Explore the Teaching Design of English Listening and Speaking from the Perspective of Activity-based Approach

Teachers’ professional competence is the key to the effective implementation of the English curriculum and teaching reform. Teachers should profoundly understand and apply the principles specified in the English Curriculum Standards. The activity-based approach provides a powerful platform for integrating curriculum content, carrying out in-depth teaching, and fulfilling the overall goal of the curriculum (The Ministry of Education, 2020). Taking Section A 1a -2d, Unit 1 How Can We Become Good Learners? Grade 9, Go for it by People’s Education Press as an example, this study explores how to promote the development of students’ English subject core competencies in junior high school English listening and speaking class based on the concept of activity-based approach, aiming to provide practical enlightenment for activity-based English teaching in junior high school and useful data for theoretical research on activity-based approach.