3 minB2“So was Hitler. Not twice.”Kramer and Douglas Find the Fix · My Fellow Americans 1996 · Ch. 10/13
- Investigation
- Asking for help
- Asking
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English for Law & crime
424 real scenes from 88 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for law & crime.
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2 minB2“I was being that careful.”Walter Builds His Alibi · Double Indemnity 1944 · Ch. 13/21
- Monologues
- Crime scenes
- Explaining
2 minC1“...I am in a better position to execute exactly what my client wants.”Mike Volunteers as Leo's Guardian · Win Win 2011 · Ch. 5/19
- Courtroom
- Persuading
- Explaining
5 minB2“Is Tyler my bad dream, or am I Tyler's?”The Narrator Chases Tyler · Fight Club 1999 · Ch. 16/19
- Travel & hotels
- Investigation
- Complaining
3 minB2“And I'm too much of a coward to do that.”Lee Is Sentenced to Probation · Can You Ever Forgive Me? 2018 · Ch. 13/14
- Courtroom
- Monologues
- Confessing
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
4 minB2“Not yet, but I will be.”Stealing the Map to the Wishing Star · Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 2022 · Ch. 7/22
- Crime scenes
- Storytelling
- Explaining
3 minB2“There were no rumors. His heart stopped and he fell.”Mrs. Venable and the Sealed Coffin · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 21/27
- Interrogations
- Investigation
- Explaining
7 minB1“While the cat was away, these mice tried to play.”Stealing Shank's Car in Slaughter Race · Ralph Breaks the Internet 2018 · Ch. 11/21
- Crime scenes
- Arguments
- Threatening
2 minB1“It's a song. Don't make it a monster.”The Cops Break Up the Fight · Silver Linings Playbook 2012 · Ch. 12/23
- Police questioning
- Apologies
- Comforting
3 minB2“He walks in the most crowded areas. You'd think he'd wanna stay away.”Rupert and Masha Kidnap Jerry · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 13/21
- Crime scenes
- Threats
- Threatening
5 minB2“Thirty-one pound is gone. I am penniless.”Parris Reports Abigail Has Vanished · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 25/29
- Courtroom
- Interrogations
- Confronting
6 minB2“And those kind of mysteries are always the most satisfying to unpick 199468”Enola Decodes Her Mother's Message · Enola Holmes 2020 · Ch. 2/12
- Investigation
- Monologues
- Explaining
2 minB2“You need a little bit of life in you.”A Constable Voids the Club's Licence · Night and the City 1950 · Ch. 19/19
- Police questioning
- Confronting
- Warning
3 minB2“Are you good men and true?”Dogberry Instructs the Watch · Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Ch. 14/24
- Speeches
- Police questioning
- Explaining
3 minB2“If you're thinking of warning him, don't put yourself out. He cannot escape.”Renault Warns Rick About Laszlo · Casablanca 1943 · Ch. 3/20
- Police questioning
- Negotiation
- Warning
3 minB2“Oh, yeah. And you were right, man. She really is something else. My God.”Healy Reports Back on Mary · There's Something About Mary 1998 · Ch. 9/24
- Investigation
- Small talk
- Explaining
2 minB2“But you're gonna come with me until I can resolve all these issues with your husband.”Dry Eye Kidnaps Rosalind · The Gentlemen 2020 · Ch. 12/15
- Threats
- Crime scenes
- Threatening
5 minB2“Well, I got her number! How do you like them apples?”Lambeau Tracks Down Will · Good Will Hunting 1997 · Ch. 3/21
- Courtroom
- Phone calls
- Explaining
4 minB2“Ah, you really didn't think I was just gonna disappear, did you?”The Sleigh Tears Through Time · The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two 2020 · Ch. 13/20
- Investigation
- Explaining
- Confronting
4 minC1“So that's the pretty little bow they're putting around this line of bullshit.”Kate Exposes the Comet Conspiracy · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 18/25
- Speeches
- Courtroom
- Confronting
2 minC1“I don't want to do anything that suggests manipulation.”Cross-Examining Herself in Court · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 20/22
- Courtroom
- Explaining
- Confronting
4 minB1“- Yeah, that youth pastor always said we'd be here someday.”Cornholio Takes Over the Jail Cell · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 14/22
- Police questioning
- Threats
- Threatening
3 minB2“You made the watch list.”Todd Meets Walter After Detention · The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2013 · Ch. 14/16
- Police questioning
- Small talk
- Teasing