让学生爱上英语课的小方法

适当导入英语国家的文化背景，培养学生的跨文化交际意识

有一次，我给学生讲了一个笑话：Once an American was visiting the homeof a Chinese. As the visitor saw the host’s wife, he said, “Your wifeis very beautiful.”The host smiled and said：“Where? Where?” The American was puzzled what to say. At last he had to say, “Everywhere，everywhere.”Now, it’s the host’s turn to feel puzzled.通过这个笑话，我告诉他们，要学好一门语言，了解它的文化背景也是很重要的。我鼓励他们看Outlook English.他们学到一些有用或有趣的习语，可以与大家分享。

每天，黑板上都会空出一块英语角，写上几句。My mouth is watering.(我快流口水了)。Let’s go Dutch.(AA制)。I just keep my head above water.(我生活还凑合)等等。学生们对此很感兴趣，有空都去看Outlook English。课后都把这些实用的句子，说上了口。又如：今年是狗年，我开学的第一天，给学生出了三个句子：Every dog has his day.(人人皆有得意时。)You are，indeed, a lucky dog.(你很幸运。)My father came back home dog-tired.(我父亲回到家里，累极了)。当他们知道这三个句意的时候，都觉得英语习语挺有趣的，也纷纷上网、去图书馆，去书店查找这方面的资料。这些活动无形中就让他们有了一种文化意识。