This study is aimed at exploring students' views about Spoken Englishrnactivities offered at Ethiopian Civil Service College (ECSC), the purpose of whichrnis to see if there is a mismatch between the activities and the assumption held byrnthe students regarding why they learn the language and how and what they expectrnto learn.rnIn an effort to investigate the students' views, their attitudes towards thernactivities as well as their expectations and beliefs are examined. This is donernthrough questionnaire and interview prepared for the students. Classroomrnobservation is also made to see the reactions of the students to the activities as wellrnas their performances and the efforts they show to do the activities. In an attemptrnto examine the students' perceptions of the activites from different directions, thernSpoken English instructors are asked of their observations about the attitude andrnperformance of the students.rnAlthough there is found to be some extent of disparity in how the studentsrnexpect to learn the subject and what the activities entail, the finding of the studyrnshows the students' difficulties as having emanated mainly from other areas ratherrnthan the supposed mismatch. Thus, the students' problems with the vocabulary andrngrammar of the language and also their lack of experience with speaking andrnlistening practices are found to be the predominant obstacles for the students not tornavail themselves of the activities.rnIn view of this, suggestion is made for the inclusion of the use of vocabularyrnand structure of the language which are necessary for the students to express theirrnideas in relation to the various topics. Practice of the speaking and listening skillsrnwith added time is also recommended as being helpful for the students to make arnbetter use of the activities.