This is a free study site for ESL students with games, quizzes, puzzles, MP3 files with transcripts, listening practice, pronunciation practive, etc. It is many things indeed!
To begin, there are hundreds of vocabulary lists and more than 20 games to play with each one. For example, you can do crossword puzzles, match definitions to words, unscramble the letters, insert the correct word - just to name a few. This is a great way for the students to build their vocabulary in a fun way.
Besides providing countless opportunities to practice grammar, vocabulary, and pronuciation, this website also has an extensive collection of short stories for listening and reading. Listen and Read Along section can be used with lower-level students to help them build reading fluency by listening to the recording and reading along. Stories in other sections are longer, but they are also accompanied by a recording which will aid comprehension and improving fluency for ELLs.
I find it very useful that in some sections the texts are categorized by the author, and in some, by topic (e.g. health, colors, occupations, etc.). The texts used on this website are very informative; they can be used for content instruction as well as for language learning. The section on American history is just amazing! This website also provides plenty of opportunities for assessment, that I would incorporate in my lesson for student self-assessment.
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