Keyword: «development of speaking skills»

The author focuses on creation of a foreign language environment for development of speaking at secondary school. The article presents specific results in the 6th grade. An experiment is conducted in which 15 students participated. The result of the experiment is positive. The author bring the fragments of lessons with authentic materials – cartoons: "Jack - the conqueror of giants", "Pocahontas". These lessons are shown how to work with authentic materials, which leads to a good result of working with authentic materials for the development of speaking skills.