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English for Speeches

144 real scenes from 66 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for speeches.

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5 minB2
“As a species we re fundamentally insane”

The Crowd Turns on David · The Mist 2007 · Ch. 7/11

  • Arguments
  • Speeches
  • Persuading
5 minB2
“Working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need.”

Tyler's Middle Children Speech · Fight Club 1999 · Ch. 11/19

  • Speeches
  • Arguments
  • Persuading
6 minB2
“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
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
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
5 minB2
“this right here is the land of opportunity.”

Jordan Refuses to Leave · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 24/30

  • Speeches
  • Persuasion
  • Persuading
4 minC1
“His enemy is my enemy.”

Pitt Warns a Friend Over Cards · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 12/18

  • Speeches
  • Negotiation
  • Threatening
4 minB1
“- 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
2 minB2
“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
5 minB2
“From here on out, you are Sir Kevin.”

The Queen Knights Kevin · Minions 2015 · Ch. 14/14

  • Speeches
  • Arguments
  • Thanking
2 minB2
“Guys, you're all so talented and imaginative.”

Emmet Pitches His Master Plan · The Lego Movie 2014 · Ch. 14/22

  • Speeches
  • Meetings
  • Persuading
4 minB2
“Yosemite is known as the Mecca of world rock climbing.”

Tommy Caldwell Attempts the Dawn Wall · The Dawn Wall 2017 · Ch. 5/24

  • Storytelling
  • Speeches
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“All they know is eat, kill, multiply.”

Calhoun Explains the Cy-Bug Threat · Wreck-It Ralph 2012 · Ch. 8/19

  • Speeches
  • Threats
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“It's time to burn some books.”

Captain K Addresses the Jungvolk · Jojo Rabbit 2019 · Ch. 1/18

  • Speeches
  • Explaining
  • Warning
6 minC1
“We are but a frightened nanosecond.”

Slowik Serves the Island Course · The Menu 2022 · Ch. 3/13

  • Speeches
  • Monologues
  • Warning
2 minC1
“The biggest man-made explosion in history.”

Teller Pitches the H-Bomb · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 12/28

  • Meetings
  • Speeches
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“Not for me, not your father's memory, but for you.”

Rocky's Pre-Fight Talk with Adonis · Creed 2015 · Ch. 9/10

  • Speeches
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
3 minB2
“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
2 minB2
“- 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
3 minB2
“They're not gonna dial themselves. Okay?”

Jordan Hypes Steve Madden · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 14/30

  • Speeches
  • Persuasion
  • Persuading
2 minC1
“Mr Speaker! I believe the abolitionists are coming at us at a side wind.”

Abolitionists Come at a Side Wind · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 16/18

  • Speeches
  • Warning
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“I've never seen a more striking resemblance.”

The War Ends for General Candy · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 20/30

  • Small talk
  • Speeches
  • Complaining
3 minB2
“There will be no negotiation.”

V Confronts Prothero at Home · V for Vendetta 2006 · Ch. 8/25

  • Speeches
  • Threats
  • Threatening
4 minB2
“Without a master, they had no purpose.”

Kevin Volunteers to Find a New Master · Minions 2015 · Ch. 2/14

  • Storytelling
  • Speeches
  • Explaining