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165 real scenes from 64 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for office chat.

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2 minB2
“But I need to know that this question will not leave this office.”

Finch Questions the St. Mary's Attack · V for Vendetta 2006 · Ch. 16/25

  • Investigation
  • Office chat
  • Confessing
4 minB2
“He's remarkable. He's the best of us.”

Choosing the Next Home for Humanity · Interstellar 2014 · Ch. 5/13

  • Office chat
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“That's why I read it, because it entertains me.”

Alonzo Makes Jake Tell a Story · Training Day 2001 · Ch. 2/23

  • Office chat
  • Storytelling
  • Asking
4 minC1
“Contemplation makes a rare turkey-cock of him...”

Malvolio Dreams of Marrying Olivia · Twelfth Night 2012 · Ch. 12/25

  • Teasing
  • Office chat
  • Warning
4 minB2
“You're a sight for sore eyes.”

Mary Confides in Gerri Over Drinks · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 3/25

  • Office chat
  • Small talk
  • Confessing
3 minB1
“Life is good Because everything's awesome.”

Emmet's Morning Routine in Bricksburg · The Lego Movie 2014 · Ch. 2/22

  • Small talk
  • Office chat
  • Complimenting
3 minB1
“You're the only person with enough talent to play the part.”

CC Directs John in Her Show · Beaches 1988 · Ch. 22/30

  • Office chat
  • Arguments
  • Inviting
2 minB2
“I'm sorry you're having problems at home.”

Eric Questions If It's Worth It · Breach 2007 · Ch. 19/20

  • Office chat
  • Meetings
  • Comforting
3 minB1
“That's a long time to be nowhere.”

Owen Needs a Hero at the Tubes · The Way Way Back 2013 · Ch. 12/18

  • Speeches
  • Office chat
  • Inviting
3 minB2
“I can't come back to work for you guys if I gotta worry about making some silly-ass ten o'clock curfew every fuckin' night.”

Eddie Sets Vic Up With a Job · Reservoir Dogs 1992 · Ch. 13/22

  • Negotiation
  • Office chat
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“All cardboard, all hollow, all phony, all clone with mirrors.”

Betty Tells Joe the Nose Story · Sunset Boulevard 1950 · Ch. 16/19

  • First dates
  • Office chat
  • Teasing
6 minB2
“Mr. Kralik, it's true we're in the same room but we're not in the same planet.”

Kralik Visits a Sick Klara · The Shop Around the Corner 1940 · Ch. 15/19

  • Office chat
  • Comforting a friend
  • Teasing
3 minB2
“I've got Americans to the west, got Russians to the east.”

Jojo Asks If He Gets a Medal · Jojo Rabbit 2019 · Ch. 12/18

  • Office chat
  • Speeches
  • Explaining
2 minB1
“I always wanted to make an impression.”

Lenny Pitches Bob a Sitcom · Auto Focus 2002 · Ch. 1/16

  • Negotiation
  • Office chat
  • Persuading
2 minB2
“Of course. It's the best opera yet written.”

Salieri Explains the Emperor's Yawns · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 19/25

  • Office chat
  • Criticism & layoffs
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“Two weeks work, half the names crossed off and what have you got?”

Nixon Renominated, Report Buried · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 10/18

  • Office chat
  • Investigation
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“I'm not a religious man, but when they carted you off, I went out and lit a candle.”

Sir Wilfrid Goes Home · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 1/27

  • Office chat
  • Small talk
  • Teasing
3 minB1
“Use that for now. That'll be all right, no-one will know.”

The Lamb Is Sent Back · Boiling Point 2021 · Ch. 11/13

  • Ordering food
  • Office chat
  • Complaining
3 minB2
“It's the public schools. The better the school system, the higher the price tag on the homes, period.”

Bob Spicer Gives the School a Gift · Bad Education 2019 · Ch. 3/18

  • Small talk
  • Office chat
  • Thanking
4 minB2
“What about the men that are fighting for our country and our land?”

Hawkeye Pitches a Football Team · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 17/22

  • Office chat
  • Phone calls
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“This is what drives life at college. "Are you having sex or aren't you?"”

Facebook Launches Relationship Status · The Social Network 2010 · Ch. 8/23

  • Office chat
  • Explaining
  • Persuading
4 minB2
“The girl's a stenographer. Boys like Tony don't marry stenographers.”

The Kirbys Disapprove of Alice · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 6/27

  • Office chat
  • Proposals
  • Complaining
4 minB2
“Everything in life is like high school.”

Otis Says Life Is Like High School · Interstate 60 2002 · Ch. 5/22

  • Office chat
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“The plain fact is, I love her.”

Sheldrake Takes Fran off Baxter's Hands · The Apartment 1960 · Ch. 15/15

  • Talking to the boss
  • Office chat
  • Confessing