任何一种语言口语能力的形成,都离不开语言材料大量有效地输入与积累。我们的学生在日常生活中听到的、看到的、与人交流的都是汉语,即使学了英语,也多是“哑巴英语”。这样的语言环境所带来的后果严重制约了学生的听说训练,也限制了学生口语能力的发展。正如发展经济要走中国特色的道路一样,学习外语也要选择适合中国国情的教学方法和途径。我认为,对每一位英语学习者来说,朗读和背诵是必不可少的,尤其对初学英语的初中学生来说,是至关重要的。朗读和背诵是提高学生英语口语能力和英语成绩的有效途径,也是必经之路。换句话说,朗读和背诵是当前中国学生克服“哑巴英语”的 The formation of any kind of spoken language ability, can not be separated from the language input and accumulation of a large number of effective. What our students hear, see and communicate with each other in their daily life is Chinese. Even if they learn English, they are mostly “dumb English”. The consequences of such a language environment seriously hampered the students’ listening and speaking training and restricted the development of their oral ability. Just as the road to economic development is to take the Chinese characteristics, learning foreign languages ​​should also select teaching methods and approaches that are suitable to China’s national conditions. I think it is essential for every English learner to read and recite, especially for junior high school students who are new to English. Speaking and reciting is an effective way to improve students’ oral English ability and English achievement. In other words, reading and reciting are the current Chinese students to overcome “dumb English ”