English for Speaking

“Stick a fork in the guy. He's done.”

Passengers Gossip About the Presidents · My Fellow Americans 1996 · Ch. 6/13

• Small talk
• Storytelling
• Teasing

“I was being that careful.”

Walter Builds His Alibi · Double Indemnity 1944 · Ch. 13/21

• Monologues
• Crime scenes
• Explaining

“What you don't see is generally scarier than what you do see, and the script was filled with "shark."”

Spielberg Hides the Shark · Spielberg 2017 · Ch. 1/10

• Storytelling
• Explaining
• Complimenting

“Then I guess the joke would be on me after all”

The Group Debates Seeking Rescue · The Mist 2007 · Ch. 5/11

• Arguments
• Persuasion
• Persuading

“See, he's gone. All his stuff's gone.”

Reading the Postcards Left Behind · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 6/22

• Storytelling
• Small talk
• Explaining

“How are you feeling to be together, the six of you right now?”

The Cast Reunites at the Fountain · Friends: The Reunion 2021 · Ch. 3/25

• Small talk
• Storytelling
• Explaining

“I think now's my time.”

Stemler's First Match Goes Badly · Win Win 2011 · Ch. 12/19

• Speeches
• Comforting
• Persuading

“Losing all hope was freedom.”

Narrator Cries at Support Groups · Fight Club 1999 · Ch. 2/19

• Comforting a friend
• Storytelling
• Confessing

“And I'm too much of a coward to do that.”

Lee Is Sentenced to Probation · Can You Ever Forgive Me? 2018 · Ch. 13/14

• Courtroom
• Monologues
• Confessing

“But it would be a crime not to try.”

Puss Loses to the Bounty Hunter · Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 2022 · Ch. 4/22

• Goodbyes & funerals
• Speeches
• Threatening

“I saw it breaking, I couldn't save it.”

Violet Explains the Spider's Web · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 24/27

• Interrogations
• Storytelling
• Explaining

“And if you're content, I'll do the rest.”

Molesley Pitches His Own Ending · Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Ch. 8/18

• Storytelling
• Talking to the boss
• Suggesting

“No, wait, listen. We aren't normally car thieves.”

Shank Offers to Make Them Viral · Ralph Breaks the Internet 2018 · Ch. 12/21

• Accusations
• Persuasion
• Explaining

“It's got to be personal.”

Roz Names the Gosling Brightbill · The Wild Robot 2024 · Ch. 4/15

• Storytelling
• Parents & kids
• Comforting

“Pat, the silver lining thing is yours.”

Dr. Jones Tells Pat to Help Tiffany · Silver Linings Playbook 2012 · Ch. 9/23

• At the doctor
• Persuasion
• Confessing

“I was born in Clifton, New Jersey, which was not at that time a federal offense.”

Rupert Pupkin's Stand-Up Monologue · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 21/21

• Monologues
• Storytelling
• Teasing

“We broke up because of A Tribe Called Quest.”

Yas Explains the Hummus Break-Up · Rye Lane 2023 · Ch. 11/16

• Breakups
• Storytelling
• Explaining

“And you re a cleverer boy than I perhaps gave you credit for”

Enola Meets the Dowager · Enola Holmes 2020 · Ch. 7/12

• Interrogations
• Persuasion
• Confronting

“There's a double meaning in that.”

Hero and Ursula Trick Beatrice · Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Ch. 13/24

• Persuasion
• Teasing
• Persuading

“Cowardice is a lifetime of affliction.”

Steve and Rob's Costume Drama · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 11/20

• Storytelling
• Teasing
• Explaining

“Yeah. Well. This is gonna blow that right out of the water. Listen to this.”

The 7 Minute Abs Pitch · There's Something About Mary 1998 · Ch. 13/24

• Small talk
• Persuasion
• Persuading

“Make way for Prince Ali”

Prince Ali's Grand Parade · Aladdin 2019 · Ch. 10/24

• Parties
• Speeches
• Complimenting

“And I want you to join me on this cinematic journey, 'cause it is cinema, Ray.”

Fletcher Pitches His Story to Ray · The Gentlemen 2020 · Ch. 1/15

• Negotiation
• Storytelling
• Persuading

“But you can do anything you want. You are bound by nothing.”

Will and Sean on Soul Mates · Good Will Hunting 1997 · Ch. 17/21

• Job interview
• Persuasion
• Explaining