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Adoption

Adoption

Date: Jul 31 2009

Themes: Family

Grammar: Passive Voice

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Many people want to be parents, and when they think about it, they usually imagine raising their own biological children. But there are many kids all over the world who need parents. And some couples aren’t able to conceive. The only way they can have children is to adopt.

Adoption is highly regulated and it’s hard for parents who want to adopt a kid to get one. So in most cases, kids who get adopted end up in a good home.

Jason thinks adoption is a good idea because it helps keep the population down. Dale has an adopted sister. But there are some hard things that adopted kids have to deal with. Listen to them share their thoughts on adoption.

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Jason

Dale

Dale

Jason:  So, uh, my girlfriend kind of wants me to have kids at some point, like that’s important to her. But I’ve always thought the world just has too many people in it, you know, and you should just adopt.

Dale:  You know, my parents thought the same thing, so my little sister was adopted.

Jason:  Oh really? Is she from another country?

Dale:  She is from another country. She’s actually from the Philippines.

Jason:  OK.

Dale:  She was found six days after she was born.

Jason:  Yeah?

Dale:  And, uh, she was adopted by my mom and dad.

Jason:  Wow. How’s that been? Was it cool?

Dale:  I think that everything went perfectly fine until she turned about 18 and realized she had no baby pictures here. Who was her birth parents? Who really is her mom? Within families I believe that does cause a lot of stress.

Jason:  Did she look into her past, like, find out why she was put up for adoption?

Dale:  She tried, but I mean, she was really found at an orphanage. Now we believe that she’s extremely blessed in where she’s, you know…How she was able to come to the United States, that sort of thing.

Jason:  Why’d your parents decide to adopt? Overpopulation?

Dale:  Actually, to be honest with you, I was the oldest boy and she always wanted a girl. Tried again, had a boy. Third time, had a boy, so the fourth one was like, my dad goes, “You’re not gonna try anymore, let’s just guarantee we’re gonna have a girl.”

Jason:  Nice.

 

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Jason says that rather than have children of his own, he would prefer to adopt. Since there are already children out there who need parents, it makes sense to him to raise one of those rather than to bring a new baby into the world.

Dale’s sister is adopted. His parents always wanted a girl but their first three children were boys, so they decided to adopt a baby girl from the Philippines. They got her from an orphanage, so she was lucky to be adopted by an American family. But when she grew older, she wondered about her birth parents. Dale says that adopted children often worry about their past as they grow older.

Are you or any of your friends adopted? Would you prefer to adopt a child or raise your own?

 

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Rahma MD

Rahma MD

Indonesia

If I can conceive, i would prefer to raise my own child instead of adopting. I often hear there are many differences between get birth to a child and adopt him. The time when you have to strungle to take him out from your womb. How scare and nervous you are at that time, and even from the months before the H-day. It will be an awesome experience to make you be a mother:)
I also have an adopted friend. She was adopted when she was 7 days old. She enjoyed her life with her parents till she grew up and became a teenager. She began to make troubles in her school. Once, when his father got angry, he told her that she was not his biological child and then he often said that everytime he was angry. Can you imagine hw sad she was. Suddenly she felt nothing. Had no family, tried to look for her past. But it was useless.

03:01 PM Aug 01 2009 |

najla al qahtani

Saudi Arabia

yes i would like to adopt although its a BIG responsibility but it doesnt matter having a child from another country worth it loooolCool

02:26 PM Aug 01 2009 |

hicham nour10

Morocco

adoption is good idea, i think who has ability to adoption must accelerate to save a child from a loss .

there are many rich in the world what they do by thier wealth i think no thing only at the loss of no benefit they must be intereste in this erea. i hope one day to see a world of brotherhood and cooperation.

12:52 PM Aug 01 2009 |

Irene feng

Irene feng

China

people who are really kind are not selfish ,they will spread their love to everybody .so I agree with adoption ,if you are a responsible and loving parent,you won't mind sharing your love with a child who really need love and care.they are the same

10:02 AM Aug 01 2009 |

sukya

sukya

China

wow…interesting…so Dale has two brothers…hehe…i have two younger sisters as well!Actually,one of my younger sisters was adopted by another family!because my parents tried to have a boy.when my little brother was born…four siblings!u know…it's overload for a family at the old time!so my parents decided to put up for adoption!

But now,my sister still keeps contact with my family,she even visits us sometimes!!!hehe…we're so happy with it!

08:23 AM Aug 01 2009 |

Whitney S

Whitney S

Colombia

I think adopting is very human and lovlely.

06:16 AM Aug 01 2009 |

七彩

七彩

China

I’m not adopted, but I perfer to adopt a child. Because everyone has the right to be loved and love others. It is a pity that a child grow older without parents. They will miss the most precioused
memories about interest childhood
、worm family and love.

