English for Social

“It's sadder for me, though, because I have to live with a crazy person.”

Rosie Calms Jojo and Warns Elsa · Jojo Rabbit 2019 · Ch. 6/18

• Parents & kids
• Comforting a friend
• Comforting

“I don't mind confessing I'm all in.”

Ong Brings Joyce a Delicate Matter · The Letter 1940 · Ch. 5/15

• Asking for help
• Investigation
• Asking

“I saw you looking at me from the street.”

Harry Knocks on Adam's Door · All of Us Strangers 2023 · Ch. 1/15

• First dates
• Small talk
• Inviting

“I killed two guys, Danny. I killed them.”

Derek's Prison Goodbye · American History X 1998 · Ch. 15/17

• Goodbyes & funerals
• Comforting a friend
• Thanking

“I just didn't want you to hear about it the wrong way.”

Bob Visits His Son · Auto Focus 2002 · Ch. 15/16

• Small talk
• Parents & kids
• Explaining

“...and then made me mute. Why?”

Salieri Teases Cavalieri About Mozart · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 6/25

• Monologues
• Small talk
• Complaining

“It's tragic. You'd better get a man with younger arteries.”

Vole Tries to Hire Sir Wilfrid · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 3/27

• Asking for help
• Investigation
• Asking

“Oh, I tell you, my dear, this is the only way to travel.”

Sugar's Weakness for Sax Players · Some Like It Hot 1959 · Ch. 8/19

• Parties
• Travel & hotels
• Confessing

“It'll be the first SkyWalk on all of Long Island, and yet one more reason Roslyn schools put Jericho and Syosset to shame.”

Rachel Asks About the SkyWalk Bids · Bad Education 2019 · Ch. 4/18

• Small talk
• Interrogations
• Comforting

“I wrote him a fan letter. Turns out writers are real pushovers...”

Wallace Reads at The Hungry Mind · The End of the Tour 2015 · Ch. 9/17

• Speeches
• Small talk
• Explaining

“Heisting banks is a trade in Charlestown.”

FBI Explains the Charlestown Trade · The Town 2010 · Ch. 2/20

• Investigation
• Small talk
• Explaining

“I don't know who the hell I think I am.”

Jack Tells Ally to Grab It · A Star Is Born 2018 · Ch. 9/13

• Parties
• Comforting a friend
• Warning

“And I don't believe it's in Andy's or my destiny for him to leave this life”

Andy's Scan Results and Radiation · Be Here Now 2015 · Ch. 22/27

• At the doctor
• Comforting a friend
• Comforting

“You know, we underdogs have to look out for each other, right?”

Giulia Recruits the Underdogs · Luca 2021 · Ch. 4/9

• Arguments
• Teasing
• Persuading

“There I fell, and there I first saw Willoughby.”

Marianne Revisits Where She Fell · Sense and Sensibility 1995 · Ch. 26/27

• Small talk
• Comforting a friend
• Explaining

“If this guy knew the clowns who were operating on him, I think he'd faint. [John ] I think he has.”

Trapper John Arrives at the 4077th · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 5/22

• Office chat
• Small talk
• Teasing

“It was the hardest punch I ever took. Knocked the wind right out of me.”

That's Not Rebellion, That's Fashion · SLC Punk 1998 · Ch. 15/10

• Parties
• Arguments
• Confronting

“I promise I'll stay with you all night, okay?”

Seth Talks Jay Into the Party · This Is the End 2013 · Ch. 2/27

• Comforting a friend
• Parties
• Comforting

“Welcome to Gander Academy, nicest hotel on the east coast.”

Gander Academy Becomes a Shelter · Come from Away 2021 · Ch. 10/22

• Comforting a friend
• Travel & hotels
• Comforting

“I'm convinced, young man, but you're not marrying me.”

Tony Asks Grandpa Where Alice Is · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 26/27

• Asking for help
• Small talk
• Asking

“I'm a Joker in life's deck.”

Grant's Joker in the Deck Speech · Interstate 60 2002 · Ch. 10/22

• Storytelling
• Teasing
• Explaining

“Might as well go to mine. Everybody else does.”

Baxter Picks Up Mrs. MacDougall · The Apartment 1960 · Ch. 8/15

• First dates
• Small talk
• Inviting

“It was good to see him one last time.”

The Family Remembers Grandpa · Belfast 2021 · Ch. 14/14

• Goodbyes & funerals
• Small talk
• Comforting

“God, what a surprise. I cannot get over it. My ex-husband.”

Isaac and Mary Run Into Her Ex · Manhattan 1979 · Ch. 19/23

• Small talk
• Arguments
• Teasing