3 minB2“Will the mystery voice please make himself known?”The Producer Who Predicted Stardom · Friends: The Reunion 2021 · Ch. 11/25
- Storytelling
- Parties
- Explaining
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“Not the eleventh hour. This is the twelfth hour.”Mark's Twelfth Hour Deadline · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 1/19
- Storytelling
- Confessing
- Complaining
4 minB2“A year later, he came back without the finger and he did it.”Tommy Becomes Mr. El Cap · The Dawn Wall 2017 · Ch. 8/24
- Marriage trouble
- Storytelling
- Explaining
3 minB1“The one-sentence pitch is it's about that time in your life when your friends are your family.”The Friends Creators Explain the Premise · Friends: The Reunion 2021 · Ch. 4/25
- Storytelling
- Parties
- Explaining
3 minB2“So all of a sudden, Tommy went from nobody at all to winner of Snowbird”Tommy Caldwell Wins Snowbird · The Dawn Wall 2017 · Ch. 2/24
- First dates
- Storytelling
- Explaining
4 minA2“-You tripped every time. You wouldn't look.”The Friends Blooper Reel · Friends: The Reunion 2021 · Ch. 21/25
- Storytelling
- Parties
- Teasing
3 minB2“If they can get that done, they're well on their way.”Tommy Attempts the Great Traverse · The Dawn Wall 2017 · Ch. 15/24
- Storytelling
- Comforting a friend
- Explaining
4 minB2“-We loved it because they loved us.”The Monkey Kept Ruining Takes · Friends: The Reunion 2021 · Ch. 15/25
- Parties
- Storytelling
- Explaining
5 minB1“I was like, I can't believe that just happened.”Kevin Catches Tommy on the Dawn Wall · The Dawn Wall 2017 · Ch. 24/24
- Speeches
- Storytelling
- Complimenting
5 minB1“I still think it's better when it's just me.”The Cast Reenacts Smelly Cat · Friends: The Reunion 2021 · Ch. 19/25
- Storytelling
- Parties
- Thanking
3 minB1“Even if I can't do this, I was really happy for Tommy.”Tommy Reaches Wino Tower · The Dawn Wall 2017 · Ch. 21/24
- Storytelling
- Explaining
- Comforting
4 minB1“Let's be honest, none of you had other plans.”The Friends Cast Reunites On Stage · Friends: The Reunion 2021 · Ch. 2/25
- Parties
- Storytelling
- Teasing
4 minB2“I had just killed somebody.”Tommy Pushes a Captor Off the Cliff · The Dawn Wall 2017 · Ch. 4/24
- Storytelling
- Confessing
- Comforting
4 minB1“It's as if I didn't.”The Couch Pivot Scene · Friends: The Reunion 2021 · Ch. 20/25
- Parties
- Storytelling
- Confessing
4 minB1“But I was still gonna have to do the hardest thing I've ever done for this to end well.”Becca and Fitz Arrive at El Cap · The Dawn Wall 2017 · Ch. 23/24
- Storytelling
- Explaining
- Promising
4 minB1“I mean, this is an incredibly selfish, self-involved, spoiled -- in the wrong hands, you don't like Rachel.”Casting the Rest of the Cast · Friends: The Reunion 2021 · Ch. 10/25
- Job interview
- Storytelling
- Explaining
3 minB2“I was really lonely, honestly.”Tommy Chooses the Wall Over Love · The Dawn Wall 2017 · Ch. 14/24
- Storytelling
- Explaining
- Confessing
3 minB2“Then Matt came in and suddenly on him, the lines felt funny.”How Friends Cast Its Six · Friends: The Reunion 2021 · Ch. 8/25
- Job interview
- Storytelling
- Explaining
3 minB2“This has been our home for nine days now.”Tommy's Father Toughens Him Up · The Dawn Wall 2017 · Ch. 1/24
- Parents & kids
- Storytelling
- Explaining
3 minB2“No one really prepares you for what that's going to be like.”The Cast on Sudden Fame · Friends: The Reunion 2021 · Ch. 12/25
- Parties
- Storytelling
- Explaining
4 minB1“I don't care how long it takes for you to get through pitch 15,”Tommy Waits for Kevin · The Dawn Wall 2017 · Ch. 22/24
- Comforting a friend
- Storytelling
- Comforting
3 minB2“Tommy is just a man possessed.”Life on the Dawn Wall · The Dawn Wall 2017 · Ch. 6/24
- Storytelling
- Explaining
- Complaining
4 minB2“It's like stepping off the edge of the Earth.”Tommy Tests His New Partner · The Dawn Wall 2017 · Ch. 12/24
- Storytelling
- Explaining
- Confessing