开发学习潜能是各学科共同的教学目的,也是素质教育的重要内容。开发学习潜能主要指开发学生的智力。智力是能力的一部分;能力是顺利地完成某项活动的个性心理特征。智力是指适合多种活动要求、为人所共有的一般能力,包括观察、注意、记忆、思维和想象等能力。开发学习潜能是发展个性的必由之路。那么,在英语教学中如何开发学生的学习潜能呢?一般认为,英语学习主要靠模仿,模仿的前提是观察。在课堂上,教师是第一模仿对象,即第一观察对象。比如,在口语教学 Development of learning potential is a common teaching goal of all disciplines, but also an important part of quality education. Development of learning potential mainly refers to the development of students’ intelligence. Intellect is part of the ability; ability is the individual psychological trait that smoothly accomplishes an activity. Intelligence refers to the ability to adapt to a variety of activities, common to people, including observation, attention, memory, thinking and imagination. The development of learning potential is the only way to develop personality. So, how to develop students’ learning potentials in English teaching? It is generally believed that English learning mainly depends on imitation and imitation on the premise of observation. In the classroom, the teacher is the first imitation of the object, the first observation object. For example, in oral teaching