Mind Map由英国的记忆之父东尼·巴赞所创,是围绕一个中心主题,从主干向四周放射分支,用关键词或图形对分支进行标识,将思维的过程和结果可视化,英语课堂教学尤其是阅读教学中利用思维导图能帮助学生养成整体理解、自上而下的语篇分析能力,改变学生阅读过程中“只见树木,不见森林”的现象,我尝试通过制作思维导图来进行英语教学,收到了较好的效果。一、课前独立制作思维导图,培养学生的自主学习能力 Mind Map was created by Tony Bazan, the father of English memory, focusing on a central theme, radiating branches from the trunk to the surroundings, identifying branches with keywords or graphics, visualizing the process and the outcome of thinking, English classroom instruction In particular, the use of mind mapping in reading teaching can help students develop a holistic understanding, top-down discourse analysis ability, change the phenomenon of “reading only trees, not seeing the forest” in the process of reading, I try to make thinking Map to English teaching, received good results. First, make a mind map independently before class, cultivate students’ autonomous learning ability