The present project describes the design, implementation, and evaluation of a task-based course that aims to improve the speaking skill in the students of ninth grade at Institucion Educativa Vista Hermosa de Soledad. A needs analysis was applied and collected through instruments as checklists, surveys, and class observation; and the information about the application of the local context in the English classes through different activities to promote the oral production was chosen according to the results of a questionnaire applied during this process. As a consequence, a four-unit course focused on The Carnival of Barranquilla was planned for the students of 9th grade in this public school. Keywords: Task-Based, local context, oral production, role-play, interview, motivation, and materials.