Speaking is a highly challenging yet essential skill for most learners to acquire. Learners need to speak with confidence to carry out the most basic social transactions, like asking directions or ordering food. They also need to develop their speaking skills to fulfil more sophisticated needs like making friends, impressing people and arguing their case. This book’s variety of task types reflects the variety of situations that learners will meet in the real world. The aim of this book is to make students actually want to communicate. That motivation is provided via a broad range of contexts, from the serious and thought provoking through to light-hearted games that allow students to relax and speak freely. Rather than focusing on speaking in