在中国以及世界上其他许多非英语国家中,数以千计的以英语作为外语(EFL)的学习者很难在真正意义上使用这门语言,这已经成为困扰EFL教学工作的一个疑难问题。特别是在中国,这种状况尤为凸显:中国学生从小学开始就学习英语,但是他们发现离开学校之后,英语在日常生活中的用处微乎其微。很多人在进入社会之后几乎很少接触到这门外语,将英语作为交流工具的机会就少之又少。本文将从学生的需求和能力两个方面探讨如何在英语教学中解决这一难题。 In China and in many other non-English-speaking countries around the world, it is very difficult for thousands of EFL learners to use the language in a real sense, which has become a difficult problem plaguing EFL teaching. This is especially true in China, where Chinese students learn English as early as primary school, but they find that after leaving school, English is of little use in daily life. Many people have very little access to this foreign language after entering society and there is very little chance of using English as a communication tool. This article will explore how to solve this problem in English teaching from two aspects of students’ needs and abilities.