All senior high school English textbooks must follow the government guidelines prescribed in `the Course of Study for Foreign Languages\u27, which emphasizes `Language Activities\u27, particularly in the forms of `Language-use Situations\u27 and `Functions of Language\u27, The goal is to develop students\u27 basic abilities to understand and convey information, ideas, etc. by listening to or speaking English, and to foster a positive attitude toward communication through dealing with everyday topics. `Language0use Situations\u27 means specific situations which require appropriate languages. These `Language-use Situations\u27 can be classified as the following types of communications, 1) Situations for communication on an individual basis, 2) Situations for communication in groups, 3) Situations for communication aimed at a large objectives, various topics and subject matters are taken up. This paper will discuss the significance and difficulty of `Language-use Situations\u27 for senior high school textbooks currently being used
