2 minB2“I was being that careful.”Walter Builds His Alibi · Double Indemnity 1944 · Ch. 13/21
- Monologues
- Crime scenes
- Explaining
Situation
English for Monologues
85 real scenes from 42 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for monologues.
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3 minC1“I was turning 40 and I was looking at life perhaps less optimistically.”Spielberg Admits He Was Timid · Spielberg 2017 · Ch. 8/10
- Monologues
- Marriage trouble
- Confessing
2 minB2“Okay. I'm Dostoyevsky. You're Anna. We're writing The Gambler.”A Man Dictates The Gambler · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 2/22
- Monologues
- Small talk
- Explaining
4 minB2“Everything's a copy of a copy of a copy.”Tyler Holds a Gun on Jack · Fight Club 1999 · Ch. 1/19
- Threats
- Monologues
- Threatening
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
5 minB2“Nature isn't created in the image of man's compassion.”Mrs. Venable Tells the Turtle Story · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 6/27
- Storytelling
- Monologues
- Explaining
4 minB2“I was born in Clifton, New Jersey, which was not at that time a federal offense.”Rupert Pupkin's Stand-Up Monologue · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 21/21
- Monologues
- Storytelling
- Teasing
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
3 minC1“The world must be peopled!”Benedick Falls for Beatrice · Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Ch. 12/24
- Monologues
- Teasing
- Confessing love
2 minC1“'cause that only occurs when you love something more than you love yourself.”Sean Tells Will About Real Loss · Good Will Hunting 1997 · Ch. 8/21
- At the doctor
- Monologues
- Confronting
5 minB2“You look all around, man. The graveyard is like a stage.”Shooting Coven in the Graveyard · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 8/19
- Storytelling
- Monologues
- Apologizing
2 minC1“Julian and I, we burn the midnight oil night after night.”After Hours in Chambers · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 7/22
- Office chat
- Monologues
- Explaining
5 minB2“See, money doesn't just buy you a better life, better food, better cars, better pussy.”Jordan Belfort Introduces Himself · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 1/30
- Monologues
- Storytelling
- Confessing
2 minB2“I think he found me.”Wilberforce Tells Richard He Found God · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 2/18
- Confessing feelings
- Monologues
- Confessing
4 minB2“The chance factor in life is mind-boggling.”Boris on a Year of Marriage · Whatever Works 2009 · Ch. 8/16
- Monologues
- Storytelling
- Complaining
3 minC1“Fall for any man who'll promise you the moon and end by taking everything you have to give.”Captain Gregg Says Goodbye to Lucy · The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 1947 · Ch. 15/18
- Goodbyes & funerals
- Monologues
- Comforting
3 minB1“The last on your dial, but first in your hearts, and that's the truth, Ruth.”Love Daddy Wakes the Block · Do the Right Thing 1989 · Ch. 1/20
- Monologues
- Speeches
- Warning
3 minB2“Because Barbie can be anything, women can be anything.”Barbie Rewrites the Doll Story · Barbie 2023 · Ch. 1/26
- Storytelling
- Monologues
- Explaining
4 minB2“He wanted us to know the story, or at least a part of it.”The Larkhill File and the Doctor's Diary · V for Vendetta 2006 · Ch. 15/25
- Talking to the boss
- Monologues
- Warning
3 minC2“Give me excess of it that, surfeiting, the appetite may sicken and so die.”Orsino's Speech on Music and Love · Twelfth Night 2012 · Ch. 1/25
- Monologues
- Speeches
- Confessing love
4 minB2“Making their master happy was the tribe's very reason for existence.”Minions Can't Keep a Boss · Minions 2015 · Ch. 1/14
- Storytelling
- Monologues
- Explaining
2 minB1“Let's take extra care to follow the instructions, or you'll be put to sleep.”Emmet Follows the Instructions · The Lego Movie 2014 · Ch. 1/22
- Monologues
- Warning
- Explaining
2 minB2“I'm very good at what I do. Probably the best I know.”Ralph's Opening Monologue · Wreck-It Ralph 2012 · Ch. 1/19
- Monologues
- Complaining
- Explaining
2 minB2“As far as the funds are concerned, I have little need or utility for more than $100,000 at any one time.”Hanssen's Letter to the KGB · Breach 2007 · Ch. 12/20
- Monologues
- Interrogations
- Explaining