《义务教育英语课程标准》指出:“小学阶段英语课程的目的是激发学生学习英语的兴趣,培养学生的语感和良好的语音、语调基础,使学生初步建立学习英语的自信心。”所以,小学阶段培养学生学习英语的兴趣至关重要。“三年级效应”在英语学科上体现得已经越来越突出、明显,尤其是一二年级要求不严,考核宽松,学生学无所获。所以到了三年级,学生再学英语时,明显感觉后劲不足,学习困难,学习兴趣也就越来越淡,导致到了高年级, The standard of compulsory education English curriculum states: “The primary purpose of the English curriculum is to stimulate students ’interest in learning English, cultivate students’ sense of language and good phonetic and intonation, and enable students to establish their initial confidence in learning English.” It is of crucial importance to cultivate students’ interest in learning English in primary school. “Third grade effect ” reflected in the English discipline has become more and more prominent, obviously, especially the first and second grade lax requirements, loose assessment, students learn nothing. So in the third grade, when students learn English again, they obviously feel lack of stamina, learning difficulties and interest in learning more and more weak, leading to the higher grades,