5 minB1“Zooey, I know it's only been eight months, but I am so madly, insanely, ridiculously in love with you.”Peter Proposes to Zooey · I Love You, Man 2009 · Ch. 1/19
- Proposals
- Phone calls
- Confessing love
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English for Phone calls
139 real scenes from 61 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for phone calls.
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3 minB2“This guy's dropping like a manhole cover now, Paul.”Second Plane Hits the South Tower · United 93 2006 · Ch. 9/17
- Investigation
- Phone calls
- Warning
3 minB2“In a nutshell, all the original lymphoma was gone, except this new area, which was never there before.”Andy Mourns His Lost Career · Be Here Now 2015 · Ch. 14/27
- At the doctor
- Phone calls
- Explaining
5 minB1“We were on the plane for over an entire day.”Passengers Stuck on Planes for 28 Hours · Come from Away 2021 · Ch. 5/22
- Travel & hotels
- Phone calls
- Complaining
4 minB1“Can you imagine how I feel about it, Dimitri?”The President Calls Dimitri · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 8/20
- Phone calls
- Negotiation
- Warning
5 minB2“Beyond that, you're on your own.”Graysmith Chases Rick Marshall · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 25/30
- Investigation
- Phone calls
- Explaining
5 minB2“Rather appropriately, Greg, I'm in a trough, literally and metaphorically.”Steve Calls From the Trough · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 4/20
- Travel & hotels
- Phone calls
- Teasing
4 minB1“Dude, Rush is the greatest band of all time.”Peter Bonds with Sydney Over Music · I Love You, Man 2009 · Ch. 10/19
- Phone calls
- Small talk
- Inviting
4 minB2“There's no coordination between what NORAD has and what we have.”The FAA Shuts Down US Airspace · United 93 2006 · Ch. 14/17
- Meetings
- Phone calls
- Warning
3 minB1“We were just catching up on some of the general's paperwork.”General Turgidson Dodges Calls · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 2/20
- Phone calls
- Office chat
- Explaining
5 minB2“I have headaches. I kill, I don't get them.”Zodiac Calls the TV Talk Show · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 9/30
- Phone calls
- Interrogations
- Confessing
4 minB2“The airplane has been hijacked by three guys with knives.”Passengers Call for Help from the Air · United 93 2006 · Ch. 12/17
- Phone calls
- Asking for help
- Asking
3 minC1“Mr. President, I'm beginnin' to smell a big, fat commie rat.”Muffley Calls Dimitri on the Hot Line · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 18/20
- Phone calls
- Negotiation
- Persuading
2 minB2“We got it. We got the tapes. Boston Center got the tapes pulled.”FAA Pulls the Tapes, Scrambles Jets · United 93 2006 · Ch. 6/17
- Investigation
- Phone calls
- Explaining
3 minB2“Shoot-down authority comes from the President and the President only.”Officers Demand Shoot-Down Authority · United 93 2006 · Ch. 11/17
- Phone calls
- Meetings
- Asking
3 minB2“A small plane went into the World Trade Center.”First Reports of Smoke Over Manhattan · United 93 2006 · Ch. 7/17
- Investigation
- Phone calls
- Explaining
3 minB2“No, it's a no-shit hijack. It's Boston.”A Real Hijacking During the Exercise · United 93 2006 · Ch. 4/17
- Meetings
- Phone calls
- Explaining
3 minB1“My wife says that there was an explosion at the World Trade Center.”The News Spreads Through the Cabin · United 93 2006 · Ch. 15/17
- Phone calls
- Travel & hotels
- Explaining
3 minB2“This is real world. Possible hijack.”FAA Command Center Goes on Alert · United 93 2006 · Ch. 5/17
- Meetings
- Phone calls
- Explaining