ABSTRACT Khi?mah, Khanifatul. 2017 : Using Group Work to Improve Students? Speaking Ability in Descriptive Text at the Eight Grade of MTs Muhammadiyah 1 Karangagung-Palang-Tuban Advisor I : Drs. Budi Susatyo, M.Pd Advisor II : Drs. Mansur, M.Pd Key word : Group Work, Speaking Ability, Descriptive text Group work strategy is one of the methods in cooperative learning. It has many ad…