在初中阶段,学生的英语学习从简单向初高等过渡,对他们的英语学习生涯有着非常重要的影响。英语教材是学生学习英语知识的前提和基础。因此,初中英语教材设计和英语知识内容选择的合理性和科学性至关重要。本文以牛津初中英语Unit 3 Good friends为例来探究如何利用初中英语教材来提高初中英语教学实效。一、提高初中英语教材教学内容的合理性初中英语教师应该充分发挥英语教材的作用,利用 In junior high school, students’ English learning transition from simple to advanced, has a very important influence on their English learning career. English textbooks are the prerequisite and basis for students to learn English. Therefore, the choice of junior high school English textbook design and knowledge content is reasonable and scientific. In this paper, Unit 3 Good friends in Oxford junior high school as an example to explore how to use junior high school English teaching materials to improve junior high school English teaching effectiveness. First, to improve junior high school English teaching material rationality junior high school English teachers should give full play to the role of English teaching materials, use