ESL Documentary Activity Worksheets - Endurance

Endurance, the National Geographic film about an Antarctic expedition, comes with this worksheet for English language learners: they collect 10 new words, write about the best moment and what they learned, then rate and review it.
Grades
Adult Education, High School, Middle School
Pages
2
File type
PDF
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Updated Jul 19, 2026

Subject
Formal Writing, Creative Writing, ESL, Writing, Vocabulary, Language Development, ELA
Topic
ESL, English Second Language
Resource types
Writing Prompts, Worksheets
Preparation
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This English Second or Foreign Language ( ESL - EFL - TESOL - TEFL ) teaching resource is a 2 page printable PDF Documentary Activity guide for  " Endurance " ( 2024 documentary film that follows a team of modern day explorers sets out to find the sunken ship led by polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton who kept his crew of 27 men alive for over a year despite the loss of their ship in frigid pack ice - National Geographic - Antarctica ) is designed to help English as a Second Language ( ESL - EFL - TESOL - TEFL ) learners. This teaching resource can be ideal for post documentary activities and is ideal for Middle School and High School students, from Grade 7 to Grade 12. This ESL EFL TESOL ( English Second or Foreign Language) Documentary Activity Guide can be great for newcomers and any English language learners, making it an amazing teaching toolbox to use in ESL EFL classrooms, language centres, or by tutors around the World.

Within this ESL EFL Documentary Activity Guide on  " Endurance " ( 2024 documentary film that follows a team of modern day explorers sets out to find the sunken ship led by polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton who kept his crew of 27 men alive for over a year despite the loss of their ship in frigid pack ice - National Geographic - Antarctica ), ESL EFL TESOL teachers can find the following English Second or Foreign Language ( ESL - EFL - TESOL - TEFL ) documentary guide activity:

  • General Information – Students fill in key details about the documentary, including the director, themes and release year etc.

  • Vocabulary Builder – An activity dedicated to new words and phrases, to improve ESL - EFL students’ English vocabulary

  • 2 Writing Activities ( best part + what I have learned )

  • 1 part dedicated to the documentary's rating

  • 1 part dedicated to the documentary's review

This "Endurance" ( 2024 documentary film that follows a team of modern day explorers sets out to find the sunken ship led by polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton who kept his crew of 27 men alive for over a year despite the loss of their ship in frigid pack ice - National Geographic - Antarctica ) documentary activity guide is designed to create an enjoyable and stimulating learning experience for intermediate advanced ESL - EFL students.

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  • Recall and explain a key moment from Endurance

  • Rate Endurance and explain the rating in writing

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