Resources :

• The Best Websites To Learn About California
  (Larry Ferlazzo)

Maps :

• California - a picture (cartophilia.com)

  California's highest mountains "California has fifteen mountains higher than 14,000 feet. Take an interactive photo tour." (sacbee.com)

  Greetings from California (cartophilia.com)

Facts : Click on the picture.

• The Great Southern California ShakeOut
  "At 10 a.m. on November 13, millions of people throughout Southern California participated in the ShakeOut Drill, the largest earthquake
  preparedness activity in U.S. history!"
  - with resources / animations
  (shakeout.org)

  

• Loews Coronado Bay Resort Surf Dog Competition - in California
  "With three categories of competition available (small surf dogs, large surf dogs and tandem surfing for pet and owner), this competition really is in the premier league of canine X Sports.
  It raises money for local charities..."
  (whatsonwhen.com)

  Lien modifié

  
  
  
• Fire raging at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, California. (1 June 2008)
  "There's some Hollywood history going up in smoke today..."
  (BBC)
  
  Universal Studios (Wikipedia)

  
  
  What's where in Hollywood (BBC)

  

   

• Hydrogen highway (Wikipedia)
  1 United States : 1.1 California / 1.2 Florida
  2 Canada...

  

Virtual trips :

• Walk This Way - A Virtual Journey into San Francisco's CHINATOWN (harcourtschool.com)

  

• Alcatraz - "Take a virtual trip to the most famous prison in the world." (amalnet.k12.il)
  
  

Listening :

• FBI Cracks Down on Gangs at L.A.'s MacArthur Park
  (NPR)

  

• Les 5 visites incontournables à San Francisco
  "Une vidéo sur San Francisco. Regardez-la plusieurs fois si nécessaire et faites les activités de CO et de travail sur le vocabulaire."
  (Rodolphe Maurel - Ac. Toulouse)

• Listening to Nature (museumca.org)
  A Sound Walk Across California

  

• Présentation de San Francisco - 5 pages de compréhension orale
  à la rubrique : Various Topics - travelling
  (soundguideweb.com)

  

Activities TO PRINT :

• Découvrir la Californie - exercices (activitice)
  
  

• We love Los Angeles! - a worksheet - Upper intermediate
  - with Teacher's Notes and a Glossary (Inside Out)
  
  
  
  

Lesson plans :

• Arnold Schwarzenegger - a lesson (insideout.net)
  "famous for his achievements in the fields of bodybuilding, acting and politics. Schwarzenegger  Arnie  to his fans  is currently governor of the U.S. state of California, a post he officially took up on 17th November 2003. "
  Level : Intermediate and above
  - with Teacher's Notes and a Glossary
  - with sites to visit :
  Arnie is governor of California (BBC)
  Biography for Arnold Schwarzenegger (imdb)
  Arnold Schwarzenegger (Wikipedia)
  Schwarzenegger - Official Site

  

Webquests :

• California Webquest (Pauline Giroud - Strasbourg)

  

• Los Angeles Webquest with Teacher's Notes (onestopenglish.com)

Songs :

• California Dreaming by The Beach Boys
  
• San Francisco (Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair)
  - a song by Scott McKenzie ou Bob Dylan
  
  

Cartoons :

Videos :

• Open Road TV - Travel Videos for California and the American West
  (openroad.tv)

  

Click on the picture.