Situation

English for Persuasion

101 real scenes from 56 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for persuasion.

Filter by level and length in the library →
5 minB2
“This gentleman has been standing alone against us.”

Juror 9 Switches His Vote · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 7/17

  • Courtroom
  • Persuasion
  • Confronting
4 minB1
“That is against the instructions!”

Wyldstyle Rescues Emmet · The Lego Movie 2014 · Ch. 5/22

  • Persuasion
  • Threats
  • Persuading
5 minC1
“I bet you can't tell me what it smells like in the Sistine Chapel.”

Sean's Park Bench Speech · Good Will Hunting 1997 · Ch. 7/21

  • First dates
  • Persuasion
  • Persuading
2 minB2
“Next time you will be pushing at an open door.”

Wilberforce Visits a Dying Pitt · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 18/18

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Persuasion
  • Persuading
5 minB2
“It may have been two too many. Everyone has a breaking point.”

Juror 5 Stands Up to a Bigot · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 4/17

  • Courtroom
  • Persuasion
  • Confronting