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Movie English about generations

29 real scenes from 20 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for generations.

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2 minB1
“See, he's gone. All his stuff's gone.”

Reading the Postcards Left Behind · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 6/22

  • Storytelling
  • Small talk
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“Working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need.”

Tyler's Middle Children Speech · Fight Club 1999 · Ch. 11/19

  • Speeches
  • Arguments
  • Persuading
2 minB2
“He seems a very nice chap, and his English is flawless, which is more than can be said for my French.”

Hollywood Comes to Downton · Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Ch. 3/18

  • Small talk
  • Complimenting
4 minB1
“And you re a cleverer boy than I perhaps gave you credit for”

Enola Meets the Dowager · Enola Holmes 2020 · Ch. 7/12

  • Interrogations
  • Persuasion
  • Confronting
4 minB1
“We have the same title, yet are never described the same way.”

Jafar Manipulates the Sultan · Aladdin 2019 · Ch. 4/24

  • Persuasion
  • Arguments
  • Persuading
4 minB2
“A toast. Here's to the happiness of my fiancee who was never my fiancee, and here's to the man who tried to kill me before he was introduced to me. Prost.”

Candy Toasts Edith and Theo · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 15/30

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Criticism & layoffs
  • Warning
3 minB2
“There is no in between.”

It's Impossible to Be a Woman · Barbie 2023 · Ch. 20/26

  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
  • Confessing
4 minB2
“It's like we've forgotten who we are, Donald.”

The Ghost in Murph's Bookshelf · Interstellar 2014 · Ch. 1/13

  • Parents & kids
  • Complaining
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“We've learnt to live with it over the years.”

Joe Introduces Katie to His Parents · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 15/25

  • Family dinners
  • Small talk
  • Teasing
4 minB2
“You could stop that sentence anywhere along the way and have reason enough not to be in the relationship.”

Brian's Parents Meet Arielle · 5 to 7 2014 · Ch. 6/10

  • Family dinners
  • Parents & kids
  • Confronting
2 minB1
“I think I gave up a paper route once.”

Eric Asks His Father About Quitting · Breach 2007 · Ch. 14/20

  • Parents & kids
  • Explaining
  • Comforting
3 minB1
“They say it's a very lonely kind of life.”

Adam's Mum Recalls His Childhood · All of Us Strangers 2023 · Ch. 6/15

  • Family dinners
  • Parents & kids
  • Explaining
3 minB1
“It'll be the best thing I've ever done. The best thing anyone...”

Leopold Visits Mozart in Vienna · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 14/25

  • Parents & kids
  • Confronting
  • Teasing
2 minC1
“In my day, it was long hair, beatniks, paisley.”

Steven Calls Out His Parents · SLC Punk 1998 · Ch. 2/10

  • Parents & kids
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
5 minB2
“There is no our side and their side in our street.”

Belfast Family Argues About Religion · Belfast 2021 · Ch. 3/14

  • Family dinners
  • Parents & kids
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“You are the future of Downton.”

Violet Passes the Torch to Mary · Downton Abbey 2019 · Ch. 22/22

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Family dinners
  • Comforting
2 minB1
“You had four freckles on the boat. They've gone.”

Roderick Gives Stella a Lift · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 11/28

  • First dates
  • Teasing
  • Inviting
3 minB1
“we were given a miracle.”

Abuela Tells Mirabel the Miracle Story · Encanto 2021 · Ch. 1/19

  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
  • Comforting
2 minB2
“If that's what makes you happy, son, I got nothing to say.”

Andrew Turns Down the Family Business · The Proposal 2009 · Ch. 7/14

  • Parents & kids
  • Arguments
  • Apologizing
3 minB1
“You are your mother's whole world, Mei, Mei.”

Mei's Family Takes Over · Turning Red 2022 · Ch. 7/13

  • Family dinners
  • Warning
  • Persuading
3 minB2
“but I can now say that I've practically given up on not only my own people...”

An Old Man Tells War Stories · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 16/22

  • Monologues
  • Storytelling
  • Confessing
2 minB2
“Couple of words here or there. Nothing to frighten the horses.”

The Family Dines with Myrna Dalgleish · Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Ch. 4/18

  • Family dinners
  • Small talk
  • Asking
5 minB2
“Cut the cackle. What have you got to say for yourself?”

Theo Calls Before Leaving England · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 23/30

  • Phone calls
  • Parties
  • Apologizing
4 minB1
“OK I can figure this out I m an intelligent woman”

Annie Gives Margaret the Heirloom Dress · The Proposal 2009 · Ch. 11/14

  • Small talk
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting