Abstract
It is a natural phenomenon that a language comprises of primarily four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. These basic four skills of a language make for effective communication. The English language has a great importance in the Pakistani context because all the competitive examinations are given in English language. In Pakistan, as in many other parts of the world, the English language represents the door of opportunities. However, it has been observed that the teaching of the English language and its assessment at secondary schools in Pakistan has been limited to two skills i.e. reading and writing, whereas, other skills of English language Listening and Speaking which includes linguistic competence, sociolinguistic competence, strategic competence, and discourse competence, are ignored categorically. This study is based on an analysis of Oral Communication Competency through Annual Examination Papers of 2014 to 2019 for Grade Ten in English Language Examination conducted by Balochistan Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Quetta in the Province of Balochistan. The study aims to investigate whether activities for learning Oral Communication in the English Text book for grade ten developed by
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