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Learning the aspects of a foreign language might be easy for some students ,but being able to speak by using them in real life situations might be difficult for the others. For example, one of the students could be smart in knowing how and when to use the tenses in English, but when it comes to speaking, he/she might fail to deliver even one sentence in English. As Thornburg (2005) states that knowing a language and being able to speak it are not similar Therefore, knowing several skills or sub skills such as, grammatical rules, a list of vocabulary or how to write a paragraph is completely different if it is compared with speaking skill. In addition, Bygate (1987) makes analogy between knowledge and skill on one hand and driving a car on the other hand. If someone knows the parts of the car and the names of some controls, their places and how to use them does not mean that he will be able to drive the car unless he has some practice and experience in driving. Similarly, in speaking, knowledge is needed along with skill. However, according to my experience in most schools in Libya what teachers teach is merely the knowledge not the skill. This idea has been supported by AbuGhararah '' speaking is generally discouraged in schools and classrooms. Speech in class is used only when learners are called upon to repeat or answer a question.'' AbuGhararah (1998, p.33). 

Learning and teaching speaking might be a challenge for both students and teachers. Speaking skill is seen as the most difficult skill among the other skills of language for instance, reading, listening and writing