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Movie English about power

418 real scenes from 94 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for power.

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2 minB2
“Wow. Well, they had to make an example out of you.”

Zuckerberg Faces the Ad Board · The Social Network 2010 · Ch. 4/23

  • Courtroom
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
5 minB2
“All I have is just an office with my name on the door.”

The IRS Visits Grandpa · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 8/27

  • Interrogations
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
2 minB2
“You just want a hand out, so you can buy booze.”

Cody Makes a Panhandler Work · Interstate 60 2002 · Ch. 16/22

  • Arguments
  • Threats
  • Threatening
4 minB1
“If you got a cold, you go to a Turkish bath. Spend the night. Sweat it out.”

Baxter Swaps His Apartment Nights · The Apartment 1960 · Ch. 1/15

  • Phone calls
  • Talking to the boss
  • Bargaining
4 minB1
“What she wants is a good kick in the pants.”

Wonka's Wild Boat Ride · Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 · Ch. 11/18

  • Travel & hotels
  • Complaining
  • Warning
2 minA2
“I want you to pull over right there.”

Billy Can't Drive a Stick Shift · Buffalo '66 1998 · Ch. 3/15

  • Threats
  • Travel & hotels
  • Threatening
2 minB2
“Maybe you should say that to his face.”

H Takes Dave's Old Job · Wrath of Man 2021 · Ch. 4/13

  • Office chat
  • Teasing
  • Saying no
6 minC1
“And I ve been fooled into trying to satisfy people who could never be satisfied”

Slowik Serves Tea and Truths · The Menu 2022 · Ch. 9/13

  • Speeches
  • Accusations
  • Confronting
5 minB2
“I'm not sure what the future holds.”

The King and Queen Arrive at Downton · Downton Abbey 2019 · Ch. 9/22

  • Small talk
  • Parties
  • Warning
2 minC1
“It's a weapon of mass genocide.”

The GAC Debates the H-Bomb · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 17/28

  • Meetings
  • Persuasion
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“Take it easy, junior. Nobody's raining on your parade. I'm just keeping an eye on her.”

Joe Faces Off With Jimmy Dix · The Last Boy Scout 1991 · Ch. 4/20

  • Arguments
  • Threats
  • Confronting
4 minB2
“Three, when they do, they are going to go absolutely ape.”

Turgidson Argues for a First Strike · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 7/20

  • Meetings
  • Arguments
  • Persuading
3 minC1
“I still want to get a second opinion, wouldn't I?”

Clifford Asks for a Second Opinion · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 8/30

  • Negotiation
  • Office chat
  • Saying no
3 minB2
“I didn't fire you because I feel threatened. No. I fired you because you're lazy, entitled, incompetent.”

Margaret Fires Bob · The Proposal 2009 · Ch. 1/14

  • Criticism & layoffs
  • Talking to the boss
  • Threatening
3 minB2
“Sir, you have no call to get snippy with me.”

Marge Questions Jerry at the Dealership · Fargo 1996 · Ch. 15/16

  • Police questioning
  • Investigation
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“This one tasted like a goodbye kiss.”

Linus Changes All the Plans · Sabrina 1954 · Ch. 17/18

  • Talking to the boss
  • Breakups
  • Explaining
2 minC1
“Now, which story do you want us to write?”

Robby Confronts Macleish · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 12/21

  • Accusations
  • Threats
  • Threatening
5 minB2
“"To prove I killed them, "I shall state some facts which only I and the police know.”

The Zodiac Confession Call · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 2/30

  • Crime scenes
  • Investigation
  • Confessing
3 minC1
“I'm just an ordinary guy with nothing to lose.”

Lester Blackmails His Bosses · American Beauty 1999 · Ch. 9/14

  • Criticism & layoffs
  • Negotiation
  • Threatening
5 minB2
“Suppose we did! That isn't what I got married for!”

Hildy Quits the Post · His Girl Friday 1940 · Ch. 2/18

  • Breakups
  • Marriage trouble
  • Confronting
2 minB2
“They're taking us out to the middle of nowhere.”

Presidents Hijacked in the Woods · My Fellow Americans 1996 · Ch. 4/13

  • Arguments
  • Threats
  • Threatening
2 minC1
“Everybody's running around here wondering when the bombs are gonna fall, and the fact of the matter is that the bombs have already fallen.”

A Street Rant About Bombs · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 9/22

  • Speeches
  • Monologues
  • Complaining
2 minB2
“She's a predator posing as a house pet. Stay away.”

Tyler Warns Jack About Marla · Fight Club 1999 · Ch. 9/19

  • Arguments
  • Accusations
  • Confronting
4 minB2
“I put it to you directly, Monsieur Ballon, that it was you who murdered Miguel Ostos.”

Clouseau Questions Ballon at Billiards · A Shot in the Dark 1964 · Ch. 8/12

  • Interrogations
  • Investigation
  • Confronting