3 minB1“If you call me, I can help you.”Andy Runs the Pre-Service Kitchen · Boiling Point 2021 · Ch. 5/13
- Office chat
- Talking to the boss
- Complaining
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English for Talking to the boss
105 real scenes from 42 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for talking to the boss.
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3 minB2“So, I think maybe it is time that we talked about your value in this workplace.”Frank Demotes Jenny and Sweet-Talks Her · Bad Education 2019 · Ch. 13/18
- Talking to the boss
- Criticism & layoffs
- Threatening
5 minB2“"To read David Foster Wallace was to feel your eyelids pulled open."”Lipsky Pitches the Wallace Story · The End of the Tour 2015 · Ch. 1/17
- Talking to the boss
- Phone calls
- Persuading
5 minB2“I don't know who was more fucking surprised he wasn't dead, him or me.”Doug Tells Fergie He's Leaving · The Town 2010 · Ch. 15/20
- Talking to the boss
- Threats
- Threatening
5 minB2“We are in the business of developing people's dreams, not damning them.”Buddy Orders Guy to Bury the Story · Swimming with Sharks 1994 · Ch. 9/16
- Talking to the boss
- Criticism & layoffs
- Complaining
3 minB2“But if he wants to be a soldier, then, by heavens, he's got to be one.”Broulard Visits Dax at the Front · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 2/17
- Talking to the boss
- Meetings
- Explaining
3 minB1“They've got a hell of a nerve coming in here, eating our food.”Hawkeye and Duke Report for Duty · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 1/22
- Small talk
- Talking to the boss
- Explaining
2 minB2“In spite of your victories, you can't shut out every decent impulse and survive.”Ramsey Warns Kirby · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 24/27
- Talking to the boss
- Threats
- Warning
3 minB1“There's no point in even talking about it.”Jeff Argues with His Editor · Rear Window 1954 · Ch. 1/13
- Phone calls
- Talking to the boss
- Complaining
4 minB2“Listen, Baxter. We made you and we can break you.”The Bosses Welcome Baxter to His Office · The Apartment 1960 · Ch. 5/15
- Talking to the boss
- Criticism & layoffs
- Threatening
3 minB1“And there's a little hope sneaking into the building.”Kurt's Arena Football Debut · American Underdog 2021 · Ch. 15/27
- Criticism & layoffs
- Talking to the boss
- Explaining
3 minC1“It s with your best interests at heart”H Questioned Then Promoted · Wrath of Man 2021 · Ch. 6/13
- Talking to the boss
- Interrogations
- Confronting
4 minC1“Oh, don't be a smart ass. You know damn well what it is.”Groves Offers Oppenheimer the Job · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 9/28
- Job interview
- Talking to the boss
- Confronting
3 minB2“Those boys were like my children, Mandrake.”Mandrake Fishes for the Recall Code · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 13/20
- Talking to the boss
- Interrogations
- Persuading
3 minB2“I didn't fire you because I feel threatened. No. I fired you because you're lazy, entitled, incompetent.”Margaret Fires Bob · The Proposal 2009 · Ch. 1/14
- Criticism & layoffs
- Talking to the boss
- Threatening
2 minB1“- She still loves him. - I beg your pardon?”Sabrina's Soufflé Gives Her Away · Sabrina 1954 · Ch. 3/18
- Small talk
- Talking to the boss
- Complimenting
2 minB2“Once we settle on a project, we can spend a year or more investigating it.”Baron Meets Robinson for a Drink · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 1/21
- Talking to the boss
- Small talk
- Explaining
4 minB2“You know? I suppose, technically, I'm the competition but, I mean, I don't flatter myself that I'm even in the same league as you.”Lester Quits His Job · American Beauty 1999 · Ch. 6/14
- Criticism & layoffs
- Talking to the boss
- Saying no
2 minB2“The only way you can be sure is to kill him first...”Keyes Explains the Dietrichson Murder · Double Indemnity 1944 · Ch. 18/21
- Talking to the boss
- Investigation
- Explaining
3 minB2“They were just too gentle for their size.”Mrs. Venable's Empty Chair · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 8/27
- Small talk
- Talking to the boss
- Asking
3 minB2“Only authorized personnel are allowed in. That's the rules and regulations.”Rupert Bluffs His Way Into the Studio · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 18/21
- Talking to the boss
- Interrogations
- Saying no
3 minB2“We gotta get out of here. This place is a freak show.”Scientists Leak the Apocalypse Warning · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 5/25
- Meetings
- Talking to the boss
- Warning
4 minB2“The world is a better place without him.”Alonzo Justifies Killing Roger · Training Day 2001 · Ch. 17/23
- Speeches
- Talking to the boss
- Persuading
3 minB1“My Lord, you are as dumb as a bag of hammers, aren't you?”Hanssen Interrogates His New Assistant · Breach 2007 · Ch. 3/20
- Talking to the boss
- Office chat
- Confronting