ESL Movie Guide Worksheets on Kiki's Delivery Service - Studio Ghibli

Students take film, plot and character notes for Kiki’s Delivery Service, then develop an extended written response from their observations.
Grades
Grades 7–12
Pages
3
File type
PDF
Preparation
Print ready

Updated Jul 06, 2025

Subject
Formal Writing, Creative Writing, ESL, Writing, Vocabulary, Language Development, ELA
Topic
ESL, English Second Language
Resource types
Writing Prompts, Worksheets
Preparation
Print ready

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This English Second or Foreign Language (ESL EFL TESOL) teaching resource is a 3 page printable PDF movie guide for "Kiki's Delivery Service - Studio Ghibli" (1989 Japanese animated film by Studio Ghibli) is designed to help English as a Second Language (ESL EFL TESOL) learners. This teaching resource can be ideal for post-movie 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) Movie Guide Activity 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 Movie Guide on "Kiki's Delivery Service - Studio Ghibli" (1989 Japanese animated film by Studio Ghibli), ESL EFL TESOL teachers can find the following English Second or Foreign Language (ESL EFL TESOL) film activities:

  • General Information – Students fill in key details about the film, including the director, genre, release year etc.

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

  • Character Analysis – Students describe the main characters, helping them practice descriptive language and comprehension.

  • Movie Timeline Activity – Students arrange scenes in chronological order to enhance their understanding of the storyline.

  • Favourite Scene Reflection – A writing activity where students describe and explain their favourite moments from the film.

  • Movie Review Writing – Learners express their opinions in a structured review, improving their evaluative writing skills.

  • Creative Writing Activity – 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 "Kiki's Delivery Service - Studio Ghibli" (1989 Japanese animated film by Studio Ghibli) movie guide is designed to create an enjoyable and stimulating learning experience for intermediate advanced ESL students.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Record key production and narrative information from a film

  • Describe characters using details from the film

Teaching tips

  • Pause after major scenes so learners can add concise notes before completing character descriptions.

  • Provide access to the film and additional paper separately.

Skills covered

  • ESL film study — students note the director, genre, voice cast and release year, then log ten new words with their meanings.

  • Character and plot writing — students describe ten characters, sequence events on a timeline and retell three scenes in diary entries.

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