英语教学不仅要传授语言知识,更重要的是要培养学生的交际能力,培养他们应用英语进跨文化交际的能力。仅仅学会一门外语的语音、语法规则和掌握一定量的词汇并不意味着学会了这门外语并能顺利地进行交际。根据《英语课程标准》的要求,新教材介绍了英语国家的风俗习惯和文化,这 English teaching not only to impart knowledge of language, more importantly, to develop students’ communicative competence, develop their ability to apply English into intercultural communication. Just learning the phonetic, grammatical rules and mastery of a certain amount of vocabulary in a foreign language does not mean learning the foreign language and communicating smoothly. According to the requirements of “English Curriculum Standards”, the new textbook introduces the customs and cultures of English-speaking countries, which