3 minB2“That was the night he finally told me the truth.”Gatsby Keeps Vigil Until Dawn · The Great Gatsby 2013 · Ch. 18/18
- Storytelling
- Goodbyes & funerals
- Confessing
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492 real scenes from 127 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for speaking.
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3 minB1“I thought you could let me ride with you, if you're going my way.”Walter Drives Lola to Nino · Double Indemnity 1944 · Ch. 10/21
- Asking for help
- Storytelling
- Confessing
3 minC1“Not in any way to excuse it, but to try and comprehend it.”Munich's Prayer for Peace · Spielberg 2017 · Ch. 15/10
- Persuasion
- Arguments
- Explaining
4 minB2“I'd rather die out there trying than in here waiting.”David Plans His Escape · The Mist 2007 · Ch. 9/11
- Speeches
- Interrogations
- Persuading
3 minB2“Oh, better than a sharp stick in the eye, I always say.”The TV Hoarder Explains Video · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 17/22
- Small talk
- Storytelling
- Explaining
4 minB1“But I mean, as a woman, you have to take control of your life.”Fans on What Friends Meant · Friends: The Reunion 2021 · Ch. 13/25
- Storytelling
- Confessing
- Complimenting
3 minB2“The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club.”Tyler Lays Down the Fight Club Rules · Fight Club 1999 · Ch. 6/19
- Speeches
- Meetings
- Explaining
4 minB2“Not yet, but I will be.”Stealing the Map to the Wishing Star · Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 2022 · Ch. 7/22
- Crime scenes
- Storytelling
- Explaining
4 minC1“If she isn't unapproachable and hopeless, I don't know who is.”Violet Describes Catherine's Madness · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 5/27
- At the doctor
- Persuasion
- Persuading
4 minC1“Well... ...happy enough in that English way, when you never talk about anything, but you trust each other.”Violet Tells Mary the Truth · Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Ch. 16/18
- Storytelling
- Confessing
- Explaining
6 minB1“we must become more than we were programmed to be.”Roz Calls a Storm Truce · The Wild Robot 2024 · Ch. 11/15
- Speeches
- Arguments
- Persuading
2 minB1“I've never even had anybody over for dinner, let alone made love on the table.”Masha's Lonely Night Confession · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 17/21
- Confessing feelings
- Monologues
- Confessing love
3 minB2“This is what my mother made me for.”Enola and Tewkesbury Flee the School · Enola Holmes 2020 · Ch. 12/12
- Investigation
- Persuasion
- Persuading
3 minC1“The world must be peopled!”Benedick Falls for Beatrice · Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Ch. 12/24
- Monologues
- Teasing
- Confessing love
5 minB2“I, on the other hand, grew up in the East End of London, and all I ever wanted to do was blow the bloody doors off.”Hiring Divers for the Gesture · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 19/20
- Small talk
- Storytelling
- Explaining
4 minB2“Our greatest challenge isn't speaking up against our enemies...”Jasmine Turns Hakim Against Jafar · Aladdin 2019 · Ch. 20/24
- Speeches
- Persuasion
- Persuading
3 minB2“Most wives would beg their other halves to get out of this game, but not you.”Mickey and Rosalind Plan His Exit · The Gentlemen 2020 · Ch. 4/15
- Negotiation
- Storytelling
- Warning
5 minB2“Well, he goes away. That's the point.”Chuckie's Uncle Marty Story · Good Will Hunting 1997 · Ch. 12/21
- Parties
- Storytelling
- Teasing
3 minB1“When I run this Bolex, that'll be the last take of Coven.”Mark Shoots the Last Take of Coven · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 13/19
- Goodbyes & funerals
- Storytelling
- Explaining
5 minB2“We're trying to tell you that the entire planet is about to be destroyed.”Comet Revealed on The Daily Rip · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 9/25
- Speeches
- Arguments
- Warning
3 minC1“But there is this person inside of me, that girl who fought and fought to be seen.”Tessa Agrees to Testify · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 16/22
- Monologues
- Parents & kids
- Confessing
4 minB2“I'm Commander Serena Ryan, and I'm captain of the Space Shuttle Endeavor.”NASA Recruits Beavis and Butt-Head · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 2/22
- Meetings
- Speeches
- Explaining
3 minB2“There is no nobility in poverty.”Jordan's No Nobility in Poverty Speech · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 15/30
- Speeches
- Persuading
- Promising
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