4 minB2“Three, when they do, they are going to go absolutely ape.”Turgidson Argues for a First Strike · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 7/20
- Meetings
- Arguments
- Persuading
Situation
English for Meetings
137 real scenes from 56 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for meetings.
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3 minB2“This strikes me as an essential story to a local paper.”Marty Baron's First News Meeting · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 2/21
- Meetings
- Investigation
- Explaining
4 minB2“Tell me about it and then tell me why you're telling me about it.”The Scientists Brief President Orlean · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 4/25
- Meetings
- Talking to the boss
- Explaining
5 minB1“We're all on the same team.”Hartson Asks About Dissecting · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 20/22
- Meetings
- Threats
- Explaining
3 minB1“Nor had I until now. I only arrived yesterday.”Candy Meets Edith in Berlin · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 6/30
- Small talk
- Meetings
- Comforting
3 minB2“I would never ask anyone to take a risk I wasn't willing to take.”Dagny Commissions a Rearden Metal Bridge · Atlas Shrugged: Part I 2011 · Ch. 13/16
- Meetings
- Negotiation
- Promising
4 minB2“They were able to straighten it out, keep it under wraps, but this is serious.”Mattel Panics Over Barbie in LA · Barbie 2023 · Ch. 10/26
- Meetings
- Office chat
- Explaining
6 minB1“Wyldstyle, you're such an amazing person.”Emmet Plans the Tower Heist · The Lego Movie 2014 · Ch. 15/22
- Meetings
- Persuasion
- Suggesting
2 minB2“There's no such thing as the "Information Assurance Division," is there?”Eric Learns the Real Story · Breach 2007 · Ch. 10/20
- Investigation
- Meetings
- Confessing
3 minB2“Shoot-down authority comes from the President and the President only.”Officers Demand Shoot-Down Authority · United 93 2006 · Ch. 11/17
- Phone calls
- Meetings
- Asking
2 minB2“The Internet's not written in pencil, Mark, it's written in ink,”Erica Confronts Mark Over the Internet · The Social Network 2010 · Ch. 13/23
- Accusations
- Meetings
- Confronting
4 minB2“I feel that I have blood on my hands.”Oppenheimer Meets President Truman · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 20/28
- Talking to the boss
- Meetings
- Confessing
3 minC1“It requires only the will to do so.”Strangelove's Doomsday Machine · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 11/20
- Meetings
- Monologues
- Explaining
4 minC1“They got a word for everything, these guys. Hmm. Except "rape."”Sipe's Six Percent Estimate · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 10/21
- Meetings
- Investigation
- Explaining
3 minB2“Peter, we're six drones down. Is this thing still gonna work?”Comet Mission Fails During Dinner · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 24/25
- Family dinners
- Meetings
- Comforting
4 minB2“But other than that, these two are a reminder that we still have a long, hard road ahead of us.”Beavis & Butt-Head White Privilege 101 · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 13/22
- Speeches
- Meetings
- Explaining
2 minB2“Can't afford to fall behind.”Rearden Offers to Build the Bridge · Atlas Shrugged: Part I 2011 · Ch. 11/16
- Negotiation
- Meetings
- Complimenting
2 minB2“Like I said, kid, take nothing personally.”Kate Reveals the Mole Was Hanssen · Breach 2007 · Ch. 11/20
- Investigation
- Meetings
- Explaining
3 minB2“No, it's a no-shit hijack. It's Boston.”A Real Hijacking During the Exercise · United 93 2006 · Ch. 4/17
- Meetings
- Phone calls
- Explaining
2 minC1“The biggest man-made explosion in history.”Teller Pitches the H-Bomb · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 12/28
- Meetings
- Speeches
- Explaining
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
4 minC1“Why wouldn't we? It's a major First Amendment victory.”Robby Gets Six Weeks to Publish · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 19/21
- Meetings
- Office chat
- Persuading
3 minB2“We gotta get out of here. This place is a freak show.”Scientists Leak the Apocalypse Warning · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 5/25
- Meetings
- Talking to the boss
- Warning
3 minB2“Can you remind me why I'm paying you to get me re-elected governor?”Beavis and Butt-Head Discover Mobile Pay · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 8/22
- Meetings
- Shopping
- Explaining