Real English.One scene at a time.

“I've not slept with the sound of the sea since I left Ireland.”

The First Night at Windward House · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 8/28

• Small talk
• Goodbyes & funerals
• Explaining

“We've got to pace ourselves.”

Day Three on the Dawn Wall · The Dawn Wall 2017 · Ch. 10/24

• Storytelling
• Explaining
• Complaining

“You are not the only composer in Vienna.”

Mozart Refuses the Committee · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 9/25

• Talking to the boss
• Marriage trouble
• Saying no

“It's a family heirloom that's worth a lot.”

Aladdin's One Jump Ahead Chase · Aladdin 2019 · Ch. 2/24

• Shopping
• Accusations
• Bargaining

“Screech is basically bad Jamaican rum.”

The Screech-In Ceremony · Come from Away 2021 · Ch. 17/22

• Parties
• Small talk
• Inviting

“Don't tell Mom, but I ate all your bacon.”

Humbert Reads Poe to Lolita · Lolita 1962 · Ch. 8/30

• Parents & kids
• Teasing
• Complaining

“See, I'm a drifter from Texas.”

A Woman Says You Should Quit · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 10/22

• Arguments
• Small talk
• Confronting

“She's more beautiful than I remember. She's perfect.”

Ted Watches Mary From Afar · There's Something About Mary 1998 · Ch. 17/24

• First dates
• Small talk
• Persuading

“It's different when you're in here.”

Tessa's Police Interview · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 14/22

• Police questioning
• Confessing
• Explaining

“Nature isn't created in the image of man's compassion.”

Mrs. Venable Tells the Turtle Story · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 6/27

• Storytelling
• Monologues
• Explaining

“I'm telling you, I look in your face and I know that you're lying!”

Tommy Makes Spider Dance and Shoots Him · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 15/28

• Parties
• Arguments
• Teasing

“Don't ever apologize to anyone for losing a race like that.”

The Winklevosses Decide to Sue Mark · The Social Network 2010 · Ch. 19/23

• Arguments
• Courtroom
• Persuading