Abstract: As is known to all, vocabulary is one of the three basic elements in English teaching. However, most teachers in China always neglect the importance of English vocabulary teaching. As a result, students are lack of the efficiency in the appropriate application of new words. To many students, the accumulation of the vocabulary has long remained to be their headache, especially in the period of secondary school. This paper aims at making an analysis of the relevant reasons due to the weakness of vocabulary acquisition by observing a sample lesson in a secondary school, and makes suggestions for vocabulary teaching with the help of situational methodology.

Key words: English vocabulary teaching; secondary school; situational methodology

摘要：众所周知，词汇是英语教学三要素之一。但在中国，很多的英语老师往往会忽视其重要性。所以，学生不能准确地运用词汇。并且对很多学生来说，词汇的积累一直以来是使他们头疼的问题，特别是初中生。本文通过观察一节初中英语课堂分析造成这种现象的原因，并且提出情境教学法在英语词汇教学中的一些建议。

关键词：英语词汇教学; 初中; 情境教学法