Abstract
This article is devoted to communicative activity of students, which is a necessary component in learning any foreign language. The authors reveal the importance of improving the approach to the implementation of tasks in the lessons with communicative orientation, as well as the use of modern approaches in foreign language teaching in accordance with the leading challenges and strategies of the updated content of education of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The author analyzes modern methods and techniques aimed not only at improving the communicative skills of students, but also in parallel contributes to the development of critical thinking skills and the formation of functional literacy students.