English for Speaking

“Okay. I'm Dostoyevsky. You're Anna. We're writing The Gambler.”

A Man Dictates The Gambler · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 2/22

• Monologues
• Small talk
• Explaining

“It was a situation that we couldn't -- we couldn't do anything about it.”

Were Ross and Rachel on a Break? · Friends: The Reunion 2021 · Ch. 24/25

• Storytelling
• Parties
• Explaining

“Everything's a copy of a copy of a copy.”

Tyler Holds a Gun on Jack · Fight Club 1999 · Ch. 1/19

• Threats
• Monologues
• Threatening

“Puss in Boots has never been touched by a blade.”

Puss Crashes His Own Fiesta · Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 2022 · Ch. 1/22

• Parties
• Speeches
• Teasing

“I was procuring for him.”

Catherine on Procuring for Sebastian · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 25/27

• Interrogations
• Storytelling
• Confessing

“You don't need me to tell you that marriage is a novel, not a short story.”

Mary Talks About Her Marriages · Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Ch. 9/18

• Storytelling
• Small talk
• Confessing

“Why did you do this? Tell me why and then maybe I'll be able to believe in you.”

Rupert Pupkin's TV Debut · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 20/21

• Monologues
• Negotiation
• Confronting

“My mother had her reasons.”

Enola at Miss Harrison's School · Enola Holmes 2020 · Ch. 9/12

• Speeches
• Talking to the boss
• Warning

“Bait the hook well. This fish will bite!”

Don Pedro Tricks Benedick · Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Ch. 11/24

• Teasing
• Persuasion
• Persuading

“This boat has seen us through many a storm.”

The Mariner Tells Aladdin's Story · Aladdin 2019 · Ch. 1/24

• Storytelling
• Explaining
• Inviting

“You know what the best part of my day is?”

Chuckie's Best Part of My Day · Good Will Hunting 1997 · Ch. 19/21

• Persuasion
• Arguments
• Persuading

“It's the first line of the film, man. It's gotta be on the money.”

Mark Records the Film's First Line · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 14/19

• Small talk
• Storytelling
• Explaining

“Hey, Madam President, may I have a word with you outside for a moment, please?”

The Comet Mission Turns Around · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 15/25

• Speeches
• Meetings
• Explaining

“'But this is not a car accident, or a home invasion.”

Witness Calls Out the Rape Law · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 24/22

• Courtroom
• Monologues
• Explaining

“- No man is free while one bunghole is in chains!”

Cornholio Leads a Prison Riot · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 15/22

• Investigation
• Speeches
• Explaining

“The only problem you're gonna have is that you didn't buy more.”

Jordan Pitches a Penny Stock · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 4/30

• Phone calls
• Persuasion
• Persuading

“We were apes. They were human.”

Newton Gives Wilberforce His Confession · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 14/18

• Storytelling
• Confessing
• Persuading

“But on the whole, I'm sorry to say, we're a failed species.”

Boris Breaks the Fourth Wall · Whatever Works 2009 · Ch. 1/16

• Speeches
• Monologues
• Complaining

“I find it hard enough to write a postcard.”

Captain Gregg Dictates His Memoirs · The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 1947 · Ch. 8/18

• Arguments
• Persuasion
• Persuading

“- Any luck? - Not a hope. She's halfway to London by now.”

The Home Guard Exercise Turns Real · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 2/30

• Speeches
• Investigation
• Explaining

“The only way they could make real extra money was to go out and cut corners.”

Karen Says Crime Felt Normal · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 12/28

• Storytelling
• Police questioning
• Explaining

“and Benwick's attachment to her was, indeed, profound.”

He Does Not Recover · Persuasion 2007 · Ch. 6/7

• Small talk
• Persuasion
• Explaining

“Look at the angle - down and in.”

Juror 8's Knife Demonstration · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 14/17

• Courtroom
• Persuasion
• Confronting

“I have kept my side of the bargain, but have you kept yours?”

V Kills Sutler in His Bunker · V for Vendetta 2006 · Ch. 25/25

• Speeches
• Threats
• Threatening