2 minC1“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
Situation
English for Storytelling
215 real scenes from 80 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for storytelling.
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4 minB2“No. And nothing is just what I'm worth to him.”Phyllis Tells Walter Her Story · Double Indemnity 1944 · Ch. 7/21
- Storytelling
- Marriage trouble
- Complaining
2 minB2“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
2 minB1“See, he's gone. All his stuff's gone.”Reading the Postcards Left Behind · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 6/22
- Storytelling
- Small talk
- Explaining
3 minB1“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
5 minB2“Losing all hope was freedom.”Narrator Cries at Support Groups · Fight Club 1999 · Ch. 2/19
- Comforting a friend
- Storytelling
- Confessing
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
2 minB2“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
2 minB2“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
6 minB2“It's got to be personal.”Roz Names the Gosling Brightbill · The Wild Robot 2024 · Ch. 4/15
- Storytelling
- Parents & kids
- Comforting
4 minB2“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
3 minB2“We broke up because of A Tribe Called Quest.”Yas Explains the Hummus Break-Up · Rye Lane 2023 · Ch. 11/16
- Breakups
- Storytelling
- Explaining
5 minB2“Cowardice is a lifetime of affliction.”Steve and Rob's Costume Drama · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 11/20
- Storytelling
- Teasing
- Explaining
4 minB1“This boat has seen us through many a storm.”The Mariner Tells Aladdin's Story · Aladdin 2019 · Ch. 1/24
- Storytelling
- Explaining
- Inviting
2 minC1“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
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
5 minB2“There's a lot of things I haven't told you, Jack.”Santa Tours the Village · The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two 2020 · Ch. 6/20
- Travel & hotels
- Storytelling
- Explaining
5 minB1“There's something to live for!”Mark Pushes Bill Through 31 Takes · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 15/19
- Storytelling
- Office chat
- Complaining
2 minB1“We'll do whatever just to stay alive.”The 'Stay Alive' Travel Montage · The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2013 · Ch. 16/16
- Storytelling
- Travel & hotels
- Promising
5 minB2“See, money doesn't just buy you a better life, better food, better cars, better pussy.”Jordan Belfort Introduces Himself · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 1/30
- Monologues
- Storytelling
- Confessing
2 minB1“We were apes. They were human.”Newton Gives Wilberforce His Confession · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 14/18
- Storytelling
- Confessing
- Persuading
5 minC1“These are outstanding. I mean, there's such a sense of texture and composition.”Leo Discovers Marietta's Photos · Whatever Works 2009 · Ch. 11/16
- Storytelling
- Small talk
- Complimenting
3 minC1“They were so good at their acting that they convinced corporate America that they were smarter than anyone else.”Enron's Dabhol Plant in Ruins · Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room 2005 · Ch. 11/3
- Speeches
- Storytelling
- Persuading
4 minB2“If you're going to be prudish, we'll never get the book written.”Lucy Writes Captain Gregg's Memoir · The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 1947 · Ch. 9/18
- Arguments
- Storytelling
- Complaining