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Guides are grouped by task: listening, vocabulary, search, and lesson preparation.

Listen and compare

  1. 01How to Recognize a Familiar English Phrase in Different ScenesPlay a sequence of short clips in the background and listen for the same familiar English phrase until it becomes easy to recognize in speech.
  2. 03How to Shadow One Video Quote in Playphrase.meChoose one clip, check the full line, then shadow that particular recording along with the voice or a moment behind it.
  3. 08How to see the context around a short line in Playphrase.meWhen a short video quote begins in the middle of a conversation, open Contexts to see neighboring video quotes from the same film or episode.
  4. 14How to listen to English phrases back to back in Playphrase.me ReelsChoose Common Phrases, Common Words Vocabulary, Favorites, or Custom Search, hear each phrase across several scenes, and move on manually or with Auto-advance.
  5. 15Speed, Repeat, or Auto-advance: Replay a Phrase Without Losing Your PlaceUse Speed to slow the current clip, Repeat to hear it again, and Manual or Auto-advance to control when Reels moves on.

Study words and expressions

  1. 04How to Search for Phrasal Verbs in Playphrase.meSearch for forms such as pick up and pick * up to compare adjacent and split phrasal verbs, then check the meaning against the full line.
  2. 07How to Work Through a Vocabulary Page One Word at a TimeSet up a Vocabulary page by level and subject, play its words one at a time with Ctrl + Shift + Space, and move on when the page is complete.
  3. 10How to review saved phrases and words in FavoritesChoose a Favorites collection, save phrases and words with the star, then review them in order or with Random Favorite.
  4. 11How to Practice with Common Phrases When You Don't Know What to Search ForNarrow Common Phrases by level, topic, or type, choose a phrase from the list or at random from the current page, then compare it across several scenes.
  5. 12How to read a word card in VocabularyUse a Vocabulary card to connect a word in a movie line with its part of speech, meaning, form, related words, and common collocations.
  6. 20How to Practice English with Random Phrases, Words, and FavoritesChoose a filtered page in Common Phrases, Vocabulary, or Favorites, then work through it in random order without repeats before replaying it or moving on.

Find examples for a lesson

  1. 06Clip Search: How to Find the Right Clip FastSearch for a line in Clip Search, scan the grid, and narrow clips by source, release years, genre, director, Cast, or the probabilistic Actor Voice filter.
  2. 13How to Share a Favorites Collection with a StudentExport the active Favorites collection as a Markdown file, then import its phrases into a student's chosen collection without replacing anything already saved.
  3. 17How to Save a Video Quote from Playphrase.meChoose one clip, then save it as a video with the right size and subtitles or as audio in the format you need.