Related Websites:  Recreation (22) - Spring 2007

 

 Links tested 03/20/07

 

Name:                    Crossword Puzzle - Recreation

Address:                 iteslj.org/cw/1/vm-recreation.html

Description:             Crossword puzzle for ESL students.  Created by Vera Mello.


Name:                    Conversation Questions - Entertainment

Address:                 iteslj.org/questions/entertainmen.html

Description:             ESL Conversation Questions for the Classroom.  Internet TESL Journal.


Name:                    Conversation Questions - Travel

Address:                 iteslj.org/questions/travel.html

Description:             ESL Conversation Questions for the Classroom.  Internet TESL Journal.


Name:                    ESL Scrambled Word Quiz - Recreation

Address:                 a4esl.org/q/h/ck/sw-recreation.html

Description:             Self-study quiz and ESL activity.  Charles I. Kelly.


Name:                    ESL Resources - Hobbies

Address:                 www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/loisirs.htm

Description:             Links to websites with games, information, etc. related to hobbies and recreational activities.


Name:                    Family Daytrip Webquest - Beginning & Intermediate Learners

Address:                 literacynet.org/esl/minigrants/

Description:             See mini-grant #1.  Students are presented with the scenario that they to plan a family daytrip. Downloadable worksheets to adapt.


Name:                    Hobbies and Recreation (listening)

Address:                 www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-hobbies.htm

Description:             Listening activities from Randall’s Listening Lab, Randall Davis.


Name:                    Imagination Voyages

Address:                 www.iei.uiuc.edu/travelsim

Description:             Travel simulation activity designed to give ESL students an idea of what it would be like to plan a trip to the Grand Canyon.


Name:                    Places to See in the South Bay (South Bay Cities)

Address:                 www.southbaycities.org/node/228

Description:             List of various museums and places of interest found in South Bay.


Name:                    Plan a Trip to Anywhere! (Microsoft)

Address:                 www.microsoft.com/education/travel.mspx

Description:             Students use Internet and productivity tools to plan a trip.


Name:                    South Bay Source (Daily Breeze)

Address:                 dailybreeze.p2ionline.com/Sections/southbaysrc

Description:             Guide to South Bay, including:  Community Services, Entertainment & Festivals, Parks & Recreation, Transportation and Schools.

 

 

GETTY MUSEUM RESOURCES

 

Name:                    Getty Center (Museum)

Address:                 www.getty.edu/museum

Description:             Houses European paintings, drawings, sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, decorative arts, and European and American photographs.  Focus on education and philanthropy.

 

Name:                    “Language through Art:  An ESL Enrichment Curriculum”
(Getty Museum)

Address:                 www.getty.edu/education/for_teachers/curricula/esl

Description:             Program created by the J. Paul Getty Museum for teachers of adult ESL students at the Intermediate and Advanced levels.  Includes lesson plans, worksheets, digital images, etc.  Focus on portraits, landscapes and narrative art.

 

Name:                    “Beginning Language through Art:  An ESL Enrichment Curriculum”

Address:                 www.getty.edu/education/for_teachers/curricula/esl2/

Description:             Program created by the J. Paul Getty Museum for teachers of adult ESL students at the Beginning level.  Includes lesson plans, worksheets, digital images, etc.  Focus on still life, decorative arts and photography.

 

Name:                    Visiting the Getty With Your Class

Address:                  www.getty.edu/education/for_teachers/curricula/esl2/esl2_visiting.html

Description:             Great activities, including a video introduction to the Getty Center, plus information about protecting art for future generations.

 

Name:                    Pre-Visit Activities

Address:                 www.getty.edu/education/for_teachers/trippack/center/center_pre_activities.html

Description:             Great activities, including a video introduction to the Getty Center, plus information about protecting art for future generations.

 

Name:                    Visit Activities

Address:                 www.getty.edu/education/for_teachers/trippack/center/center_visit_activities.html

Description:             Activities designed to take place in the galleries of the Museum at the Getty Center. Use when you bring your class for a Self-Guided Visit.

