English for Work

“I can't even take over my own life for six weeks.”

Rupert Rehearses Taking Over the Show · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 3/21

• Negotiation
• Asking for help
• Persuading

“And between me and my money is a kind of understanding.”

Harry Tries to Borrow 200 Pounds · Night and the City 1950 · Ch. 7/19

• Asking for help
• Negotiation
• Saying no

“I do. You're lucky the bar is open to you.”

Ugarte Hands Rick the Letters · Casablanca 1943 · Ch. 1/20

• Asking for help
• Negotiation
• Asking

“And that, sir, is with my blessing what you are paying for.”

Mickey Pitches His Weed Empire · The Gentlemen 2020 · Ch. 3/15

• Negotiation
• Meetings
• Persuading

“This is evolution. This is evolution of the human species.”

Isherwell Predicts Mindy's Death · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 21/25

• Meetings
• Arguments
• Confronting

“Can you remind me why I'm paying you to get me re-elected governor?”

Beavis and Butt-Head Discover Mobile Pay · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 8/22

• Meetings
• Shopping
• Explaining

“There is no such thing as bad publicity, sweetheart.”

Forbes Profiles Jordan Belfort · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 8/30

• Job interview
• Office chat
• Complaining

“It's very strange to be preparing a duel between two people who've never even seen each other.”

The Seconds Set the Duel Rules · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 10/30

• Negotiation
• Meetings
• Explaining

“"Don't ask questions nobody can answer."”

Ellis Wyatt Confronts the Taggarts · Atlas Shrugged: Part I 2011 · Ch. 6/16

• Meetings
• Accusations
• Confronting

“We'll get through this, all right.”

Brad Learns He Has Tourette's · Front of the Class 2008 · Ch. 4/17

• At the doctor
• Job interview
• Explaining

“All you have to do is blend in and act like you belong here.”

Emmet Fails the MasterBuilder Test · The Lego Movie 2014 · Ch. 8/22

• Job interview
• Explaining
• Suggesting

“There's no such thing as the "Information Assurance Division," is there?”

Eric Learns the Real Story · Breach 2007 · Ch. 10/20

• Investigation
• Meetings
• Confessing

“You don't know how glad I am to see you!”

Betty Asks Joe to Write With Her · Sunset Boulevard 1950 · Ch. 12/19

• Parties
• Office chat
• Persuading

“What does it matter so long as our minds meet?"”

The Anonymous Letter From Box 237 · The Shop Around the Corner 1940 · Ch. 2/19

• Office chat
• Small talk
• Explaining

“It has been banned by the emperor.”

Mozart Defends Figaro to the Emperor · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 16/25

• Interrogations
• Talking to the boss
• Confronting

“So always err on the side of caution, Carly.”

The Food Safety Inspection · Boiling Point 2021 · Ch. 1/13

• Office chat
• Warning
• Explaining

“All right? A real journalist can turn any assignment into a story.”

Rachel Interviews School Officials · Bad Education 2019 · Ch. 2/18

• Office chat
• Talking to the boss
• Explaining

“You cannot get into bed with him without getting fucked.”

Guy Is Warned Off the Boss · Swimming with Sharks 1994 · Ch. 11/16

• Negotiation
• Persuasion
• Warning

“Looks as if we have a pretty unpleasant thing on our hands in a few hours, doesn't it?”

Dax Makes Roget Command the Firing Squad · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 14/17

• Talking to the boss
• Interrogations
• Confronting

“Hold on. You're gonna be just fine, fella.”

Waldowski Says Poker Is Just a Game · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 10/22

• Comforting a friend
• Office chat
• Comforting

“The world just needs more time to see it.”

Jim Foster Recruits Kurt Warner · American Underdog 2021 · Ch. 10/27

• Job interview
• Persuasion
• Persuading

“I won't lie. It can be dangerous.”

H's Fortico Interview and Training · Wrath of Man 2021 · Ch. 1/13

• Job interview
• Explaining
• Warning

“The king and queen are coming to stay.”

The King and Queen Are Coming · Downton Abbey 2019 · Ch. 1/22

• Meetings
• Office chat
• Explaining

“A Russian bomb is a matter of time.”

The Target Committee Debates the Bomb · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 18/28

• Meetings
• Negotiation
• Explaining