牛津英语教材采用图文并茂的方式,将英语知识和生活场景进行了有效融合,使得文章阅读、场景模拟、写作练习紧密地联系在一起。学生的主要精力从盲目地应对考试转移到了具体的应用中,不断提高其英语运用的能力。牛津英语是开展素质教育的典范教材,是阅读教学改革发展的新方向。根据教学经验和总结,传统说教式、题海式的阅读教学方法与牛津英语阅读教学方法相比,其效率较低,在培养学生英语运用方面略显不足。一、牛津英语教材的特点 Oxford English textbooks use graphic and textual methods to effectively integrate English knowledge and life scenes, making articles reading, scene simulation and writing exercises closely linked. The main energy of the students has shifted from blindly responding to examinations to specific applications and continuously improving their ability to use English. Oxford English is a model teaching material for quality education and a new direction for the development of reading teaching. According to the teaching experience and summary, the traditional teaching style and sea-style reading teaching methods are less efficient than Oxford English reading teaching methods, and they are somewhat insufficient in cultivating students’ English use. I. Features of Oxford English Teaching Materials