 

Name:                    Post-Visit Activities

Address:                 www.getty.edu/education/for_teachers/trippack/center/center_pre_activities.html

Description:             Ideas for bringing the visit back into the classroom.  Includes personal reflection, etc.

 

 

 

THINGS TO SEE AND DO IN LOS ANGELES AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

 

 

Name:                    Catalina Island Express

Address:                 www.catalinaexpress.com

Description:             Travel to Catalina Island in one hour, from Long Beach or San Pedro.


Name:                    Disneyland Resort

Address:                 www.disneyland.com

Description:             The happiest place on earth!


Name:                    Flower Fields of Carlsbad

Address:                 www.theflowerfields.com

Description:             Entertains/educates visitors with flourishing gardens & community activities.


Name:                    Grauman’s Chinese Theater

Address:                 www.manntheatres.com/chinese/index.php

Description:             Famous theater in Hollywood.  Known for cement handprints and footprints

of famous movie stars.


Name:                    Griffith Observatory

Address:                 www.griffithobservatory.org

Description:             Offers exciting shows in the Samuel Oschin Planetarium, public telescopes, and observing and astronomy exhibits.


Name:                    Hollywood Bowl

Address:                 www.hollywoodbowl.com

Description:             Cultural landmark for musical performances in the Hollywood Hills.


Name:                    Hollywood Walk of Fame

Address:                 www.hollywoodchamber.net/icons/history.asp

Description:             Stars along Hollywood Boulevard that honor entertainment industry.


Name:                    Japanese American National Museum

Address:                 www.janm.org

Description:             The only museum in the United States dedicated to sharing the experience

of Americans of Japanese ancestry.


Name:                    L.A. County Fairgrounds

Address:                 www.fairplex.com/fp/


Name:                    Museum of Tolerance

Address:                 www.museumoftolerance.com

Description:             Challenges visitors to become witnesses to history, and confront the dynamic of intolerance that is still embedded in society today.


Name:                    Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Address:                 www.nhm.org

Description:             One of the world’s most extensive and valuable collections of natural and cultural history, covering 4.5 billion years of history.


Name:                    Olvera Street

Address:                 www.olvera-street.com

Description:             Birthplace of the City of Los Angeles, otherwise known as El Pueblo Historic Monument.  The colorful village features 27 historic buildings with a traditional Mexican style plaza. Wander around the marketplace and shop for souvenirs including handcrafted Mexican wares typical of old Mexico.


Name:                    Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits

Address:                 www.tarpits.org

Description:             Visitors can learn about Los Angeles as it was between 10,000 and 40,000 years ago, during the last Ice Age, when animals such as saber-toothed cats and mammoths roamed the Los Angeles Basin.


Name:                    Petersen Automotive Museum

Address:                 www.petersen.org

Description:             Explore the evolution of the Automobile and its impact on our culture. Experience the last 100 years of automotive history.


Name:                    San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park

Address:                 www.sandiegozoo.org

Description:             The 100-acre (40-hectare) Zoo is home to over 4,000 rare and endangered animals representing more than 800 species and subspecies, and a prominent botanical collection with more than 700,000 exotic plants.  The Wild Animal Park is an expansive wildlife sanctuary that is home to more than 3,500 animals representing more than 400 species.


Name:                    Sea World

Address:                 www.seaworld.com

Description:             Marine zoological park with shows and attractions focused on sea animals.


Name:                    Third Street Promenade – Santa Monica

Address:                 www.thirdstreetpromenade.com

Description:             Shops, restaurants, farmer’s market and strolling area in downtown Santa Monica, near the beach and pier.


Name:                    Universal Studios Hollywood

Address:                 www.universalstudioshollywood.com

Description:             Go behind-the-scenes and on the sets where movies are made.


Name:                    Walt Disney Concert Hall

Address:                 wdch.laphil.com/

Description:             New home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and designed to be one of the most acoustically sophisticated concert halls in the world, providing both visual and aural intimacy for an unparalleled musical experience.

 

Please report dead links or problems with website to Karla Frizler Octavio, EL Civics Coordinator.

Updated 03/20/07 © 2007, Torrance Adult School