“未来的文盲,不是目不识丁的人,而是那些没有学习能力的人”。这里的能力指的是自学能力,而预习能力则是学生养成自学习惯,具备自学能力的前提。我之所以强调英语学习更要重视预习,主要有以下几个原因:其一,新教材内容多、要求高、操练性强,45分钟的课堂教学中教师要完成新课导人、组织各项活动来培养学生的听、说、读、写能力,难度大。如果学生不会预习, “The illiterate people in the future are not those who don’t know well, but those who don’t have the ability to learn.” The ability here refers to the self-learning ability, and the preview ability is a prerequisite for students to develop a self-study habit and have the ability to study independently. The reason why I emphasize English learning is that we must pay attention to preparatory studies. There are several reasons for this: First, the new textbooks have many contents, high requirements, and strong drills. In the 45-minute class teaching, teachers must complete new classes and organize various tasks. Activities to cultivate students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills are difficult. If students do not preview,