Each student needs to achieve optimally in oral communication. The rural student should have ample opportunities to experience quality learning activities in communicating with others. First, pupils should have ample opportunities to practice making introductions. In society, people are introduced to each other. It is important to make the introductions properly so that enjoyable conversation might follow. Second, an excellent activity to stress is extemporaneous speaking. A learner should be given a topic and have to supply the content in a short period of time, say, 10 minutes. Third, pupils should select a poem to be read to the class. Fourth, rural learners should engage in debates. Debating can definitely lead to higher levels of thinking such as critical and creative thought. Sixth, students, when reading aloud out of the basal reader, should be instructed to read in an audience-centered manner. Seventh, rural pupils should write their own poems and read them to the class. Eighth, pupils should have ample opportunity to engage in creative prose writing. Ninth, practical writing is a must for all rural learners. Functional situations should be stressed. Thus, if pupils are practicing writing a friendly letter, the contents should be mailed or exchanged with classmates. (TB)