The research objectives were: 1) to examine the use of role plays in enhancing English speaking skills of Grade 7 Chinese students and 2) to investigate the opinions towards role plays in enhancing speaking skills. The sample consisted of 51 Grade 7 Chinese students from a junior middle school in China. The research instruments consisted of three things: 1) a rubric for evaluating speaking skills in the pretest and posttest, 2) a questionnaire used for investigating the students’ opinions towards role plays in enhancing English speaking skills, and 3) an interview used to obtain more information about students’ opinions. The statistical data for analysis were paired sample t-test, one sample t-test, mean, and standard deviation. The findings revealed that: 1) role plays were effective in enhancing English speaking skills to the Grade 7 Chinese students and 2) the students’ opinions towards role plays in enhancing speaking skills were positive. From the findings of the study, English teacher teaching speaking skills are encouraged to use role plays to teach their students and provide maximum speaking time for junior middle school students to prepare role plays. In addition, researchers are recommended to conduct similar studies but in different parts of China and at different grade levels.