Promoting Oral communication skills Riggenbach and Lazaraton They s ug gested some oral activities that can be used in ESL/EFL classroom. The activities are categorized into distinct types. They are drills , performance activities , participation activities , and observation activities. Unlike reading, writing and l istening activities, speaking r equires some degree of r eal-time exposure to an a udience. So, as teachers, we have a responsibility to prepare the students as much as possible to be able to speak in English in the real world outside the classroom. The article brings about significance information for us. Therefore, as language teachers must remain open to the new developments in order to provide the best possible instruction for our students. By knowing strategies in teaching oral skills, we can create materials which is best suit us.