Real English.One scene at a time.

“It's a weapon of mass genocide.”

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

• Meetings
• Persuasion
• Explaining

“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

“What difference does it make?”

Humbert Forbids Lolita to Date · Lolita 1962 · Ch. 22/30

• Parents & kids
• Arguments
• Confronting

“Patients are here because they can't think.”

Doctor Fights to Delay the Surgery · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 20/27

• Negotiation
• Arguments
• Confronting

“All day long the guy's been watching helicopters and tomato sauce.”

Lois Insists on Her Lucky Hat · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 26/28

• Couple fights
• Phone calls
• Warning

“And then send his little masterpiece off under my own name.”

Sidney Plots to Steal a Play · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 3/30

• Teasing
• Negotiation
• Suggesting

“You're lucky to be alive, let alone not in jail.”

Jordan's Father Tells Him to Quit · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 23/30

• Parents & kids
• Police questioning
• Persuading

“I have headaches. I kill, I don't get them.”

Zodiac Calls the TV Talk Show · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 9/30

• Phone calls
• Interrogations
• Confessing

“And there's a little hope sneaking into the building.”

Kurt's Arena Football Debut · American Underdog 2021 · Ch. 15/27

• Criticism & layoffs
• Talking to the boss
• Explaining

“Nobody starts to fight foul till he sees he can't win any other way.”

Officers Interrogate Ulan Prisoners · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 17/30

• Interrogations
• Office chat
• Explaining

“The perfect hobby should improve the body as well as the mind.”

Kolenkhov Wrestles Kirby · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 17/27

• Family dinners
• Parties
• Complaining

“And I've just realized there's been no joy until my gorgeous wife arrives and we have a giggle.”

Andy Comes Home After Chemo · Be Here Now 2015 · Ch. 9/27

• At the doctor
• Small talk
• Teasing