3 minB1“Just one, unless you beg for more.”Tiana Meets the Frog Prince · The Princess and the Frog 2009 · Ch. 6/14
- First dates
- Negotiation
- Persuading
Situation
English for Work
555 real scenes from 115 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for work.
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3 minB1“So, why don't you just ask him for the money?”Jerry Haggles With the Kidnappers · Fargo 1996 · Ch. 2/16
- Negotiation
- Asking for help
- Asking
3 minB1“It is a living thing. It has a heart.”Linus Reads Sabrina's Letters · Sabrina 1954 · Ch. 2/18
- Small talk
- Office chat
- Explaining
2 minC1“So, your best shot is to try these cases in the press like I did on Porter.”Lawyers Break Down the Geoghan Case · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 3/21
- Meetings
- Investigation
- Explaining
2 minB2“They'd throw you in jail for a thousand years each!”Butch and Sundance Try to Enlist · Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 · Ch. 7/12
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
- Saying no
5 minB2“he wrote a few letters, and he faded into a footnote.”Graysmith Pitches a Zodiac Book · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 22/30
- Office chat
- Investigation
- Suggesting
5 minB1“"Much Ado About Nothing," which you love to make much ado about.”Shane's Mother Visits the Office · Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made 2021 · Ch. 6/18
- Office chat
- Small talk
- Teasing
3 minB2“- She's unsinkable. - She can't float.”Andrews: She's Going to Sink · A Night to Remember 1958 · Ch. 7/14
- Meetings
- Explaining
- Warning
3 minB1“I'm looking for the least possible amount of responsibility.”Lester Applies at Mr. Smiley's · American Beauty 1999 · Ch. 10/14
- Job interview
- Small talk
- Asking
5 minB2“If he loves you, you won't have to tell him anything.”Walter Double-Crosses Bensinger · His Girl Friday 1940 · Ch. 16/18
- Office chat
- Job interview
- Persuading
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
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
2 minB2“Cindy, your father disinherited you from his will, completely.”Mike Reveals Leo's Will · Win Win 2011 · Ch. 16/19
- Negotiation
- Explaining
- Confessing
3 minB2“That was his last summer's poem.”Violet Shows the Death Certificate · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 18/27
- Negotiation
- Investigation
- Explaining
2 minB2“Anyone would think it was a lunatic.”Myrna Walks Off the Set · Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Ch. 11/18
- Arguments
- Office chat
- Complaining
2 minB1“It is new, it is different, and therefore we should fear it.”The Arcade Gets Wi-Fi · Ralph Breaks the Internet 2018 · Ch. 2/21
- Office chat
- Arguments
- Complaining
5 minB2“Yeah, to get into a nightclub you have to dress like a hairdresser.”Tony Wilson Names the Factory · 24 Hour Party People 2002 · Ch. 1/10
- Negotiation
- Meetings
- Bargaining
2 minB2“You don't just walk on to a network show without experience.”Rupert Pitches His Act to Jerry · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 2/21
- Asking for help
- Job interview
- Asking
3 minB2“But somehow I'm not in the mood for a holiday just now.”Harry Makes Phil His Silent Partner · Night and the City 1950 · Ch. 10/19
- Negotiation
- Persuading
- Promising
3 minB2“You're a fat hypocrite. You don't feel any sorrier for Ugarte than I do.”Ferrari Offers to Handle the Letters · Casablanca 1943 · Ch. 10/20
- Negotiation
- Persuading
- Confronting
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“There's more to life than a fuckin' Field's medal.”Sean and Lambeau Argue About Will · Good Will Hunting 1997 · Ch. 13/21
- Arguments
- Negotiation
- Persuading
5 minB1“Cheer up, man. The world is yours.”Mark Pitches 3,000 Units to Bill · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 7/19
- Meetings
- Negotiation
- Persuading
4 minB2“Tell me about it and then tell me why you're telling me about it.”The Scientists Brief President Orlean · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 4/25
- Meetings
- Talking to the boss
- Explaining