ESL Movie Guide Worksheets on "Monsters, Inc."

Name: ESL Movie Guide Worksheets on "Monsters, Inc."
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Ten named characters from Monsters, Inc. - Sulley, Mike Wazowski, Boo, Randall Boggs, Waternoose, Celia Mae, Roz, the Yeti, Jerry and Fungus - each get four ruled lines on the middle page of a three-page guide that ends in a character diary task.

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Year levels: Years 8–12
Pages: 3
File type: PDF
Preparation: Print ready

Updated Sep 27, 2026

Subject: Formal Writing, Creative Writing, ESL, Writing, Language Development, English
Topic: ESL, English Second Language
Resource types: Writing Prompts, Worksheets
Preparation: Print ready
Australian Curriculum content descriptions: AC9E10LE08 — create and edit literary texts with a sustained “voice”, selecting and adapting text…

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About this resource

This ESL teaching resource is a 3-page printable PDF movie guide for "Monsters, Inc." (2001 animated film by Pixar Animation Studios) designed to support English as a Second Language (ESL) learners. This resource can be great for post-movie activities and is ideal for lower secondary and secondary school students, ranging from Year 7 to Year 12. It's a versatile tool suitable for newcomers and any English language learners, making it an excellent choice to use in ESL classrooms, language centres, or by tutors worldwide.

Within this ESL Movie Guide on "Monsters, Inc." (2001 animated film by Pixar Animation Studios), there are included the following film related activities:

General Movie Information – Students fill in key details about the film, including the director, genre, voice cast and release year.
Vocabulary Builder – A dedicated section for noting new words and phrases, expanding students’ English lexicon.
Character Analysis – Students describe the main characters, helping them practise descriptive language and comprehension.
Movie Timeline Activity – Students arrange scenes in chronological order to improve their understanding of the storyline.
Favourite Scene Reflection – A fun writing exercise where students describe and explain their favourite moments from the film.
Movie Review Writing – Learners express their opinions in a structured review, enhancing their persuasive and evaluative writing skills.
Creative Writing Exercise – Students imagine themselves as one of the characters and write three diary entries from that character’s perspective, deepening their connection with the storyline.

This "Monsters, Inc." (2001 animated film by Pixar Animation Studios) movie guide is designed to create an enjoyable and stimulating learning experience for intermediate advanced ESL learners.

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In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Describe ten characters from a single film individually, in four lines each, rather than summarising the cast as a whole
Record a film's production details: director, genre, voice cast and release year
Retell three scenes in the first person, writing as one chosen character

Teaching tips

The character page names ten roles, which divides neatly among a class or across small groups so the whole cast gets covered rather than only Sulley, Mike and Boo
Filling the character page before the diary task gives students the raw material for the voice they then have to write in
The film itself is not part of the download, so source Monsters, Inc. separately and check the version before students fill in the release year and voice cast

Skills covered

Perspective taking - the diary must carry the character's thoughts, emotions and experiences rather than the student's own view of the film.
Writing to a fixed shape - four lines per character, ten lines per list and three diary entries all set the length of the response in advance.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

Which characters does the guide make room for?

Ten, each with its own heading and four ruled lines in a two-column layout: James P. Sullivan, Mike Wazowski, Boo, Randall Boggs and Henry J. Waternoose III on the left; Celia Mae, Roz, Yeti, Jerry and Fungus on the right.

Which film credits does the first page collect?

Four: the film's director, its genre, its voice cast and its release year.

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Australian Curriculum (Version 9.0)

Australian Curriculum content descriptions

AC9E10LE08 — create and edit literary texts with a sustained “voice”, selecting and adapting text structures, literary devices, and language, auditory and visual features for purposes and audiences