3 minB1“It was worth a try.”Aron Records a Video Diary · 127 Hours 2010 · Ch. 3/5
- Monologues
- Explaining
- Complaining
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 minB1“I know what it's like to be sick, Sylvia.”Gertrude's Basement Confession · An American Crime 2007 · Ch. 13/16
- Monologues
- Parents & kids
- Explaining
3 minB1“We got the prettiest place on earth.”Hushpuppy Describes the Bathtub · Beasts of the Southern Wild 2012 · Ch. 1/4
- Monologues
- Storytelling
- Explaining
3 minB2“I am big. It's the pictures that got small.”Norma Desmond: The Pictures Got Small · Sunset Boulevard 1950 · Ch. 4/19
- Accusations
- Monologues
- Complaining
4 minB2“- Did you like it then? - How could I not?”Salieri Learns Mozart Had Katerina · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 8/25
- Parties
- Monologues
- Complaining
2 minB2“What's the worst that could possibly happen?”Wallace Fears Liking the Attention · The End of the Tour 2015 · Ch. 14/17
- Monologues
- Confessing
- Explaining
4 minB2“Look, talent comes everywhere. Everybody's talented.”Jackson Tells Ally She's Talented · A Star Is Born 2018 · Ch. 3/13
- Comforting a friend
- Monologues
- Persuading
4 minB2“This time last year, I was the lead of a big successful American TV series.”Andy's Long Road to Acting · Be Here Now 2015 · Ch. 13/27
- Storytelling
- Monologues
- Explaining
3 minC1“You don't live your life by lyrics.”A Graduate Rants About Posers · SLC Punk 1998 · Ch. 3/10
- Monologues
- Storytelling
- Complaining
2 minB1“Today is a holiday invented by greeting card companies...”Joel Ditches Work for Montauk Beach · Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004 · Ch. 1/20
- Monologues
- Complaining
- Confessing
6 minC1“We are but a frightened nanosecond.”Slowik Serves the Island Course · The Menu 2022 · Ch. 3/13
- Speeches
- Monologues
- Warning
6 minC1“Don't have a good day, have a great day!”Guy's Morning in Free City · Free Guy 2021 · Ch. 1/13
- Monologues
- Small talk
- Explaining
2 minB2“It's incredibly obvious, isn't it?”Ripper Rants About Fluoridation · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 12/20
- Interrogations
- Monologues
- Explaining
3 minC1“They're self-destructive. But they crash it into you, and you die along with them.”Gabe's Kamikaze Women Theory · Husbands and Wives 1992 · Ch. 5/15
- Monologues
- Storytelling
- Confessing
3 minC1“Dialogue's a snap for me, but I still have a little problem with plotting.”Clifford Turns the Tables on Sidney · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 29/30
- Arguments
- Monologues
- Explaining
2 minB2“I can't heal what's broken”Mirabel Sings Waiting on a Miracle · Encanto 2021 · Ch. 6/19
- Monologues
- Confessing
- Complaining
4 minB2“It's like a bad dream. You want to wake up, but you can't do it.”Randall Adams on Death Row · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 16/20
- Courtroom
- Monologues
- Complaining
3 minB2“The truth is it sounds pretty old to me too.”Warren's Video Letter to Ndugu · About Schmidt 2002 · Ch. 3/16
- Monologues
- Storytelling
- Confessing
2 minB2“And then one night, you get to thinking how you could crook the house yourself.”Neff's Roulette Wheel Speech · Double Indemnity 1944 · Ch. 8/21
- Monologues
- Interrogations
- Confessing
2 minC1“Everybody's running around here wondering when the bombs are gonna fall, and the fact of the matter is that the bombs have already fallen.”A Street Rant About Bombs · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 9/22
- Speeches
- Monologues
- Complaining
2 minB2“I know, Jerry, that you are as human as the rest of us, if not more so.”Rupert Rehearses His Big TV Debut · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 9/21
- Monologues
- Parties
- Thanking
3 minC1“There is no measure in the occasion that breeds, therefore the sadness is without limit.”Don John Plots Against Claudio · Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Ch. 5/24
- Persuasion
- Monologues
- Complaining
5 minB1“There always was conflict. You never knew what was going to happen.”Mark Lists His Debts · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 9/19
- Monologues
- Storytelling
- Confessing
3 minC1“He won't admit what he did, but I know he knows.”Tessa Is the One on Trial · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 17/22
- Courtroom
- Monologues
- Explaining