交际是当今英语教学的灵魂和核心。本文阐述了交际和兴趣的联系及如何巧用交际激发学习兴趣等方面的问题。一、交际是英语教学的核心语言的基本功能是交际。英语作为一门语言,学习的最终目的是运用所学英语知识完成实际语言环境中的交流,即能够用英语进行交际。如何达到这一目标却有认识上和实践上的误区。不少人认为掌握了语言就必然或自然具备了交际能 Communication is the soul and core of today’s English teaching. This article describes the relationship between communication and interest and how to use communication to stimulate interest in learning. First, communication is the core function of English teaching is the basic function of communication. English as a language, the ultimate goal of learning is to use the knowledge of English to complete the exchange of the actual language environment, that is, able to communicate in English. However, there are some misunderstandings in practice and cognition about how to achieve this goal. Many people think that having mastered the language necessarily or naturally has communication skills