5 minC1“But on the whole, I'm sorry to say, we're a failed species.”Boris Breaks the Fourth Wall · Whatever Works 2009 · Ch. 1/16
- Speeches
- Monologues
- 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“It was with this hand that Cain iced his brother.”Radio Raheem's Love and Hate Speech · Do the Right Thing 1989 · Ch. 10/20
- Storytelling
- Monologues
- Explaining
4 minC1“Like we have to always be extraordinary.”Gloria's Monologue About Women · Barbie 2023 · Ch. 21/26
- Speeches
- Monologues
- Explaining
5 minC1“...and what I am is a man in a mask.”V Introduces Himself to Evey · V for Vendetta 2006 · Ch. 2/25
- Speeches
- Monologues
- Inviting
3 minB1“This rock has been waiting for me my entire life.”This Rock Waited for Aron · 127 Hours 2010 · Ch. 5/5
- Monologues
- Confessing
- Apologizing
4 minB2“First,I must get the death Mass,and then...”Salieri's Plan to Kill Mozart · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 20/25
- Monologues
- Storytelling
- Confessing
3 minC1“Why do we feel so empty and unhappy?”Wallace on Why We Feel Empty · The End of the Tour 2015 · Ch. 4/17
- Monologues
- Explaining
- Warning
2 minB2“I'm now in the minority group where I'm not responding to chemo.”Andy Turns Fear Into Love · Be Here Now 2015 · Ch. 21/27
- At the doctor
- Monologues
- Explaining
2 minC1“No clearer way to evaluate whether or not you're alive.”An Essay on Fighting · SLC Punk 1998 · Ch. 9/10
- Monologues
- Explaining
- Confessing
2 minB2“Well, boys, I reckon this is it.”Major Kong's Pep Talk · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 1/20
- Speeches
- Monologues
- Persuading
4 minB2“Life is short, Ndugu.”Warren Writes Ndugu About Helen's Death · About Schmidt 2002 · Ch. 8/16
- Goodbyes & funerals
- Monologues
- Explaining
3 minB2“but I can now say that I've practically given up on not only my own people...”An Old Man Tells War Stories · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 16/22
- Monologues
- Storytelling
- Confessing
2 minB1“I've never even had anybody over for dinner, let alone made love on the table.”Masha's Lonely Night Confession · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 17/21
- Confessing feelings
- Monologues
- Confessing love
3 minC1“become the argument of his own scorn by falling in love.”Benedick Mocks Men in Love · Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Ch. 10/24
- Monologues
- Teasing
- Complaining
3 minB1“It's lonely roads, but there's warm houses and cars.”Mark Smashes Cars on Set · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 18/19
- Office chat
- Monologues
- Asking
3 minC1“But there is this person inside of me, that girl who fought and fought to be seen.”Tessa Agrees to Testify · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 16/22
- Monologues
- Parents & kids
- Confessing
5 minC1“Those were the best years of my life.”Valerie's Letter · V for Vendetta 2006 · Ch. 18/25
- Monologues
- Goodbyes & funerals
- Confessing love
3 minB2“your supreme selfishness is our gain.”Aron Hallucinates a Morning Show · 127 Hours 2010 · Ch. 4/5
- Monologues
- Storytelling
- Explaining
3 minB2“Can you recall no melody of mine?”Salieri Begins His Confession · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 1/25
- Interrogations
- Monologues
- Confessing
2 minC1“it's not that they're not afraid of falling anymore.”David Foster Wallace on Depression · The End of the Tour 2015 · Ch. 16/17
- Monologues
- Confessing
- Explaining
2 minB2“Just accept the things you can't change and do something about the things you can.”Andy Learns to Go With the Flow · Be Here Now 2015 · Ch. 8/27
- Monologues
- Travel & hotels
- Explaining
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 minB1“She gets a big kick out of different languages and cultures and so forth.”Warren Complains About His Wife · About Schmidt 2002 · Ch. 4/16
- Marriage trouble
- Monologues
- Complaining
3 minB2“Why did you do this? Tell me why and then maybe I'll be able to believe in you.”Rupert Pupkin's TV Debut · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 20/21
- Monologues
- Negotiation
- Confronting