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English for Apologies

43 real scenes from 35 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for apologies.

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5 minC1
“You gotta give action to get action.”

An Apology Becomes a Power Play · Swimming with Sharks 1994 · Ch. 7/16

  • Negotiation
  • Apologies
  • Persuading
2 minB1
“Get your father. Tell him to send the police to Dorothy's apartment.”

Jeffrey and Sandy Reconcile · Blue Velvet 1986 · Ch. 8/9

  • Getting back together
  • Apologies
  • Apologizing
2 minB1
“Mr. Vanderhof, you once told me I was a failure as a father.”

Kirby Admits He Failed · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 27/27

  • Apologies
  • Comforting a friend
  • Confessing
2 minB1
“Here's to the triumph of Downton and my beautiful wife.”

Two Ordinary Blokes Talk Late at Night · Downton Abbey 2019 · Ch. 19/22

  • Parties
  • Apologies
  • Apologizing
5 minB2
“It's a good thing I'm wearing my begging pants.”

David Begs the Group to Come Back · We're the Millers 2013 · Ch. 21/21

  • Arguments
  • Apologies
  • Apologizing
3 minB1
“This was my doing and my doing alone.”

Sidney Promises Nothing Will Go Wrong · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 17/30

  • Apologies
  • Crime scenes
  • Confessing
3 minB2
“- That's foolish, isn't it? - No, just one thing is foolish: You're living somebody else's life.”

The Tobacconist Gossips About Windward · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 5/28

  • Small talk
  • Apologies
  • Explaining
6 minB1
“I thought I would be a different woman.”

Abuela Apologizes to Mirabel · Encanto 2021 · Ch. 17/19

  • Apologies
  • Parents & kids
  • Apologizing
8 minB2
“Turns out it s not easy to ruin someone s life once you find out how wonderful they are”

Margaret Confesses at the Wedding · The Proposal 2009 · Ch. 13/14

  • Speeches
  • Apologies
  • Confessing
2 minB1
“He's the best friend I'll ever have.”

Mike Apologizes to Frank · Uncle Frank 2020 · Ch. 11/17

  • Apologies
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Apologizing
7 minB2
“I m finally figuring out who I am”

Mei Reconciles With Ming · Turning Red 2022 · Ch. 13/13

  • Parents & kids
  • Apologies
  • Comforting
2 minC1
“Give her the right you should have given her cousin, and so dies my revenge.”

Claudio Accepts His Penance · Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Ch. 21/24

  • Apologies
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Thanking
4 minB2
“I don’t think that things should go back to the way that they were.”

Barbie Says Maybe She's Not Barbie · Barbie 2023 · Ch. 26/26

  • Meetings
  • Apologies
  • Apologizing
2 minB2
“"Now we got your friend. Try and get him!"”

Allison Apologizes to Dale · Tucker and Dale vs. Evil 2010 · Ch. 14/19

  • Apologies
  • Arguments
  • Apologizing
3 minC2
“So comes it, lady, you have been mistook.”

Viola and Sebastian Are Revealed · Twelfth Night 2012 · Ch. 24/25

  • Apologies
  • Accusations
  • Explaining
2 minB1
“But I know who I really am, Ralph, I'm a racer with the greatest superpower ever.”

Vanellope Rejects the Crown · Wreck-It Ralph 2012 · Ch. 19/19

  • Apologies
  • Speeches
  • Threatening
3 minB1
“Who do you think you are?”

Derek Won't Go Back to That · American History X 1998 · Ch. 12/17

  • Arguments
  • Apologies
  • Apologizing
4 minB1
“You're more Than just your Gift And I'm sorry I held on too tight”

The Madrigals Rebuild Casita · Encanto 2021 · Ch. 19/19

  • Parties
  • Apologies
  • Apologizing
3 minB2
“You're something, Dale. None of this would have happened if it wasn't for you!”

Tucker and Dale Blame Each Other · Tucker and Dale vs. Evil 2010 · Ch. 12/19

  • Arguments
  • Apologies
  • Complaining