Abstract name : nurmaya sari student no : 0806102020008 study program : english education title : teaching speaking by using teams games tournaments for junior high school students this study is a library research. the reasons why teams games tournaments (tgt) may help speaking class because it contains activities involving the entire students without status difference, involving students’ character as tutor, and containing game elements. therefore, the objectives of this study are to describe how tgt can be used in speaking class to promote students chances to practice speaking and how it can help students to express their ideas. the discussion is focused on related theories about tgt in teaching speaking to solve these following problems: students have a little chance to practice speaking and are not able to express their ideas fluently. the data are taken from books, journals, articles, and internet to prove the topic. the results of this study are: 1) students lack