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Movie English about duty

158 real scenes from 53 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for duty.

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2 minB2
“This is an arena. For gladiators.”

Kurt Joins the Barnstormers · American Underdog 2021 · Ch. 13/27

  • Speeches
  • Job interview
  • Apologizing
2 minB2
“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
4 minB2
“A royal visit is like a swan on a lake.”

The Royal Staff Take Over Downton · Downton Abbey 2019 · Ch. 7/22

  • Office chat
  • Family dinners
  • Complaining
4 minA2
“In the cage, or he doesn't fly.”

Michael Refuses the Cargo Cage · Arthur the King 2024 · Ch. 19/19

  • Travel & hotels
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Saying no
4 minC1
“A Russian bomb is a matter of time.”

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

  • Meetings
  • Negotiation
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“Those boys were like my children, Mandrake.”

Mandrake Fishes for the Recall Code · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 13/20

  • Talking to the boss
  • Interrogations
  • Persuading
6 minB2
“Who am I If I can't run with the ball?”

Luisa Sings Surface Pressure · Encanto 2021 · Ch. 9/19

  • Siblings
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
3 minC1
“Baron told us to get the system.”

Robby Refuses to Rush the Story · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 17/21

  • Arguments
  • Confronting
  • Persuading
5 minB2
“All of us should stand up together and say, "No more."”

Bill Transfers Out of the Chronicle · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 21/30

  • Office chat
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting
2 minB1
“Because it's all I have left to do!”

Woody Refuses to Abandon Forky · Toy Story 4 2019 · Ch. 17/22

  • Arguments
  • Persuading
  • Confronting
5 minB1
“"Much Ado About Nothing," which you love to make much ado about.”

Shane's Mother Visits the Office · Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made 2021 · Ch. 6/18

  • Office chat
  • Small talk
  • Teasing
3 minB1
“There was a light flashing, but it must have come from their masthead.”

Titanic Sends Its Final Signals · A Night to Remember 1958 · Ch. 11/14

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Travel & hotels
  • Warning
2 minC1
“...I am in a better position to execute exactly what my client wants.”

Mike Volunteers as Leo's Guardian · Win Win 2011 · Ch. 5/19

  • Courtroom
  • Persuading
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“Honest? As honest as the day is long.”

Rick Refuses Victor's Plea · Casablanca 1943 · Ch. 14/20

  • Asking for help
  • Negotiation
  • Saying no
2 minB2
“Next time you will be pushing at an open door.”

Wilberforce Visits a Dying Pitt · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 18/18

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Persuasion
  • Persuading
2 minB2
“Divide our losses by 10 and multiply the enemy's by 20.”

War Starts at Midnight · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 1/30

  • Meetings
  • Speeches
  • Explaining
5 minB1
“It's not easy to raise my hand and send a boy off to die...”

Juror 8 Votes Not Guilty · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 2/17

  • Courtroom
  • Persuasion
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“History will long revere your courage and sacrifice.”

Felix Searches Hero's Duty for Ralph · Wreck-It Ralph 2012 · Ch. 6/19

  • Investigation
  • Asking
  • Saying no
2 minB2
“You're gonna keep an eye on him for us.”

Kate Recruits Eric to Spy on Hanssen · Breach 2007 · Ch. 2/20

  • Talking to the boss
  • Meetings
  • Explaining
3 minB1
“There's a girl who's probably going to die.”

The Allergy That Breaks the Night · Boiling Point 2021 · Ch. 13/13

  • Arguments
  • Accusations
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“Four planes. That's all I've got.”

NORAD Orders a National Ground Stop · United 93 2006 · Ch. 10/17

  • Investigation
  • Phone calls
  • Warning
3 minB2
“I'm not a bull, General. I don't need a flag waved in front of me to get me to charge.”

Mireau Orders Dax to Take the Anthill · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 3/17

  • Talking to the boss
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“If this guy knew the clowns who were operating on him, I think he'd faint. [John ] I think he has.”

Trapper John Arrives at the 4077th · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 5/22

  • Office chat
  • Small talk
  • Teasing
2 minB1
“Everything starts and ends at Tim Hortons.”

Gander Learns of the Emergency · Come from Away 2021 · Ch. 1/22

  • Small talk
  • Phone calls
  • Warning