3 minC1“And the red light was the Eternal Light, the Ner Tamid, and that's my very first memory.”Spielberg Denies the Name Shmuel · Spielberg 2017 · Ch. 9/10
- Storytelling
- Explaining
- Confessing
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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3 minB2“but I can now say that I've practically given up on not only my own people...”An Old Man Tells War Stories · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 16/22
- Monologues
- Storytelling
- Confessing
4 minB1“If I didn't get the laugh I was supposed to get, I would freak out. -It would take you down.”How Monica and Chandler Became a Couple · Friends: The Reunion 2021 · Ch. 18/25
- Storytelling
- Office chat
- Explaining
4 minB2“Beggars are a social disease in this country.”Catherine Recalls the Beach Children · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 26/27
- Storytelling
- Interrogations
- Explaining
5 minB1“There always was conflict. You never knew what was going to happen.”Mark Lists His Debts · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 9/19
- Monologues
- Storytelling
- Confessing
2 minB1“being a gangster was better than being president of the United States.”Henry Wants to Be a Gangster · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 1/28
- Storytelling
- Explaining
- Confessing
2 minB2“The Dawn Wall has more hard pitches than every other route on El Cap combined.”Years of Grinding on the Wall · The Dawn Wall 2017 · Ch. 13/24
- Storytelling
- Speeches
- Explaining
4 minB2“Everything in life is like high school.”Otis Says Life Is Like High School · Interstate 60 2002 · Ch. 5/22
- Office chat
- Storytelling
- Explaining
3 minB2“It's a covert operation between the United States government and the Soviet Union.”The Moon Landing Was a Cover-Up · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 3/22
- Storytelling
- Small talk
- Explaining
3 minB2“And I told the truth and got the job so...”The Cast Recalls Their Auditions · Friends: The Reunion 2021 · Ch. 9/25
- Job interview
- Storytelling
- Explaining
2 minB2“All last summer, Sebastian was famished for blonds.”Catherine on Sebastian's Appetites · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 17/27
- Interrogations
- Storytelling
- Confessing
4 minB1“I'll tell you why films fail or succeed.”Mark Pitches Northwestern · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 2/19
- Storytelling
- Speeches
- Explaining
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
3 minB2“Every action is a positive action.”Oblique Strategy Cards on the Street · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 18/22
- Small talk
- Storytelling
- Suggesting
3 minB2“-So what started out to be the simplest "Friends" episode ended up taking the longest amount of time to shoot.”The Sling Written Into the Show · Friends: The Reunion 2021 · Ch. 17/25
- Storytelling
- Explaining
- Teasing
5 minB2“Nature isn't created in the image of man's compassion.”Mrs. Venable Tells the Turtle Story · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 6/27
- Storytelling
- Monologues
- Explaining
5 minB1“I'll tell you who they are. They're unbelievably talented people.”Mark Picks Kenny Up From Jail · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 17/19
- Storytelling
- Small talk
- Explaining
3 minB2“We've got to pace ourselves.”Day Three on the Dawn Wall · The Dawn Wall 2017 · Ch. 10/24
- Storytelling
- Explaining
- Complaining
4 minB2“If you're here to steal something, you've come to the wrong place.”The Old Anarchist Talks Revolution · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 15/22
- Storytelling
- Small talk
- Explaining
4 minB2“Something deep in your soul calls out to me like a foghorn.”Janice Returns to the Reunion · Friends: The Reunion 2021 · Ch. 22/25
- Storytelling
- Parties
- Complimenting
4 minB2“Up. Straight up. That was the only way open, so he went that way.”Catherine Tells How Sebastian Died · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 27/27
- Interrogations
- Storytelling
- Explaining
5 minB2“the American dream stays with me each and every day.”Mark Shoots Coven in the Snow · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 6/19
- Monologues
- Storytelling
- Explaining
3 minB2“I was just floating across the pitch.”Kevin Falls Short on Pitch 15 · The Dawn Wall 2017 · Ch. 20/24
- Comforting a friend
- Storytelling
- Comforting
4 minB2“I really don't know too much about this. I was kind of just flipping through.”The JFK Bookstore Conversation · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 13/22
- Small talk
- Storytelling
- Explaining