English is a compulsory subject in the Pakistani National Curriculum. Its teaching and learning apparently is becoming difficult as the need for its spoken form outside the classroom is becoming less day by day.

In these circumstances teaching the spoken form has taken various shapes. Learners ask for easy ways and teachers have devised a number of methods as 'translation method' 'dialogue practice' and 'using the broken form' 'incorrect or hardly correct but English' style.

When asked 'what subject do you teach?' I found myself answering something like this' 'a subject which no one likes to study but everyone wishes to learn'. Oh really, I see, you know' well, yes' OK and so on ' sure Mam'.

'Sure Mam ' is an answer I have come to love. It sounds sweet and respectful and gives a feeling of full agreement and assurance and a high level of positivity.

Given the task of preparing a three month Language Development course I had to do some serious thinking.

JAZZ CHANTS' great idea. I included the Book of Jazz Chants by Carol Graham and it proved the best results.

Not only did the learners, forty five of them, pick up structures as 'This is mine, thats yours' 'How are you?' and started using them but also came up with their own sentences as well.

The next useful language item was songs. Songs and chants develop language as quick as silver. For a second language this is the best way to teach and learn.Any comments please.?

Of course writing comes later.