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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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4 minB2
“We ain t the predators we re the prey”

H's First Day on the Cash Truck · Wrath of Man 2021 · Ch. 3/13

  • Office chat
  • Explaining
  • Warning
2 minB2
“Isn't it time to chuck in the towel?”

Debating Whether to Sell Downton Abbey · Downton Abbey 2019 · Ch. 18/22

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting a friend
  • Persuading
4 minB2
“It's my dog. I'm taking him home.”

Michael Vows to Take Arthur Home · Arthur the King 2024 · Ch. 17/19

  • At the doctor
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Explaining
3 minC1
“I would have done anything I was asked to do.”

Oppenheimer Is Cross-Examined · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 28/28

  • Courtroom
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
4 minB2
“Copilot to navigator. I'm ready with the fuel figures now.”

The B-52 Evades a Missile · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 14/20

  • Phone calls
  • Threats
  • Warning
5 minB1
“Well, Leigh's always been troubled.”

Police Question Leigh Allen's Mother · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 18/30

  • Police questioning
  • Investigation
  • Asking
2 minB1
“I can't let you throw yourself away”

Woody Keeps Forky Out of the Trash · Toy Story 4 2019 · Ch. 6/22

  • Travel & hotels
  • Persuading
  • Comforting
3 minB2
“Not everyone appreciates the glamor and mystery of our work, Oliver.”

Interviewing for the Dead Letter Office · Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made 2021 · Ch. 1/18

  • Job interview
  • Office chat
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“Everyone's wearing them this season. They're the latest thing.”

Life Jackets Become the Latest Thing · A Night to Remember 1958 · Ch. 9/14

  • Travel & hotels
  • Saying no
  • Persuading
3 minB2
“That is my least vulnerable spot.”

Rick Holds Renault at Gunpoint · Casablanca 1943 · Ch. 20/20

  • Threats
  • Negotiation
  • Threatening
3 minB2
“I could have done with a nap myself. I'm going to the theatre tonight.”

Candy Scolds Two Young Officers · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 4/30

  • Accusations
  • Small talk
  • Complaining
5 minB2
“I don't believe I have to be loyal to one side or the other.”

Juror 8 Questions the Knife · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 10/17

  • Courtroom
  • Persuasion
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“You had one job, you had one fucking job.”

A Customer Collapses in the Restaurant · Boiling Point 2021 · Ch. 12/13

  • Arguments
  • Comforting a friend
  • Complaining
3 minB2
“This guy's dropping like a manhole cover now, Paul.”

Second Plane Hits the South Tower · United 93 2006 · Ch. 9/17

  • Investigation
  • Phone calls
  • Warning
3 minB2
“I'm not afraid of dying tomorrow, only of getting killed.”

The Night Before the Attack · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 5/17

  • Speeches
  • Arguments
  • Explaining
4 minC1
“Who am I? I am the pro from Dover, and this is my favorite caddy.”

Hawkeye and Trapper Storm the Hospital · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 15/22

  • Talking to the boss
  • Persuasion
  • Persuading
2 minB1
“I must go where my king needs me.”

Downton Staff Serve the Royal Dinner · Downton Abbey 2019 · Ch. 15/22

  • Family dinners
  • Parties
  • Confessing
2 minA2
“Whatever it was, it wasn't good.”

The Team Names Arthur the King · Arthur the King 2024 · Ch. 13/19

  • Comforting a friend
  • Family dinners
  • Comforting
3 minB2
“The teleflex drive cable must be sheared away.”

Kong Opens the Bomb Bay Doors · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 19/20

  • Meetings
  • Talking to the boss
  • Promising
5 minC1
“You can't think of this case in normal police terms.”

Police Bicker Over the Zodiac Case · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 8/30

  • Investigation
  • Crime scenes
  • Complaining
3 minB1
“So when she's born, I'm going to put her up for adoption.”

Tracing Fred Back to Owen · Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made 2021 · Ch. 9/18

  • Investigation
  • Confessing feelings
  • Confessing
4 minB1
“We've drawn a bad hand this time.”

The Last Lifeboat Leaves Titanic · A Night to Remember 1958 · Ch. 13/14

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Travel & hotels
  • Warning
4 minB2
“An officer of the Imperial German Army cannot demand satisfaction from an opponent who is not his equal in position and honour.”

German Officers Demand a Duel · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 9/30

  • Negotiation
  • Threats
  • Threatening
5 minB2
“Look at the angle - down and in.”

Juror 8's Knife Demonstration · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 14/17

  • Courtroom
  • Persuasion
  • Confronting