This paper first points out the importance of the English teaching in primary schools and middle schools now, and the achievements of the English teaching and problems of the transition from English teaching in the primary school to that in the middle school. Then through the investigation and analysis, combined with previous related studies of scholars the author puts forward concrete problems of the transition from English teaching in the primary school to that in the middle school now, and analyzes the reasons. After introducing the advanced second language teaching theories, in the background of combining theories with practice, the author puts forward the countermeasures of the transition from English teaching in the primary school to that in the middle school. These countermeasures can be divided into two parts: the countermeasures for the teacher and students. How about the junior middle school teachers adopts advanced, effective teaching methods to solve the problems is proposed one of the key of the countermeasures. Finally the paper puts forward that solving the transition from English teaching in the primary school to that in the middle school is meaningful both for students and of the whole country’s foundation education. It has far-reaching influence. The paper also points out the insufficiency and insufficient of the thesis.
Keywords：English teaching in the primary school and middle school; problems of the transition; countermeasures and methods
Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. Current situation of English teaching in the primary school and middle school 2
2.1 The importance of English teaching in basic education 2
2.2 The main problems of English teaching in basic education 3
3. The problems of transitions 6
3.1 The problems of teachers 6
3.2 The problems of students 9
3.3 Other problems 10
4. The reasons and the countermeasures 11
4.1 The reasons for these problems 11
4.2 The countermeasures 12
4.2 .1The countermeasures for teachers 12
5. Conclusion 18
Acknowledgements 19
References 20
