4 minB2“If Maria Gambrelli is not a murderer, and I say she is not, you are sending an innocent girl to the guillotine.”Dreyfus Banishes Clouseau to Martinique · A Shot in the Dark 1964 · Ch. 9/12
- Criticism & layoffs
- Investigation
- Threatening
Situation
English for Criticism & layoffs
46 real scenes from 23 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for criticism & layoffs.
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3 minB1“Aren't you supposed to be at the retirement place with her getting the piano moved in?”The Office Learns It's Acquired · The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2013 · Ch. 2/16
- Office chat
- Criticism & layoffs
- Asking
4 minB1“You're gonna be a millionaire.”Black Monday Crushes Jordan's Career · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 3/30
- Criticism & layoffs
- Warning
- Promising
4 minB2“A toast. Here's to the happiness of my fiancee who was never my fiancee, and here's to the man who tried to kill me before he was introduced to me. Prost.”Candy Toasts Edith and Theo · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 15/30
- Goodbyes & funerals
- Criticism & layoffs
- Warning
5 minB2“My dad always said I was going to marry someone who made me laugh.”Amanda's Dad Pulls Her from Class · Front of the Class 2008 · Ch. 13/17
- Criticism & layoffs
- Parents & kids
- Comforting
3 minB1“Hey, look, this is nothing to laugh at.”Inmates Forced to Read Aloud · Bad Boys 1983 · Ch. 5/9
- Criticism & layoffs
- Teasing
- Warning
3 minB2“The only thing that kept me going was waiting for you to come back.”The Director Tears CC Apart on Set · Beaches 1988 · Ch. 18/30
- Criticism & layoffs
- Complaining
- Threatening
2 minB1“Looks like the game's gone cuckoo, like my nana.”Fix-It Felix Jr. Breaks Down · Wreck-It Ralph 2012 · Ch. 5/19
- Criticism & layoffs
- Speeches
- Explaining
3 minB1“Haven't you made enough mistakes for one day, Eric?”Eric Confesses He Lied to Hanssen · Breach 2007 · Ch. 17/20
- Talking to the boss
- Criticism & layoffs
- Confessing
6 minB2“Kralik, this is the age of youth and I always ride with the times.”Kralik Fires Vadas · The Shop Around the Corner 1940 · Ch. 14/19
- Criticism & layoffs
- Arguments
- Confronting
2 minB2“This system will demonstrate what lies in store.”The Demo Fails Spectacularly · Auto Focus 2002 · Ch. 7/16
- Criticism & layoffs
- Meetings
- Confronting
2 minB2“Of course. It's the best opera yet written.”Salieri Explains the Emperor's Yawns · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 19/25
- Office chat
- Criticism & layoffs
- Explaining
3 minB1“You are useless, but I love you.”Andy Defends the Pink Lamb · Boiling Point 2021 · Ch. 9/13
- Arguments
- Criticism & layoffs
- Confronting
3 minB2“So, I think maybe it is time that we talked about your value in this workplace.”Frank Demotes Jenny and Sweet-Talks Her · Bad Education 2019 · Ch. 13/18
- Talking to the boss
- Criticism & layoffs
- Threatening
5 minB2“We are in the business of developing people's dreams, not damning them.”Buddy Orders Guy to Bury the Story · Swimming with Sharks 1994 · Ch. 9/16
- Talking to the boss
- Criticism & layoffs
- Complaining
4 minB2“Listen, Baxter. We made you and we can break you.”The Bosses Welcome Baxter to His Office · The Apartment 1960 · Ch. 5/15
- Talking to the boss
- Criticism & layoffs
- Threatening
3 minB1“And there's a little hope sneaking into the building.”Kurt's Arena Football Debut · American Underdog 2021 · Ch. 15/27
- Criticism & layoffs
- Talking to the boss
- Explaining
4 minB2“You are why the mystery has been drained from our art”Slowik Makes the Foodie Cook · The Menu 2022 · Ch. 13/13
- Speeches
- Criticism & layoffs
- Confronting
5 minB2“I feel I'm pushing a rock uphill.”Carson Returns as Butler · Downton Abbey 2019 · Ch. 4/22
- Criticism & layoffs
- Office chat
- Asking
4 minB2“Do you mean to tell me, general Turgidson, you will be unable to recall the aircraft?”No Way to Recall the Bombers · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 6/20
- Meetings
- Criticism & layoffs
- Confronting
2 minB1“Who could ever have believed it would end this way?”Sidney's Play Flops on Opening Night · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 1/30
- Criticism & layoffs
- Phone calls
- Comforting
4 minB2“I m from Canada for Christ s sake”Margaret Announces a Fake Engagement · The Proposal 2009 · Ch. 2/14
- Meetings
- Criticism & layoffs
- Confessing
3 minB2“So I'm sure you can understand our need to cut corners around here.”Brad Warns Lester to Save His Job · American Beauty 1999 · Ch. 1/14
- Criticism & layoffs
- Office chat
- Warning
2 minB2“It's good I was able to check my reflexes.”Dreyfus Takes Over the Case · A Shot in the Dark 1964 · Ch. 3/12
- Criticism & layoffs
- Investigation
- Promising