《义务教育英语课程标准》(2011年版)中明确提出,“英语课程承担着培养学生基本英语素养和发展学生思维能力的任务,即学生通过英语课程掌握基本的英语语言知识,发展基本的英语听、说、读、写技能,初步形成用英语与他人交流的能力,进一步促进思维能力的发展,为今后继续学习英语和用英语学习其他相关科学文化知识奠定基础。”(教育部,2012)因此初中英语课堂教学中培养和发展学生的思维能力有着重要的意义。本文从创设有效情境的角度,研究探讨了如何有效地 “Compulsory Education English Curriculum Standard” (2011 Edition) made it clear that “English courses undertake the task of cultivating students ’basic English accomplishment and developing students’ thinking ability, that is, students acquire basic English language knowledge through English courses and develop basic English Listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, initially form the ability to communicate with others in English, further promote the development of thinking skills, and lay the foundation for further study of English and other relevant scientific and cultural knowledge in English. ”(Ministry of Education, 2012 Therefore, it is of great significance to cultivate and develop students’ thinking ability in English teaching in junior middle school. From the perspective of creating an effective situation, this article explores how to effectively