2 minB2“I wouldn't be inside if it wasn't for him.”Mr. Orange Briefs Holdaway · Reservoir Dogs 1992 · Ch. 17/22
- Investigation
- Storytelling
- Explaining
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English for Investigation
231 real scenes from 54 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for investigation.
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2 minB2“Get a new photo. You look like a ghost in this one.”Officers Praise Jojo's Book on Jews · Jojo Rabbit 2019 · Ch. 15/18
- Office chat
- Investigation
- Complimenting
3 minB2“I don't mind confessing I'm all in.”Ong Brings Joyce a Delicate Matter · The Letter 1940 · Ch. 5/15
- Asking for help
- Investigation
- Asking
3 minB2“Two weeks work, half the names crossed off and what have you got?”Nixon Renominated, Report Buried · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 10/18
- Office chat
- Investigation
- Explaining
4 minB2“No need for mine. If did give you a name it mightn't be the right one, might it?”Sir Wilfrid Buys the Letters · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 24/27
- Negotiation
- Investigation
- Bargaining
3 minB2“Four planes. That's all I've got.”NORAD Orders a National Ground Stop · United 93 2006 · Ch. 10/17
- Investigation
- Phone calls
- Warning
3 minB2“The individual purchase orders are still public record, though.”Rachel Questions the SkyWalk Spending · Bad Education 2019 · Ch. 12/18
- Investigation
- Confronting
- Explaining
2 minB1“See you in Florida, kid.”The Feds Take Over the Crime Scene · The Town 2010 · Ch. 20/20
- Crime scenes
- Investigation
- Warning
3 minA2“I don't know much but bits and pieces. I hear things.”Sandy Tells Jeffrey About the Singer · Blue Velvet 1986 · Ch. 1/9
- Investigation
- Small talk
- Explaining
5 minB2“Neighbors like each other, speak to each other, care if anybody lives or dies.”The Neighbor's Dog Is Killed · Rear Window 1954 · Ch. 11/13
- Accusations
- Investigation
- Confronting
2 minB2“- You don't believe in love? - Yeah, I believe in love. I believe in cancer.”Joe and Jimmy Banter in the Car · The Last Boy Scout 1991 · Ch. 7/20
- Small talk
- Investigation
- Teasing
3 minB2“Dr. Rudd, my predecessor, had some sort of prejudice against her.”The Casebook Points to Murder · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 25/28
- Investigation
- At the doctor
- Explaining
2 minB1“I will save the miracle.”Mirabel Asks Dolores About the Magic · Encanto 2021 · Ch. 8/19
- Investigation
- Asking
- Confronting
5 minB1“We'd never gone that long in Dallas without clearing a murder of an officer.”David Harris Brags About the Killing · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 4/20
- Investigation
- Police questioning
- Confessing
2 minB2“There's different footprints here, Lou.”Marge Finds the Dealer Plates · Fargo 1996 · Ch. 6/16
- Investigation
- Crime scenes
- Explaining
2 minC1“There aren't any records of any of these settlements.”Pressuring Macleish on Settlements · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 8/21
- Investigation
- Interrogations
- Confronting
2 minB1“Once they divide up, we take 'em. No trouble. Right?”Who Are Those Guys · Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 · Ch. 6/12
- Investigation
- Arguments
- Complaining
5 minB2“"This is the Zodiac speaking.”Zodiac Claims the Taxi Murder · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 7/30
- Investigation
- Crime scenes
- Threatening
5 minB2“There are no small miracles, Oliver.”Shane's Mother Visits the Office · Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made 2021 · Ch. 13/18
- Small talk
- Investigation
- Teasing
2 minB1“It's Haney's mess, but now he's shifting the stink to me.”The Missing Appointment Log · My Fellow Americans 1996 · Ch. 2/13
- Accusations
- Investigation
- Complaining
3 minB2“This thing feels like a hunk of concrete inside me.”Keyes Suspects the Beneficiary · Double Indemnity 1944 · Ch. 16/21
- Investigation
- Office chat
- Explaining
3 minB2“Without them, the science of criminal investigation is nothing more than a guessing game.”Clouseau Lectures Hercule on Facts · A Shot in the Dark 1964 · Ch. 4/12
- Investigation
- Explaining
- Promising
3 minB1“Each day is better than the next.”Ted Hires Healy to Find Mary · There's Something About Mary 1998 · Ch. 6/24
- Investigation
- Comforting a friend
- Suggesting
5 minB2“But for the life of me, I can't figure out why.”FBI Subpoenas Jordan's Wedding Video · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 16/30
- Investigation
- Phone calls
- Warning