4 minB2“You're a sight for sore eyes.”Mary Confides in Gerri Over Drinks · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 3/25
- Office chat
- Small talk
- Confessing
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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2 minB2“Guys, you're all so talented and imaginative.”Emmet Pitches His Master Plan · The Lego Movie 2014 · Ch. 14/22
- Speeches
- Meetings
- Persuading
3 minB2“The only thing that kept me going was waiting for you to come back.”The Director Tears CC Apart on Set · Beaches 1988 · Ch. 18/30
- Criticism & layoffs
- Complaining
- Threatening
3 minB2“You can pick them up and put them down anytime.”Martins Checks Into a Military Hotel · The Third Man 1949 · Ch. 2/17
- Travel & hotels
- Negotiation
- Inviting
2 minB1“I will not let him hurt you.”Princess Peach Faces the Bowser Crisis · The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023 · Ch. 6/14
- Meetings
- Speeches
- Promising
2 minB1“You hit a guy with glasses. That's... Well played.”King Candy Visits Ralph · Wreck-It Ralph 2012 · Ch. 15/19
- Negotiation
- Arguments
- Persuading
4 minC1“Get your head right right now because you're about to have the most important conversation of your life.”Brian Reads His Story Aloud · 5 to 7 2014 · Ch. 8/10
- Speeches
- Job interview
- Warning
2 minB2“I'm sorry you're having problems at home.”Eric Questions If It's Worth It · Breach 2007 · Ch. 19/20
- Office chat
- Meetings
- Comforting
3 minB1“That's a long time to be nowhere.”Owen Needs a Hero at the Tubes · The Way Way Back 2013 · Ch. 12/18
- Speeches
- Office chat
- Inviting
5 minB2“Who ever said you have to take risks in life to have an adventure”The Manticore Refuses to Help · Onward 2020 · Ch. 5/16
- Asking for help
- Negotiation
- Saying no
5 minB2“Now, listen up, Mr Pink, there's two ways you can go on this job - my way or the highway.”Joe Lays Down the Alias Rules · Reservoir Dogs 1992 · Ch. 21/22
- Meetings
- Arguments
- Explaining
4 minB1“Tell him without me, he wouldn't have any job, because without me, there wouldn't be any Paramount Studio.”Norma Desmond Returns to Paramount · Sunset Boulevard 1950 · Ch. 13/19
- Talking to the boss
- Persuasion
- Complaining
2 minB2“Well, even if it played Beethoven's Ninth Symphony I'd still say no. No, I just don't like the idea.”Matuschek's Singing Cigarette Box · The Shop Around the Corner 1940 · Ch. 3/19
- Talking to the boss
- Meetings
- Saying no
3 minB2“I've got Americans to the west, got Russians to the east.”Jojo Asks If He Gets a Medal · Jojo Rabbit 2019 · Ch. 12/18
- Office chat
- Speeches
- Explaining
3 minB2“I mentioned the matter to Mrs. Crosbie, and she denies having written anything of the sort.”Ong Chi Seng Names His Price · The Letter 1940 · Ch. 10/15
- Negotiation
- Interrogations
- Bargaining
4 minC1“Trust me. He's behind all of it.”Derek Vinyard's TV Interview · American History X 1998 · Ch. 2/17
- Meetings
- Investigation
- Explaining
2 minB1“I always wanted to make an impression.”Lenny Pitches Bob a Sitcom · Auto Focus 2002 · Ch. 1/16
- Negotiation
- Office chat
- Persuading
5 minB2“He jumped into her arms and said, "Will you marry me? Yes or no?"”Mozart Meets the Emperor · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 5/25
- Meetings
- Negotiation
- Explaining
3 minB2“Two weeks work, half the names crossed off and what have you got?”Nixon Renominated, Report Buried · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 10/18
- Office chat
- Investigation
- Explaining
3 minB2“I never faint in case I don't fall gracefully, and I never use smelling salts because they puff up the eyes.”Christine Vole Meets the Lawyers · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 8/27
- Meetings
- Courtroom
- Explaining
3 minB1“You are useless, but I love you.”Andy Defends the Pink Lamb · Boiling Point 2021 · Ch. 9/13
- Arguments
- Criticism & layoffs
- Confronting
4 minB1“And I'm gonna... I don't give a fuck if that thing is real or not.”Passengers Plan to Storm the Cockpit · United 93 2006 · Ch. 17/17
- Phone calls
- Meetings
- Persuading
5 minB2“The saxophone runs off with a Bible salesman, and the bass fiddle gets herself pregnant.”Joe and Jerry Decide to Be Girls · Some Like It Hot 1959 · Ch. 2/19
- Job interview
- Negotiation
- Persuading
3 minB2“It's the public schools. The better the school system, the higher the price tag on the homes, period.”Bob Spicer Gives the School a Gift · Bad Education 2019 · Ch. 3/18
- Small talk
- Office chat
- Thanking