ABSTRACT Lia Af?idah, Elok : USING INFORMATION GAP PICTURES IN TEACHING SPEAKING TO THE EIGHTH GRADE OF SMP NU LASEM Advisor : Dra. Christina ITP, M.Pd Key word : Information gap pictures, teaching, speaking Nobody can deny the fact that speaking is one of the important and essential skills that needs a lot of practice to communicate. People who have ability in speaking will receive the info…