3 minB1“It sounds like it's crazy, but trust me, it's gonna work.”The Team Swings a Bike Across · Arthur the King 2024 · Ch. 10/19
- Persuasion
- Comforting a friend
- Persuading
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English for Persuasion
101 real scenes from 56 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for persuasion.
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4 minB2“You're in my world now, not your world”The Shadow Man Offers a Deal · The Princess and the Frog 2009 · Ch. 5/14
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
- Persuading
8 minB2“What we saw was impossible”David Argues the Mist Is Real · The Mist 2007 · Ch. 3/11
- Arguments
- Persuasion
- Persuading
3 minC1“Because you don t know what it is to be without power”A Talk of Power Over Tea · Enola Holmes 2020 · Ch. 6/12
- Small talk
- Persuasion
- Persuading
3 minC1“Bait the hook well. This fish will bite!”Don Pedro Tricks Benedick · Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Ch. 11/24
- Teasing
- Persuasion
- Persuading
4 minB1“We have the same title, yet are never described the same way.”Jafar Manipulates the Sultan · Aladdin 2019 · Ch. 4/24
- Persuasion
- Arguments
- Persuading
4 minC1“My wife used to fart when she was nervous.”Sean's Perfect for Each Other Speech · Good Will Hunting 1997 · Ch. 9/21
- First dates
- Persuasion
- Persuading
5 minB1“Sell me this fucking pen right here.”Sell Me This Pen · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 6/30
- Office chat
- Persuasion
- Explaining
4 minC1“No matter how loud you shout, you will not drown out the voice of the people!”Abolitionists Present a Huge Petition · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 11/18
- Speeches
- Persuasion
- Confronting
3 minC1“you would, indeed, have been throwing yourself away.”She Was Persuaded Eight Years Ago · Persuasion 2007 · Ch. 2/7
- Persuasion
- Breakups
- Persuading
5 minB2“I don't believe I have to be loyal to one side or the other.”Juror 8 Questions the Knife · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 10/17
- Courtroom
- Persuasion
- Confronting
6 minB1“Wyldstyle, you're such an amazing person.”Emmet Plans the Tower Heist · The Lego Movie 2014 · Ch. 15/22
- Meetings
- Persuasion
- Suggesting
3 minB2“We see what we expect to see.”Neal Takes the Card Test · Interstate 60 2002 · Ch. 3/22
- At the doctor
- Persuasion
- Explaining
3 minB2“No matter what we encounter, we accept it, and we embrace it, and we keep going.”The Team Rallies Around Olivia · Arthur the King 2024 · Ch. 6/19
- Speeches
- Persuasion
- Persuading
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 minB2“But you can do my O-chem paper in under an hour.”Skylar Asks Will to Come to California · Good Will Hunting 1997 · Ch. 14/21
- Confessing feelings
- Persuasion
- Inviting
3 minB2“They're not gonna dial themselves. Okay?”Jordan Hypes Steve Madden · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 14/30
- Speeches
- Persuasion
- Persuading
5 minC1“How can human beings be commerce?”Charles Fox Joins the Abolitionists · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 9/18
- Meetings
- Persuasion
- Suggesting
3 minB2“and Benwick's attachment to her was, indeed, profound.”He Does Not Recover · Persuasion 2007 · Ch. 6/7
- Small talk
- Persuasion
- Explaining
5 minB2“Look at the angle - down and in.”Juror 8's Knife Demonstration · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 14/17
- Courtroom
- Persuasion
- Confronting
3 minB2“You don't know me, but I'm on TV, so you can trust me.”Wyldstyle Rallies the Universe · The Lego Movie 2014 · Ch. 20/22
- Speeches
- Persuasion
- Persuading
5 minC1“So what do you really want to do?”Will Wants to Be a Shepherd · Good Will Hunting 1997 · Ch. 18/21
- Arguments
- Persuasion
- Confronting
2 minC1“It is with a heavy heart that I bring to the attention of this House a trade which degrades men to the level of brutes and insults the highest qualities of our common nature.”Wilberforce Denounces the Slave Trade · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 8/18
- Speeches
- Persuasion
- Persuading
2 minC1“No, good company requires only birth, manners and education”Mr Elliot Defines Good Company · Persuasion 2007 · Ch. 5/7
- Persuasion
- Explaining
- Persuading