Related Websites:
Recreation (22) - Spring 2007
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
Name: Places to See in the
Address: www.southbaycities.org/node/228
Description: List
of various museums and places of interest found in
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:
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:
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”
(
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
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
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
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
Name:
Address: www.catalinaexpress.com
Description: Travel
to Catalina Island in one hour, from
Name:
Address: www.disneyland.com
Description: The
happiest place on earth!
Name: Flower Fields of
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
of famous movie stars.
Name:
Address: www.griffithobservatory.org
Description: Offers
exciting shows in the Samuel Oschin Planetarium, public telescopes, and
observing and astronomy exhibits.
Name:
Address: www.hollywoodbowl.com
Description: Cultural landmark for musical
performances in the Hollywood Hills.
Name:
Address: www.hollywoodchamber.net/icons/history.asp
Description: Stars
along
Name:
Address: www.janm.org
Description: The
only museum in the
of Americans of Japanese ancestry.
Name:
Address: www.fairplex.com/fp/
Name:
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:
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
Name:
Address: www.tarpits.org
Description: Visitors
can learn about
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:
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
Name: Sea World
Address: www.seaworld.com
Description: Marine
zoological park with shows and attractions focused on sea animals.
Name:
Address: www.thirdstreetpromenade.com
Description: Shops,
restaurants, farmer’s market and strolling area in downtown
Name: Universal Studios
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.