌŋ.ɡɪst/, mitigate /ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt/, surrogate /ˈsʌɹəɡɪt/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als consent, biological, horrible.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.