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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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4 minB2
“Everything in life is like high school.”

Otis Says Life Is Like High School · Interstate 60 2002 · Ch. 5/22

  • Office chat
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“Why don't you grow up, Baxter? Be a mensch.”

Dreyfuss Saves Fran and Scolds Baxter · The Apartment 1960 · Ch. 9/15

  • At the doctor
  • Accusations
  • Warning
3 minB2
“When I grow up, I want to marry her.”

Buddy's School Crush · Belfast 2021 · Ch. 6/14

  • Teasing
  • Parents & kids
  • Confessing
2 minB2
“I like it when you get an uncontrollable urge.”

Isaac Tells Tracy to Go to London · Manhattan 1979 · Ch. 12/23

  • Breakups
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Persuading
3 minB2
“If you knew, you'd be teaching me instead of me teaching you.”

Mr. Turkentine's Science Class · Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 · Ch. 2/18

  • Small talk
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“Because if you take too long, you overthink it and you'll just drive yourself crazy.”

Kenny's Bad Drawing · We're the Millers 2013 · Ch. 13/21

  • Parties
  • Comforting a friend
  • Teasing
2 minC1
“Einstein's opened the door, now we are peering through, seeing a world inside our world.”

Bohr Sends Oppenheimer to Göttingen · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 1/28

  • Job interview
  • Suggesting
  • Explaining
7 minB2
“It's like Jesus washed my tongue”

Guy Orders a Cappuccino · Free Guy 2021 · Ch. 2/13

  • Ordering food
  • Crime scenes
  • Complaining
2 minB1
“You have nothing to worry about.”

Mirabel Comforts Antonio Before His Gift · Encanto 2021 · Ch. 4/19

  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
  • Promising
3 minB1
“As long as you're talking, you're not listening.”

Adonis Blows Up at the Gym · Creed 2015 · Ch. 5/10

  • Arguments
  • Complaining
  • Explaining
3 minB1
“I don't know how to do anything.”

Tiana Teaches Naveen to Cook · The Princess and the Frog 2009 · Ch. 9/14

  • Teasing
  • Small talk
  • Complimenting
3 minB1
“Everything clicked. It's as if I was meant to be here.”

Randall Meets David at the Gas Station · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 1/20

  • Small talk
  • Asking for help
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“not only do you see how small your world was, you also see how much bigger it could become.”

Frank Lets Beth Rename Herself · Uncle Frank 2020 · Ch. 2/17

  • Family dinners
  • Parents & kids
  • Suggesting
3 minB1
“Are you kidding me? Out of the gate? This is not happening!”

Riley Introduces Herself and Cries · Inside Out 2015 · Ch. 4/6

  • Small talk
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
2 minB1
“You're a victim of your own big mouth, more like.”

Sandra Catches the Boys Bunking Off · Beautiful Thing 1996 · Ch. 1/11

  • Family dinners
  • Phone calls
  • Teasing
2 minB1
“It's time for the next kid.”

Bo Peep Is Given Away · Toy Story 4 2019 · Ch. 2/22

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting
  • Explaining
4 minB1
“Tomorrow we are walking into that concert girls and coming out women”

Mei Chooses 4*Town Over the Ritual · Turning Red 2022 · Ch. 8/13

  • Parents & kids
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
2 minB2
“I am so sick of people taking their insecurities out on me.”

Jane Meets Ricky at School · American Beauty 1999 · Ch. 4/14

  • Arguments
  • First dates
  • Complaining
2 minB1
“...listen up. Kyle here's gonna be working out with us for a little while. Okay?”

Kyle's First Wrestling Practice · Win Win 2011 · Ch. 8/19

  • Small talk
  • Suggesting
  • Comforting
3 minB1
“The sun never rises or sets here...”

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

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
4 minB2
“How do you tell a story about something you say you know nothing about?”

Brightbill Takes the Swimming Test · The Wild Robot 2024 · Ch. 5/15

  • Teasing
  • Small talk
  • Complimenting
4 minB1
“Don t be thrown off course by other people”

Enola Hides on the Train · Enola Holmes 2020 · Ch. 3/12

  • Travel & hotels
  • Explaining
  • Warning
3 minB1
“If you don't want to, you don't have to.”

Ted Asks Mary to the Prom · There's Something About Mary 1998 · Ch. 1/24

  • First dates
  • Confessing feelings
  • Asking
3 minB1
“This is probably gonna be my first and only trip in the sleigh.”

The Last Sleigh Ride Home · The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two 2020 · Ch. 19/20

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Thanking
  • Comforting