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Language spent main common field for communication, for that reason it is important that communication skills take part of learning a language. Speaking is being a part of English lessons in schools today. However, to make students speak in English language is not always easy and there can be several different reasons why this is happened. One possible reason is namely speaking anxiety and its influence on second language acquisition. The study-s purpose is to analyze the students- speaking anxiety when they are in the speaking session. The study is mainly based on literature but also contains an interview with the teacher. It is found that speaking anxiety inhibits students from speaking which has a negative effect on their oral skills. The study also shows that speaking anxiety is not a prioritized problem in schools, a reason can be that speaking anxiety is not seen as a problem concerning language teaching since it can be considered as a social difficulty. In order to encourage speaking in a classroom it is important to strive for a pleasant atmosphere where every student can feel relaxed and motivated to communicate orally.