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English for Family dinners

127 real scenes from 59 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for family dinners.

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2 minB2
“Living with them must be like living in a world that Walt Disney might have thought of.”

Alice Explains Her Family · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 10/27

  • Family dinners
  • Small talk
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“Honestly, Beth, I've never been happier.”

Aunt Butch Grills Frank at the Wake · Uncle Frank 2020 · Ch. 14/17

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Family dinners
  • Small talk
4 minB1
“I just didn't want to think of you as the kind of boy that the other lads would pick on.”

Adam's Dad Apologises for School · All of Us Strangers 2023 · Ch. 9/15

  • Family dinners
  • Parents & kids
  • Confessing
4 minB1
“Darling, I'm not trying to impress them, or pretend we're anything that we aren't.”

The Sycamores Prepare for the Kirbys · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 13/27

  • Family dinners
  • Small talk
  • Comforting
3 minB1
“Whatever you are, no problem.”

Frank Introduces Wally to the Family · Uncle Frank 2020 · Ch. 17/17

  • Family dinners
  • Complimenting
  • Confessing
3 minB1
“I'm too busy a man to fool around with harmonicas.”

Tony Brings His Parents a Night Early · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 16/27

  • Family dinners
  • Couple fights
  • Confronting
4 minB1
“I tell you, the kids will go for those like hotcakes.”

A Day in the Sycamore House · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 3/27

  • Family dinners
  • Small talk
  • Complaining