简介:Asinreadingteaching,schematheoryhaslongbeentakingadominantpart.Accordingtothistheory,Englishteacherscanhelpthestudentstocalluptheirpriorknowledgebyplacinganemphasisonamoreefficientuseofpre-readingactivities.Oneoftheeffectiveactivitiesistomakegooduseofthepre-readingexercisesinthetextbook.Thispaperintendstoanalyzetheresultsoftwobriefinvestigations.Onewasaboutthepre-readingexercisesintheSEFC(NewEdition2010)Book1.Theotherwascar-riedoutamongthefirstyearstudentsfromNanhaiExperimentalHighSchoolofSouthChinaNormalUniversity.Englishteachersinhighschoolthuscantrainthestudentstomakelinksbetweenthetextandwhattheyalreadyknowaccordingtotheirinterests.