02:03 AM Aug 01 2009 |

Ca_Brazil

Ca_Brazil

Brazil

im not adopted and im not sure now if a have a friend who was adopted. since then i grew up i have been keeping in my mind that i may not have kids, though i like them, so if i make it up someday i think adoption is good thing to do, not just because the overpopulation, but its an act of love to give a second chance for who didnt ask to come to the world and got abandoned. 

11:58 PM Jul 31 2009 |

MYRIAN

Peru

I THINK ADOPCION IS A GOOD IDEA FOR COUPLES WHO  CAN NOT HAVE FOR THEIR . MY COUPLE AND I HAVE DICEDE TO HAVE OUR OWN CHILDREN AND ALSO TO ADOPT A CHILD MORE BECAUSE. WE VE NOTICED .THERE ARE A LOT CHILDREN  IN THE ESTRET .IN CONTRAST TO OTHER CHILDREN AT THE SAME AGE . THEY ARE WORKING,IN SOME CASES BY NECESITY AND OTHER, BECUSE PARENTS PUSH THEM TO WORK AND MANTAIN THE FAMILY.JUST THEY NEED  AFFECT  PROTECTION AND LOVE.

11:11 PM Jul 31 2009 |

chester1979

China

Smile To adopt a chid is good for me ,cuz i think it's a good thing that many people, cuz ther age is hard to bear with tha body ,so i totally agree to adopt a child .

07:00 PM Jul 31 2009 |

mardyyang

China

i prefer to rise my own child,chinese just so traditional.there a lot of childs need to be adopted ,but nowaday ,less

03:00 PM Jul 31 2009 |

mardyyang

China

i prefer to rise my own child,chinese just so traditional.there a lot of childs need to be adopted ,but nowaday ,less

03:00 PM Jul 31 2009 |

arco iris

arco iris

Oman

Iam very happy whene i see to your picture and litter,Iwish send for my,with loveEmbarassed

02:36 PM Jul 31 2009 |

rosendo

rosendo

Mexico

is hard to talk abt adoption , bcs there are some points to have in mind , for instance :

to be honest ,,there are people (couple) who just adopt a baby , yung to exploit him or her , but how do they can get a child from the one orphane ? good cuestion , uh ,, eventhough this activity is too regulated.

but in the other hand there are couples desesperate bcs they cant conceive a child , they really want to raise a baby , this girl desire to hear MOM from this angel , and

i hope from my heart that these couples who are running around the world to find a baby finally arrive this day who they desire alot , and the miracle was done.

i said miracle , bcs a baby is a miracle from god.

god bless them .  

 

02:16 PM Jul 31 2009 |

L_a_d_a

L_a_d_a

Ukraine

Non of my friends is adopted but i know people who were adopted and who adopt

So i think that it`s a good point to do

Well i want to adopt a kid but it`s too difficult to do if only one wants it and another thinks that it`s impossible to adopt someone 

02:14 PM Jul 31 2009 |

cosmopolitan_1985

Algeria

In a nutshell, i really see eye to eye with the idea of adoption, because there's some people who are deprived from their parents, and didn't tast the happiness, and maybe they may find some affection with other couple who are also unable to have children, so it's complimentary indeed, one make the other happy.

        all-in-all nice topic 

02:12 PM Jul 31 2009 |

cosmopolitan_1985

Algeria

In a nutshell, i really see eye to eye with the idea of adoption, because there's some people who are deprived from their parents, and didn't tast the happiness, and maybe they may find some affection with other couple who are also unable to have children, so it's complimentary indeed, one make the other happy.

        all-in-all nice topic 

02:12 PM Jul 31 2009 |

meteorareanimation

Egypt

I would prefer to have my own children unless for some reason we can't have our own child then we could adopt. Adoption is really humane and I'm all for it.

02:06 PM Jul 31 2009 |

jack289

Algeria

I also think adoption is a very nice way to give happiness to children with no family and living in poor areas. When couples can’t conceive or don’t want to make overpopulation more heavy than it is, the only thing they can do is to adopt. It’s good for them and they do it for God. For me when people want to have many children, they’ve just to conceive a biological child and the others will be adopted. Imagine that a little girl or a boy is living in a very bad situation; she or he can die in a little age. But if she/he is adopted, she/he can live a long time.

01:37 PM Jul 31 2009 |

erhnakyz

erhnakyz

Turkey

i consider that everbody has just one biological baby. if you want more child they should adopt. Because we have been living in a very bad situation world. we do not right to make worse for more people.

01:14 PM Jul 31 2009 |

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