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This thesis is entitled: ‘The Use of Pair Work Strategy to Improve Speaking Skill of Children of PAR Kuanfau in GMIT Imanuel Oepura’. The problems of this research are: (1). Is pair work strategy effective on speaking skill of children of PAR Kuanfau in GMIT Imanuel Oepura? (2). How does the pair work strategy improve speaking skill of children of PAR Kuanfau in GMIT Imanuel Oepura? This study aims to know whe ther pair work strategy is effective on speaking skill and to know how pair work strategy improve speaking skill of children of PAR in GMIT Imanuel Oepura. The method used in this research was Classroom Action Research (CAR). The research was conducted in PAR Kuanfau in GMIT Imanuel Oepura. It was conducted in May until July, 2023. The population of this research was the children of PAR Kuanfau in GMIT Imanuel Oepura. The total number of population was 31 children. This population was selected as the sample of this study. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling technique. The data were collected through tests and observation techniques. The data were analyzed based on the scale for assessing children’s speaking ability and there were some formulas used. It can be seen from the scores of the children in the posttest in creased significantly. Most of childrens could do the speaking test. It is proved by 25 children of 31 children. Be sides that the mean of children score is 86. Neverthless pair work strategy is effective, it also improving childrens’ speaking skill, pronuncation, fluency, and grammar. This means that the success in dicator has been achieved. There fore, the pair work strategy is very appropriate to be applied in improving speaking ability in English in PAR Kuanfau at GMIT Imanuel Oepura.