《小学英语新课程标准》在多处提到,“英语课程要培养学生的思维、想象能力和创新精神”。因此,在小学英语教学中,在发展学生语言能力的同时,还要重视培养学生的思维能力。教师要引导学生通过积极思考,领悟语言学习的规律,提高学习的效率,同时在语言学习过程中,促进学生思维的发展。下面,笔者以案例分析的形式,谈谈如何在英语课堂上培养学生的思维能力。一、有效引导,挖掘思维的深度 The New English Curriculum Standards for Primary Schools are mentioned in many places. The English Curriculum should develop students’ thinking, imagination and innovative spirit. Therefore, in primary English teaching, while developing students ’language ability, we should also attach importance to cultivating students’ thinking ability. Teachers should guide students through positive thinking, comprehend the law of language learning, improve the efficiency of learning, at the same time in the language learning process, to promote the development of student thinking. The following, the author in the form of case analysis, talk about how to cultivate students’ thinking ability in English class. First, effective guidance, mining the depth of thinking