2 minB2“Patients are here because they can't think.”Doctor Fights to Delay the Surgery · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 20/27
- Negotiation
- Arguments
- Confronting
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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 minB2“Oh, I am here to record sound, Mr. Barber, not to perform miracles.”Mary Saves the Talkie · Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Ch. 7/18
- Office chat
- Asking for help
- Saying no
3 minB2“Just whatever you do, do not look at his little brother.”Buying a Virus in the Darknet · Ralph Breaks the Internet 2018 · Ch. 18/21
- Negotiation
- Shopping
- Warning
4 minB1“There is no such thing as natural beauty.”Truvy Hires Annelle · Steel Magnolias 1989 · Ch. 2/16
- Small talk
- Office chat
- Teasing
2 minB1“You have to give it time. A lot went down.”Pat Visits His Old School · Silver Linings Playbook 2012 · Ch. 4/23
- Job interview
- Comforting a friend
- Inviting
5 minB2“Anyway, it was meant to be. Comes the hour, comes the man.”Tony Wilson Meets Sir Keith Joseph · 24 Hour Party People 2002 · Ch. 6/10
- Office chat
- Parties
- Explaining
3 minB2“But we were wrong. And you, Rupert, you were right.”Cathy Long Turns Rupert Down · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 10/21
- Job interview
- Talking to the boss
- Saying no
2 minB1“Once and for all, we've got to show 'em.”The Strangler Crashes Harry's Gym · Night and the City 1950 · Ch. 15/19
- Arguments
- Negotiation
- Threatening
3 minB2“We might as well question why we breathe.”Laszlo Begs Rick to Save Ilsa · Casablanca 1943 · Ch. 18/20
- Asking for help
- Negotiation
- Persuading
2 minC1“And I would just reiterate that if anything happens to me, I do have my insurance policy in place.”Dry Eye Warns His Host · The Gentlemen 2020 · Ch. 13/15
- Negotiation
- Threats
- Threatening
4 minC1“It's just a handful of people in the world who can tell the difference between you and me.”Will Tells Lambeau How Easy It Is · Good Will Hunting 1997 · Ch. 16/21
- Arguments
- Talking to the boss
- Complaining
5 minB1“There's something to live for!”Mark Pushes Bill Through 31 Takes · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 15/19
- Storytelling
- Office chat
- Complaining
4 minB2“You pulled me out of a meeting where I had to tell my team we lost eight billion in funding.”The Astronomers Call Dr. Oglethorpe · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 2/25
- Phone calls
- Meetings
- Explaining
4 minC1“'But tell me the truth, did you do it?'”Sophie Walks the Tightrope · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 6/22
- Monologues
- Office chat
- Explaining
4 minB1“- No jail is going to hold those two for long.”Governor Pardons the Wrong Inmates · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 16/22
- Speeches
- Meetings
- Explaining
3 minB1“Aren't you supposed to be at the retirement place with her getting the piano moved in?”The Office Learns It's Acquired · The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2013 · Ch. 2/16
- Office chat
- Criticism & layoffs
- Asking
4 minB1“You're gonna be a millionaire.”Black Monday Crushes Jordan's Career · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 3/30
- Criticism & layoffs
- Warning
- Promising
5 minC1“How can human beings be commerce?”Charles Fox Joins the Abolitionists · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 9/18
- Meetings
- Persuasion
- Suggesting
2 minB2“I never frighten little girls into fits.”Gregg Strikes a Bargain with Lucy · The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 1947 · Ch. 5/18
- Negotiation
- Arguments
- Bargaining
4 minB2“For the love of Gielgud, go and stop him.”Candy's Broadcast Is Cancelled · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 28/30
- Meetings
- Arguments
- Saying no
3 minB2“But when I did, it was a real score.”Henry Builds the Lufthansa Heist Crew · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 20/28
- Crime scenes
- Office chat
- Explaining
3 minB2“That's the best price you can give me? I could charge you double and you'd pay.”Dagny and Rearden's Metal Deal · Atlas Shrugged: Part I 2011 · Ch. 2/16
- Negotiation
- Meetings
- Bargaining
2 minB2“Ladies, don't go out any more than you can help, and don't talk before your servants.”Fielding Resigns from the Club · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 11/19
- Meetings
- Speeches
- Confronting
5 minB1“Faster I figure it out, the faster we get to go home.”The Mattel Men Celebrate Themselves · Barbie 2023 · Ch. 9/26
- Meetings
- Phone calls
- Explaining