Let’s Talk

"Let’s Talk" is a Ministry of Education initiative for 7th grade classes that systematically teaches speaking skills. The objectives of the program are to promote oral language and presentation skills among 7th graders while using engaging activities, to improve oral proficiency language teaching and address needs in classroom management, and assessment.

The US embassy has also been a part of this project, contributing to the materials, and providing enrichment for the majority of the schools.



The program includes:

Part 1: Breaking Barriers

Chants, cheers, songs, tongue twisters, pronunciation, intonation and reader’s theatre

Part 2: Role Play Units

A. Speaking games of varying levels

B. Role play themes for heterogeneous groups, each accompanied by vocabulary, clips, transcripts and numerous activities.

Part 3: Assessment rubrics and tools (primarily based on the ASK kit)

Also on our site: Digital Tools & Classroom Management Tips

The materials, which are free and downloadable (crediting the English Inspectorate), are suitable for any junior or high school class, and are recommended for anyone working on oral proficiency.

What are teachers saying about Let’s Talk? These (anonymous) quotes have been collected by the Levinsky research team as part of assessment of the program, in conjunction with the US embassy and Amal network. We’d like to thank Risa Levy and the US embassy along with Dr. Rachel Tal and Dafna Hillel from Amal network for their ongoing support.


  • Promoting Oral Proficiency (“You have made the students less shy.”)
  • The materials and structured activities (“It was very helpful to have materials and lessons plans for teaching oral proficiency.”)
  • Enjoyment through experiences (“The games were fun and energized the students!”
  • Raising the self-confidence of the students (“Yes! Kids are talking! They are gaining confidence and the classes are interesting.”)
  • Help for the weaker students (“The activities presented in the program encourage the students to speak English, including the weaker students. It made these classes stand out and more enjoyable than the regular classes.”)