我国古代教育家孔子说过:“知之者不如好之者,好之者不如乐之者。”许多学生不愿意学英语,关键是他们对英语没有兴趣。因此,作为一名英语教师,首先应该激发学生学习英语的兴趣。我认为可以从以下几个方面培养和激发学生学习英语的兴趣。一、利用英语儿歌,活跃课堂气氛,激发学习兴趣音乐可以陶冶情操,给人带来美的享受。小学英语教材中有相当多的儿歌、韵句,我们在教学中可以合理地运用这些资源,让 Confucius, an ancient educator in our country, said: “Those who know are worse than those who are good.” Many students are unwilling to learn English. The point is that they are not interested in English. Therefore, as an English teacher, we should first stimulate students’ interest in learning English. I think I can cultivate and stimulate students’ interest in learning English from the following aspects. First, the use of English songs, active classroom atmosphere, stimulate interest in learning music can cultivate sentiment, bring beauty to enjoy. There are quite a few children’s songs and rhymes in primary school English teaching materials. We can use these resources reasonably in teaching