语言是人类交际的工具,也是思维的工具。语言与思维是相辅相成的,人的思维越深刻,其语言表达越明确。因此,英语教学既要有外在的交际性言语活动,又要有内在的思维性言语活动。只有两者融合统一,才能优化英语教学,提高英语教学的质量。那么,如何才能搞活英语教学,培养学生的思维能力呢? Language is a human communication tool, but also a tool for thinking. Language and thinking are complementary, the more profound human thinking, the more explicit language. Therefore, English teaching should have both extrinsic communicative verbal activities as well as intrinsic ideological verbal activities. Only when the two are integrated and unified can we improve English teaching and improve the quality of English teaching. So, how can we invigorate English teaching and train students’ thinking ability?