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Movie English about coming of age

92 real scenes from 42 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for coming of age.

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3 minB2
“Vig is leading by example. Winners never quit, right?”

Kyle's First Dual Meet · Win Win 2011 · Ch. 10/19

  • Office chat
  • Small talk
  • Teasing
3 minB1
“What? No, no, no. Me and the kid are like shoes and socks.”

Ralph and Vanellope Say Goodbye · Ralph Breaks the Internet 2018 · Ch. 14/21

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Arguments
  • Saying no
4 minB1
“There's nothing I can do that you can't.”

Roz Leads the Flock Out · The Wild Robot 2024 · Ch. 10/15

  • Asking for help
  • Persuading
  • Suggesting
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
3 minB2
“This is what my mother made me for.”

Enola and Tewkesbury Flee the School · Enola Holmes 2020 · Ch. 12/12

  • Investigation
  • Persuasion
  • Persuading
5 minB1
“- Is it the frank or the beans? - Right.”

Ted Gets His Zipper Stuck · There's Something About Mary 1998 · Ch. 4/24

  • Family dinners
  • Parents & kids
  • Asking
5 minC1
“I bet you can't tell me what it smells like in the Sistine Chapel.”

Sean's Park Bench Speech · Good Will Hunting 1997 · Ch. 7/21

  • First dates
  • Persuasion
  • Persuading
2 minB1
“You've gotta be kidding me.”

Kate and Jack Come Home · The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two 2020 · Ch. 20/20

  • Family dinners
  • Small talk
  • Comforting
2 minB1
“You've really made the grade.”

Walter Takes the Helicopter to Greenland · The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2013 · Ch. 9/16

  • Travel & hotels
  • Warning
4 minB2
“See, hits never bothered Jimmy. It was business.”

Henry's First Pinch and the Two Rules · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 4/28

  • Courtroom
  • Crime scenes
  • Complimenting
4 minB1
“I always find I think best at kitchen tables.”

Barbie Meets Ruth at Mattel · Barbie 2023 · Ch. 14/26

  • Comforting a friend
  • Small talk
  • Comforting
3 minB2
“We would rather he died than give it to you.”

Emmet Learns to Trust His Instincts · The Lego Movie 2014 · Ch. 10/22

  • Asking for help
  • Teasing
  • Asking
5 minB1
“I must see a hundred cases like you every day.”

CC Meets Hillary on the Boardwalk · Beaches 1988 · Ch. 1/30

  • Small talk
  • Teasing
  • Asking
3 minB2
“So all of a sudden, Tommy went from nobody at all to winner of Snowbird”

Tommy Caldwell Wins Snowbird · The Dawn Wall 2017 · Ch. 2/24

  • First dates
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
3 minB1
“Why did you have to wake me? I only just got to sleep.”

Lolita Wakes Humbert With a Prank · Lolita 1962 · Ch. 19/30

  • Teasing
  • Travel & hotels
  • Complaining
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
3 minB1
“Wow! You should do this for a living.”

Paula Brags About Her Married Boyfriend · An American Crime 2007 · Ch. 2/16

  • Small talk
  • Teasing
  • Complaining
14 minB1
“you can do almost anything”

Ian Thanks Barley for Everything · Onward 2020 · Ch. 16/16

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Siblings
  • Thanking
5 minB1
“First place is reserved for the Führer.”

Jojo Refuses to Kill the Rabbit · Jojo Rabbit 2019 · Ch. 2/18

  • Speeches
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
2 minB2
“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
4 minA2
“Everything good is above the surface.”

Luca Learns to Walk on Land · Luca 2021 · Ch. 2/9

  • Small talk
  • Asking for help
  • Suggesting
3 minA2
“I don't know much but bits and pieces. I hear things.”

Sandy Tells Jeffrey About the Singer · Blue Velvet 1986 · Ch. 1/9

  • Investigation
  • Small talk
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“There I fell, and there I first saw Willoughby.”

Marianne Revisits Where She Fell · Sense and Sensibility 1995 · Ch. 26/27

  • Small talk
  • Comforting a friend
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“I've been smoking since I was born.”

Punks Debate Structure and Chaos · SLC Punk 1998 · Ch. 13/10

  • Parties
  • Persuasion
  • Explaining